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Responsibilities
The president of the legislative authority of a city shall be elected for a term of four years . . . . [He] shall be an elector of the city, and shall preside at all regular and special meetings of such legislative authority, but he shall have no vote therein except in case of a tie (ORC 733.09).
Current City Council
City Council consists of President of Council, three At-Large Council members serving the entire city, one Ward Council member for each of the city's four wards. All Council members are elected. The President and Council members serve four-year terms. The Council members then appoint a Clerk of Council. The current members are listed above.
President: Sara Baronzzi (R)
Term: Aug 23, 2022 - Dec 31, 2025
Contact: 990 Franklin Ave., 330-429-1836, email link
Ward 1: Steve Faber (R)
Term: Jan 01, 2020 - Dec 31, 2023
Contact: 367 W. 9th St., Salem (330) 337-6856, email link
Ward 2: Ron Zellers (D)
Term: Jan 01, 2020 - Dec 31, 2023
Contact: 618 Aetna St., 330-277-1238, email link
Ward 3: Dennis Plegge
Term: Jan 01, 2020 - Dec 31, 2023
Contact: 1708 Cleveland St., (330) 420-8537 , email link
Ward 4: Jeff Stockman (R)
Term: Aug 23, 2022 - Dec 31, 2023
Contact: 2245 Merle Rd., 330-277-6322, email link
At-Large: Evan Newman (R)
Term: - Dec 31, 2025
Contact: 688 S. Lincoln Ave., 234-320-1590, email link
At-Large: Jake Gano (R)
Term: Jan 1, 2022 - Dec 31, 2025
Contact: 330-507-9478, email link
At-Large: Andrew Null (R)
Term: Jan 01, 2022 - Dec 31, 2025
Contact: 2345 Tanglewood, 330-277-1824, email link
Law Director: Brooke Zellers
Term: Jan 01, 2020 - Dec 31, 2023
Contact: 166 N. Union Ave., (330) 337-4820
Council Clerk: Debbie Bricker
Term: Council Appointed
Contact: (330) 332-4241
To find out which council member represents you, check the ward map below to determine in which ward you live, then match that to the council member listed above for that ward. The At-Large council members represent everyone in the city.
