Township Trustees & Fiscal Officer

Meet the Trustees and the Fiscal Officer

Dan VanNess
Granville Township Trustee

  • Lifetime Granville Township resident

  • Graduate of The Ohio State University

  • Farms locally, growing crops and raising cattle

  • Granville Township Zoning Commission 1998-2010

  • Past Granville Comprehensive Plan Task Force

  • Granville Township Trustee 2010-2014

  • Granville Township Trustee 2016-2020

  • Granville Rotary member

  • Project manager for the new Granville Township Fire Department building

  • Wife: Jennifer

  • Children: Kristen, Kurt, Kate, Kyle & Kevin

  • Collects antique vehicles

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Bryn Bird
Granville Township Trustee

  • Granville Resident Since 1995

  • Masters of Public Health from George Washington University

  • B.S. Zoology from Miami University

  • Northridge High School Graduate 2002

  • Co-operator at Bird’s Haven Farms – vendor at Granville Farmers Market since 1995

  • Policy Consultant with Rural Organizing

  • Director at The Canal Market District and Enterprise Hub, Newark, OH – 2014-2017

  • PEO A.B. Chapter

  • Explore Licking County Board Member

  • Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association Board Member

  • Ohio Farmers Union Board Member

  • Husband: Brian Walsh

  • Children: Emlyn, Paige and Margo

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Rob Schaadt
Granville Township Trustee

  • Granville Resident since 1998

  • B.S. Landscape Architecture from The Ohio State University

  • Granville Township Zoning Commission (2014-2020)

  • Granville Township Land Management Committee (2006-2010)

  • Owner of PSA Appraisal Ltd since 1993

  • Licensed Real Estate Appraiser since 1993

  • Member of the Kiwanis Club of Granville

  • Wife: Sally

  • Children: Brynn

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Jerry Miller
Township Fiscal Officer

  • Lifelong Resident of Granville

  • Granville Township Fiscal Officer, 2012-present

  • OSUN/COTC – A.B. Computer Science, 1983

  • Retired State of Ohio, 2012

  • State of Ohio, Office of Information Technology, OAKS, Data Systems Administrator, 2007-2012

  • State of Ohio, DAS, Human Resource Division, Payroll Administration, 1983-2007

  • Co-Director Granville Recreation Commission, 1997-2007

  • OHSAA Licensed Official – Basketball, present

  • Granville Community Foundation Board Member – 2017-present

  • Kiwanis Club of Granville, 1994-present

  • 4th of July Celebration Co-Chair, 2019-present

  • Club President, 2010-2011

  • Ohio District Div 10-E Lt. Governor, 2014-2015

  • Wildwood Playground Build Co-Chair, 1993

  • Granville Jaycees, 1983-1993

  • Centenary United Methodist Church Member, 1985-present

  • Wife: Lesa

  • Children: Jennifer, Melissa and Daniel

  • Grandchildren: Nathan and Hannah

Meetings

Granville Township Trustees hold their regular meetings the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at 7:00 PM, at the Township Service Complex, 1554 Columbus Rd, Granville. Changes to this meeting schedule or special meetings will be listed on the Township’s website and notices will be placed in a paper of general circulation. If it is not possible to place a notice in the paper because of newspaper deadlines, a notice will be placed on the north door of the Service Complex 24 hours in advance of the meeting. Meeting minutes can be accessed at the bottom of this page. You can also follow our Facebook page to get general updates and items of interest.

Public Records

The Board of Granville Township Trustees has established a public records policy. This public records policy establishes procedures that will be utilized by the Township for responding to requests for public records. This policy can be found here.

Township Structure

Granville Township is a political subdivision of the State of Ohio. Like all townships in Ohio, it has four elected officials consisting of three trustees and a fiscal officer. Each official is elected to a four-year term. Elections occur in odd-numbered years, and two officials are elected or re-elected every other year.

The Township officials govern the unincorporated area of the Township covering an area of approximately 13,300 acres, with a population of approximately 5,815. The Village of Granville is located within the Township and comprises the incorporated area of the Township, but it is operated under a separate governance.

The primary source of revenue for the Township is property taxes voted by the voters and levied for specific purposes. Road District Maintenance Levies are paid only by residents of the unincorporated area and provide maintenance funds for 73.56 lane miles of township roads in the unincorporated area.  Fire Department, cemetery operating and open space (green space) preservation levies are voted on and paid by residents of both the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the Township.

The cemetery levy funds are used primarily by the Township for the operation of the Maple Grove and Philipps cemeteries. The Trustees also provide some matching funds to Union Cemetery (the Old Colony Burying Ground) which is jointly operated by the Township and the Village.

Voting Location for all township residents (outside of the village)

The entirety of the Township votes on the Trustees and Fiscal Officer. This includes the incorporated and unincorporated areas.

Voting Location for all township residents (outside of the village)

All residents living in the unincorporated area of Granville Township will vote at the Bryn Du Fieldhouse, 537 Jones Rd., Granville OH 43023.

Should you have questions regarding your voting status call the Licking County Board of Elections at (740) 670-5083.