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  2. Government

    1. Auditor
      1. Annual Audit Reports
      2. Popular Annual Financial Reports
      3. Purchasing
    2. Boards and Commissions
    3. Building Department
    4. City Council
      1. Council Rules
      2. City Council Agendas & Minutes
      3. Council Committees
      4. City Council and Committee Meeting Calendar
      5. Council President
      6. Lima City Charter and Code
      7. Request Privilege of the Floor
      8. 1st Ward
      9. 2nd Ward
      10. 3rd Ward
      11. 4th Ward
      12. 5th Ward
      13. 6th Ward
      14. 7th Ward
      15. Council Clerk
      16. Ward Map (PDF)
    5. Finance
      1. Budget
      2. Income Taxes
        1. Forms
      3. Treasurer Activity & Reports
      4. Treasurer Information
    6. Fire Department
      1. Home
      2. Annual Reports
      3. Apparatus
        1. Engines
        2. Ladder
        3. Medic
        4. Rescue
        5. Specialty / Staff Cars
      4. Child Safety Seats
      5. Divisions
        1. Investigation
        2. Prevention (Public Education)
          1. Community Programs
      6. Forms
      7. History
      8. Response Map
      9. Meet The Chief
      10. Museum
      11. Smoke Detector Request
      12. Stations
    7. Housing and Neighborhoods
      1. Citizen Participation Plan
      2. Economic Development
        1. Building Department
      3. Federal Opportunity Zones Program
      4. Community Development
        1. 5-Year Plan (PDF)
        2. Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing (PDF)
