Mayor and Council

Chelsea Ziss was sworn in as the new Mayor of Maumee on Monday, December 1, 2025, becoming the 52nd Mayor of Maumee.

Ms. Ziss will complete the remainder of former Mayor Jim MacDonald’s term, which runs through December 2027. Following Mayor MacDonald’s retirement announcement in November, Ms. Ziss—then serving on City Council—was elected Council President. Under the provisions of the City Charter, that role positioned her to succeed him as Mayor.

Ms. Ziss has made history as Maumee’s first female mayor and, at age 36, is one of the youngest mayors elected to serve as Mayor. (Calvin Love, age 26, was elected Mayor in 1913).

Ms. Ziss was first appointed to Maumee City Council in August 2025, and just three months later, was elected to a new four-year term. She stepped down from her council seat upon being sworn in as the new mayor of Maumee.

A lifelong resident of Maumee, Ms. Ziss attended Maumee schools from kindergarten through high school, where her two children are now enrolled. Professionally, she serves as Director of Strategy for Inclusity, LLC, a firm specializing in leadership development and organizational culture.

Mayor Ziss is a co-founder of the Citizens of Maumee Action Committee (CMAC), a grassroots organization dedicated to informing residents about the city’s sewer remediation program. She also volunteers with the Maumee Police Department’s “Shop with a Hero” initiative.

She earned an associate degree from Pierpont Community and Technical College and is currently pursuing a dual bachelor’s and master’s degree in organizational leadership at the University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI).