German Township, Clark County, Ohio

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Elected Officials

Board Of Trustees The Board of Trustees serves as both an executive and legislative body. The legislative authority of the Trustees is limited by Ohio law. German Township Board of Trustees consists … [more...]

Fire & EMS

The German Township Fire & EMS was established in 1966 serving communities across 48 square miles in both Clark and Champaign Counties. The department originated as a volunteer department and has … [more...]

Police

The German Township Police Department is charged with the responsibility of serving and protecting the more than 7,200 residents and 36.14 square miles of German Township. Chief Michael … [more...]

Road Department

     The primary function of the German Township Road Maintenance Department is routine road care, including maintenance, repair and snow removal of township … [more...]

Planning & Zoning

George Degenhart, Director of Planning & ZoningEmail: GDegenhart@GermanTownshipOH.comOffice: 937-964-1661 / Cell 937-605-3220Purpose of Zoning The purpose of Zoning is to guide and regulate the … [more...]

Cemeteries

Active Cemeteries: Lawrenceville Cemetery (Trustee Kaffenbarger oversees Lawrenceville Cemetery) Mt. Calvary Cemetery (Trustee Clark oversees Mt. Calvary Cemetery*) *The Old Section of Mt. Calvary … [more...]

History of German Township

German Township is one of the ten townships of Clark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 7,336 people in the township, 7,012 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. The township covers approximately 34 square miles. It is one of five German Townships in the state of Ohio.

The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer,[5] who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

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Main Office 937-964-1661 | Township Trustee Meetings 2nd Tuesday of each month | 3940 Lawrenceville Dr. Springfield, Ohio 45504