Formerly Operations, Administrative Services oversees many of the inter-governmental projects and day-to-day operations of county government.
Capital Projects
The function of the Capital Projects Administration is to administer the capital projects selected by the Executive and Council. This includes selecting architects and construction managers, bidding projects and monitoring the construction.
Community Services
Includes Animal Control, which provides shelter for stray animals, responds to citizens complaints and presents information on pet care. Located at 250 Opportunity Parkway in Akron.
Facilities
The Physical Plants Department has a portfolio of approximately 30 buildings providing over 1.5 million square feet of structures from which it delivers vital services to the community. These buildings are physical assets which need to be properly maintained to ensure that they are fit for their purpose and continue to function as efficiently and effectively as possible in supporting the delivery of a wide range of services. Deterioration of buildings due to the lack of proper maintenance can lead to future financial burdens, pose health and safety, legal and other industrial relations issues and affect the delivery of County services. Therefore, adequate and appropriate maintenance of buildings is critical to the proper management of physical assets and contributes to the overall management of capital to achieve County key policy objectives; meet local and state governmental requirements; and provide a good environment for staff and other users of the County buildings.
Monday through Friday
7:30 a.m.to 4:00 p.m.
- Aug 19, 2021 $28.5 million in housing aid distributed by County Executive and community partners since start of COVID-19 pandemic (Summit County, OH)
- Aug 3, 2021 County Executive and Council Recognize Pride Festival and Child Support Awareness (Summit County, OH)
- Apr 27, 2021 Summit County Provides $100,000 Grant for Housing Redevelopment in Summit Lake (Summit County, OH)
- Mar 11, 2021 County Executive and Sheriff Sponsor Police Academy Scholarships (Summit County, OH)
- Dec 15, 2020 Summit County Executive and Akron Mayor Encourage Liquor Permit Holders to Apply for the Ohio Bar and Restaurant Assistance Fund (Summit County, OH)
- Dec 8, 2020 County Executive and Council Provide $1 Million for Affordable Housing (Summit County, OH)
- Dec 3, 2020 Akron-Summit Council on Holocaust & Genocide Education Host the Akron-Summit Holocaust Student Collaborative Project (Summit County, OH)
- Nov 24, 2020 More than $5.1 million in grants provided to 180 nonprofits through federal CARES Act funds (Summit County, OH)
- Nov 17, 2020 County Provides $5 Million to 1279 Small Businesses with Final Grant Funds; State Offering Additional Grant Opportunities (Summit County, OH)
- Sep 24, 2020 County Executive and Sheriff Sponsor Police Academy Scholarships (Summit County, OH)
- Sep 23, 2020 County Executive Shapiro and Council Authorize Funds for Additional Small Business Grants, Akron-Canton Airport (Summit County, OH)
- Jul 1, 2020 County Grants $1.3 Million for Final Round of Small Business Grants (Akron, OH)
- Jun 1, 2020 County and Chamber Support 1,274 Small Businesses with Additional COVID-19 Emergency Relief Grants (Akron, OH)
- May 1, 2020 For Immediate Release: County Provides Additional Small Business Grant Funding (Akron, OH)
- Mar 1, 2020 Summit County Update on Continuity of Services (Akron, OH)
- Nov 1, 2019 Dogtober adoption event results in placement of 187 cats and dogs (Akron, OH)
- Nov 1, 2019 County dog licenses go on sale December 1 (Akron, OH)
- Oct 1, 2019 Summit County to host "Dogtober" adoption event throughout October (Akron, OH)
- Aug 1, 2019 County Executive Shapiro, Summit County Council, and FirstEnergy Foundation Step Up for Stand Down (Akron, OH)
