Ohio Rev. Code § 511.232 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 511 / § 511.232
§ 511.232. Law enforcement in park district
Status: in_force

January 1, 2004 House Bill 490 - 124th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "felony" has the same meaning as in section 109.511 of the Revised Code. (B) The employees designated by the board of park commissioners of a township park district may enforce the laws of the state and the regulations of the board within and adjacent to the lands under the jurisdiction and control of the board or when acting as authorized by section 511.235 or 511.236 of the Revised Code. Before exercising those powers, the designated employees shall comply with the certification requirement established in section 109.77 of the Revised Code, take an oath, and give a bond to the state, in the sum that the board prescribes, for the proper performance of their duties. This division is subject to division (C) of this section. (C)(1) The board of park commissioners of a township park district shall not designate an employee as provided in division (B) of this section on a permanent basis, on a temporary basis, for a probationary term, or on other than a permanent basis if the employee previously has been convicted of or has pleaded guilty to a felony. (2)(a) The board of park commissioners of a township park district shall terminate the employment of an employee designated as provided in division (B) of this section if the employee does either of the following: (i) Pleads guilty to a felony; (ii) Pleads guilty to a misdemeanor pursuant to a negotiated plea agreement as provided in division (D) of section 2929.43 of the Revised Code in which the employee agrees to surrender the certificate awarded to the employee under section 109.77 of the Revised Code. (b) The board shall suspend from employment an employee designated as provided in division (B) of this section if the employee is convicted, after trial, of a felony. If the employee files an appeal from that conviction and the conviction is upheld by the highest court to which the appeal is taken or if the employee does not file a timely appeal, the board shall terminate the employment of that employee. If the employee files an appeal that results in that employee's acquittal of the felony or conviction of a misdemeanor, or in the dismissal of the felony charge against the employee, the board shall reinstate that employee. An employee who is reinstated under division (C)(2)(b) of this section shall not receive any back pay unless that employee's conviction of the felony was reversed on appeal, or the felony charge was dismissed, because the court found insufficient evidence to convict the employee of the felony. (3) Division (C) of this section does not apply regarding an offense that was committed prior to January 1, 1997. (4) The suspension from employment, or the termination of the employment, of an employee under division (C)(2) of this section shall be in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.27 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.27
§ 505.27. Collection, transfer, and disposal of solid wastes
Status: in_force

September 28, 2016 House Bill 413 - 131st General Assembly (A)(1) Boards of township trustees, either severally or jointly, may provide, maintain, and operate facilities for the collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal of solid wastes or may enter into written contracts with the proper municipal or county authorities or with independent contractors for such services for the township or for a waste disposal district as provided in section 505.28 of the Revised Code. (2)(a) If a board of township trustees enters into a contract with an independent contractor under division (A)(1) of this section, the contract may provide that the independent contractor is the exclusive provider of any or all of the services described in that division for the township or the waste disposal district. If the contract so provides, both of the following apply: (i) The contract shall be entered into only by competitive bidding. (ii) No other independent contractor or other person or entity shall provide, in the township or waste disposal district, the services agreed to in the contract during the contract period. (b) Whoever violates division (A)(2)(a)(ii) of this section shall be fined one hundred fifty dollars for the first offense and five hundred dollars for each subsequent offense. Each service provided in violation of that division constitutes a separate offense. Fines collected under that division shall be paid into the waste collection fund established under division (A) of section 505.31 of the Revised Code. (B) When so required by rules adopted under division (G)(2) of section 343.01 of the Revised Code, a board of township trustees, before constructing, enlarging, or modifying a solid waste facility as defined in section 3734.01 of the Revised Code, shall obtain approval for the facility from the board of county commissioners of the county or board of directors of the joint solid waste management district, or board of trustees of a regional solid waste management authority if such has been formed under section 343.011 of the Revised Code, having jurisdiction for compliance with the initial or amended solid waste management plan of the district approved under section 3734.521 , 3734.55 , or 3734.56 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.511 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.511
