Columbus
City services & local laws
Local government
City services, property records, voting, and elected officials.
Select an issue to see which offices handle it.
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The mayor leads the executive branch and appoints the directors who run city departments.
A citywide policy, department, budget, or executive decision is involved.
Nine councilmembers pass city laws, approve budgets and contracts, and decide land-use policy.
You need the legislative office for a neighborhood issue, proposed ordinance, zoning matter, or council meeting.
Columbus uses nine residential districts, but every city voter elects every council seat.
You want the councilmember who lives in your part of Columbus. Confirm your address in the city map.
Columbus 311 routes non-emergency requests such as potholes, missed collection, code concerns, streetlights, and damaged city property.
The problem is with a City of Columbus service and it is not a police, fire, or medical emergency.
The city lookup returns collection days for a specific address and publishes the rotating holiday and yard-waste calendars.
You need the next pickup date, holiday shift, collection color, or yard-waste week for a Columbus address.
Columbus Recreation and Parks maintains city parks, greenways, recreation centers, pools, reservoirs, and rental facilities.
You need a city park, trail, pool, recreation center, facility detail, or maintenance route.
The three-member board governs county programs, approves the county budget, and oversees county administration.
The issue involves a county-funded program, county administration, human services, justice services, or the county budget.
The County Auditor search shows parcel boundaries, ownership, valuation, tax district, building details, and sales history.
You are checking a parcel, property value, owner of record, tax district, or recent sale.
The County Treasurer search shows tax bills, balances, payments, and parcel-level tax information.
You need a property-tax bill, due amount, payment history, or delinquency status.
The Board of Elections provides separate official lookups for registration records, polling locations, and sample ballots.
You need to confirm registration, see a ballot, or verify where to vote. Polling places can change before an election.
The governor heads Ohio’s executive branch; the lieutenant governor serves in the administration and succeeds the governor when required.
A statewide executive policy, state agency, appointment, or budget decision is involved.
Four independently elected offices handle legal enforcement, public-account audits, elections and business filings, and state treasury programs.
You need the elected office responsible for state legal, audit, election, business-registration, or treasury work.
Your Ohio House and Senate districts depend on your address. The Ohio Legislature site identifies both lawmakers for an entered address.
You want to contact the state lawmaker who represents your home or follow a bill through the General Assembly.
Ohio BMV online services cover driver-license and ID renewal, vehicle registration, driving records, tests, and branch queues.
You need a license, state ID, plate, registration, driving record, test appointment, or BMV location.
Ohio Benefits screens and accepts applications for programs including food, medical, and cash assistance.
You want to check possible eligibility, apply for assistance, upload documents, or review an existing benefits case.
Offices and service links last checked September 8, 2026. Address lookups open on the government’s website.