An official website of the Cuyahoga County government. Here’s how you know
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Administrative Rules Board (ARB)
The Cuyahoga County Administrative Procedures Act establishes the Administrative Rules Board (ARB) in Section 205.09 of the County Code. The Act governs how County entities may adopt, amend, or rescind administrative policies, rules and regulations in Chapter 113 of the County Code. The ARB meets on a bi-weekly basis. All meetings are open to the public.
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Administrative Rules Board (ARB)
2079 East 9th Street, 4th Floor |
Audit Committee
This committee provides internal auditing to assist the County Executive, Fiscal Officer, the County Council and other county officers and departments funded in whole or in part by County funds. The goal of the Audit Committee is to provide efficient and effective services to County residents. The Audit Committee provides direction and guidance to the County's Department of Internal Auditing, including establishing and amending relevant rules and operations.
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Audit Committee
2079 East 9th Street, 4th Floor
Audit Committee
Phone: 216-443-7215
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Board of Elections
The goal of the Board of Elections is to serve the public in an efficient and courteous manner and to provide well-planned and managed elections with immediate results. We will conduct fair, honest, and impartial elections that encourage and provide easy access for all registered voters.
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Board of Elections
2925 Euclid Avenue
Anthony Perlatti
Phone: 216-443-6677
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Board of Health
The Board of Health works in partnership with the community to protect and improve the health and well-being of everyone in Cuyahoga County.
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Cuyahoga County Board of Health
5550 Venture Drive
Kevin Brennan
Phone: 216-201-2000
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Board of Revision
The Cuyahoga County Board of Revision is a quasi-judicial body which hears property valuation complaints as outlined and prescribed by Chapter 5715 of The Ohio Revised Code (O.R.C).
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Board of Revision
2079 East 9th Street, 2nd Floor
Ronald J.H. O’Leary
Phone: 216-443-7195
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Boards & Commissions
The majority of the Boards and Commissions in Cuyahoga County are Citizen Policy Making and Advisory Boards and Commissions. All of these boards and commissions are governed by the laws and regulations that have authorized them.
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Budget Commission
The Cuyahoga County Budget Commission is composed of three elected officials; the County Fiscal Officer, County Prosecutor, and County Executive. The County Fiscal Officer serves as the Secretary to the Commission and employs a staff to execute the statutory functions of the Budget Commission.
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Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer
2079 East 9th Street General Number: 216-443-7010
Bryan Dunn
Phone: 216-443-2134
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Case Dockets
Search cases by Name or Case Number. This website service is offered as a convenience to the public and reflects, to the best of our capability, select public records maintained by the Cuyahoga County Clerk of Courts in performance of our statutory obligations.
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Cuyahoga County Clerk of Courts
1200 Ontario Street Civil Division - 216-443-7951
Nailah K. Byrd
Email: nbyrd@cuyahogacounty.us |
Clerk of Courts
The Clerk of Courts performs all statutory duties relative to: the filing, preservation, retrieval and public dissemination of all applicable court documents and records pertaining to the Common Pleas Court's General and Domestic Relations Divisions and the Court of Appeals, Eighth Appellate District; collect, hold in trust and disburse monies paid therewith; in a secure, timely and cost effective manner.
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Cuyahoga County Clerk of Courts
1200 Ontario Street Civil Division - 216-443-7951
Nailah K. Byrd
Email: nbyrd@cuyahogacounty.us |
Common Pleas Court
The Common Pleas Court provides a forum for the fair, impartial and timely resolution of civil and criminal cases.
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Common Pleas Court
1200 Ontario Street
John Russo
Phone: 216-443-8560
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County Council
Council is the legislative body of Cuyahoga County government, made up of 11 elected representatives from across the County. All Council meetings are open to the public and take place on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 5:00pm.
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Cuyahoga County Clerk of Council
2079 East 9th Street, 8th Floor
Andria Richardson
Phone: 216-698-2020
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Court of Appeals
The Ohio Court of Appeals is an intermediate level appellate court whose primary function is to hear appeals from the common pleas, municipal and county courts.
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Cuyahoga County Court House
1 Lakeside Avenue
Court of Appeals
Phone: 216-443-6350
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Cuyahoga County Airport
The airport is located 11 miles from downtown Cleveland and is easily accessible by local highways. Hotel and conference facilities are located within five miles.
