City of Seven Hills

The small community of Seven Hills was originally part of a tract of land give to the colony of Connecticut by King Charles II of England in the Charter of 1662.  After the Revolutionary War, the Connecticut Land Comapny divided the land into townships and one of these townships was named Independence Township.

Garfield Heights and Vally View were detached from the township and the remaining area was maintained as a township until 1927 when the Village of Seven Hills was incorporated.

Seven Hills is now a chartered city with a mayor and seven council members, four representing wards and three at-large.  The population of Seven Hills, according to the 200 census, was 12,080 people living in 4,787 households.  Seven Hills has one fire station with a part-time force of approximatly 35 fire-fighters.  The police department has 15 full-time officers and patrolmen and sixcrossing guards.  The department als o has 12 part-time patrolmen.

City of Seven Hills Offical Site

Mayor David A. Bentkowski, Esq.

On December 10, 2003, Attorney David Bentkowski became the youngest Mayor in the history of the City of Seven Hills. Elected at age 31, he is also believed to be the youngest mayor serving in the State of Ohio. Bentkowski was first elected to city government in 1995 when at the age of 23, he was elected to City Council with nearly 75% of the vote. He graduated from the University of Toledo with a degree in Political Science. He graduated in only three years while funding his entire education. He was admitted to the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at the age of 20 becoming one of the school's youngest ever students. After graduating from Law School, he passed his bar exam on the first try with a score high enough to qualify him for automatic admission to the DC bar. He is a respected attorney and lobbyist covering the Greater Cleveland area and the State of Ohio. He has lobbied all levels of government including Congress. In November, 2003, he was elected to a four-year term as Mayor with almost 60% of the vote. His term runs until December 10, 2007. He has lived in Seven Hills since 1977 and is a graduate of Padua Franciscan High School.