        3. 2023-2024 Annual Action Plan
        4. 2022-2023 Annual Action Plan
        5. 2021-2022 Annual Action Plan
        6. 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan
        7. 2018-2019 Annual Action Plan
        8. 2017-2018 Annual Action Plan
        9. 2020-2021 CAPER Information
        10. 2019-2020 CAPER Information
        11. 2018-2019 CAPER Information
        12. 2017-2018 CAPER Information
        13. Citizen Participation Plan
      5. Housing
        1. Fair Housing Services
        2. Forms
        3. Housing Programs
        4. City of Lima Housing Assessment
      6. Human Resources
        1. City of Lima Employees
        2. Civil Service
        3. Current Job Postings
        4. Job Opportunities
      7. Land Bank
      8. Law Director
        1. Ask the Law Director
        2. City Ordinances
        3. Income Taxes
        4. Submit a Claim
      9. Municipal Court Prosecutors
        1. Bad checks/Filing a complaint/Mediation
        2. Protection Orders
        3. Questions about Subpoena
      10. Neighborhood Support
        1. Good Neighbor Awards
        2. Lima-Allen Co. Neighborhoods in Partnership
        3. Neighborhood Associations
        4. Neighborhood Organizing Guide
      11. Planning
        1. Board of Adjustment
          1. Board of Adjustment Agenda & Minutes
        2. Building Department
        3. City Planning Commission
          1. City Planning Commission Agenda & Minutes
        4. Design Review Board
        5. 2040 Comprehensive Plan
        6. Historic Preservation Board
      12. Property Maintenance Code Enforcement
        1. Code Enforcement Process
        2. Common Code Violations
        3. Lima Pride Home Awards
    8. Human Resources
    9. Mayor
      1. 2023 State of the City
      2. ADA Transition Plan
      3. Lima's Sister Cities
        1. The Consulate General of Japan in Detroit MI.
        2. Japanese Garden
        3. Membership Application (PDF)
      4. Mayor's Media Briefing
      5. Mayor's Proclamations
      6. Municipal Court
        1. Municipal Court
        2. Clerk of Court
          1. Case Inquiry / Payments
          2. Civil Division Costs (PDF)
          3. Criminal Division Costs (PDF)
          4. Traffic Division Costs (PDF)
          5. Criminal Traffic Electronic Filing
        3. Court Forms
        4. Judges
          1. Annual Report (PDF)
          2. Bailiffs
          3. Court Room Schedules
            1. Court Room 1 (PDF)
            2. Court Room 2 (PDF)
            3. Court Room 3 Civil (PDF)
            4. Court Room 3 Criminal / Traffic (PDF)
          4. Local Rules of Court (PDF)
          5. Marriages
          6. Probation
        5. Public Defenders
        6. COVID-19 Information
      7. Press Releases
      8. Radio Interviews
      9. Request to the Mayor
      10. Walking-the-Wards
    10. Municipal Court
    11. Police Department
      1. Administrative Services
        1. Annual Reports
        2. Chief's Office
        3. Crime Prevention
        4. False Alarms (PDF)
        5. Job Opportunities
        6. Records
      2. BikeGuard
      3. City of Lima - Curfew Info (PDF)
      4. Investigative Services
        1. Computer Forensics
        2. Detective Bureau
        3. Identification Bureau
        4. Juvenile Bureau
        5. West Central Ohio Crime Task Force
      5. Officer Down Memorial Page
      6. Patrol Service
        1. Communications
        2. Corrections
        3. Shift Commanders
        4. Specialty Teams
          1. Bike Team
          2. Crash Team
          3. Hostage Negotiation Team
          4. K-9 Unit
          5. S.W.A.T
      7. Police Officer Civil Service Test Tutorial
      8. Safety City / DARE
      9. U.S. ICE Victim Notification
      10. Vicious Dog Ordinance (PDF)
      11. Security Camera Database
    12. Public Works
      1. Building Department
        1. Annual Report (PDF)
        2. City of Lima Demolition List
        3. Commercial Information
        4. Franklin Information Systems
        5. Planning Services and Fees
        6. Residential Information
        7. Special Use Permit (PDF)
        8. Voluntary Demolition Program (PDF)
      2. Engineering
        1. Bid Announcements
        2. Issue a Railroad Complaint
        3. Railroad Owner & Contact Map (PDF)
        4. Site Development Plan Review
          1. Engineering and Site Development Permit
          2. Lima Design Review Board Application
          3. Site Development Plan Requirements
          4. Stormwater Drainage Manual
          5. Stormwater Credits Manual
        5. Stormwater Utility
          1. Stormwater Assessment Policies
          2. Stormwater Forms
            1. Billing Policy Dispute Form
            2. Drainage Complaint Form
            3. Illicit Discharge Form
            4. Impervious Area Evaluation Application Form
            5. Right of Entry Form (PDF)
          3. Ohio EPA TMDL Report
          4. 2012 NPDES MS4 Annual Report
          5. Stormwater Management Plan
          6. Lima Standard Construction Drawings
          7. Site Plan Review Requirements
          8. Tree Rebate Program
          9. Flood Hazard Area Development Permit
        6. Traffic Commission
        7. Downtown District Walking Routes