§ 505.511. Fee for false alarms resulting from malfunction of same commercial or residential security alarm system
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly (A) A board of township trustees that operates a township police department, the board of township trustees of a township police district, or a joint police district board may, after police constables, the township police, a law enforcement agency with which the township contracts for police services, the joint police district police, and the county sheriff or the sheriff's deputy have answered a combined total of three false alarms from the same commercial or residential security alarm system within the township in the same calendar year, cause the township fiscal officer to mail the manager of the commercial establishment or the occupant, lessee, agent, or tenant of the residence a bill for each subsequent false alarm from the same alarm system during that year, to defray the costs incurred. The bill's amount shall be as follows: (1) For the fourth false alarm of that year _____ $50.00; (2) For the fifth false alarm of that year _____ $100.00; (3) For all false alarms in that year occurring after the fifth false alarm _____ $150.00. If payment of the bill is not received within thirty days, the township fiscal officer or joint police district treasurer shall send a notice by certified mail to the manager and to the owner, if different, of the real estate of which the commercial establishment is a part, or to the occupant, lessee, agent, or tenant and to the owner, if different, of the real estate of which the residence is a part, indicating that failure to pay the bill within thirty days, or to show just cause why the bill should not be paid, will result in the assessment of a lien upon the real estate in the amount of the bill. If payment is not received within those thirty days or if just cause is not shown, the amount of the bill shall be entered upon the tax duplicate, shall be a lien upon the real estate from the date of the entry, and shall be collected as other taxes and returned to the township treasury to be earmarked for use for police services. The board of township trustees shall not cause the township fiscal officer, or the joint police district board shall not cause the joint police district treasurer, to send a bill pursuant to this division if a bill has already been sent pursuant to division (B) of this section for the same false alarm. (B) The county sheriff may, after the county sheriff or the sheriff's deputy, police constables, the township police, the joint police district police, and a law enforcement agency with which the township contracts for police services have answered a combined total of three false alarms from the same commercial or residential security alarm system within the unincorporated area of the county in the same calendar year, mail the manager of the commercial establishment or the occupant, lessee, agent, or tenant of the residence a bill for each subsequent false alarm from the same alarm system during that year, to defray the costs incurred. The bill's amount shall be as follows: (1) For the fourth false alarm of that year _____ $50.00; (2) For the fifth false alarm of that year _____ $100.00; (3) For all false alarms in that year occurring after the fifth false alarm _____ $150.00. If payment of the bill is not received within thirty days, the sheriff shall send a notice by certified mail to the manager and to the owner, if different, of the real estate of which the commercial establishment is a part, or to the occupant, lessee, agent, or tenant and to the owner, if different, of the real estate of which the residence is a part, indicating that failure to pay the bill within thirty days, or to show just cause why the bill should not be paid, will result in the assessment of a lien upon the real estate in the amount of the bill. If payment is not received within those thirty days or if just cause is not shown, the amount of the bill shall be entered upon the tax duplicate, shall be a lien upon the real estate from the date of the entry, and shall be collected as other taxes and returned to the county treasury. The sheriff shall not send a bill pursuant to this division if a bill has already been sent pursuant to division (A) of this section for the same false alarm. (C) As used in this section, "commercial establishment" has the same meaning as in section 505.391 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.67 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.67
§ 505.67. Voluntary motor vehicle decal registration program
