*COVID-19 Updates* New COVID-19 CDC Guidelines will be effective on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 for the Civic Center and Rec Center as set forth in Mayor Matthew Burke's Announcement (which you can view on the News page as well as the Mayor's page).* We will continue to monitor recommendations from the CDC, Ohio Department of Health and Governor Mike Dewine during this public health crisis.

City Council


 

NOTICE OF COUNCIL MEETINGS

Our City Council Meetings are streamed live during their scheduled times and can be watched any time. Please click here to watch!

Note:  Due to a technical glitch, the Council Meeting from Monday, 7-12-2021 only includes audio.  Click here to listen!

 

CITY COUNCIL

MEETINGS 7:00 P.M. SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAYS OF THE MONTH in City Council Chambers located in the lower level of the Civic Center.  City Council holds a caucus session at 6:30 p.m. prior to each meeting.  City Council may schedule additional meetings to handle city business matters with 24 hour notice to the public. Agendas and legislation to be considered at each meeting are posted the Friday prior to the meeting at public locations throughout the city: Civic Center, Garfield Heights Justice Center, Boulevard Convenient and Garfield Heights Regional Library.

 

 

 

TERM

City Council is comprised of seven (7) members elected by wards, serving for a term of two years. 

 

POWERS

City Council is the legislative branch of government and their powers are as follows: (1) propose and vote on legislation which affects the City's laws, (2) regulate expenditures, revenues and purchases for the City, (3) undertaking of public improvements, (4) levying of assessments, (5) execution of contracts, (6) sale & disposal of municpal owned property; and (7) zoning regulations.  

If you have questions, please contact Clerk of Council, Debra Sarnowski at dsarnowski@garfieldhts.org

 

Recorded meetings of the Garfield Heights City Council are shown on local government access channels seven days a week.

Starting times are listed below:   

3:00 a.m., 7:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m.

3:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m., 11:00 p.m. 

 

 

FOR A LIST OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES, please click here.   

FOR A LIST OF THE COUNCIL MINUTES, please click here.

FOR THE UPCOMING AGENDA, please click here.

SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING, please click here. 

 

FOR A LIST OF THE ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS, please click here.

 

Which Ward do I live in?
To view the Ward Divisions, please click here.

 

 

Michael T. Nenadovich
Council President 
Council - Ward Three
216-641-7056
mnenadovich@garfieldhts.org

 

Michael Dudley, Sr.
Council President Pro-Tem
Council - Ward One
216-324-7661
mdudleysr@garfieldhts.org

Charles Donahue, Jr.
Council - Ward Two
216-501-7665
cdonahue@garfieldhts.org
   

Avery Johnson
Council - Ward Four
216-365-3009
ajohnson@garfieldhts.org

Jason Blake
Council - Ward Five
216-338-7883
jblake@garfieldhts.org

Frank Tagliarini
Council - Ward Six
216-315-0300
ftagliarini@garfieldhts.org

Thomas Vaughn
Council - Ward Seven
216-663-8837
tvaughn@garfieldhts.org

 

Debra Sarnowski
Clerk of Council
216-587-0083
dsarnowski@garfieldhts.org
 

 

Council mail should be forwarded to the following address:

Garfield Heights City Hall
5407 Turney Road
Garfield Heights, OH 44125