Frequent Questions:
Roads and Bridges
The Delaware County Engineer’s Office has jurisdiction over all county-owned roads and bridges. It does not have jurisdiction over state or federal roadways like U.S. Route 23, U.S. Route 315 and U.S. Interstate 71. It also does not have jurisdiction over roadways within city or village limits.
If you have a question or comment involving a Delaware County-owned road or bridge, you can send an email to the Engineer’s Office or call them at (740) 833-2400.
Taxes
If you have a question about paying property taxes, you can send an email to the Treasurer’s Office or call them at (740) 833-2480.
If you have a question about your property’s tax assessment, you can send an email to the Auditor’s Office or call them at (740) 833-2909.
If you have a question about the sales taxes that Delaware County collects, you can send an email to the Auditor’s Office or call them at (740) 833-2909.
Please note: Delaware County government does not collect income tax.
Employment
For questions about employment, including verification and job opportunities, you can send an email to Human Resources or call them at (740) 833-2120.
Please note that for employment opportunities and verification at the Sheriff’s Office, the contact is Ashley Andolsek at (740) 833-2873 or aandolsek@co.delaware.oh.us.
Public Records Requests
Click HERE to view the Delaware County Public Records Policy. Please note that public-records requests can be submitted in a variety of manners, including but limited to: As an email to the designated records custodian for an office, department or agency; verbally in person or over the phone; in writing via mail, using Form 3 from the Delaware County Public Records Policy (pages 18-19).
Please note: Each elected official’s office keeps and maintains its own records. They cannot supply records that are kept and maintained by another office, and such requests will be denied pursuant to Ohio Revised Code 149.43(A)(1).
These are the contacts for public records requests for each elected official’s office:
Auditor’s Office: George Kaitsa, Delaware County Auditor, (740) 833-2900, gkaitsa@co.delaware.oh.us; or Nancy Krueger, (740) 833-2900, nkrueger@co.delaware.oh.us
Child Support Enforcement Agency, Joyce Bowens, Director, (740) 833-2720, joyce.bowens@jfs.ohio.gov
Clerk of Courts Office: These include records for the Domestic Relations Division (divorce, dissolution, child custody, etc.) as well as felony criminal cases and civil cases where the dispute is over $15,000. Send an email to clerkofcourts@co.delaware.oh.us or call (740) 833-2500.
Commissioners’ Office (these include records for the Building Safety, Dog Shelter, Economic Development, Emergency Communications (9-1-1), Emergency Medical Services, Human Resources (except for Sheriff’s Office employees), Regional Sewer District): Jane Hawes, Director of Communications, (740) 833-2100, media@co.delaware.oh.us
- Copies of 9-1-1 calls or reports can be requested directly from the Dispatch Center by completing this form.
Common Pleas Court, General Division: Kristin Schultz, Court Administrator, (740) 833-2554, kschultz@co.delaware.oh.us
Coroner’s Office: Charles Carlson, Investigator, (740) 833-2151, ccarlson@co.delaware.oh.us
Domestic Relations Court: Jenna Bouhall, Staff Attorney, (740) 833-2023, jbouhall@co.delaware.oh.us
Engineer’s Office: Lee Bodnar, Administrator, (740) 833-2432, lrbodnar@co.delaware.oh.us
Finance Authority: send an email to delcofinanceauthority@co.delaware.oh.us
Job & Family Services: Robert Anderson, Director, (740) 833-2300, robert.anderson@jfs.ohio.gov
Juvenile Court: Please send request by email to Deputy Clerk at juvenilefilings@co.delaware.oh.us
Probate Court: Please send request by email to Deputy Clerk at probatefilings@co.delaware.oh.us
Prosecutor’s Office: (740) 833-2690, delcoprosecutor@co.delaware.oh.us
Recorder’s Office: Melissa Jordan, Delaware County Recorder, (740) 833-2461, mjordan@co.delaware.oh.us
Sheriff’s Office: Summer Hodgkinson, Public Records Supervisor, (740) 833-2872, records@co.delaware.oh.us; Requests can also be filed through this portal: https://sheriff.co.delaware.oh.us/sheriff-public-records-request/
Treasurer’s Office: Don Rankey, Delaware County Treasurer, (740) 833-2480, drankey@co.delaware.oh.us
Traffic Tickets
For all non-juvenile traffic court cases or tickets, please call the Delaware Municipal Court at (740) 203-1550.
