Clark County Commissioners appoint Hillary Hamilton as acting County Auditor

The Board of Clark County Commissioners appointed Hillary Hamilton as Acting Clark County Auditor at this morning’s meeting to replace former auditor John Federer, who retired effective Friday, Sept. 1.

Hamilton, a Wittenberg University graduate, has been employed by the Clark County Auditor’s Office for 18 years. She served as Appraisal Director for more than nine years, guiding the office through two triennial updates and one mass reappraisal. Hamilton lives in Pleasant Twp. with her husband, Joe, and their three children, Connor, Madeline and Benjamin.

“I’m very excited and grateful for this opportunity,” Hamilton said. “I pride myself with the rapport that I’ve built with taxpayers and organizations throughout my service.  Whether it has been answering a value question, helping a taxpayer with homestead, or issuing a dog license ─ communicating and helping the taxpayer has always been the most satisfying part of my career.”

Federer was serving his fourth term as Clark County Auditor. He was first elected in 2010 and was re-elected in 2014, 2018 and 2022. During his tenure, Federer made several changes to the office, including restructuring departments, implementing online dog tag sales and allowing greater use of the Clark County GIS system.

Hamilton was recently named Chief Deputy Auditor during Federer’s recent absence.

“He trusted me and had the confidence to designate me as Chief Deputy,” Hamilton said. “He knew with my skillset and leadership experience, I was the best candidate to run the Auditor’s Office. My vow is to lead and support a well-run, efficient office that will communicate and support the various entities and taxpayers of Clark County.”

The Clark County Republican Party is expected to select an acting auditor to serve the remainder of Federer’s term next month.

Clark County Budget Commission – Legal Notice

Request for Proposals: 2025 Reappraisal of Real Property

Proposals will be received by the Board of Clark County Commissioners (County) on behalf on the Clark County Auditor, 3130 East Main Street, Springfield, OH 45503 UNTIL December 22, 2022 AT 3:00 P.M., to provide 2025 reappraisal of real property.  Request for proposal (RFP) documents are on file at, and may be obtained from, the Clark County Auditor’s Office, 31 North Limestone Street, PO Box 1325, Springfield, OH 45501.  Contact Hillary Hamilton at (937)521-1890 or hhamilton@clarkcountyohio.gov to obtain proposal documents.

Each proposal shall contain the full name and address of each person or company submitting the proposal.  All original proposals and three copies of the proposal must be submitted to the Clark County Auditor’s Office, 31 North Limestone Street, PO Box 1325, Springfield, OH 45501, NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 22, 2022 AT 3:00 P.M.  Proposals must be clearly marked on the outside of the envelope in the lower left hand corner: “Request for Proposals: 2025 Clark County Reappraisal.  The name and address of the company submitting the proposal shall also appear on the outside of the envelope.  After review and recommendation by a proposal review team and the County, a contract may be awarded by the County, to the responsible firm whose proposal is most advantageous to the County, with price and other factors considered.

The proposal review process will begin on or after 3:00 P.M. on December 22, 2022, in the Clark County Auditor’s Office, 31 North Limestone Street, Springfield, OH 45502.  In order to ensure fair and impartial evaluation, proposals and any documents or other records related to negotiation for any contract shall not be made available until after the award of that contract.  Thereafter, such records will be made available for inspection and copying, upon request, after the County has an opportunity to review such records and redact all information that is prohibited from being released by law.

The County reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to waive any defect in a proposal unless waiver of that defect would materially alter the RFP requirements.

Please note that the County is exempt from all Federal, State, and Local Sales and/or Excise Taxes.

Attention to all bidders is called to the following requirements:  compliance with Equal Employment Opportunity policies https://www.clarkcountyohio.gov/DocumentCenter/View/6629/EEOP-Utilization-Report-June-2022; signing of the Personal Property Tax Statement, Non-Collusion Affidavit, Non-Discrimination Affidavit, and Affidavit in compliance with Section 3517.13 of the Ohio Revised Code and their return with the bid.

You may view this notice by also visiting the County’s web site by going to www.clarkcountyohio.gov and clicking on the Public Records link or you may enter http://www.clarkcountyohio.gov/bids.aspx.  This notice will also be posted on the Public Notices Ohio website at http://www.publicnoticesohio.com/.