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly (A) If the board of county commissioners of the county in which a township is located has not established a motor vehicle decal registration program under section 311.31 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees may establish, by resolution, a voluntary motor vehicle decal registration program to be controlled and conducted by the chief law enforcement officer of the township within the unincorporated areas of the township. The board may establish a fee for participation in the program in an amount sufficient to cover the cost of administering the program and the cost of the decals. (B) Any resident of the township may enroll a motor vehicle that the resident owns in the program by signing a consent form, displaying the decal issued under this section, and paying the prescribed fee. The motor vehicle owner shall remove the decal to withdraw from the program and also prior to the sale or transfer of ownership of the vehicle. Any law enforcement officer may conduct, at any place within this state at which the officer would be permitted to arrest the person operating the vehicle, an investigatory stop of any motor vehicle displaying a decal issued under this section when the vehicle is being driven between the hours of one a.m. and five a.m. A law enforcement officer may conduct an investigatory stop under this division regardless of whether the officer observes a violation of law involving the vehicle or whether the officer has probable cause to believe that any violation of law involving the vehicle has occurred. (C) The consent form required under division (B) of this section shall: (1) Describe the conditions for participation in the program, including a description of an investigatory stop and a statement that any law enforcement officer may conduct, at any place within this state at which the officer would be permitted to arrest the person operating the vehicle, an investigatory stop of the motor vehicle when it is being driven between the hours of one a.m. and five a.m. (2) Contain other information identifying the vehicle and owner as the chief law enforcement officer of the township considers necessary. (D) The state director of public safety, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt rules governing the color, size, and design of decals issued under this section and the location where the decals shall be displayed on vehicles that are enrolled in the program. (E) Divisions (A) to (D) of this section do not require a law enforcement officer to conduct an investigatory stop of a vehicle displaying a decal issued under this section. (F) As used in this section: (1) "Investigatory stop" means a temporary stop of a motor vehicle and its operator and occupants for purposes of determining the identity of the person who is operating the vehicle and, if the person who is operating it is not its owner, whether any violation of law has occurred or is occurring. An "investigatory stop" is not an arrest, but, if an officer who conducts an investigatory stop determines that illegal conduct has occurred or is occurring, an "investigatory stop" may be the basis for an arrest. (2) "Law enforcement officer" means a sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, police officer of a township or joint police district, marshal, deputy marshal, municipal police officer, or state highway patrol trooper.
Ohio Rev. Code § 501.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 501 / § 501.11
§ 501.11. Certification of proceedings
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly When the successful bidder at the sale provided in this chapter makes payment to the school district selling the land, the school district shall certify receipt of such payment to the department of administrative services. Following the payment to the school district, the department of administrative services shall prepare a deed, conveying such lands in fee simple to the successful bidder, and deliver it to the governor, together with a certification signed by the director of administrative services that all papers required by law have been properly filed, that the proceedings are according to law, and that the purchase money is fully paid. When signed by the governor, countersigned by the secretary of state, and sealed with the great seal of the state, such deed shall be returned to the department of administrative services, which shall deliver it to the grantee. Last updated August 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 511.32 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 511 / § 511.32
§ 511.32. Improvement of public parks, squares, and grounds
Status: in_force

June 29, 1974 House Bill 1100 - 110th General Assembly The board of township trustees of any township having within its limits a public park, public square, or grounds devoted to public uses for park purposes, and which are not under the control of a board of park commissioners, may: (A) Control, care for, grade, and improve any such park, square, or grounds; (B) Plant or place therein and care for trees, shrubbery, and plants, and maintain lawns in good condition; (C) Construct and maintain fountains; (D) Lay out, construct, reconstruct, repair, and maintain in good condition suitable driveways and walks constructed of such materials as are most suitable, and provide and maintain suitable and sufficient lights in any such park, square, or grounds; (E) Construct, reconstruct, repair, and maintain therein all necessary sewers, drains, and ditches; (F) Protect and preserve to public uses for park purposes all of such property and improvements, and, to that end, adopt bylaws, rules, and regulations for the government and control of any such park, square, or grounds and the driveways and walks therein, and protect them and the trees, shrubbery, plants, and improvements from misuse, injury, or destruction, and provide for the enforcement of such rules and regulations by fines and penalties.