- Aug 1, 2019 Summit County Staff Honored with Akron Urban League and Greater Akron Chamber Awards (Akron, OH)
- Aug 1, 2019 County Executive Touts Accomplishments and Opportunities in State of the County Address (Akron, OH)
- Jul 1, 2019 Summit County Executive Named Crain's Women of Note Honoree (Akron, OH)
- Jul 1, 2019 Executive Ilene Shapiro, Fiscal Officer Kristen Scalise Welcome New Amazon Investment in Summit County (Akron, OH)
- Jul 1, 2019 Summit County to Host Summit for Kids Professional Symposium (Akron, OH)
- Jul 1, 2019 Summit County Honored with NACIO Awards of Excellence (Akron, OH)
- Jun 1, 2019 Chief of Staff Jason Dodson Stepping Down in August to Join Roetzel & Andress LPA; Finance Director Brian Nelsen Tapped as New Chief of Staff (Akron, OH)
- Jun 1, 2019 Summit County Recognizes National Gun Violence Awareness Day (Akron, OH)
- Jun 1, 2019 Summit County Celebrates A Week to Change Direction (Akron, OH)
- May 1, 2019 County of Summit Joins Annual Akron-Summit Holocaust Commemoration and Awards Ceremony (Akron, OH)
- May 1, 2019 County of Summit Unveils Opportunity Zones Prospectus (Akron, OH)
- May 1, 2019 Summit County Employees Donate Funds and Food to Harvest for Hunger Campaign (Akron, OH)
- May 1, 2019 Summit County Officeholders Recognize Employees with High Point Awards; Heckman Honored with Cliff Skeen Award (Akron, OH)
- Apr 1, 2019 County of Summit Declares April Child Abuse and Family Awareness Month (Akron, OH)
- Apr 1, 2019 County of Summit Passes 2020 Census Awareness Resolution (Akron, OH)
- Apr 1, 2019 Summit County Pays Tribute to Workers at Memorial Ceremony (Akron, OH)
- Mar 1, 2019 Summit County Summer Youth Employment Program Registration to Open on April 1 (Akron, OH)
- Mar 1, 2019 County of Summit Recognizes World Down Syndrome Day (Akron, OH)
- Mar 1, 2019 Summit County to Hold Can Do! Dog Licensing Program at Acme Fresh Market Locations (Akron, OH)
- Mar 1, 2019 County of Summit Declares March Women's History Month (Akron, OH)
- Feb 1, 2019 Akron-Summit Holocaust Arts & Writing Contest Submission Deadline Extended (Akron, OH)
- Feb 1, 2019 March SNAP Benefits to be Partially Issued on February 22 (Akron, OH)
- Feb 1, 2019 County of Summit Employees Raise $300 for American Heart Association (Akron, OH)
- Jan 1, 2019 Summit Artspace to Hold County Photo Exhibition (Akron, OH)
- Jan 1, 2019 County of Summit Raises over $500 for Local Salvation Army (Akron, OH)
- Jan 1, 2019 Summit County Department of Job and Family Services to Conduct Early Issuance of February SNAP Benefits (Akron, OH)
- Jan 1, 2019 County of Summit and City of Akron Sponsor 2019 Akron-Summit Holocaust Arts and Writing Contest (Akron, OH)
- Jan 1, 2019 Updates Regarding Assistance Programs Affected by Federal Government Shutdown (Akron, OH)
- Jan 1, 2019 Calyx Peak Companies Conducts Akron's First Medical Marijuana Harvest (Akron, OH)
- Jan 1, 2019 County of Summit Executive Sponsoring Go Red for Women Events in February (Akron, OH)
- Dec 1, 2018 County of Summit – WWTP 36 (Upper Tuscarawas) RBC Replacement (Akron, OH)
- Dec 1, 2018 Summit County to Hold 12 Dogs of Christmas/Meowy Christmas Adoption Event (Akron, OH)
- Dec 1, 2018 WWTP 36 Environmental Assessment (Akron, OH)
- Dec 1, 2018 Summit County Department of Job and Family Services Announces New Business Hours (Akron, OH)
- Nov 1, 2018 2019 Dog Licenses Go On Sale December 1st (Akron, OH)
- Nov 1, 2018 County of Summit Dedicates World War II Memorial at Courthouse (Akron, OH)
- Oct 1, 2018 Summit County Declares Support for Issue 8 (Akron, OH)
- Oct 1, 2018 Summit County Celebrates International Day of the Girl (Akron, OH)
- Oct 1, 2018 October is Energy Efficiency Month in Ohio (Akron, OH)
- Oct 1, 2018 Summit County to Hold Annual Adopt-A-Thon on October 27, 2018 (Akron, OH)
