Milan's Government
The Village of Milan is a statutory form of government as allowed by the Ohio Revised Code for municipalities with populations less than 5,000. The Village is governed by a six member at large Council lead by an elected Mayor. The Council acts as the legislative body where the Mayor only votes in the case of a tie.
A Council President is elected at the first meeting of each year. The Council President acts on behalf of the Mayor during the Mayor’s absence.
The Mayor oversees the daily operation of the Village through her direct reports; the Police Chief, Fiscal Officer and Village Administrator. The Mayor also determines the need for temporary or permanent committees, boards and commissions, filling the positions respectively with approval of Council.
The Mayor and each Council member serve four year terms.
Mayor's Office Information
Pam Crosby is the Mayor of Milan. The Mayor serves as the administrative head of government representing the Village. The Mayor’s office is located in the Administration Building, 11 S. Main Street, 419-499-4161 ext. 5, or email at email
Council information and current members
The Village of Milan holds Council Meetings on the 4th Wednesday of each month in the Council Room at the Village Administration Building, 11 S. Main Street. The meetings are held at 6:30 P.M.
Council meetings are open to the public. The Village of Milan welcomes an open-door policy for any concerns or questions you may have. However, to help us prepare, we require a 48-hour notice to be placed on the agenda. To be given the opportunity to speak under our Citizens Participation Portion for no more that 5 minutes on your stated topic, please email the Fiscal Office, Joanne Clapp at the following link email stating your name, address and your question for Council 48-hours prior to the Council Meeting.
Current members of council include Council President Carla Rospert, Tim McIlrath, Erin McManus, Tori Naufel, Nate Shafer and Stefan Taylor.
Fiscal Officer
The Village of Milan's Fiscal Officer Joanne Clapp, runs the day to day financial operations. Milan operates under budgetary fund accounting guidelines, which include budgets and appropriations that guide the Village throughout the year. The Village of Milan's finances are audited on a two year cycle by the Auditor of the State of Ohio.
The Fiscal Officer's office is located in the Administration Building, 11 S. Main Street.
Fiscal Officer may be contacted at 419-499-4161 ext. 4 or email at email
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Village of Milan Administrator
The Village Administrator position is appointed by the Mayor and approved by Council. The Village Administrator, oversees the operations of the Street Department, Electric Department, Water and Waste Water Departments as well as the Utility Office.
Administrator Brian Rospert may be reached at email or by calling 419-499-4161 ext. 3.
Committees
The Mayor, with approval of Council, appoints residents to fill positions on various committees, boards and commissions. Additionally, the Mayor, at the first meeting of each year, appoints various Council members to Committee positions. The Council persons are charged with understanding the respective Village activities and being Council’s knowledge expert in the given areas.
Standing Council Committees include
Tim McIlrath, Erin McManus and Nate Shafer are the members of the Streets, Sidewalk and Sewers Committee.
Tim McIlrath, Erin McManus and Nate Shafer are the members of the Safety Committee.
Tori Naufel, Carla Rospert and Stefan Taylor are the members of the Finance Committee.
Tim McIlrath is a member of the Regional Planning and Building Codes Committee. In this role, Tim McIlrath is also the Village’s delegate to the Erie Regional Planning with Mayor Pam Crosby acting as alternate.
Mayor Pam Crosby and Carla Rospert are the members of the Erie County - Tax Incentive Review Council.
Tori Naufel, Carla Rospert and Stefan Taylor are the members of the Utilities Committee.
Erin McManus, Tori Naufel and Nate Shafer are the members of the Council’s Civic Contacts and Historical Committee.
Erin McManus, Carla Rospert and Stefan Taylor are the members of the Parks and Trees Committee.
Mayor Pam Crosby, Administrator Brian Rospert, Al Buggele, Jill Cumston, Marsha Scott, Trudy Riddle and Randy Rospert are the members of the Beautification Committee.
Design Review Board members are Mayor Pam Crosby, Fritz Berckmueller, Ann Basilone-Jones, Tori Naufel and Bob O'Dell.
Tim McIlrath (Delegate) and Stefan Taylor (Alternate) are the members of the Erie County Council of Governments REP (1 Yr. App't).
Standing Boards and Commissions include
Planning Commission: This five member commission meets on an as needed basis. The current members include three (3) residents; Kevin Riddle, Jim Schoenegge and one open position along with the Mayor Pam Crosby and Council member Tim McIlrath.
Zoning Board of Appeals: This five member board is entirely staffed by residents and meets on an as needed basis. The current Board is led by a Chairman and includes members John Batchelor, Joe Chicotel, Jeff Huber, Andrew LaVine and Gregg Mehling.
Property Maintenance Board Commission: This five member board meets on an as needed basis. The current members include; Randy Glovinsky, Kevin Riddle, Nate Shafer, along with Mayor Pam Crosby and one open seat.
Tree Commission: The commission is made up of five residents and meets on an as needed basis. The current members include Fritz Berckmueller, Martha Berckmueller, Brock Busdicker, Cody McCoy and Troy Nemitz.
Records Commission: The commission is made up of one resident and members of the Village administration and is charged with adopting policies and procedures to ensure the handling of the Village’s records following records retention policy as required by the State of Ohio. Resident Greg Mehling and members of the administration include the Fiscal Officer, Solicitor and the Administrator representing the Mayor.
Jenkins Warehouse Commission: The commission is made up of seven members and meets on an as needed basis. The current members include Mayor Pam Crosby, Ron Cull, Judi Horchler, Erin McManus, Cindi Rospert, Sparky Weilnau and one open seat.
Parks and Activities Commission: The commission is made up of five members. Members include Mayor Pam Crosby, Councilperson Stefan Taylor, Hailee Taylor, Councilperson Tori Naufel and Craig Naufel.