For juvenile cases, call the Delaware County Juvenile Traffic Court at (740) 833-2595.
General Inquiries
For general inquiries, including comments about political, social or cultural matters, you can send an email to the Commissioners’ Office. Please see the Contact Details listing below for the Board of Commissioners to choose the correct recipient.
Delaware County Office and Department Contact Details
These offices and departments are headed by elected officials.
AUDITOR
Contact for questions about: property records and values, dog licenses, tax assessments.
Location: 145 N. Union St., 1st Floor, Delaware, OH 43015
Real Estate & General Information: (740) 833-2900
Fiscal Office: (740) 833-2920
GIS: (740) 833-2070
Tax Administration & Consumer Services: (740) 833-2909
Dog Licenses: (740) 833-2903
Fax: (740) 833-2899
Public Records Request contacts: George Kaitsa, Delaware County Auditor, (740) 833-2900, gkaitsa@co.delaware.oh.us; or Seiji Kille, Chief Deputy Auditor, (740) 833-2900, skille@co.delaware.oh.us
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Contact for questions about these departments: Child Support Enforcement Agency, Code Compliance, Dog Shelter, Economic Development, Emergency Communications (9-1-1), Emergency Medical Services, Job & Family Services, and the Regional Sewer District. Please note that, while the Commissioners have the authority to approve other offices’ annual budgets, they do not have authority over those offices’ operations.
Location: 91 N. Sandusky St., Delaware, OH 43015
County Switch Board: (740) 833-2000
Main Phone Number (messages can be left): (740) 833-2100
Fax: (740) 833-2099
Public Records Requests contact: Jane Hawes, Director of Communications, (740) 833-2100, media@co.delaware.oh.us
BUILDING SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Contact for questions about: building, floodplain and zoning regulations for residential and commercial construction
Location: The Bxybe Building, 1610 State Route 521, Delaware, OH 43015
Main Phone Number: (740) 833-2200
Fax: (740) 833-2199
Email: building@co.delaware.oh.us
Public Records Requests contact: Jane Hawes, Director of Communications, (740) 833-2100, media@co.delaware.oh.us
CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
Contact for questions about: child support payments, paternity establishment
Location: 145 N. Union St., 3rd Floor, Delaware, OH 43015
Main Phone Number: (740) 833-2720 or 1-800-490-9534
Fax: (740) 833-2719
Email the Child Support Enforcement Agency
Public Records Requests contact: Jane Hawes, Director of Communications, (740) 833-2100, media@co.delaware.oh.us
CLERK OF COURTS
Contact for questions about: legal forms and case filings of the Common Pleas Court, passport applications, vehicle and watercraft certificates of title
Legal Division Location: 117 N. Union St., 300 Level, Delaware, OH 43015
Phone: (740) 833-2500
Fax: (740) 833-2499
Legal Division Public Records Requests contact: These include records for the Domestic Relations Division (divorce, dissolution, child custody, etc.) as well as felony criminal cases and civil cases where the dispute is over $15,000. Send an email to clerkofcourts@co.delaware.oh.us or call (740) 833-2500 or send a request via fax to (740) 833-2499.
Main Title Office Location: Frank B. Willis Government Building, 2079 U.S. Route 23 North, Suite #1, Delaware, OH 43015
Phone: (740) 833-2490
Fax: (740) 833-2498
Satellite Title Office Location: NorthPointe Shopping Center, 8647 Columbus Pike, Lewis Center, OH 43035
Phone: (740) 657-3945
Fax: (740) 657-3927
COMMON PLEAS COURT, GENERAL DIVISION
Contact for questions about: cases on the dockets for Judge David M. Gormley, Judge James P. Schuck; cases on the dockets for Magistrate Anna Franceschelli and Magistrate Shari O’Neill; jury service; probation (Adult Court Services); and specialized dockets including the Mental Health Docket and the Recovery Docket.
