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The City of Delaware operates under a council-manager form of government. Council, as the legislative body, represents the entire community and is empowered by the City Charter to formulate policy. City Council is comprised of seven members; three elected at-large by all city residents, and four representing the four city wards and elected only by those ward residents. All council members serve four-year terms. The mayor and vice mayor are selected by Council from among the at-large members and serve two-year terms. Council members are part-time civil servants who do not maintain offices at City Hall but, rather, serve their constituency through personal contact. City Council meets the second and fourth Monday of the month at 7 pm at City Hall.
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Delaware City Council Members
Mayor Carolyn Kay Riggle
Council Member At-Large
CRiggle@delawareohio.net
740-203-1057
Carolyn Kay Riggle has represented the residents of Delaware since November 2003 and has served as Mayor since November 2013. Prior to being elected as Mayor, she served as Vice Mayor from 2005-2009. She serves on the Sister City Advisory Board, Community Promotions Committee, Intergovernmental Committee, Tax Incentive Review Council, Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission – Alternate, the Delaware Public Health District Board and on the Delaware Knox Marion and Morrow Solid Waste District Board. She also is the Council Liaison for the Delaware Municipal Court. Her term ends November 2025.
Vice Mayor Kent Shafer
Council Member At-Large
KShafer@delawareohio.net
740-203-1058
Kent Shafer has represented the residents of Delaware since November 2013 and as served as Vice Mayor since 2015. He serves on the Finance Committee, Parking and Safety Committee and the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission. His term ends November 2025.
Catlin Frazier
Council Member At-Large
CFrazier@delawareohio.net
740-203-1056
Catlin Frazier has represented the residents of Delaware since November 2021. She sits on the Airport Commission, Public Works-Public Utilities Committee, Parking and Safety Committee and the Community Promotions Committee.
Her term ends November 2025.
Linsey Griffith
Council Member - Ward 1
lgriffith@delawareohio.net
740-203-1052
Linsey Griffith represents residents of Delaware’s 1st Ward. She was elected in November 2023. Her term ends November 2027.
Adam Haynes
Council Member Ward 2
ahaynes@delawareohio.net
740-203-1053
Adam Haynes represents residents of Delaware's 2nd Ward. Council member Haynes serves on the Civil Service Commission and on the Shade Tree Committee. He was appointed to his seat in February 2023 and elected to a full term in November 2023. His term ends November 2027.
Cory Hoffman
Council Member - Ward 3
CHoffman@delawareohio.net
740-203-1054
Cory Hoffman represents residents of Delaware’s 3rd Ward. Council member Hoffman
serves on the Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals, Finance Committee,
Public Works/Public Utilities Committee and the Recreation Levy Sub-Committee.
He has served since November 2019 and was re-elected in November 2023. His term
ends November 2027.
Council Member - Ward 4
krider@delawareohio.net
740-203-1055
Kevin Rider represents residents of Delaware’s 4th Ward. He was elected in November
2023. His term ends November 2027.
Front row from left, At-Large Council Member Kent Shafer (Vice Mayor), At Large Member Carolyn Kay Riggle (Mayor) and At-Large Member Catlin Frazier; back from left, City Manager Tom Homan, 1st Ward Member Linsey Griffith, 4th Ward Member Kevin Rider, 3rd Ward Member Cory Hoffman, 2nd Ward Member Adam Haynes, and Council Clerk Sarah Dinovo.