Ohio Rev. Code § 511.34 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 511 / § 511.34
§ 511.34. Care and maintenance of parks - tax levy
Status: in_force

January 1, 2026 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly In townships composed of islands, and on one of which islands lands have been conveyed in trust for the benefit of the inhabitants of the island for use as a park, and a board of park trustees has been provided for the control of the park, the board of township trustees may create a tax district of the island to raise funds by taxation as provided under divisions (A) and (B) of this section. (A) For the care and maintenance of parks on the island, the board of township trustees annually may levy a tax, not to exceed one mill for each one dollar of taxable value, upon all the taxable property in the district. The tax shall be in addition to all other levies authorized by law, and subject to no limitation on tax rates except as provided in this division. The proceeds of the tax levy shall be expended by the board of township trustees for the purpose of the care and maintenance of the parks, and shall be paid out of the township treasury upon the orders of the board of park trustees. (B) For the purpose of acquiring additional land for use as a park, the board of township trustees may levy a tax in excess of the ten-mill limitation on all taxable property in the district. The tax shall be proposed by resolution adopted by two-thirds of the members of the board of township trustees. The resolution shall specify the purpose and rate of the tax and the number of years the tax will be levied, which shall not exceed five years, and which may include a levy on the current tax list and duplicate. The resolution shall go into immediate effect upon its passage, and no publication of the resolution is necessary other than that provided for in the notice of election. The board of township trustees shall certify a copy of the resolution to the proper board of elections not later than ninety days before the primary or general election in the township, and the board of elections shall submit the question of the tax to the voters of the district at the succeeding primary or general election. The board of elections shall make the necessary arrangements for the submission of the question to the electors of the district, and the election shall be conducted, canvassed, and certified in the same manner as regular elections in the township for the election of officers. Notice of the election shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the township once a week for two consecutive weeks, or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code prior to the election. If the board of elections operates and maintains a web site, notice of the election also shall be posted on that web site for thirty days prior to the election. The notice shall state the purpose of the tax, the levy's estimated annual collections, the proposed rate of the tax expressed in dollars for each one hundred thousand dollars of the county auditor's market value and mills for each one dollar of taxable value, the number of years the tax will be in effect, the first year the tax will be levied, and the time and place of the election. The form of the ballots cast at an election held under this division shall be as follows: "An additional tax for the benefit of _________ (name of the township) for the purpose of acquiring additional park land, that the county auditor estimates will collect $____ annually, at a rate of _________ mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $________ for each $100,000 of the county auditor's market value, for _________ (number of years the levy is to run) beginning in ___________ (first year the tax will be levied). FOR THE TAX LEVY AGAINST THE TAX LEVY " The question shall be submitted as a separate proposition but may be printed on the same ballot with any other proposition submitted at the same election other than the election of officers. More than one such question may be submitted at the same election. If the levy is approved by a majority of electors voting on the question, the board of elections shall certify the result of the election to the tax commissioner. In the first year of the levy, the tax shall be extended on the tax lists after the February settlement following the election. If the tax is to be placed on the tax lists of the current year as specified in the resolution, the board of elections shall certify the result of the election immediately after the canvass to the board of township trustees, which shall forthwith make the necessary levy and certify the levy to the county auditor, who shall extend the levy on the tax lists for collection. After the first year of the levy, the levy shall be included in the annual tax budget that is certified to the county budget commission. As used in this section, "the county auditor's market value" has the same meaning as in section 5705.01 of the Revised Code. Last updated October 6, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.262 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.262
§ 505.262. Township buildings finance and construction
Status: in_force

December 20, 2005 Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly (A) Notwithstanding division (D) of section 505.37 of the Revised Code or any other statute of this state, the board of township trustees of any township, by unanimous vote, may adopt a resolution allowing the township to contract for the purchase of equipment, buildings, and sites, or for the construction of buildings, for any lawful township purpose. The board may issue, by resolution adopted by unanimous vote, securities of the township to finance purchases and construction made pursuant to this division. The securities shall be signed by the board and attested by the signature of the township fiscal officer, and the maximum maturity of those securities is subject to the limitations in section 133.20 of the Revised Code. The securities shall bear interest not to exceed the rate determined as provided in section 9.95 of the Revised Code and shall not be subject to Chapter 133. of the Revised Code. The resolution authorizing the issuance of the securities shall provide for levying and collecting annually by taxation, amounts sufficient to pay the interest on and principal of the securities. The securities may contain a clause permitting prepayment at the option of the board. Securities shall be offered for sale on the open market or given to the vendor or contractor if no sale is made. (B) No purchase or construction pursuant to division (A) of this section shall be undertaken unless the county auditor certifies that, if the purchase or construction is undertaken, the debt service charge for the purchase or construction in the first year, together with the debt service charge for that same year for any other purchase or construction already undertaken pursuant to division (A) of this section, does not exceed one-tenth of the township's total revenue from all sources. If the county auditor so certifies, in every year of the debt after the first year, the county budget commission shall include a debt charge in the township's annual tax budget submitted pursuant to sections 5705.01 to 5705.47 of the Revised Code sufficient to meet the annual debt incurred pursuant to division (A) of this section, if the debt charge is omitted from the budget.