Residents are encouraged to participate in their local government by volunteering for positions on the various boards and commissions. If you have an interest in an appointment to any specific board or commission, please contact the Mayor at 419-499-4161 ext. 5 or email
Meetings Minutes and Legislation
For information regarding upcoming meeting agendas, please contact the Fiscal Officer at (419) 499-4161 ext. 4 or email
A searchable database of the Village’s codified ordinances is available at American Legal.
NOTE: COUNCIL MINUTES POSTED AFTER COUNCIL APPROVAL AND SIGNED.
| 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Work Session | ||
| January 18, 2024 | March 21, 2024 | April 11, 2024 |
| June 13, 2024 | December 12, 2024 | |
| Council Meeting Minute Dates | ||
|---|---|---|
| January 26, 2022 | February 15, 2022 - Special Meeting | February 23, 2022 |
| March 23, 2022 | April 27, 2022 | May 25, 2022 |
| June 16, 2022 Public Hearing Special Meeting |
June 22, 2022 Public Hearing |
July 27, 2022 Public Hearing |
| August 24, 2022 | September 7, 2022 Special Meeting |
September 28, 2022 Cancelled |
| October 5, 2022 | October 26, 2022 | November 9, 2022 Public Hearing |
| November 29, 2022 Public Hearing |
November 30, 2022 | December 8, 2022 - Special Meeting |
| December 28, 2022 | ||
| 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Work Session Minutes | ||
| January 14th | May 13, 2021 Cancelled |
Sept 9, 2021 |
| February 11, 2021 | June 10, 2021 | October 14, 2021 |
| March 11, 2021 | July 8, 2021 | November 4, 2021 |
| Council Minutes | ||
| January 27, 2021 | May 26, 2021 | August 25, 2021 |
| February 24, 2021 | June 23, 2021 | September 22, 2021 |
| March 24, 2021 | July 8, 2021 Public Hearing |
October 27, 2021 |
| April 8, 2021-Special Meeting | July 21, 2021-Special Meeting | November17 , 2021 |
| April 28, 2021 | July 28, 2021 | December 9 , 2021-Special Meeting |
| May 4, 2021-Special Meeting (revised) | August 12, 2021 Public Hearing Special Meeting |
December 13 , 2021-Special Meeting |
| December 15 , 2021 | ||
| 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|
| January 22, 2020 | June 24, 2020 | September 23, 2020 |
| February 26, 2020 | July 22, 2020 | October 28, 2020 |
| March 25, 2020 | August 5, 2020 - Special Meeting | November 4, 2020 - Special Meeting |
| April 22, 2020 | August 26, 2020 | November 18, 2020 |
| May 27, 2020 | September 9, 2020 - Special Meeting | December 16, 2020 |
| 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| January 24, 2018 | June 27, 2018 | November 28, 2018 |
| February 28, 2018 | July 25, 2018 | December 19, 2018 |
| March 28, 2018 | August 22, 2018 | |
| April 25, 2018 | September 26, 2018 | |
| May 23, 2018 | October 24, 2018 | |
| 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| January 25, 2017 | March 29, 2017 - Special Meeting | August 23, 2017 |
| February 1, 2017 - Special Meeting | April 26, 2017 | September 27, 2017 |
| February 8, 2017 - Special Meeting | May 24, 2017 | October 25, 2017 |
| February 22, 2017 | June 21, 2017 | November 15, 2017 |
| March 22, 2017 | July 26, 2017 | December 20, 2017 |
| 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| January 27, 2016 | June 22, 2016 | November 16, 2016 |
| February 24, 2016 | July 27, 2016 | December 14, 2016 |
| March 23, 2016 | August 24, 2016 | |
| April 27, 2016 | September 28, 2016 | |
| May 25, 2016 | October 26, 2016 | |
| 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| January 28, 2015 | June 24, 2015 | November 18, 2015 |
| February 25, 2015 | July 22, 2015 | December 16, 2015 |
| March 25, 2015 | August 26, 2015 | |
| April 22, 2015 | September 23, 2015 | |
| May 27, 2015 | October 28, 2015 | |
| 2014 | ||
|---|---|---|
| January 8, 2014 | April 9, 2014 | August 27, 2014 |
| January 22, 2014 | April 23, 2014 | September 24, 2014 |
| February 12, 2014 | April 30, 2014 - Special Meeting | October 22, 2014 |
| February 26, 2014 | May 28, 2014 | November 19, 2014 |
| March 12, 2014 - Canceled Due to Weather | June 25, 2014 | December 17, 2014 |
| March 26, 2014 | July 23, 2014 | |
| 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| January 11, 2012 | May 9, 2012 | September 12, 2012 |
| January 25, 2012 | May 23, 2012 - Canceled Due to Lack of Quorum. | September 26, 2012 |
| February 9, 2012 | June 13, 2012 | October 10, 2012 |
| February 22, 2012 | June 27, 2012 | October 24, 2012 - Canceled |
| March 14, 2012 | July 11, 2012 | November 14, 2012 |
| March 28, 2012 | July 25, 2012 | November 28, 2012 |
| April 11, 2012 | August 8, 2012 | December 19, 2012 |
| April 25, 2012 | August 22, 2012 | |
Contact Information
Records: email
Public Records requests administered by the Village of Milan (per year):
AUDIT REPORTS
Audit for the years 2020 and 2021
Audit for the years 2019 and 2018
Audit for the years 2017 and 2016
Audit for the year 2015
Audit for the year 2014
Audit for the years 2013 and 2012
Audit for the year 2011
Audit for the year 2010
Audit for the year 2009
Audit for the year 2008
Audit for the years 2007 and 2006
Audit for the years 2005 and 2004
Audit for the years 2003 and 2002
Audit for the years 2001 and 2000
Audit for the years 1999 and 1998