Experience: Terms on Council: 2016-2019, 2020-2023, 2024-2027
Mayor: 2024-present, 2020-2022
Vice Mayor: 2018-2020
“Having spent my entire life in Dublin, Ohio, it is a great honor to serve this community. As the largest suburb in Central Ohio with one of the strongest economies in the state, Dublin has emerged as a powerful economic driver, while maintaining our hometown appeal. I am energized as we focus on the future for the benefit of all who call Dublin home.”
– Chris Amorose Groomes
Chris Amorose Groomes was elected to serve as mayor of Dublin in 2020 and again in 2024. She previously served a two-year term as vice mayor from 2018 to 2020. A life-long Dublin resident and owner of Amorose Landscape Service, Amorose Groomes served eight years on the Dublin Planning and Zoning Commission – six of those as chair – prior to her election to City Council.
Mayor Amorose Groomes is the chair of the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, having also served as the secretary and vice chair. In 2024, she was appointed to the FCC Intergovernmental Advisory Committee, which provides guidance, expertise and recommendations to the commission on telecommunications issues, including those related to increasing deployment and adoption of broadband services. Mayor Amorose Groomes also serves on the National League of Cities Information Technology and Communications Federal Advocacy Committee and previously was a member of NLC’s Community and Economic Development Committee. As a committee member, she plays a key role among a diverse group of local leaders in shaping NLC policy positions and advocating on behalf of America’s cities and towns before Congress.
In 2021, she was appointed to serve on the Ohio Mayors Education Advocacy Committee for the Ohio Mayors Alliance and also serves as co-chair of the Legislative Committee for the Ohio Mayors Alliance.
Her devotion to public service has included volunteering on the board of directors for Young Life Metro Columbus, coaching girls’ basketball, serving as a Big Sister with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio and planting flowers for the Memorial Tournament benefiting Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
In 2022 she was inducted into the Dublin City Schools Hall of Fame, and in 2019 she was honored as a Friend of Public Education by the Ohio School Boards Association Central Region for her demonstrated record of supporting public education.
She is a graduate of Dublin High School and The Ohio State University, where she earned degrees in horticulture and agricultural business. Amorose Groomes and her husband, Kevin, reside in Muirfield Village and have two grown sons Tyler and Tucker.
In order to support faster response and better tracking of requests, the City of Dublin uses JustFOIA to collect, respond to and manage public information requests.
JustFOIA is a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) online application that helps streamline the open records request process for the community and improve efficiencies in getting requested information quickly and accurately.
The application lets community members submit requests for all city records, including police reports. Commonly requested information includes accident reports, copies of resolutions and body-camera video.
The complete Dublin City Code is available online at American Legal City Ordinance website. Information staff at the Dublin branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library are available to help navigate this website.
This Revised Charter, as adopted on March 19, 1996, became effective on July 4, 1996.
The Zoning Code for Dublin is Chapter 153 of the Dublin Code of Ordinances. The Zoning Code sets land development requirements and establishes different uses within individual districts. Zoning regulations address the physical development of a site, such as building height, lot requirements, setbacks from lot lines, minimum numbers of parking spaces, sign types and sizes, and other related regulations.
We are and always have been a proud local democracy. In our service, we strive to provide the best quality of life and environment in which our residents and businesses can thrive. We seek to ally our proud traditions with the best innovations of the future.
Dublin, Ohio, is the most sustainable, connected and resilient global city of choice.
Integrity, Respect, Communication, Teamwork, Accountability, Positive Attitude & Dedication to Service.
The City of Dublin operates under a set of seven key core values: integrity, respect, communication, teamwork, accountability, positive attitude and dedication to service. Staff members use these seven values as the basis for daily decision-making, including the decisions that go into the budget process.
We are members of an organization that succeeds because of teamwork, dedication, diversity and the innovative spirit of all of our members. Together, we build a culture of trust, service, mutual respect, inclusion and open communication. We hold ourselves mutually accountable to promote and sustain continuous learning and to develop the learning potential that exists in every member of our team.
The Clerk of Council prepares legislation, City Council meeting agendas, and acts as the liaison between members of City Council and City Administration.
Jennifer Delgado, Clerk of Council
Phone:
614.410.4442
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Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
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