Common Pleas Court General Division – Judge David M. Gormley
Location: 117 N. Union St., 500 Level, Delaware, OH 43015
Main Phone Number: (740) 833-2530
Jury Office: (740) 833-2531
Adult Court Services: (740) 833-2570
Fax: (740) 833-2529
Common Pleas Court General Division – Judge James P. Schuck
Location: 117 N. Union St., 500 Level, Delaware, OH 43015
Main Phone Number: (740) 833-2550
Jury Office: (740) 833-2558
Adult Court Services: (740) 833-2570
Fax: (740) 833-2549
Public Records Requests contact: Kristin Schultz, Court Administrator, (740) 833-2554, kschultz@co.delaware.oh.us
CORONER
Contact for questions about: deaths that have occurred in Delaware County.
Location: 10 Court St., Delaware, OH 43015
Main Phone Number: (740) 833-2150
Fax: (740) 833-2154
Public Records Requests contact: Charles Carlson, Investigator, (740) 833-2151, ccarlson@co.delaware.oh.us
DOG SHELTER
Contact for questions about: dog licenses, lost and found dogs, adoptions, loose and/or vicious dogs. Please note: the Delaware County Dog Shelter does not handle cats and other types of wild animals.
Location: 4781 County Home Road, Delaware, OH 43015
Phone: (740) 368-1915
Public Records Requests contact: Jane Hawes, Director of Communications, (740) 833-2100, media@co.delaware.oh.us
DOMESTIC RELATIONS COURT
Contact for questions about: cases on the dockets for Judge Randall Fuller and Magistrates Allen, Clinger, Eicher, Gall and Sims
Location: 117 N. Union St., 400 Level, Delaware, OH 43015
Main Phone Number: (740) 833-2025
Court Administrator: (740) 833-2021
Fax: (740) 833-2028
Email the Domestic Relations Court Office
Public Records Requests contact: Connie Byers, (740) 833-2565, cbyers@co.delaware.oh.us
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Contact for questions about: business site locations in Delaware County, financing tools, workforce development, assistance navigating local governments and utilities
Location: 91 N. Sandusky St., Delaware, OH 43015
Main Phone Number: (740) 833-2113
Fax: (740) 833-2099
Email the Economic Development Department: jkabat@co.delaware.oh.us
Public Records Requests contact: Jane Hawes, Director of Communications, (740) 833-2100, media@co.delaware.oh.us
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS (9-1-1)
Contact for questions about: 9-1-1 Dispatch Center, Delco Alerts, Special Needs Registry, AED Registration, Community Watch house checks
Location: 10 Court St., Delaware, OH 43015
24-Hour Non-emergency Calls: (740) 368-1911
Administrative Office Phone: (740) 833-2160
Fax: (740) 833-2159
Public Records Requests contact: You can request a copy of a 9-1-1 call/report by filling out this form (it goes directly to the Dispatch Center supervisor on duty); all other requests can be sent to Jane Hawes, Director of Communications, (740) 833-2100, media@co.delaware.oh.us
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
Contact for questions about: emergency medical services, Touch-a-Truck community events, CPR and First Aid training
Location: 10 Court St., Delaware, OH 43015
Main Phone Number: (740) 833-2190
Fax: (740) 833-2189
Public Records Requests contact: Jane Hawes, Director of Communications, (740) 833-2100, media@co.delaware.oh.us
ENGINEER
Contact for questions about: road and bridge projects in Delaware County. Please note that not all roads and bridges in Delaware County are under the jurisdiction of the Delaware County Engineer’s Office. Roads like U.S. Route 23, U.S. Route 315 and U.S. Interstate 71 are under the jurisdiction of the Ohio Department of Transportation.
Administrative Offices Location: The Bxybe Building, 1610 State Route 521, Delaware, OH 43015
Main Phone Number: (740) 833-2400
Fax: (740) 833-2399
Permits Fax: (740) 833-2438
Map Department Location: 145 N. Union St., Delaware, OH 43015
Map Department Phone Number: (740) 833-2450
Public Records Requests contact: Lee Bodnar, Administrator, (740) 833-2432, lrbodnar@co.delaware.oh.us
HUMAN RESOURCES
Contact for questions about: employment verification, job opportunities with Delaware County for all employees except those employed by the Sheriff’s Office (see below for Sheriff’s Office HR contact).
Location: 91 N. Sandusky St., 3rd Floor, Delaware, OH 43015
Main Phone Number: (740) 833-2120
Fax: (740) 833-2119
Public Records Requests contact: Jane Hawes, Director of Communications, (740) 833-2100, media@co.delaware.oh.us
Sheriff’s Office HR contact: Ashley Andolsek, (740) 833-2873, aandolsek@co.delaware.oh.us.