- Oct 1, 2018 Summit County Declares October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month (Akron, OH)
- Oct 1, 2018 County of Summit, ReWorks and John S. Knight Center Collaborate for Zero Waste Event at 2018 State of the County Address (Akron, OH)
- Oct 1, 2018 Fall Adopt-A-Thon Results in Placement of 87 Animals (Akron, OH)
- Oct 1, 2018 Councilmembers Prentice and Soyars, County Executive Shapiro Introduce Pipeline Emergency Response Fund Legislation (Akron, OH)
- Sep 1, 2018 Hope United Breaks Ground on County Donated Land for Relapse Prevention Wellness Center (Akron, OH)
- Sep 1, 2018 Babcock and Wilcox Announces Relocation to Akron’s East End (Akron, OH)
- Sep 1, 2018 Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro's Department of Finance and Budget Receives Distinguished Budget Award (Akron, OH)
- Aug 1, 2018 Stand Down PR (Akron, OH)
- Aug 1, 2018 Job and Family Services closed 08-18 (Akron, OH)
- Aug 1, 2018 Summit for Kids Youth Award Lourdes Montes (Akron, OH)
- Aug 1, 2018 Energy and HWAP Grant Funding (Akron, OH)
- Aug 1, 2018 August is Child Support Awareness Month (Akron, OH)
- Aug 1, 2018 Reminder to Save the Date for the 9th Annual Summit for Kids Expo (Akron, OH)
- Aug 1, 2018 Summit County to Build New Sanitary Sewer System in the Turkeyfoot Lake Area of New Franklin (Akron, OH)
- Aug 1, 2018 Summit County Jail Operations Advisory Commission Makes Recommendations on Increasing Safety, Efficiency and Quality of Jail Services (Akron, OH)
- Aug 1, 2018 County Executive Shapiro and County Council Pass Legislation Recognizing the Month of September as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in Summit County (Akron, OH)
- Jul 1, 2018 Dispatch Consolidation Final (Akron, OH)
- Jul 1, 2018 Summit County Animal Control to Hold Summer Adopt-A-Thon on July 28, 2018 (Akron, OH)
- Jul 1, 2018 COUNTY OF SUMMIT RUSSELL M. PRY BUILDING TO CLOSE FOR REMAINDER OF DAY DUE TO MANDATORY EVACUATION (Akron, OH)
- Jul 1, 2018 2018 Summer Adopt-A-Thon Results in the Placement of 94 Animals (Akron, OH)
- Jul 1, 2018 Summit County Department of Job and Family Services Partnering with LeBron James Family Foundation’s I Promise School (Akron, OH)
- Jul 1, 2018 Summit County Transportation Improvement District Awarded $842,500 (Akron, OH)
- Jun 1, 2018 Summit County Contracts With Akron-Canton Regional Food Bank (Akron, OH)
- Jun 1, 2018 Alzheimers and Brain Awareness Month (Akron, OH)
- Jun 1, 2018 Cuyahoga River Pedestrian Bridge Grant Funding (Akron, OH)
- Jun 1, 2018 Summit County Children Services Board Levy (Akron, OH)
- Jun 1, 2018 CDBG and Home 2018 Investment Partnership Program (Akron, OH)
- Jun 1, 2018 Summit County to Collaborate with City of Barberton on Wastewater Treatment Plant Projects (Akron, OH)
- Jun 1, 2018 Summit County Receives United Way’s Visionary Award (Akron, OH)
- May 1, 2018 SOAR Award 2018 (Akron, OH)
- May 1, 2018 In Demand Jobs Week (Akron, OH)
- May 1, 2018 Reentry Event (Akron, OH)
- May 1, 2018 Harvest for Hunger Campaign Results (Akron, OH)
- Apr 1, 2018 Village of Clinton Sanitary Sewer Plan (Akron, OH)
- Apr 1, 2018 Can Do Event April 2018 (Akron, OH)
- Apr 1, 2018 Can Do Event 2018 Results (Akron, OH)
- Apr 1, 2018 2018 Summer YouthEmployment (Akron, OH)
- Apr 1, 2018 Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro Receives Autism Ambassador Award (Akron, OH)
- Apr 1, 2018 National Community Development Week (Akron, OH)
- Mar 1, 2018 Job and Family Services Closed 03-22 and 03-23 (Akron, OH)
- Mar 1, 2018 9-1-1 Video Contest (Akron, OH)
- Mar 1, 2018 Project Learn Award (Akron, OH)
- Mar 1, 2018 Summit for Kids Russ Pry Youth Award Nominations (Akron, OH)
- Mar 1, 2018 Women's History Month (Akron, OH)
- Mar 1, 2018 DJFS Introduces New Call-in Application Model (Akron, OH)
- Mar 1, 2018 Ohio Erie Canalway Grant PR (Akron, OH)
