The Mayor’s office is responsible for the overall administration of the affairs of the city. Responsibilities include enforcing all laws and ordinances and making recommendations to the City Council on the affairs of the city. The mayor also reviews and submits annual budgets to the City Council for approval and encourages the economic development and growth of the city by working with various organizations and executing all contracts as the city’s official contracting officer.
Regular meetings & committee meetings are televised by CGTV.
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Watch now on YouTubeAgendas are prepared prior to each meeting, minutes are available following approval.
The City Auditor shall keep the books of the City of Circleville and exhibit accurate statements of all money received and expended, of all property owned by the City of Circleville and the income derived therefrom, and of all taxes and assessments.
The Department of Human Resources provides assistance, direction and support to city department heads and supervisors. In addition, the HR office maintains personnel files for all city employees, administers workers' compensation benefits, injury leave and medical, dental, vision and life benefits. The HR office administers all 4 collective bargaining agreements and is responsible for conducting disciplinary hearings as well as recruiting and hiring applicants.
Applications for employment and/or resumes will only be accepted when there is a position open and an advertisement for employment has been placed. We will no longer accept unsolicited applications and/or resumes for employment. All unsolicited applications and/or resumes that are received will be returned to the applicant.
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The Public Safety Director supports a team of dedicated professionals serving the Circleville community with responsibility for administering the International Property Maintenance Codes (IPMC) to ensure building safety, the delivery of protective services and emergency response capabilities through the Fire and Emergency Services Department, and the Police Department.
The Director works closely with other city and state departments to improve traffic patterns and traffic safety for the city as well as with the approval of handicapped parking permits, street closings, parade permits, noise variances, and solicitation permits. The Director’s office is responsible for the approval of all new street signage and markings and the recommendation of traffic control signage, lights, and devices in accordance with the Manual for Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).
The Circleville City Law Director is responsible for handling the prosecution of all misdemeanor and traffic cases countywide before the Circleville Municipal Court. Her office also prepares and /or approves all Ordinances for the City, provides any legal opinions requested by city officials or law enforcement, and reviews reports of all law enforcement within the county when requested to determine if criminal charges should be filed and, if so, what charges. Further, the Law Director is responsible for obtaining all reports, videos, and other discovery needed on criminal cases being heard before the Municipal Court, preparing and sending notices to law enforcement and victims of crimes of court hearing dates, and preparing witness subpoenas for all Municipal Court criminal hearings.
Contact Information:
For anything Criminal related, please email Wanda Gay at wgay@circlevillelaw.com
For anything Civil related, please email Jenn at jnoble@circlevillelaw.com
Assistant Law Director, Keith Brewster at ald@circlevillelaw.com
City Law Director, Kendra Kinney at kkinney@circlevillelaw.com
The Circleville Municipal Court has jurisdiction throughout all of Pickaway County. The Court has jurisdiction over criminal misdemeanor offenses and all traffic cases and has the authority to conduct preliminary hearings in felony cases. The Court is also responsible for hearing actions in forcible entry and detention (evictions) and has the authority to hear civil cases in which the amount of money in dispute does not exceed $15,000. In March 2022, the Court achieved specialized docket certification from the Supreme Court of Ohio for the Pickaway County Circleville Municipal Recovery Court created to assist high-risk offenders with substance use disorders.
Judge Peters has been serving as the judge in the Municipal Court since January 1, 2020.
The treasurer of a municipal corporation shall demand and receive, from the county treasurer, taxes levied and assessments made and certified to the county auditor by the legislative authority of such municipal corporation and placed on the tax list by such auditor for collection, money, from persons authorized to collect or required to pay them, accruing to the municipal corporation from any judgments, fines, penalties, forfeitures, licenses, and costs taxed in mayor’s court, and debts due the municipal corporation. Such funds shall be disbursed by the treasurer on the order of any person authorized by law or ordinance to issue orders therefor.
The treasurer of a municipal corporation shall settle and account with the legislative authority, quarterly, and at any other time which it by resolution or ordinance requires. At the first regular meeting of such legislative authority in January, each year, the treasurer shall report to it the condition of the finances of the municipal corporation, the amount received by him, the sources of such receipts, the disbursements made by him, and on what account, during the year preceding. Such an account shall exhibit the balance due on each fund that has come into the treasurer’s hands during the year.