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Cuyahoga County Airport - Robert D. Shea Field
26300 Curtiss Wright Parkway
Brian Chalmers
Phone: 216-289-4111
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Debarment Review Board
This five-member board reviews decisions rendered by the Cuyahoga County Inspector General concerning vendors who seek to perform work on behalf of Cuyahoga County.
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Cuyahoga County Boards and Commissions
2079 East 9th Street |
Delinquent Real Estate Tax Payment Plans
Payment plans may be available for homeowners who live in their own home.
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Cuyahoga County Treasurer
2079 East 9th Street
Treasury Department
Phone: 216-443-7420
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Department of Human Resources
The Department of Human Resources recruits, trains, supports, and retains the most qualified and productive staff for Cuyahoga County, while ensuring fair employment and equal opportunity to all persons.
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Department of Human Resources
2079 East 9th Street Phone: 216-443-7190
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Department of Purchasing
The Department of Purchasing is responsible for the procurement of equipment, materials, supplies, construction, and services for all of the County departments, agencies, and elected officials in a manner which is cost effective and in compliance with the laws of the State of Ohio and the policies and ordinances of Cuyahoga County. The Department of Purchasing implements formal and informal bidding procedures for items covered by competitive bidding policies, ordinances, and laws.
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Department of Purchasing
2079 East 9th Street, 2nd Floor Email: procurement@cuyahogacounty.us
Paul Porter
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Development, Department of (DOD)
The Department of Development strives to improve the County's global competitiveness through economic growth and ensure that Cuyahoga County is a vibrant, healthy and welcoming place.
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Department of Development
2079 East 9th Street
Paul Herdeg
Phone: 216-443-7257
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Equity and Inclusion
The Department of Equity and Inclusion is responsible for enhancing equity in program and policy development within County government by coordinating with the County Equity Commission, the Citizens' Advisory Council on Equity, and the various departments under the jurisdiction of the County Executive.
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Department of Equity and Inclusion
2079 East 9th Street Phone: 216-443-7230
Lenora Lockett
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Estate Taxes
The County Fiscal Officer acts as an agent for the Ohio Tax Commissioner and is responsible for processing the Estate tax returns of decedents who resided in Cuyahoga County. Included in these duties are the inventory of safe deposit boxes for Guardianships only.
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Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer
2079 East 9th Street
Bryan Dunn
Phone: 216-443-2134
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Executive - Cuyahoga County
Chris Ronayne took office as the County Executive in January of 2023. He is the third Executive to serve in the County's history.
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Executive
2079 East 9th Street
Chris Ronayne
Phone: 216-443-7178
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Fiscal Officer
The Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer is responsible for the following County services: estate tax,
general accounting, homestead exemption, licenses, manufactured housing, real estate
assessment, real estate services, real estate tax duplicate and rates, and weights and measures.
Fiscal Office Links:Real Property InformationAppraisal Neil Winans, Residential Manager nwinans@cuyahogacounty.us 216‐443‐7010 Lou Gentile, Commercial Manager lgentile@cuyahogacounty.us 216-698-6595 Transfer & Recording Brian O’Malley, Administrator bmomalley@cuyahogacounty.us 216‐443‐7085 Auto Title Division Christina Papa, Director cpapa@cuyahogacounty.us 216‐443‐8900 Real Property Bryan Dunn, Administrator bdunn@cuyahogacounty.us 216‐443‐2134 |
Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer
2079 East 9th Street Lisa Rocco, Director of Operations
Michael W. Chambers, CPA
Phone: 216-443-7010
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Housing and Community Development
The Housing and Community Development Department offers a variety of housing programs.
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Housing and Community Development
2079 East 9th Street |
Information Technology
The Department of Information Technology provides system integration and IT solutions to clients within county government and other municipalities.
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Department of Information Technology
2079 East 9th Street, 6th Floor |
Inspector General
The Agency of Inspector General is granted broad authority to conduct investigations, inspections and audits relating to fraud, corruption, waste, abuse, misfeasance, malfeasance and nonfeasance in the operations of County government.