- Mar 1, 2018 Development Fund Western Reserve Grant (Akron, OH)
- Feb 1, 2018 New Deputy Director (Akron, OH)
- Feb 1, 2018 P3 Infrastructure Revolving Loan Fund (Akron, OH)
- Feb 1, 2018 Historical Society Grant (Akron, OH)
- Feb 1, 2018 DJFS Closed February 20th (Akron, OH)
- Feb 1, 2018 Capital Plan (Akron, OH)
- Feb 1, 2018 Go Red for Women (Akron, OH)
- Jan 1, 2018 Victim Assistance and Humane Society Grants (Akron, OH)
- Jan 1, 2018 County and City Land Swap (Akron, OH)
- Jan 1, 2018 Go Red for Women (Akron, OH)
- Jan 1, 2018 Staffing Changes (Akron, OH)
- Jan 1, 2018 Human Trafficking Awareness Month (Akron, OH)
- Dec 1, 2017 Opioid Litigation (Akron, OH)
- Nov 1, 2017 2018 Dog Licenses Available December 1st (Akron, OH)
- Nov 1, 2017 8th Annual Adopt-A-Thon Results (Akron, OH)
- Oct 1, 2017 November Adopt-A-Thon (Akron, OH)
- Oct 1, 2017 Dispatch (Akron, OH)
- Oct 1, 2017 DJFS and HR Director Named (Akron, OH)
- Oct 1, 2017 Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (Akron, OH)
- Oct 1, 2017 State of the County (Akron, OH)
- Oct 1, 2017 Breast Cancer Awareness Month (Akron, OH)
- Oct 1, 2017 FI Community Housing (Akron, OH)
- Oct 1, 2017 Budget Award (Akron, OH)
- Oct 1, 2017 Susan G. Komen Fundraiser (Akron, OH)
- Sep 1, 2017 County Issue 4 (Akron, OH)
- Sep 1, 2017 Issue 3 (Akron, OH)
- Sep 1, 2017 Room with a View Artist Linda Lyell (Akron, OH)
- Sep 1, 2017 Family and Community Services Veterans (Akron, OH)
- Sep 1, 2017 Families and Communities Interdisciplinary Seminar (Akron, OH)
- Aug 1, 2017 Summit County Executive Wins Mayors' Cup Challenge (Akron, OH)
- Aug 1, 2017 Summit County to Expand Akron Energy Special Improvement District Throughout Summit County to Promote Energy-Efficiency Improvements (Akron, OH)
- Aug 1, 2017 Executive Shapiro Congratulates Akron Public Schools Superintendent David James as he is named the 48th President of the Buckeye Association of School Administrators (Akron, OH)
- Aug 1, 2017 County Executive Shapiro Sponsors Habitat for Humanity’s 200th Home in Summit County (Akron, OH)
- Aug 1, 2017 Summit County Executive Creates Advisory Council on Diversity and Inclusion (Akron, OH)
- Aug 1, 2017 County Executive Ilene Shapiro Signs Legislation Providing Homeless Prevention Services for Victims of Domestic Violence (Akron, OH)
- Jul 1, 2017 Summit County Triangle Building to be dedicated as the Russell M. Pry Building (Akron, OH)
- Jul 1, 2017 Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro Recognizes the Month of August as Summit Kids Month in Summit County (Akron, OH)
- Jul 1, 2017 Summit County Transportation Improvement District Awarded $400,000 in Grant Funding for Economic Development and Roadway Improvements (Akron, OH)
- Jul 1, 2017 Summit County Department of Job and Family Services to Delay Opening Until Noon on July 31, 2017 for Russell M. Pry Building Dedication (Akron, OH)
- Jul 1, 2017 County Executive Ilene Shapiro Praises Animal Control and Community on Successful Adopt-a-Thon (Akron, OH)
- Jun 1, 2017 Summit County Executive Recognizes June as LGBT Pride Month (Akron, OH)
- Jun 1, 2017 Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro Congratulates Akron Zoo on New "Curious Creatures" Exhibit * (Akron, OH)
- Jun 1, 2017 County of Summit Awarded Nearly $1 Million Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Court Program Grant (Akron, OH)
- Jun 1, 2017 Can Do! Dog Licensing Program Set for Saturday, June 24th at Five Acme Fresh Market Locations (Akron, OH)
- Jun 1, 2017 Summit County Animal Control to Hold Summer Adopt-A-Thon on July 15, 2017 (Akron, OH)
- Jun 1, 2017 County of Summit and Three Cities Explore Consolidation of Public Safety Dispatch Operations (Akron, OH)
- Jun 1, 2017 Summit County Leads Initiative to Save Costs and Improve Efficiency in Local Prosecutors’ Offices (Akron, OH)
