GENERAL INFORMATION

211 The information below is alphabetized by topic. If you have questions which are not addressed below, call 2-1-1 on your home or cell phone for information about other available services and programs throughout Erie County. You may also contact the City Manager's Office at 419.627.5844.

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR SANDUSKY AND ERIE COUNTY RESIDENTS

The information below directs the user to find answers to some of the most commonly asked questions, alphabetically, by topic. We hope that you find it useful. If you need information about a topic not listed on this page, email us and we will be happy to help direct your inquiry.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

	TOPIC, DEPARTMENT OR PROBLEM	PHONE	FAX	EMAIL
A	Administrative Services (Civil Service, Personnel, IT)	419.627.5968	419.627.5825	Y
	Ambulance Billing	419.627.2909
	American Red Cross, Firelands Chapter	419.626.1641		Y
	Animal Control	419.627.5900	419.627.5862
	Apartment Registration & Inspection	419.627.5713		Y
	Appliances, How to Dispose of	419.433.7303
B	BAS Broadcasting	419.626.2000		Y
	Bailiff, Sandusky Municipal Court	419.627.5915	419.627.5950
	Better Business Bureau	1.800.743.4222
	Bingo Licenses	800.686.4208	614.466.9788
	Birth/Death Certificates	419.626.5623		Y
	Block Parties	419.627.5844	419.627.5825	Y
	Board of Elections (Erie County)	419.627.7601	419.626.0034
	Board of Zoning Appeals	419.627.5829	419.627.5945	Y
	Buckeye Cablesystem	419.627.0800
	Building Permits	419.627.5940	419.627.5933	Y
	Business Licenses	419.627.7746
C	Christmas Tree Collection	419.627.5879	419.627.5911	Y
	Citizenship	800.333.4636
	City Commissioner's Office	419.627.5850	419.627.5825	Y
	City Manager's Office	419.627.5844	419.627.5825	Y
	Civil Service Commission	419.627.5885	419.627.5825	Y
	Clerk of the Sandusky Municipal Court	419.627.5920	419.627.5950	Y
	Code Enforcement (Tall grass, high weeds & junk vehicles)	419.627.5732	419.627.5945	Y
	Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc.	1.800.344.4077
	Community Development (Code Enforcement, Housing & Neighborhood Development, Planning & Zoning, Transit Services)	419.627.5872	419.627.5945	Y
	Community Events	419.627.5886	419.627.5825	Y
	Contractor Registration	419.627.5940	419.627.5933	Y
	County Auditor	419.627.7746
	Crime Reporting, Non-Emergency	419.627.5862
	Criminal Court Cases, Sandusky Municipal Court	419.627.5919	419.627.5950
D	Death/Birth Certificates	419.626.5623		Y
	Detective Bureau	419.627.5877
	Dog Licenses	419.627.7607
	Driver's License Tests	419.668.7413
	Driver's Licenses, License Plates	419.625.1983
	Driveway Repairs & Permits	419.627.5940	419.627.5933	Y
E	Electric Aggregation Program	419.627.5844	419.627.5825	Y
	Electrical Permits & Inspections	419.627.5841	419.627.5933	Y
	Emergency Management Agency	419.627.7617		Y
	Employment Information, City of Sandusky	419.627.5968	419.627.5825	Y
	Engineering Services (Building Division, Sewer Collections & Wastewater Treatment, Traffic Services & Water Services)	419.627.5829	419.627.5933	Y
	Erie County Chamber of Commerce	419.625.6421		Y
	Erie County Health Department	419.626.5623		Y
	Erie County Offices	419.627.7682
	Evictions	419.627.5913	419.627.5916
	Exterior Alterations	419.627.5940	419.627.5933	Y
	Exterior Housing Inspections	419.627.5732	419.627.5892	Y
F	Fair Housing	419.627.5703	419.627.5945	Y
	Fence Permits & Regulations	419.627.5872	419.627.5945	Y
	Finance (Accts. Payable, Income Tax, Payroll and Sewer & Water Billing)	419.627.5888	419.627.5892	Y
	Fire Department, Central Station, Non-Emergency	419.627.5837	419.627.5820	Y
	Fire Department, Administrative Offices	419.627.5822	419.627.5820	Y
	Fire Department, Station #3, 2034 Fifth Street, Non-Emergency	419.627.5839	419.627.5820
	Fire Department, Station #7, 3816 Venice Road, Non-Emergency	419.627.5854	419.627.5820
	Flooded Basements	419.627.5907	419.627.5800
