Officials

Elected Officials

Lawrence Township is a political subdivision of the State of Ohio. It has powers granted to it by the state legislature and performs the functions as directed by the state. The township is governed by three elected Trustees and a Clerk who serve four-year terms.

The trustees have their regularly scheduled meetings on the second and last Thursdays of the month at 7:00 p.m.  Meetings are held at the township hall located in the Lawrence Township Industrial Park, 10867 Industrial Park Road.

Performing the same tasks as the mayor or the county commissioners, the trustees’  job description also includes: managing the cemetery, enforcing zoning (by which Lawrence Township has a Zoning Inspector, Zoning Commission and a Zoning Board of Appeals made up of five (5) appointed citizens), employing and supervising a Road Superintendent, overseeing employees to maintain the roads, providing for the fire and EMS protection, and employing law enforcement officials to handle the upholding of the law for the residents of Lawrence Township.

TRUSTEES

 
Matthew Scott Ritterbeck
Trustee
Chairman
 
330-440-1835
matt@lawrencetownship.org
Term expires 12/31/2027
 
 
 
Don Ackerman
 
Donald J. Ackerman
Trustee
 
9974 Towpath Road, Bolivar, Ohio
330-874-2128
ackermanconst4@cs.com
Term expires 12/31/2025
 
 
 
Mike Haueter
 
Mike Haueter
Trustee
 
 
330-204-9753
mike.haueter@lawrencetownship.org
Term expires 12/31/2025
 
 
 

Lawrence Township’s Fiscal Officer administers the tax money collected from the citizens of the township, and must meet the rigid standards as set up by the state legislature and the State of Ohio’s Auditor’s Office.

Ann Ackerman
 
Ann Ackerman
Fiscal Officer
330-874-2731
fiscalofficer@lawrencetownship.org
 
Term expires 3/31/2027
 
 
 
 
See also:
Employees