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Mayor David L. Scheffler is a 48-year Lancaster-area resident, having grown up in New Lexington. He is a US Army veteran and a 1973 graduate of Ohio University with a Bachelor of Business Administration, majoring in accounting and minoring in economics. David was a partner with the international accounting firm, Plante Moran, before retiring in 2009. After retirement, he pursued his passion of fine art photography. He then served three years as Executive Director of Destination Downtown Lancaster from October 2014 to November 2017.
The mayor’s civic interests include serving on a number of local, state, national and international organizations and boards, including: Lancaster-Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce, Fairfield County Airport Authority, Keller Market House, Destination Downtown Lancaster, Fairfield County Heritage Association, Ohio University-Lancaster Coordinating Council, Fairfield County Foundation, Rotary, Charleston (SC) Artist Guild, Ohio Small Business Council, Ohio Chamber of Commerce, 1995 White House Conference on Small Business, Independent Accountants International, Village Mountain Mission and others.
David and his wife, Kristi, reside in Downtown Lancaster. They have six children and 18 grandchildren.
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Contact Us
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David L. Scheffler
Mayor
Shannon Seesholtz
Executive Assistant104 E. Main St.
Room 101
Lancaster, Ohio 43130
Phone: 740-687-6600
Fax: 740-687-6698
Hours
Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- The mayor shall perform all the duties prescribed by the bylaws and ordinances of the municipal corporation. He/she shall see that all ordinances, bylaws, and resolutions of the legislative authority are faithfully obeyed and enforced. He/she shall sign all commissions, licenses, and permits granted by such legislative authority or authorized by Title VII of the Revised Code, and such other instruments as by laws or ordinances require his/her certificate.
- The Mayor maintains safe streets by appointing and supervising the city's Service-Safety Director, who works closely with the Police and Fire Chiefs along with City Department Superintendents.
- The Mayor works along with City Council members providing information they request in order to help make good decisions for the residents of Lancaster.
- They Mayor delivers a "State of the City" address once a year to inform residents, businesses and elected officials of the city's progress and its future outlook.
- The Mayor is an elected official that serves a 4 year term beginning on the first day of January after his/her election. @(Model.BulletStyle == CivicPlus.Entities.Modules.Layout.Enums.BulletStyle.Decimal ? "ol" : "ul")>
MAYORS OF LANCASTER
Joseph Grubb - 1831
William Ingmond - 1832
George Sanderson - 1833
William J. Reese - 1834
George Sanderson - 1835
William J. Reese - 1840-1841
George Ring - 1842-1843
George Sanderson - 1844
Henry Miers - 1845
Daniel Sifford - 1846
George Sanderson - 1847-1848
John D. Martin - 1849-1850
William P. Creed - 1851-1854
S.A. Hedges - 1855-1856
Alfred McVeigh - 1857-1858
Kinnis Fritter - 1859-1862
Samuel Ewing - 1863-1866
Tall Slough 1867-1874
P.C. Benadum 1875-1876
John D. McCormick 1877-1878
William Vorys 1879-1880
S.W. Rainey 1881-1884
H.C. Drinkle 1885-1886
H. Cannon 1887-1889
Charles W. Parido 1889-1892
H.W. Carpenter 1893-1894
A.M. Beery 1895
Charles W. Parido 1895
J.F. Willock 1896-1898
George Cunningham 1899-1900
L.G. Silbaugh 1901-1902
S.W. Rainey 1903-1905
L.H. Pursell 1906-1907
Christian Henry Sexauer 1907-1913
C.M. Rowlee 1914-1915
H.F. Repass 1916-1917
John A. Mayer 1918-1919
C.E. Ruble 1920-1923
H.A. Alspach 1924-1927
R.U. Hastings 1928-1933
Charles E. Moyer 1934-1937
J. Wilbur Huddle 1938-1941
William J. Brandon 1950-1951
Fred VonStein 1944-1949
Harold W. Brandon 1950-1951
W.H. Crook 1952-1953
J. Harvey Weis 1954-1963
Walter F. Kaumeyer 1963
Clarence E. Miller 1964-1965
William E. Burt 1966-1971
Edward C. Rutherford 1972-1979
Kenneth E. Mace 1980-1983
Edward C. Rutherford 1984-1987
Don S. Maddux 1988-1991
Arthur M. Wallace 1992-2003
David S. Smith 2004-2015
Brian S. Kuhn 2016-2017
David S. Smith 2017