Ohio Rev. Code § 515.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 515 / § 515.13
§ 515.13. Combined contract
Status: in_force

September 14, 1961 House Bill 605 - 104th General Assembly The board of township trustees may combine in a single contract the lighting of streets, public ways, roads, highways, or public places as authorized by sections 515.01 to 515.11 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, provided: (A) That no such contract shall be made to cover a period of more than ten years; (B) That the procedure for entering into such contract is in accordance with the provisions of section 515.01 of the Revised Code; (C) That the price per light in the contract is the same throughout the township and for each district within the township.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.77 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.77
§ 505.77. Building prohibitions
Status: in_force

May 27, 2005 House Bill 175 - 125th General Assembly (A)(1) No person shall erect, construct, alter, repair, or maintain any residential building, as defined in section 3781.06 of the Revised Code, within the unincorporated portion of any township in which a building department has authority to administer and enforce local residential building regulations or an existing structures code unless that person complies with the regulations and code. (2) No person shall erect, construct, alter, repair, or maintain any residential building, as defined in section 3781.06 of the Revised Code, within the unincorporated portion of any township in which a certified building department has jurisdiction to enforce the state residential building code unless that person fully complies with the state residential building code. (3) No person shall erect, construct, alter, repair, or maintain any residential, commercial, or industrial buildings or structures within the unincorporated area of any township, if a board of township trustees has enacted building regulations under section 505.75 of the Revised Code that are necessary for participation in the national flood insurance program, without complying with those regulations. (4) In addition to any remedies provided by law, if any building is being erected, constructed, altered, repaired, or maintained in violation of the building regulations, existing structures code, or state residential building code in townships in which a certified building department has jurisdiction, the board, the township building inspector, or any owner of an adjacent, contiguous, or neighboring property who would be especially damaged by the violation may institute a suit for injunction, abatement, or other appropriate action to prevent the violation of the building regulations or the state residential building code relating to the erection, construction, alteration, repair, or maintenance of that building. (B) Sections 505.75 to 505.77 of the Revised Code do not confer any power on any board with respect to the location, erection, construction, reconstruction, change, alteration, maintenance, removal, use, or enlargement of any buildings or structures of any public utility or railroad, whether publicly or privately owned, or the use of land by any public utility or railroad for the operation of its business. Local building regulations the board adopts and the building code that the building department administers and enforces do not affect buildings or structures that exist or on which construction has begun on or before the date on which the building department begins enforcement of the building code or the date the board adopts the building regulations. (C) No person shall violate any building regulation the board adopts under division (A) of section 505.75 of the Revised Code. Each day during which an illegal location, erection, construction, floodproofing, repair, alteration, or maintenance continues may be considered a separate offense.
Ohio Rev. Code § 519.122 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 519 / § 519.122
§ 519.122. Statute of limitation on procedural challenges
Status: in_force

October 25, 1995 House Bill 50 - 121st General Assembly No action challenging the validity of a zoning resolution or of any amendment to such a resolution because of a procedural error in the adoption of the resolution or amendment shall be brought more than two years after the adoption of the resolution or amendment. No action alleging procedural error in the actions of a township board of zoning appeals in the granting of a zoning variance or conditional use certificate as provided for in sections 519.14 and 519.15 of the Revised Code shall be brought more than two years after the variance or certificate was granted.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.17
§ 505.17. Regulations for engine noise and vehicle parking
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly (A) Except in a township or portion of a township that is within the limits of a municipal corporation, the board of township trustees may make regulations and orders as are necessary to control passenger car, motorcycle, and internal combustion engine noise, as permitted under section 4513.221 of the Revised Code, and all vehicle parking in the township. This authorization includes, among other powers, the power to regulate parking on established roadways proximate to buildings on private property as necessary to provide access to the property by public safety vehicles and equipment, if the property is used for commercial purposes, the public is permitted to use the parking area, and accommodation for more than ten motor vehicles is provided, and the power to authorize the issuance of orders limiting or prohibiting parking on any township street or highway during a snow emergency declared pursuant to a snow-emergency authorization adopted under this division. All such regulations and orders shall be subject to the limitations, restrictions, and exceptions in sections 4511.01 to 4511.76 and 4513.02 to 4513.37 of the Revised Code. A board of township trustees may adopt a general snow-emergency authorization, which becomes effective under division (B)(1) of this section, allowing the president of the board or some other person specified in the authorization to issue an order declaring a snow emergency and limiting or prohibiting parking on any township street or highway during the snow emergency. Any such order becomes effective under division (B)(2) of this section. Each general snow-emergency authorization adopted under this division shall specify the weather conditions under which a snow emergency may be declared in that township. (B)(1) All regulations and orders, including any snow-emergency authorization established by the board under this section, except for an order declaring a snow emergency as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, shall be posted by the township fiscal officer in five conspicuous public places in the township for thirty days before becoming effective, and shall be published for three consecutive weeks using at least one of the following methods: (a) In the print or digital edition of a newspaper of general circulation in the township; (b) On the official public notice web site established under section 125.182 of the Revised Code; (c) On the web site and social media account of the township. In addition to these requirements, no general snow-emergency authorization shall become effective until permanent signs giving notice that parking is limited or prohibited during a snow emergency are properly posted, in accordance with any applicable standards adopted by the department of transportation, along streets or highways specified in the authorization. (2) Pursuant to the adoption of a snow-emergency authorization under this section, an order declaring a snow emergency becomes effective two hours after the president of the board or the other person specified in the general snow-emergency authorization makes an announcement of a snow emergency to the local news media. The president or other specified person shall request the local news media to announce that a snow emergency has been declared, the time the declaration will go into effect, and whether the snow emergency will remain in effect for a specified period of time or indefinitely until canceled by a subsequent announcement to the local news media by the president or other specified person. (C) Such regulations and orders may be enforced where traffic control devices conforming to section 4511.09 of the Revised Code are prominently displayed. Parking regulations authorized by this section do not apply to any state highway unless the parking regulations are approved by the director of transportation. (D) A board of township trustees or its designated agent may order into storage any vehicle parked in violation of a township parking regulation or order, if the violation is not one that is required to be handled pursuant to Chapter 4521. of the Revised Code. The owner or any lienholder of a vehicle ordered into storage may claim the vehicle upon presentation of proof of ownership, which may be evidenced by a certificate of title to the vehicle, and payment of all expenses, charges, and fines incurred as a result of the parking violation and removal and storage of the vehicle. (E) Whoever violates any regulation or order adopted pursuant to this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor, unless the township has enacted a regulation pursuant to division (A) of section 4521.02 of the Revised Code, that specifies that the violation shall not be considered a criminal offense and shall be handled pursuant to Chapter 4521. of the Revised Code. Fines levied and collected under this section shall be paid into the township general revenue fund. Last updated February 19, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 509.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 509 / § 509.11
§ 509.11. Copy of process to be left with jailer
Status: in_force

February 14, 1967 House Bill 2 - 107th General Assembly When it becomes the duty of the constable to take a person to the county jail, such constable shall deliver to the sheriff or jailer a certified copy of the execution, commitment, or other process, whereby he holds such person in custody, and shall return the original to the judge who issued it. Such copy is sufficient authority to the sheriff or jailer to keep the prisoner in jail until discharged.
