Campaign News
September 30, 2010 DISPATCH ENDORSEMENT: Mingo has an impressive and genuine commitment to public service, and voters should support him in the Nov. 2 election.
Clarence Mingo, a Republican, was appointed to the position of county auditor in August 2009, after popular longtime Auditor Joe Testa retired. Testa is a hard act to follow, but Mingo shows much promise so far.
August 3, 2010 More Franklin County homeowners filing for Homestead Exemption
More Franklin County homeowners are taking advantage of a state tax exemption thanks to an increased effort by the county auditor's office to enroll more homeowners in the state's homestead tax exemption program.The Franklin...
July 4, 2010 Requests for home tax cuts spike
The other reason: Franklin County Auditor Clarence Mingo, who initiated a campaign this year to inform homeowners of the board-of-revision process and to educate senior citizens about the homestead exemption.
June 21, 2010 Columbus Dispatch calls latest website improvement 'an excellent public service'
HOMEOWNERS WHO wonder where their property-tax money goes can find out in greater detail than ever before using an improved online service provided by Franklin County Auditor Clarence Mingo.
Previously, visitors to...
June 7, 2010 Trail of property tax now online
Figuring out where property-tax dollars are going should be less taxing starting this week.
Franklin County Auditor Clarence Mingo is changing his website so nosy neighbors, real-estate agents and homeowners can click on a...
January 24, 2010 Eye in sky reveals property-tax fraud
From a small, windowless office on the 20th floor of the Franklin County Courthouse, Auditor Clarence Mingo can see property-tax cheats.
He doesn't have X-ray vision. He has a new set of aerial photos, linked to a smarter...
January 12, 2010 Franklin County Auditor Offers Sex Offender Search
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Finding out if there is a registered sex offender living in your neighborhood got easier Tuesday, thanks to a new search tool on the Franklin County Auditor's Web site.
Every month, nearly 1 million people...
September 30, 2009 Mingo solid choice for county auditor
I am pleased that the Republicans have chosen a person of substance as the Franklin County auditor ("County auditor pledges leadership, service in role," Dispatch article, Sept. 21). Although Clarence Mingo may be a...
September 27, 2009 Landlords ducked rental registry
Landlords of nearly half the rentals in Franklin County ignored a new registration law that helps neighbors track down slumlords.
Registration is free. Skipping it is not.
The county collected more than $1 million in fines this...
September 21, 2009 County auditor pledges leadership, service in role
Clarence Mingo stood out in Mr. Mancini's mostly white, sixth-grade class at Canton's Worley Elementary.
But the significant difference wasn't that Mingo is black.
It was this: When the teacher leaped atop his desk, pointed...
September 14, 2009 County auditor adds rental feature to property search site
The Franklin County auditor’s office has added a feature to its property search Web site that gives users a better look at rental properties in the county.
Auditor Clarence Mingo, who took office last month, said the county Web...