- Jun 1, 2017 County Council Adopts Legislation to Place Renewal of the Summit County Developmental Disabilities Board Levy on November 2017 Ballot (Akron, OH)
- Jun 1, 2017 Summit County Employee Recognition Day Recognizes 19 Employees; Russ Pry Honored with the Cliff Skeen Award (Akron, OH)
- May 1, 2017 In Honor of National Drug Court Month, Executive Shapiro Proclaims May 22nd as "Turning Point Drug Court Day" (Akron, OH)
- May 1, 2017 Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro joins Summa Health to celebrate breaking ground on their new West Tower (Akron, OH)
- May 1, 2017 County Executive Ilene Shapiro and County Council pass legislation naming Mental Health Awareness Month and Infrastructure Week (Akron, OH)
- May 1, 2017 County of Summit, Development Finance Authority of Summit County Fund Down-Payment for Jobs Program to Spur Local Development (Akron, OH)
- May 1, 2017 The County of Summit earns national achievement award for "Bringing Mental Health to Main Street" (Akron, OH)
- May 1, 2017 Summit County Selects NOPEC for Opt-Out Natural Gas Aggregation Program (Akron, OH)
- May 1, 2017 Summit County Receives SOAR Awards (Akron, OH)
- May 1, 2017 Executive Shapiro Recognizes Summit County EMS during EMS Week, May 21-27 (Akron, OH)
- Apr 1, 2017 County Executive Ilene Shapiro, County Council and Development Finance Authority of Summit County Announce Down-Payment for Jobs Program (Akron, OH)
- Apr 1, 2017 Summit County 2017 Summer Youth Employment Program Registration Is Underway (Akron, OH)
- Apr 1, 2017 Summit County Attends Training for Emergencies (Akron, OH)
- Apr 1, 2017 County Executive Ilene Shapiro and County Council Declare Summit County Autism Friendly - First in State (Akron, OH)
- Apr 1, 2017 Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro Commemorates Holocaust Days of Remembrance (Akron, OH)
- Mar 1, 2017 Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro Announces Hiring of State Representative Greta Johnson (Akron, OH)
- Mar 1, 2017 The Russell M. Pry Endowed Memorial Scholarship The Russell M. Pry Endowed Memorial Scholarship (Akron, OH)
- Mar 1, 2017 Executive Ilene Shapiro Names June Carr Deputy Director of Employee Benefits (Akron, OH)
- Mar 1, 2017 Summit County and Akron among 20 Counties and Cities in the Nation to Receive Grants to Design, Test Innovative Criminal Justice Reforms (Akron, OH)
- Mar 1, 2017 2017 Summit for Kids Russ Pry Youth Award, Nominations Now Being Accepted (Akron, OH)
- Mar 1, 2017 Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro Sends Letter Urging Congressional Leaders to Preserve Municipal Bond Tax-Exemption (Akron, OH)
- Mar 1, 2017 State of Ohio Awards $500,000 Grant for Emergency 9-1-1 Software to County and Several Municipal Partners (Akron, OH)
- Feb 1, 2017 County Executive Ilene Shapiro, County Council and First Energy Foundation Support The Battered Women's Shelter (Akron, OH)
- Feb 1, 2017 Statement by Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro on the Appointment of Interim President and CEO Dr. Cliff Deveny (Akron, OH)
- Jan 1, 2017 Time is Running Out to Purchase 2017 Dog Licenses, Summit County Will Sell Dog Licenses at Five Acme Fresh Market Locations on Saturday, January 28 (Akron, OH)
- Jan 1, 2017 Time is Running Out Dog License Sale Results (Akron, OH)
- Nov 1, 2016 Three Projects Within Summit County Honored with State Historic Merit Awards (Akron, OH)
- Nov 1, 2016 2017 Dog Licenses Go On Sale December 1st (Akron, OH)
- Oct 1, 2016 Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro's Department of Job and Family Services Offers Surplus Furniture to Area Non-Profits (Akron, OH)
- Oct 1, 2016 County Executive Ilene Shapiro, Mayors Walters, Kline, Armstrong, Hovey Host Open For Business Discussion in Cuyahoga Falls (Akron, OH)
