Our Board of Trustees

The Authority is managed by 13 trustees who shall serve pursuant to Chapters 343 and 3734, Ohio Revised Code, and whose membership is outlined as follows:

  1. Three (3) trustees appointed by the City of Akron, one of whom shall be the Mayor of Akron;
  2. Two (2) trustees appointed by the County of Summit, one of whom shall be the County Executive;
  3. One (1) trustee appointed by the Summit County Trustees and Clerks Association;
  4. One (1) trustee representing the cities of Summit County, excluding the City of Akron, appointed by the Summit County Mayor's Association;
  5. The Health Directors of Summit County and the City of Akron;
  6. Two (2) trustees chosen by the other ten trustees who are not public officials and who do not represent the solid waste industry; and,
  7. One (1) trustee chosen by the other ten trustees who represents a large non-public generator and who does not represent the solid waste industry.

Of the total number of Trustees appointed by the County of Summit, (Article V (b), (f)) one shall be a resident of the City of Akron.

Terms of Office

Trustees shall serve a three year term.

Summit/Akron Solid Waste Management Authority
12 E. Exchange Street, 3rd Floor, Akron, OH 44308
Phone: 330-374-0383 Fax: 330-374-1819