About

The Finance Department of the City of Willowick is located on the second floor of the Municipal Center, 30435 Lakeshore Blvd., Willowick, OH. Office hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday and our staff consists of three full-time employees. The Finance Department is responsible for:

Budgeting and forecasting
Accurate accounting of all receipts and disbursements
Payroll, personnel and other human resources functions
Accurate accounting of all taxes and assessments
Review and approval of all purchase orders
Accurate accounting of all fixed assets
Investment of city funds
Debt management

Income Tax
The City’s municipal income tax rate is 2% on all wages and profits earned within the City limits. Residents are allowed a credit of 87.5% up to 1.75% of taxes paid to the city where they work. All residents over 18 years of age must file a city tax return, regardless of whether taxes are owed.

The Regional Income Tax Agency (R.I.T.A.) collects and maintains the tax records for the City. All municipal income tax filings and any questions should be directed to R.I.T.A. at (440) 526-0900, toll free at (800) 860-7482 or online at http://ritaohio.com.

Representatives from R.I.T.A. are available at the Mentor Municipal Center, 8500 Civic Center Blvd. on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Property Tax

Property tax in Willowick is administered by the Lake County Treasurer’s office.

The residential real estate tax rate is 106.81 mills, with an effective rate of 88.24 mills for tax year 2020, which is collected in 2021.

Where do your real estate tax dollars go?

For information on your real estate taxes, visit the Lake County Treasurer’s Office or call (440) 350-2516.

Annual Financial Statements
The City of Willowick is audited on an annual basis. C&P Advisors, an independent auditing firm, performed the audit for 2020 and it was reviewed by the State Auditor’s office. The financial statements can be obtained directly by contacting the Finance Department or can be downloaded from the Auditor of State’s website.

Building & Service Departments

DUE TO DEPARTMENTAL WIDE COVID-19, OUR OFFICE WILL REMAIN CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE USE THE INBOX (LOCKED) TO DROP OFF PERMIT REQUESTS AND OTHER ITEMS FOR REVIEW AND THE OUTBOX FOR PICK-UPS.

WE WILL CALL YOU WHEN YOUR PERMIT IS READY FOR PICK UP.

THANK YOU,

BUILDING AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT

Leaf Pick Up

Leaf pick up has been completed for the season. Any remaining leaves will need to be bagged and placed out for Kimble to pick up through the last week of December.

Residents to Receive NOPEC Natural Gas Enrollment Letters Soon

Eligible residents and small business owners in the City of Willowick will be receiving a natural gas enrollment letter for the City’s natural gas aggregation program through NOPEC. NOPEC is required by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) to send these letters to all eligible residential and small business customers in NOPEC member communities every two years. Letters will begin mailing in early November for enrollment into the natural gas program for the period beginning January 2022 through June 2023.
If you want to enroll in NOPEC’s Standard Program Price, you don’t need to take any action when you receive your enrollment letter. You will automatically be enrolled. Additional program options including fixed term and monthly variable pricing can be viewed online at http://nopec.org/checkrates or by calling NOPEC’s Customer Care Center at 1-855-667-3201. If you don’t want to enroll in the natural gas aggregation, you must return the opt-out form included with your enrollment letter to NOPEC by mail or by fax to 440-774-4422 by no later than December 13, 2021.

SID – Shoreline Special Improvement District

We have received the first round of funding for the Special Improvement District (SID). If you would like to be a part of this program and have not yet filled out the petition please click on this link SID Petition. Please read and fill the petition out. Once complete please drop the paperwork off at City Hall, 30435 Lakeshore Blvd., Willowick or email to atrend@cityofwillowick.com . More information will follow.

Recordings of the July 28 and August 11 virtual meetings regarding the Lakeshore Boulevard and Lakefront Redevelopment TLCI Project are now available on the website.