Ohio Rev. Code § 523.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 523 / § 523.05
§ 523.05. Succession of interests
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly (A) A new township created under this chapter shall succeed to the following interests of each township merged: (1) All money, taxes, and special assessments, whether in the township treasury or in the process of collection; (2) All property and interests in property, whether real or personal; (3) All rights and interests in contracts, or in securities, bonds, notes, or other instruments; (4) All accounts receivable and rights of action; (5) All other matters not included in this section that are not addressed in the merger agreement. (B) A new township created under this chapter is legally obligated for all outstanding franchises, contracts, debts, and other legally binding obligations for each township merged into the new township. A new township created under this chapter is legally responsible for maintaining, defending, or otherwise resolving any and all legal claims or actions of each township merged into the new township.
Ohio Rev. Code § 503.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 503 / § 503.07
§ 503.07. Conformity of boundaries
Status: in_force

April 12, 2021 House Bill 444 - 133rd General Assembly (A) When the limits of a municipal corporation do not comprise the whole of the township in which it is situated, or if by change of limits of the corporation include territory lying in more than one township, the legislative authority of the municipal corporation, by an affirmative majority vote of its members, may petition the board of county commissioners for a change of township lines in order to make them identical, in whole or in part, with the limits of the municipal corporation, or to erect a new township out of the portion of such township included within the limits of the municipal corporation. (B) At least ten days before the municipal legislative authority votes on a change of township lines, the legislative authority shall provide notice to any township that is the subject of the boundary change sought under this section. If the vote is not taken or does not result in an affirmative vote of the majority, notice shall be provided to any such township within ten days after the result is known or the vote is not taken. The notice shall be sent by ordinary mail or, if the municipal corporation has record of an internet identifier of record for the affected township, by that internet identifier of record. (C) The board of county commissioners, on presentation of the petition, with authentication of the proceedings of the legislative authority, at a regular or adjourned session, shall, upon the petition of a city, change the boundaries of the township or erect a new township out of the portion of the township included within the limits of the municipal corporation, and may, upon the petition of a village, change the boundaries of the township or erect such a new township. (D) As used in this section, "internet identifier of record" has the same meaning as in section 9.312 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 519.23 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 519 / § 519.23
§ 519.23. Prohibition against violating resolution
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 Senate Bill 361 - 100th General Assembly No building shall be located, erected, constructed, reconstructed, enlarged, changed, maintained, or used, and no land shall be used in violation of any resolution, or amendment or supplement to such resolution, adopted by any board of township trustees under sections 519.02 to 519.25 , inclusive, of the Revised Code. Each day's continuation of a violation of this section may be deemed a separate offense.
Ohio Rev. Code § 501.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 501 / § 501.02
§ 501.02. Board of education to enforce laws
Status: in_force

June 29, 1988 House Bill 549 - 117th General Assembly As the supervisor of lands appropriated by congress for the support of schools and ministerial purposes, a board of education of a school district with such lands that have been allocated for the benefit of its district shall see that the laws relating to such lands are faithfully executed. The board may bring and prosecute an action to enforce any lease upon such lands, to restrain the illegal use of such lands or the commission of waste, or to recover damages arising out of the commission of such waste, or may bring any action that is otherwise necessary to enforce such laws. Such action shall be commenced in the county wherein the land or a major portion thereof is situated.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.78 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.78
§ 505.78. Effective date of building regulations
Status: in_force

May 27, 2005 House Bill 175 - 125th General Assembly (A)(1) A board of township trustees shall not adopt an existing structures code pursuant to section 505.73 of the Revised Code in any county in which the board of county commissioners has adopted an existing structures code pursuant to section 303.37 of the Revised Code. (2) If a board of township trustees adopts an existing structures code and the board of county commissioners of the county in which the township is located subsequently adopts an existing structures code, the code the board of township trustees adopts shall be of no force and effect one year after the effective date of the code the board of county commissioners adopts or at an earlier date, as provided by the board of township trustees. (B)(1) A board of trustees shall not adopt local residential building regulations pursuant to section 505.75 of the Revised Code in any county in which the board of county commissioners has adopted such regulations pursuant to section 303.37 of the Revised Code. (2) If a board of township trustees adopts local residential building regulations and the board of county commissioners subsequently adopts such regulations, the township regulations shall be of no force and effect one year after the county regulations become effective or at an earlier date as the board of township trustees provides.
