Local Wiki

Summit County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 15, 2026

Board of County Commissioners meets: Mondays at 4:30 PM.
Meeting location: Council Chambers, Ohio Building, 175 South Main Street, 7th Floor, Suite 700, Akron, OH 44308.
County Auditor: Kristen M. Scalise CPA, CFE · 330-643-2759 · kscalise@summitoh.net
Agendas posted at: https://council.summitoh.net/
County Executive & County Council: Charter County Government (charter adopted 1979). County Executive: Ilene Shapiro. 11-member County Council (8 district + 3 at-large). Council President: Rita Darrow (District 1).

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Other Local Government Here

Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.

Other Known Local Governments Here

These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.

Cities (11)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Villages (8)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

School districts (16)

Akron City
Barberton City
Copley-Fairlawn City
Coventry Local
Cuyahoga Falls City
Green Local
Hudson City
Manchester Local
Nordonia Hills City
Norton City
Revere Local
Springfield Local
Stow-Munroe Falls City School District
Tallmadge City
Twinsburg City
Woodridge Local

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Special districts · Airport (1)

Akron-Canton Regional Airport Authority

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Education (2)

Ohio School Employees Insurance Consortium
Summit Regional Healthcare Consortium

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Fire Protection (1)

Valley Fire District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Health (1)

Barberton-Norton Mosquito Abatement District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Highways (1)

Summit County Transportation Improvement District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Hospital (1)

Akron-Bath-Copley Joint Township Hospital District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Housing & Community Development (1)

Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Special districts · Library (1)

Akron-Summit County Public Library District (official website, opens in a new tab)

Special districts · Parks & Recreation (2)

Richfield Joint Recreation District
Summit Metro Parks District (official website, opens in a new tab)

Special districts · Public Transit (1)

Metro Regional Transit Authority (Akron)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)

Summit Soil and Water Conservation District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Solid Waste (1)

Summit-Akron Solid Waste Management Authority

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Water Supply (2)

North Hills Water District
Twin Keystone Water District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)