Columbus City Attorney, Richard C. Pfeiffer, Jr., has started a new program called “The Zone Initiative.”

The program is designed to enhance communication between the City Attorney’s Office, the Columbus Division of Police, Code Enforcement, the City Departments of Health and Sanitation, neighborhood associations and other community organizations in order to aid in uplifting Columbus neighborhoods. A secondary goal of the project is to increase municipal court prosecutors’ and municipal court judges’ awareness of the effects of crimes on the quality of life in Columbus neighborhoods.

Designed around the Columbus Division of Police’s division of the city into five zones, City Attorney Pfeiffer has assigned an Assistant City Attorney to each of the five city zones.



The zone assignments are as follows:

Zone 1 ( Precincts 1, 6, 17, 18 )
WILLIAM SPERLAZZA
645-7479
wasperlazza@columbus.gov

Zone 2 ( Precincts 9, 13, 14, 20 )
JAIZA PAGE
645-8619
jnpage@columbus.gov

Zone 3 ( Precincts 8, 10, 15, 19 )

Zone 5 ( Precincts 7, 11, 12, 16 )
JODY SPURLOCK
645-8928
jmspurlock@columbus.gov

Zone 4 ( Precincts 2, 3, 4, 5 )
STEPHEN DUNBAR
645-4438
sdunbar@columbuspolice.org

The role/responsibilities of the Assistant City Attorney assigned to each zone include becoming familiar with the zone area itself, specifically the primary quality of life issues affecting the neighborhoods within their respective zones and assisting in addressing those issues through criminal and civil litigation. However, the program is still in its developmental stage; the listed responsibilities are not exclusive and will continue to evolve as the program progresses. Please be aware that the five zone Assistant City Attorneys ARE NOT CITY PROSECUTORS.

The City Prosecutor’s Office encourages you to contact the prosecutor assigned to any particular case that you may have specific concerns about.