Councilman, representing Ward 1

James W. Sumner was first elected to Blue Ash City Council effective December 1, 1991, and has been re-elected in each municipal election since. He served as Blue Ash’s Mayor from December 1, 1997 to December 2001. Councilman Sumner is also a member of the Blue Ash Planning Commission as Council’s representative, and has served on the Commission since December 10, 2001. Prior to his Council service, he was a member of the Blue Ash Board of Site Arrangement/Zoning Appeals from October 1987 to December 1991.

In addition to his public service to Blue Ash, Mr. Sumner is a member of the Executive Committee of the Hamilton County Emergency Management Agency and is a member of the Hamilton Cou nty Convention Facilities Authority Board of Directors. Mr. Sumner has served as a Commissioner of the Ohio Public Works Commission (2002 - 2007), Vice President of the Hamilton County Municipal League (1999 - 2009), member of the Cincinnati Water Works - Regional Water District Study Group (2008/09), and a member of the Ohio Kentucky Indiana (OKI) Regional Council of Governments (2003 - 2009).

Councilman Sumner may be contacted via jsumner@blueash.com.