Garfield Heights City Hall is comprised of various departments, including economic development, recreation, building, service, police, fire and law. It includes the office of the city mayor. The city hall houses a finance department that is responsible for creating budgets and reports, issuing purchase orders, processing employee payrolls, and maintaining birth and death certificates. Garfield Heights City Hall is also the location for the city s fire department that provides firefighting and emergency medical services, as well as conducts fire safety inspections and public education classes. Its law department represents the city s elected and appointed civil servants and keeps watch over municipal activities to ensure that the business of the city is conducted in a proper and legal way. Additionally, Garfield Heights City Hall includes a senior center that provides a range of activities and volunteer opportunities to promote the personal growth, health and independence of senior citizens.