Government/Leadership:
Government Structure:
Sources of Revenue:
Offices:
Board of Health (Not a Comprehensive List)
Political Affiliations (Based on registered voters)
Community Planning
Strengths: Lowellville’s government and leaders has a lot to offer the town. There are many community projects that are taking place, these benefit the community. Another strength in this town is the closeness of all the different offices. This allows for easy access to all resources and would make communication easier in the case of an emergency. One other strength of the government and leadership is the village is the many committees that are present. This allows for a greater number of people to participate in the local decision making.
Weaknesses: One of the major weaknesses of this town is the small size of the government officials. The town only has six people on the Council. This small number coupled with a larger number of committees spreads the Council’s time thin. Each member needs to take on multiple rolls and tasks, this may hinder the quality of the decisions and the amount of discussion time that is spent on each issue. Another problem within is the lack of any local board of health. There are plenty of resources at the county level, however, there is a lack of resources at the local level. Having a local board of health may help to improve the community’s health and understanding of the programs that are available to them.
Sources:
http://www.factsweb.org/political-statistics/Lowellville-OH/statistics.html
http://www.villageoflowellville.com/government/safety-forces/fire/
http://www.uspspostoffices.com/oh/lowellville/lowellville
http://youngstown.savelocalnow.com/business/Huntington-National-Bank15
http://www.villageoflowellville.com/
http://www.lwvgy.net/files/elected2015.pdf
http://www.sale-tax.com/LowellvilleOH
https://ohioauditor.gov/auditsearch/Reports/2016/Lowellville_Local_School_District_15-Mahoning.pdf
http://www.mahoninghealth.org/about-us/services/
- Lowellville has its own government that governs the citizens of the town. The government consists of a Mayor and six council members. All these positions are obtained by being voted into them. Each has a term duration of four years. Other positions that are by election include: clerk treasurer, solicitor, and village administrator. The village tax commissioner is appointed by the city Council. There are currently only five of the six Council positions filled. The local citizens elect the members of the Council.
Sources of Revenue:
- The Village of Lowellville may be a small town but it is still able to generate some revenue to help the town purchase certain things. They generate this revenue through collecting a sales tax of 7.250%. In 2015, Lowellville had a net revenue in property taxes of $1,158,102. Other revenues for the town in 2015 included Gants and Entitlements of $2,140,829, Investment earnings of $33,491, and a total of 12,431 in other non-specified areas. Clerk Treasurer: Carol Flora- responsible for all deposits, accounts payable, budget monitoring, financial statements, records and all required reporting.
- Elected Officials:
- Mayor: James Iudiciani Jr.
- Council Members:
- Robert A. Coppola
- William Flora
- Keith McCaughtry
- Ronald Rutunno
- Phil Alfano
- Solicitor: James E. Lanzo
- Tax Commissioner: Tom Collins- responsible for collection of all local income taxes as preparing the quarter annual tax returns.
- Village Administrator: Richard Day
- Committees:
- Improvements:
- Keith McCaugtry
- Phil Alfano
- Bob Coppola
- Finances:
- Ron Rotunno
- Phil Alfano
- Don Donofrio
- Safety:
- Bill Florao
- Keith McCaughtry
- Ron Rotunno
- Ordinances:
- Bob Coppola
- Bill Flora
- Don Donofrio
- Utilities:
- Phil Alfano
- Bob Coppola
- Bill Flora
- Claims:
- Don Donfrio
- Ron Rotunno
- Keith McCaughtry
- Improvements:
Offices:
- City Hall
- 140 E. Liberty Street
P.O. Box 124
Lowellville, OH 44436 - Phone number: 330-536-6415
- Fax Number: 330-536-2058
- 140 E. Liberty Street
- Fire Department
- Station # 31
- 1 Mcgaffney Street
Lowellville, Ohio 44436
- 1 Mcgaffney Street
- Station 32
- 140 East Liberty Street
Lowellville, Ohio 44436
- 140 East Liberty Street
- Services Provided
- Emergency Medical Servies
- Hazmat
- Rope Rescue
- Firefighters are on a volunteer basis. Training takes place every Tuesday evening beginning at 6:45PM. Local citizens are encouraged to stop by and to consider joining. For more information visit: http://www.villageoflowellville.com/government/safety-forces/fire/
- Station # 31
- Police Department
- Chief’s Office located within City Hall
- Post Office
