page_title: Sylvania, Ohio
section_title: Government
hierarchical_section_title: Sylvania, Ohio / Government
caption_attribution_description: English: Front and eastern side of the Sylvania city hall, located at 6730 Monroe Street in Sylvania, Ohio, United States.
context_page_description: Sylvania is a city in Lucas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 18,971 at the 2010 census. Sylvania is a suburb of Toledo, and encompassed by Sylvania Township. Its northern border is the southern border of the state of Michigan.
  The name "Sylvania" is borrowed from the Latin sylvan or sylva, meaning "forest land", owing to the dense forests that once made up the region, part of the Great Black Swamp.
context_section_description: The City of Sylvania follows a mayor–council government. The mayor of Sylvania is Craig Stough.  The city council has seven members:
  Mary Westphal (President)
  Katie Cappellini
  Mark Frye
  Doug Haynam
  Sandy Husman
  Mark Luetke
  Patrick Richardson
  The judicial branch of the city government is run by the Sylvania Municipal Court, which is presided over by the Honorable Judge Michael A. Bonfiglio. The charter and laws of the City of Sylvania are documented in the Codified Ordinances of the City of Sylvania, Ohio.
caption: Sylvania City Hall
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