Administration
Mayor
Kris Knapp
Office: 419-529-6333
Auditor
Mary Ann Hellinger
Office: 419-529-2397
Treasurer
Shannon M. Wiese
Office: 419-529-3925
Law Director
Andrew Medwid
Office: 419-529-3776
Service – Safety Director
Adam Gongwer
Office: 419-529-2495
Mayor’s Message
As Mayor of the City of Ontario, Ohio I know that Ontario is a wonderful City with over 6,300 residents. Ontario is located in North Central Ohio, located conveniently between Columbus and Cleveland. US 30 runs through Ontario and U.S 71 is approximately 8 miles away. Ontario is a business friendly community and strives to create incentives for new business. Some of our incentives that we offer are Community Reinvestment Areas and Job Creation Tax Credit. You may check out these incentives on our website.
We have a quality school system along with two phenomenal colleges, a regional branch of The Ohio State University and North Central State College. Ontario has beautiful parks for long walks, play area for the kids, and family gatherings. There are over 600 kids that participate in Ontario Youth Sports at our parks. Ontario has a large retail and restaurant business base. We also offer innovative medical care. Our residents work hard to make Ontario a better place to live. Many of the residents are active in community programs and Ontario Youth Sports.
I care deeply for Ontario, our city has a strong past and I look forward to a promising future.
Departments
Chief of Police
Tommy Hill
Office: 419-529-3007
Sewer Supervisor & Traffic
Jason Hriesik
Office: 419-529-6341
Street Supervisor
Jody Orewiler
Office: 419-529-3815
Parks and Pavilions Supervisor
Cory Cardwell
Office: 419-529-6344
Water Department Supervisor
Tim Rietschlin
Office: 419-529-3846
Water/Sewer Clerk
Darci Thompson
Office: 419-529-4607
Clerk of Council
Cathy VanAuker
Office: 419-529-6714
Clerk of Courts
Janet Yeager
Office: 419-529-3723
Income Tax Clerk
Sallie Neal
Office: 419-529-3045
Deputy Auditor/Payroll
Brian Musille
Office: 419-529-2269
Planning Commission
Jill Knight
419-529-3818
Rick Pauley
419-529-3818
Diane Wolfe
419-529-3818
Zoning Inspector
Civil Service Commission
Jim Boyer
419-529-3818
Michael Howard
419-529-3818
Herb Homan
419-529-3818
Board of Health
Barbara Cinadr
Office: 419-529-3818
Cathy Sapp
Office: 419-529-3818
Other
Recreation
Email: recreationdept@ontarioohio.org
Senior Center
Office: 419-529-3818
Cemetery Director
Office: 419-529-2537
Mon-Fri: 6am-2:30pm
Zoning Inspector
Office: 419-529-2530