- 10 E Liberty St, Lowellville, OH 44436
- Phone: 330-536-8874
- Fax: 330-536-6526
- Banks
- Huntington National Bank
- 102 East Water Street, Lowellville, Ohio 44436
- Phone: 330-536-6205
- Huntington National Bank
Board of Health (Not a Comprehensive List)
- Environmental Health Division
- Inspect bathing beaches, pools, and spas
- Conduct water sampling and testing
- Inspect and license campgrounds
- Inspect and license food vendors, including mobile and temporary
- Investigates complaints and foodborne illness outbreaks
- Reviews/approves facility layout plans
- Nuisance complaints
- Plumbing licensing and inspections
- Private water systems (wells)
- Rabies control program
- Residential hazard investigation
- Schools
- Sewage systems
- Solid infectious waste
- Tattoo and body piercing
- Vector control
- Environmental Laboratory
- Provides 100+ analytical services for environmental samples
- Analyzes public and private drinking water systems for bacteria and chemicals
- Tests discharge from public and private sewage treatment systems to determine proper functioning
- Tests soil for heavy metals
- Tests for environmental lead exposure
- Evaluates drinking water for homes and businesses
- Nursing and Community Health Division
- Baby and me tobacco free
- Children with medical handicaps
- Community health assessment
- Community health education
- Cribs for kids
- Emergency preparedness
- Epidemiology and disease surveillance
- Fetal, infant, and child fatality review
- HIV/STD service coordination program
- Immunization services
- My baby’s 1st
- Preventative health services
- Project DAWN (Deaths Avoided with Naloxone)
- Tuberculosis clinic
- Wellness classes
- Mahoning County Pathways Club
- Certified environmental laboratory
- Partners with local care coordination agencies to ensure pregnant women receive needed services
- Provides education and connections to resources
- Removes social barriers to healthy birth outcomes
- Supports, advocates for, and encourages pregnant women
- Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program
- Nutrition education
- Breastfeeding education and support
- Supplemental foods
- Farmers Market Nutrition Program
- Medical/Social service referrals
- Voter registration
- For more information visit the Mahoning County District Board of Health at http://www.mahoninghealth.org/
Political Affiliations (Based on registered voters)
- Democratic= 62.020%
- Republican= 35.500%
- Independent/Other= 2.481%
Community Planning
- The community in the Village of Lowellville does projects and studies to benefit the town. One such study that was conducted was a study of the Mahoning River water. The water was tested for the contents, ratio, and was then given a grade of the quality. Another project that they have ongoing is a pollution control plan as well as a project on their local dam.
Strengths: Lowellville’s government and leaders has a lot to offer the town. There are many community projects that are taking place, these benefit the community. Another strength in this town is the closeness of all the different offices. This allows for easy access to all resources and would make communication easier in the case of an emergency. One other strength of the government and leadership is the village is the many committees that are present. This allows for a greater number of people to participate in the local decision making.
Weaknesses: One of the major weaknesses of this town is the small size of the government officials. The town only has six people on the Council. This small number coupled with a larger number of committees spreads the Council’s time thin. Each member needs to take on multiple rolls and tasks, this may hinder the quality of the decisions and the amount of discussion time that is spent on each issue. Another problem within is the lack of any local board of health. There are plenty of resources at the county level, however, there is a lack of resources at the local level. Having a local board of health may help to improve the community’s health and understanding of the programs that are available to them.
Sources:
http://www.factsweb.org/political-statistics/Lowellville-OH/statistics.html
http://www.villageoflowellville.com/government/safety-forces/fire/
http://www.uspspostoffices.com/oh/lowellville/lowellville
http://youngstown.savelocalnow.com/business/Huntington-National-Bank15
http://www.villageoflowellville.com/
http://www.lwvgy.net/files/elected2015.pdf
http://www.sale-tax.com/LowellvilleOH
https://ohioauditor.gov/auditsearch/Reports/2016/Lowellville_Local_School_District_15-Mahoning.pdf
http://www.mahoninghealth.org/about-us/services/