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Cuyahoga County Inspector General
2079 East 9th Street Make a Whistle-Blower Complaint
Alexa Beeler
Phone: (216) 348-3941
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Internal Audit
The Department of Internal Audit, established under Cuyahoga County Charter Article XI, serves under the direction of, and performs such functions on behalf of, the County Audit Committee as the Committee shall prescribe. The mission of the DIA is to assist members of Cuyahoga County by bringing an independent, objective, and systematic approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, internal control, and governance processes resulting in improved operations for the County. The DIA aims to help the County accomplish its objectives, identify operational improvement, and reduce risk exposure.
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Internal Audit
2079 East 9th Street - 4th Floor
Monica Houston, CPA, CGMA, CFE, CIDA
Phone: 216-443-7215
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IT Security & Research
The Cuyahoga County Department of Information Technology Security and Research Team is dedicated to providing technology, policies, standards, information, research and solutions to ensure the privacy and information security for any and all Cuyahoga County agencies.
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Department of Information Technology
2079 East 9th Street, 6th Floor
Jeremy Mio
Phone: (216) 443-2542
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Juvenile Court
Juvenile Court is a special court or division of a trial court which deals with under-age defendants who violate any federal, state or municipal law, and any child who is abused, neglected or dependent.
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Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas
9300 Quincy Avenue
Juvenile Court
Phone: 216-443-8400
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Legal - Law (Department of)
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Department of Law
2079 East 9th Street Phone: 216-698-6464 |
Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)
The Cuyahoga County LEPC provides the following general services to the public, other government agencies and regulated facilities: data processing for annual chemical inventories for an estimated 800 facilities, planning for emergency response to emergency releases of hazardous substances, receipt of emergency notifications when hazardous substance releases occur, providing information about local chemical inventories and emergency releases to the public, and coordination of training and exercises for emergency response.
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Local Emergency Planning Committee
9300 Quincy Avenue, 2nd Floor
LEPC
Phone: 216-443-7597
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Northeast Ohio Regional Fusion Center
The Northeast Ohio Regional Fusion Center facilitates and enhances the level of inter-agency communications, intelligence analysis, and information sharing among federal, state, and local stakeholders and the public and private sectors in order to anticipate and counter criminal activity, terrorism, and other hazards in coordination with the Ohio Fusion Center Network and the Intelligence Community.
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Northeast Ohio Regional Fusion Center
Email: ino@neorfc.us |
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District Board
The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District governs the operation of three major wastewater treatment plants and associated water pollution control facilities on Lake Erie, the Cuyahoga River and Rocky River.
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Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
3900 Euclid Avenue
Nancy Custard
Phone: 216-881-6600
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Office of Budget & Management (OBM)
OBM is responsible for the analysis and interpretation of financial matters affecting the county. The office reviews, prepares and monitors operating and capital improvement budgets, reports estimates of resources and expenditures, identifies new sources of revenue and opportunities for alternative service delivery, oversees the performance measurement initiative, analyzes legislation, performs debt management functions and sits on various committees.
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Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer
2079 East 9th Street
Walter Parfejewiec
Phone: 216-443-8173
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Office of Innovation and Performance
Since 2015, the Office of Innovation and Performance at Cuyahoga County has led the way in developing a culture of innovation and operational excellence at Cuyahoga County.
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Office of Innovation and Performance
2079 East 9th Street Phone: 216-443-7178 |
Personnel Review Commission (PRC)
In addition to hearing appeals previously heard by the State Personnel Board of Review (SPBR), the PRC is responsible for administering a countywide classification and compensation system. The PRC also has responsibility for ensuring an employment system based on merit and fitness, which includes civil service testing as well as responsibility for ensuring that the County’s human resources systems provide a foundation for employment decisions based on qualifications and performance.
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Personnel Review Commission
9830 Lorain Avenue Phone: 216-698-2290
Rebecca Kopcienski
Phone: 216-443-5675
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Planning Commission
The Cuyahoga County Planning Commission serves as a planning and decision-making resource for the public sector of Cuyahoga County, providing services to the County, municipalities, regional agencies, and not-for-profit corporations.