	Floral Mounds	419.627.5879	419.627.5911	Y
G	Garage Repairs and Permits	419.627.5940	419.627.5933	Y
	Garage/Yard Sales - No Permit Required
	Gas Aggregation Program	419.627.5844	419.627.5825	Y
	Golden Buckeye Card Applications	419.624.1856
	Gun Registration	419.627.7668
H	Handicapped Parking Card Applications	419.625.1983
	Health Department	419.626.5623		Y
	Home Additions	419.627.5940		Y
	Housing Inspections	419.627.5913		Y
I	Immunizations	419.626.5623		Y
	Income Tax, City of Sandusky - R.I.T.A.	419.627.5834 1.800.860.7482	419.627.5892	Y
	Income Tax, Internal Revenue Service (IRS)	1.800.829.1040
	Income Tax, State of Ohio	1.614.387.0224
J	Juvenile Court	419.627.7782
L	Lake Erie Shores & Islands	419.625.2984		Y
	Lake Erie Shores & Islands, Toll Free	1.800.255.3743
	Law Department	419.627.5852	419.627.5912	Y
	Leaf Collection	419.627.5879		Y
M	Marriage Licenses	419.627.7525
	Memorial Tree Program	419.627.5879	419.627.5911	Y
	Morning Journal, The	440.245.6901
	Municipal Court, Criminal Traffic Division	419.627.5920	419.627.5950
	Municipal Court, Probation	419.627.5949	419.627.5950	Y
	Municipal Court, Small Claims	419.627.5917	419.627.5916
O	Ohio Edison	1.800.633.4766
	Ohio Utilities Protection Services (OUPS)	1.800.362.2764
	Open Burning, SFD Inspection Bureau	419.626.5823		Y
	Ordinances	419.627.5850	419.627.5825	Y
P	Parking Tickets	419.627.5914	419.627.5916
	Parks & Recreation	419.627.5879	419.627.5911	Y
	Passport Applications, Erie County Clerk's Office	419.624.6428
	Passport Applications, Sandusky Post Office	419.626.5525
	Personnel (Administrative Services)	419.627.5968	419.627.5825	Y
	Planning Commission	419.627.5829	419.627.5945	Y
	Plumbing Permits & Inspections	419.627.5940	419.627.5933	Y
	Police Department, Emergency	9.1.1
	Police Department, Non-Emergency	419.627.5863	419.627.5862	Y
	Police Department, Records	419.627.5867	419.627.5862	Y
	Pothole Repair	419.627.5881	419.627.5933	Y
	Power Outages	1.888.544.4877
	Probation, Erie County/Adult	419.627.7755
	Probation, Sandusky Municipal Court	419.627.5949	419.627.5950	Y
	Property Tax for Erie County	419.627.7701		Y
	Prosecutor, City	419.627.5951	419.627.5912	Y
	Public Defender	419.627.6620
R	Recycling Centers	419.433.7303		Y
	Regional Income Tax Administration	1.800.860.7482		Y
	Rental Property Registration	419.627.5913		Y
S	Sandusky City Schools	419.626.6940
	Sandusky Library	419.625.3834		Y
	Sandusky Register	419.625.5500		Y
	Sandusky Transit System	419.627.0740		Y
	SBC, Business	1.800.660.3000
	SBC, Residential	1.800.660.1000
	Senior Citizen Services	419.624.1856
	Sewer Blockages	419.627.5707
	Sewer/Water Billing Information, Service	419.627.5893	419.627.5892	Y
	Sidewalk Inspections	419.627.5829	419.627.5933	Y
	Sign Permits/Regulations	419.627.5940	419.627.5945	Y
	Signs/Traffic Lights	419.627.5934	419.627.5933	Y
	Small Claims, Sandusky Municipal Court	419.627.5917	419.627.5916
	Snow Removal	419.627.5881	419.627.5911	Y
	Solicitor's Permit (Door-to-door)	419.627.5893	419.627.5892	Y
	Strategic Planning	419.627.5844	419.627.5825	Y
	Street Lighting	1.800.366.7899
	Street Maintenance	419.627.5881	419.627.5911	Y
	Summer Camps	419.627.5886	419.627.5911	Y
T	Titles for vehicles, boats	419.627.7626
	Traffic Violations	419.627.5920	419.627.5950
	Transportation, Public	419.627.0740		Y
	Trees (Trimming or Removal)	419.627.5879	419.627.5911	Y
U	United States Post Office	419.626.5525
	United Way of Erie County	419.625.4672		Y
V	Vendor's Licenses	419.627.7746
	Voter Registration	419.627.7601
W	Water & Sewer Billing Information, Service	419.627.5893	419.627.5892	Y
	WCPZ 102.7 FM	419.626.2000
	Watercraft Title	1.877.426.2837		Y
	Water Emergencies	419.627.5805		Y
	Weed Control & Abatement	419.627.5913	419.627.5945	Y
	West Nile Viris Information	419.626.5623		Y
	WLEC 1450 AM	419.626.2000		Y
	WMJK 100.9 FM	419.626.2000
Y	Yard Waste Questions	800.680.4285	419.627.5911	Y
	Yard Waste Signup	419.627.5895	419.627.5892	Y