To Join: Please contact Drew Tilow, Executive Director, at DTilow@C4LG.org or (513) 741-7999.

Membership Eligibility

Center for Local Government membership is available to political subdivisions (Counties, Cities, Villages, Townships, Joint Fire Districts and Park Districts) located within the following counties: Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Greene, Hamilton, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, and Warren in Ohio, known as the “CLG Service Area”. There are three classes of Members, i.e. Voting Members, Non-Voting Members, and Affiliate Members.

Voting Members are those political subdivisions which employ a full-time, appointed public administrator, e.g. manager, administrator, or safety-service director.  Voting Members are entitled to vote on all matters which come before the board membership for voting purposes and are also eligible to have their representatives serve on the CLG Board of Trustees.

Non-Voting Members are those political subdivisions which do not carry a full-time appointed public administrator, such as joint fire districts and park districts. Non-Voting Members have all rights of Voting Membership except they are not entitled to vote in CLG matters or serve on the Board of Trustees.

Affiliate Members are those political subdivisions which are not located in the CLG Service Area who are members of the Center for Local Government Benefits Pool (CLGBP). Any political subdivision that meets the qualifications of Voting Members other than the location, as well as any other political subdivision that is defined by the State of Ohio as a “Special District” is eligible for affiliate membership. Affiliate Members are only eligible to participate in CLGBP and other programs explicitly allowed by the Board of Trustees. If a government is located within the CLG Service Area, they must join the Center for Local Government as a “Voting” member or “Non-Voting” member prior to joining the CLGBP.

Annual Dues for CLG Members are as follows:

Affiliate Membership: $750
Annual Budget under $2 million: $1,225
Annual Budget between $2-4 million: $2,000
Annual Budget over $4 million: $3,825
Metropolitan Governments (County Governments): $7,500