- Oct 1, 2016 Summit County Department of Job and Family Services Awarded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Grant (Akron, OH)
- Oct 1, 2016 Summit County and the Village of Lakemore to Host Ceremony Commemorating the Edwin Shaw Hospital (Akron, OH)
- Oct 1, 2016 County Executive Ilene Shapiro, Mayors Migliorini, Nehez, Host Open For Business Discussion in Macedonia (Akron, OH)
- Oct 1, 2016 Clean Ohio Program Workshop (Akron, OH)
- Oct 1, 2016 County Executive Ilene Shapiro, Mayor Gerard Neugebauer Host Open For Business Discussion in Green (Akron, OH)
- Sep 1, 2016 County Executive Ilene Shapiro's Department of Finance and Budget Honored with National Budget Presentation Award (Akron, OH)
- Aug 1, 2016 County Council and County Executive Ilene Shapiro, along with FirstEnergy Foundation and the Greater Akron Chamber Step Up for Stand Down (Akron, OH)
- Aug 1, 2016 Moody's and Standard & Poor's Affirms Summit County's Aa1 and AA+ Rating and Stable Outlook (Akron, OH)
- Jul 1, 2016 Job and Family Services Closed on Friday, July 29th (Akron, OH)
- Jul 1, 2016 Summit County Transportation Imporvement District Receives $250,000 From ODOT For Manchaster Road Improvements (Akron, OH)
- May 1, 2016 Summit County 2016 Summer Youth Employment Program Registration is Underway (Akron, OH)
- May 1, 2016 County Executive Russ Pry Rotates Room with a View Art, May through August Exhibit Features Art Created with Everyday Trash Items (Akron, OH)
- Mar 1, 2016 County of Summit to Hold Ribbon Cutting Ceremony At Historic Triangle Building in Akron (Akron, OH)
- Feb 1, 2016 County of Summit Relocates Department of Job and Family Services and Several Other Offices (Akron, OH)
- Jan 1, 2016 Time is Running Out to Purchase 2016 Dog Licenses (Akron, OH)
- Jan 1, 2016 County Executive Russ Pry's Room with a View January through April Exhibit Features Graphic Stencil Art of Local Artist and Chef (Akron, OH)
The Codified Ordinances can be accessed at https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/summitcounty/latest/overview.
The Charter distributes power similar to State and Federal government structures. Under the Commissioner form of government the three Commissioners had both administrative and legislative control. The Charter gives administrative control to the County Executive and legislative control to the County Council. Elected officeholders handle the other vital functions of government; law enforcement, justice, taxes, record keeping, and the maintenance and construction of roads and bridges.
- Charter of Summit County, Ohio (PDF, 94.1k) The Summit County Charter was originally adopted by the voters at an election on November 6, 1979.
In 1979 Summit County Voters decided to replace the Commissioner form of government with a Charter government. The new, more responsive method of government began in 1981 with a seven-member council replacing the three commissioners. In 1988 voters increased the size of council to eleven members. Eight members represent specific districts, while three members serve at-large.
- Charter of Summit County, Ohio (PDF, 94.1k) The Summit County Charter was originally adopted by the voters at an election on November 6, 1979.
A Charter form of government allows the elected representatives of the people to govern with more flexibility creating a more open, progressive county government. The charter gives Summit County “home rule”, permitting Council to adopt legislation more in tune with the needs of the community. Summit County was the first county in Ohio with a Charter form of government. In 2009, Cuyahoga County became the second in Ohio to be voted into the Charter form of government.
- Charter of Summit County, Ohio (PDF, 94.1k) The Summit County Charter was originally adopted by the voters at an election on November 6, 1979.
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