JOB & FAMILY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Contact for questions about: children services, adult protective services, workforce development (OhioMeansJobs), public assistance
Location: 145 N. Union St., 2nd Floor, Delaware, OH 43015
Main Phone Number: (740) 833-2300 or 1-800-899-3180
Fax: (740) 833-2299
Public Records Requests contact: Jane Hawes, Director of Communications, (740) 833-2100, media@co.delaware.oh.us
JUVENILE COURT
Contact for questions about: cases on dockets for Judge David Hejmanowski, Magistrate Kari Childs, Magistrate Thomas Clark and Magistrate Robert Rice; CARTEENS; Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
Location: 145 N. Union St., Ground Floor, Delaware, OH 43015
Main Phone Number: (740) 833-2600
Juvenile Traffic Court Phone: (740) 833-2595
Fax: (740) 833-2599
Email the Juvenile Court Office
Public Records Requests contact: Renee Lovelien, Clerical Services Department Head, (740) 833-2607, rlovelien@co.delaware.oh.us
PROBATE COURT
Contact for questions about: cases on dockets for Judge David Hejmanowski and Magistrate Ben Suffron; the Good Deeds program; marriage licenses; name changes; adoptions; guardianships
Location: 145 N. Union St., 3rd Floor, Delaware, OH 43015
Main Phone Number: (740) 833-2680
Fax: (740) 833-2679
Email the Probate Court Office
Public Records Requests contact: Renee Lovelien, Clerical Services Department Head, (740) 833-2607, rlovelien@co.delaware.oh.us
PROSECUTOR
Contact for questions about: felony crimes committed in Delaware County; civil/township matters; juvenile crimes.
Location: 145 N. Union St., 3rd Floor, Delaware, OH 43015
Main Phone Number: (740) 833-2690
Fax: (740) 833-2689
Public Records Requests contact: (740) 833-2690, delcoprosecutor@co.delaware.oh.us
PUBLIC DEFENDER
Location: 10 Court St., Delaware, OH 43015
Main Phone Number: (740) 833-2780
Fax: (740) 833-2779
Email: pdoffice@co.delaware.oh.us
RECORDER
Contact for questions about: real-estate and personal-property records for Delaware County; filing fees; Military Service Discharge records.
Location: 145 N. Union St., 1st Floor, Delaware, OH 43015
Main Phone Number: (740) 833-2460
Fax: (740) 833-2459
Public Records Requests contact: Melissa Jordan, Delaware County Recorder, (740) 833-2461, mjordan@co.delaware.oh.us
RECORDS CENTER
Contact for questions about: the preservation, maintenance, retrieval and storage of government records in an archival environment. PLEASE NOTE: This is NOT the contact for public records requests. Those requests should be directed to the office, department or agency that is the originator and keeper of the record.
Location: Willis Building, 2079 U.S. Highway 23N, Delaware, OH 43015
Main Phone Number: (740) 833-2140
Email: cshaw@co.delaware.oh.us
REGIONAL SEWER DISTRICT
Contact for questions about: sanitary sewer services
Location: The Bxybe Building, 1610 State Route 521, Delaware, OH 43015
Main Phone Number: (740) 833-2240
Fax: (740) 833-2239
Public Records Requests contact: Jane Hawes, Director of Communications, (740) 833-2100, media@co.delaware.oh.us
SHERIFF
Contact for questions about: situations under the jurisdiction of the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office; the Delaware County Jail.
Administrative Offices Location: 1776 State Route 521, Delaware, OH 43015
Main Phone Number: (740) 833-2810
Fax: (740) 833-2809
Enforcement Location: 844 U.S. Route 42N, Delaware, OH 43015
Main Phone Number: (740) 833-2800
Fax: (740) 833-2799
Corrections Location: 844 U.S. Route 42N, Delaware, OH 43015
Main Phone Number: (740) 833-2840
Fax: (740) 833-2839
Public Records Requests contact: Summer Hodgkinson, Public Records Specialist, (740) 833-2872, records@co.delaware.oh.us;Requests can also be filed through this portal: https://sheriff.co.delaware.oh.us/sheriff-public-records-request/
TREASURER
Contact for questions about: tax payments, tax liens, homestead applications
Location: 145 N. Union St., 1st Floor, Delaware, OH 43015
Main Phone Number: (740) 833-2480
24-Hour Emergency Phone Number: (614) 554-6583
Fax: (740) 833-2479
Public Records Requests contact: Donald Rankey, Delaware County Treasurer, (740) 833-2480, drankey@co.delaware.oh.us
Other Delaware County Agency Contact Details
These are agencies in Delaware County that are funded with public monies and report to appointed boards of directors. They do not report to elected officials.
