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Departments
- Fiscal Officer
Budget
/ On-Line Forms
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Ben
Sommers |
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April 1, 2004, Ben Sommers took office as Lake Township’s Fiscal Officer. As Fiscal Officer he is responsible for the records and the day to day financial needs of the township. Ben began his public service with Lake Township in 1987 when he accepted a position on the Lake Township Zoning Commission. He has since filled the end of an unexpired term on the Board of Township Trustees, and then took an appointment on the Board of Zoning Appeals. He is currently serving his second term as Fiscal Officer.
As a lifelong resident and businessman in Lake Township, Ben has served on countless boards and committees in his church and community. He serves on the Board for the Ohio Government Risk Management Plan and he is the current acting President of the Hartville Homes MRDD and the Hartville Homes Facility Board.
Ben, the oldest of ten brothers and sisters, along with his wife Marie, live together on a thirteen acre farm in Lake Township. There he raises horses and restores old John Deere tractors. He and Marie had three children and they are the proud grandparents of Kyle Benjamin.
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