Government for the Village of Akron consists of elected and appointed officials including a Mayor, a Board of Trustees, a Village Court, a Village Planning Board, and a Village Zoning Board of Appeals. A Public Works and Village Office are considered part of governmental operations and are staffed by highly skilled professionals. Fire and Police departments exist to provide key governmental services and are described in Contacts section of this web site.
The Village of Akron is one of over 500 villages that operate under the auspices of the laws of New York State. They are one part of the county, town, city and village infrastructure. For detailed information about Villages, their history and infrastructure consult the New York State web site at http://www.dos.state.ny.us.