The Granville Village Manager is the Chief Administrative Officer of the Municipality. Appointed by the Village Council, the Manager is responsible for the administration of all municipal affairs as assigned under the Charter of the Village of Granville. 

The Department of Finance is responsible for the fiscal administration of the Village of Granville. This department’s mission is to protect and maintain the integrity of the Village’s finances through sound, efficient, and ethical accounting practices

Granville is served by the Granville Township Fire Department (GTFD), which is a municipal fire department operated by the Granville Township Board of Trustees.  The GTFD serves Granville Township including the Village of Granville and Denison University. 

The Granville Income Tax Department is responsible for collection, audit, and enforcement of the village’s one-and-one-half percent (1.5 %) income tax pursuant to Chapter 171 of the Granville Codified Ordinances. This tax provides funds for the purposes of general municipal operations, maintenance, new equipment, extension and enlargement of municipal services and facilities, and capital improvements.

The Village of Granville is well known for its distinctive character, historic architectural features, and strong sense of place. An important desire of Granville residents is the preservation of the "small-town New England" feel of the community. Land use planning and the related zoning provisions are tools to enhance and protect the key assets of the community such as the residential neighborhoods, the downtown, the natural areas, and the historic resources. Those tools establish the location and preferred characteristics of various land uses to help assure that development and future growth is managed in a manner that is consistent with the public interest.

The department provides complete police services (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) to the entire Village. The department is comprised of 10 fulltime officers, 4 parttime officers, 3 reserve officers, 3 fulltime dispatchers, and 4 parttime dispatchers. The Granville Police Department provides a number of community related programs to enhance the services that it provides to the community. 

The Granville Service Department is responsible for maintaining approximately 26 miles of roadways within the Village, including the salting and plowing of those roadways during the winter months. Each spring, during the designated Clean-Up/Fix-Up week, Service Department crews will pick up unwanted wood, construction materials, and household waste. The Service Department provides maintenance for the trees that are located in the public rights-of-way and devotes may hours to picking up and hauling away leaves in the fall. 

The Village operates a Water Treatment Plant and a Wastewater Treatment Plant. Follow this page to find out more about the operation of those utilities.

Links to the Village's Annual Reports are provided on this page.

Phone numbers and email links are provided on this page for the Village administrative staff members and department heads.