      3. Parks, Recreation & Forestry
        1. Star Spangled Spectacular
        2. City Park Map
        3. Our City Parks
          1. Baxter Park
          2. Buttonbush Wetland Preserve
          3. Collett Street Recreation Area
          4. Cook Park
          5. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park
          6. Faurot Park
          7. Hover Park
          8. Kibby Corners Park
          9. Lima Stadium Park
          10. Lincoln Park
          11. Oxford/Vine Street Soccer Fields
          12. Robb Park
          13. Rules & Regulations
          14. Schoonover Park
        4. Recreation
          1. Allen County Recreation Resources
          2. Building Our Future Committee
            1. About Children's Memorial Fountain
            2. Brick Sales
            3. Memorial Re-Dedication
          3. Making Lima more Walkable and Bikeable
          4. Ottawa River Bikeway Brochure
          5. Downtown District Walking Routes
          6. Reservoir Recreation Rules & Regulations
        5. Forestry
          1. Tree Care Pamphlet
          2. Tree Dedication Form
          3. Tree Planting Permit
          4. Urban Forest Council Agenda Center
          5. Tree Rebate Program
          6. Tree Rebate Program Guide
      4. Streets
        1. Annual Report (PDF)
        2. City Road Closures
        3. Report a Street Light Out
        4. Report a Pothole
        5. Issue a Railroad Complaint
    13. Tax Department
    14. Utilities
      1. Administration
        1. EPA's Integrated Planning
      2. CSO Activity Report
      3. Customer Services
        1. Online Payments
        2. Sewer Rates
        3. Sign up for Services
        4. Water Rate Impact for Min. & Avg. Users (PDF)
        5. Water Rates
      4. EPA's Integrated Planning
      5. Field Services
        1. Backflow Prevention (PDF)
        2. Utilities Field Services Water Specification (PDF)
      6. Utility Projects
      7. Wastewater Treatment
        1. Wastewater Treatment Plant History
        2. Water Cycle
      8. Water Supply & Treatment
        1. Consumer Confidence Report for 2022
        2. Consumer Confidence Report for 2021
        3. Consumer Confidence Report for 2020 (PDF)
        4. Water Treatment Process
        5. Drinking Water Notices
        6. Reservoir Recreation Rules & Regulations
    15. Workforce and Small Business Development
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  3. How Do I?

    1. Apply for a Building Permit or License
    2. Apply for a Garage Sale Permit
    3. Apply for a Job
    4. Apply for Pet Spay/Neuter Assistance
    5. Apply for a Site Development plan review
    6. Contact Department Staff
    7. Pay My Utility Bill Online
    8. Pay Taxes
    9. Register for Park Activities
    10. Register for Shelter House
    11. Register to Vote
    12. Report a Problem
    13. Sign Up for Water & Sewer Service
    14. Submit a Claim
    15. View City Maps
    16. View Community Events
    17. View Convention & Visitors Bureau
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  4. Our Community

    1. City Ordinances
    2. City of Lima Events
    3. Community Organizations
    4. Employment Opportunities
    5. FAQs
    6. History of Lima
    7. Lima-Allen County Community Events
    8. Lima Pride Home Awards
    9. Mental Health & Recovery Services Board
    10. Neighborhood Associations (PDF)
    11. News
    12. Our Community Newsletter (PDF)
    13. Parks & Recreation
    14. Schools & Districts
      1. Charter Schools
      2. Colleges
      3. Parochial Schools
      4. Public Schools
    15. Staff Directory
    16. Video-Lima Youtube Channel & Facebook Live
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  5. Feature Links

    1. Elm Street RRGS Project
    2. City of Lima / EPA Consent Decree
    3. LPD Annual Report
    4. City of Lima Zoning Maps
    5. Making Lima more Walkable and Bikeable (PDF)
    6. BikeGuard, free bike registry-Register Here
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    1. 2022 Consumer Confidence Report
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    1. Ottawa River Clean Up
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    1. New Business Registration
    2. Small Business Roundtable Meetings
    3. GenNext Workforce Development
    4. GenNext Makers Camp
    5. 1 Million Cups
    6. Economic Development
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    1. Community Development
      1. Citizen Participation Plan
    2. Economic Development
      1. Federal Opportunity Zones Program
    3. Housing
      1. Fair Housing Services
      2. Forms
      3. Housing Programs
      4. City of Lima Housing Assessment
    4. Land Bank
    5. Neighborhood Support
      1. Good Neighbor Awards
      2. Lima-Allen Co. Neighborhoods in Partnership
      3. Neighborhood Associations
      4. Neighborhood Impact Grant
    6. Planning
      1. Board of Adjustment
      2. City Planning Commission
      3. Design Review Board
      4. 2040 Comprehensive Plan
      5. Historic Preservation Board
    7. Property Maintenance Code Enforcement
      1. Code Enforcement Process
      2. Common Code Violations
      3. Lima Pride Home Awards
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