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Cuyahoga County Planning Commission
2079 East 9th Street, 5th Floor Phone: 216-443-3700 |
Probate Court
The Probate Court is established in each county of Ohio to supervise the administration of the estate of a decedent who was a legal resident in the county at the time of his or her death. Other matters within the Probate Court's jurisdiction are: issuance of marriage licenses, adoptions, guardianship proceedings, the involuntary commitment of the mentally ill, and land appropriation cases.
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Cuyahoga County Probate Court
1 Lakeside Avenue Phone: 216-443-8764 |
Prosecutor's Office
The Prosecuting Attorney is an elected official who represents the citizens of Cuyahoga County in both criminal and civil legal matters.
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Office of the Prosecutor
1200 Ontario Street, 9th Floor
Michael C. O'Malley
Phone: 216-443-7800
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Public Defender
The Cuyahoga County Public Defender office provides legal services to indigent adults and juveniles charged with violations of the criminal code.
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Cuyahoga County Public Defender
310 W. Lakeside Avenue, Suite 400
Mark Budzar
Phone: 216-443-7223
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Regional Collaboration
The Department of Regional Collaboration promotes collaboration to advance economic development, good government and efficiency, and key public policy initiatives such as efforts to support our natural resources and improve public health.
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Cuyahoga County Regional Collaboration
2079 East 9th Street |
Sheriff
The Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Department is dedicated to maintaining the trust and respect of those we serve by resolutely and aggressively enforcing the law and by committing ourselves to the efficient and effective delivery of safety services.
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Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Department
1215 West 3rd Street Phone: 216-443-6000 |
Taxation - Active Military Personnel
Senate Bill 47 effective June 12, 2003 was enacted by the 125th General Assembly to extend the time within which certain Military Personnel must pay real property and manufactured home taxes. Under SB47, members of the National Guard or reserve components to the U.S. Armed Forces can take advantage of this property tax deferral, when they are called to active duty for any reason.
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Cuyahoga County Treasurer
2079 East 9th Street
Treasury Department
Phone: 216-443-7420
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Taxation - Estate
The County Fiscal Officer acts as an agent for the Ohio Tax Commissioner and is responsible for processing the Estate tax returns of decedents who resided in Cuyahoga County.
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Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer
2079 East 9th Street Phone: 216-443-7010 |
Taxation - Real Estate
The Real Estate Taxation department is responsible for the transfer and conveyance of all documents conveying interest in land, minerals or mineral rights, such as Deeds, Affidavits, Certificates of Transfer, and Certified Copies of Court Judgment Entries. It is also responsible for the collection of all fees and revenues associated with said transfers. The other primary function of the office is tracking the chain of title for all properties in Cuyahoga County as to accurately reflect ownership for tax purposes.
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Cuyahoga County Treasurer
2079 East 9th Street |
Treasurer's Office
The Treasurer's office provides you with information about property taxes, community taxes as well as forms and links for additional information.
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Cuyahoga County Treasurer
2079 East 9th Street Phone: 216-443-7400 |
Web Design, Development, Hosting
The Web Design and Development department provides practical solutions that will allow government agencies to better serve citizens and save taxpayer dollars. The department's primary focus is on building reusable functionality that will meet the common needs of government entities. They build accurate and efficient models that can be reused for multiple purposes. The department also provides web design and hosting services for Cuyahoga County municipalities.
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Department of Information Technology
2079 East 9th Street, 6th Floor
Jeremy Williams
Phone: 216-443-5980
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Workforce Development
Area 3 Workforce Development Board (WDB) serves as the advisory body for the City of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County Departments of Workforce Development. The purpose of the department is to provide resources and information through the OMJ|CC system to assist area businesses with their hiring and training needs in order to stay competitive in today’s environment, and to provide residents of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County with the tools necessary for a competitive and successful job search. Its programs and services include education, occupational training, job match and search assistance and employment-related youth programs funded through the Federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIOA).
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Cleveland/Cuyahoga County Workforce Development Board
1910 Carnegie Avenue Ida Ford
Michelle Rose
Phone: 216-777-8161
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Youth Development Center Advisory Board
Youth leaders take action and advise their adult counterparts. They advance ideas for positive change, like the Youth Bill of Rights.
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Family and Children First Council
310 W. Lakeside Avenue, Suite 500
Robin Martin
Phone: 216-698-2875
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