Delaware County Board of Developmental Disabilities
Contact for questions about: support for children and adults with developmental disabilities and support for their families.
Location: 7991 Columbus Pike, Lewis Center, OH 43035
Main Phone Numbers: (740) 201-3600 or 1-800-474-9787
Phone Number for reporting Major Unusual Incidents:
During Business Hours Call 740-201-3600
After Hours Call Helpline 740-369-3316
Email:MUI@dcbdd.org
Delaware County Board of Elections
Contact for questions about: elections in Delaware County, voter registration, poll workers, election candidacy
Location: 2079 U.S. Highway 23 North, Suite 4, Delaware, OH 43015
Main Phone Number: (740) 833-2080
Fax: (740) 833-2079
Email: boe@co.delaware.oh.us
Delaware County Department of Homeland Security & Emergency Management
Contact for questions about: emergency preparedness in Delaware County, DelCo Alerts, Special Needs Registry, outdoor warning sirens
Location: 10 Court St., Delaware, OH 43015
Main Phone Number: (740) 833-2180
Delaware County District Library
Contact for questions about: library cards, books clubs, computers and internet access, community events, digital borrowing, meeting space, Maker Annex
Main Library Location: 84 E. Winter St., Delaware, OH 43015
Main Phone Number: (740) 362-3861
Email: askus@delawarelibrary.org
Delaware County Law Library
Contact for questions about: permitted uses and hours for the county’s law library
Location: 101 N. Sandusky St., Delaware, OH 43015
Main Phone Number: (740) 833-2545
Fax: (740) 833-2548
Delaware County Regional Planning Commission
Contact for questions about: land-use planning, zoning codes, growth management, U.S. Census, Delaware County Trails Committee
Location: The Byxbe Building, 1610 State Route 521, Delaware, OH 43015
Main Phone Number: (740) 833-2260
Fax: (740) 833-2259
Delaware County Transit
Contact for questions about: public transportation in Delaware County
Location: 119 Henderson Court, Delaware, OH 43015
Main Phone Number: (740) 363-3355
Email: information@delcotransit.com
Delaware County Veterans Service Commission
Contact for questions about: assistance in applying for benefits administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, emergency financial assistance, transportation to VA clinics in Columbus and Marion
Location: 91 N. Sandusky St., Ground Floor, Delaware, OH 43015
Main Phone Number: (740) 833-2010
Fax: (740) 833-2019
Delaware-Morrow Mental Health & Recovery Services Board
Contact for questions about: mental health services, substance use treatment, prevention services in Delaware and Morrow counties. Please note: this board does not provide services, but plans, develops, evaluates and helps provide for high quality, cost effective services from local providers.
Location: 40 N. Sandusky St., Suite 301, Delaware, OH 43015
Main Phone Number: (740) 368-1740
Fax: (740) 368-1744
Email: dmmhrsb@ohiopps.org
Delaware Soil & Water Conservation District
Contact for questions about: drainage maintenance and protection reviews, farmland preservation, conservation easements, soil surveys, stormwater management
Location: The Byxbe Building, 1610 State Route 521, Delaware, OH 43015
Main Phone Number: (740) 368-1921
Preservation Parks of Delaware County
Contact for questions about: the parks and trails that are part of the Preservation Parks system (not owned and managed by cities, villages or townships), outdoor shelter and indoor facility rentals
District Office Location: 2656 Hogback Road, Sunbury, OH 43074
Main Phone Number: (740) 524-8600
SourcePoint: Thrive After 55
Contact for questions about: services and programs for Delaware County adults ages 55 and older, Meals on Wheels, caregiver support
Main Office Location: 800 Cheshire Road, Delaware, OH 43015
Main Phone Number: (740) 363-6677
Email: info@mysourcepoint.org
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