Friday, July 30, 2010
Government Information

Mayor's Office
4035 Broadway
Grove City, OH 43123
Tel.:614-277-3000
Fax: 614-277-3012

Grove City Mayor Richard L. "Ike" Stage

Mayor Stage In November 2007, Richard L. "Ike" Stage was elected to the position of Mayor. Stage served as Mayor from April 1988 through December 1995 and served as the appointed City Administrator of Grove City from January 2000 through November 2003. Stage was elected to City Council in 2005 as the Councilman At Large and served a two-year term ending January 1, 2008.

The Mayor attends all meetings of Council with the right to participate in debate, but not to vote. He also appoints the members of the Civil Service Commission, the City Planning Commission, the Board of Zoning Appeals and the Park Board, as well as any other boards or commissions established by ordinance. As the chief executive, the Mayor appoints (or delegate to the Administrative Assistant) all City employees, subject to the provisions of the Charter and the State Civil Service Law applicable to City Civil Service.

The Mayor also is charged with transmitting to the Council annually, on or before the first day of July, the tax budget estimates of the City for ensuing calendar year. He also transmits to the Council on or before December 1 of each year the proposed appropriation ordinance for the next calendar year.