A ward is a division of a city that has been established for both representative and administrative purposes. One of the primary functions of a ward is to act as an organizational hub for elections. It’s common for these areas to be numbered to help differentiate between wards. Depending on applicable local and state law, the term ward can mean a variety of different things, but in the City of Pataskala, a ward is “an electoral district of a city council created for the purpose of providing more direct representation, from which a single councilman is elected.”