Ohio Rev. Code § 523.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 523 / § 523.03
§ 523.03. Submission to voters
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly (A) The boards of township trustees of two or more townships, by adopting resolutions by a majority vote of the board of township trustees of each township, may cause the appropriate board of elections for each township to submit to the electors of each township the question of merger under section 523.01 of the Revised Code. The question shall be voted upon at the next general election occurring not less than ninety days after the certification of the resolutions to the appropriate board of elections. (B) In submitting to the electors of each township the question of merger, the board of elections shall submit the question in language substantially as follows: "Shall the townships of ________________ (Names of all of the townships to be merged) be merged to create the new township of _______________ (Name of the new township)?" (C) The merger shall take effect one hundred twenty days after certification by the board or boards of elections that the merger has been approved by the electors of each township proposed for merger.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.30 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.30
§ 505.30. Liability for damages
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The township or its officers shall not be liable for damages, from any cause in performing waste disposal service. Private parties or firms entering a contract to perform said service shall carry public liability and property damage insurance, in an amount acceptable to the board of township trustees, and shall present proper evidence of such insurance to the board.
Ohio Rev. Code § 513.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 513 / § 513.14
§ 513.14. Advertisement of proposed question
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly The board of elections shall advertise the proposed tax levy question mentioned in section 513.13 of the Revised Code in a newspaper of general circulation in the proposed township hospital district, once a week for two consecutive weeks, or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code, prior to the election. If the board operates and maintains a web site, the board also shall advertise that proposed tax levy question on its web site for thirty days prior to the election.
Ohio Rev. Code § 503.46 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 503 / § 503.46
§ 503.46. Denial or revocation of license
Status: in_force

June 3, 1992 House Bill 247 - 119th General Assembly If a board of township trustees has adopted a resolution under section 503.41 of the Revised Code, it shall deny the application for a masseur or masseuse license or revoke a previously issued license for any of the following reasons: (A) Falsification of any of the information required for the application or failure to fully complete the application; (B) The applicant is under the age of twenty-one. (C) The applicant has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any violation of Chapter 2907. of the Revised Code, or violation of any municipal ordinance that is substantially equivalent to any offense contained in Chapter 2907. of the Revised Code, within five years preceding the application. (D) The applicant has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of division (D) of section 503.42 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 504.122 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 504 / § 504.122
§ 504.122. Times of publication required
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly The publication required in section 504.121 of the Revised Code shall be for the following times: (A) Summaries of resolutions, and proclamations of elections, once a week for two consecutive weeks; (B) Notices, not less than two nor more than four consecutive weeks; (C) All other matters shall be published once. Last updated February 19, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 511.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 511 / § 511.07
§ 511.07. Two-thirds vote necessary
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly If, at an election under section 511.06 of the Revised Code, two thirds of the electors of the township and of the village voting, vote in favor of such improvement, the board of township trustees and the legislative authority of the village shall jointly take such action as is necessary to carry out complete improvement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.493 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.493
§ 505.493. Suspension of officer pending hearing
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly Pending any proceedings under sections 505.491 and 505.492 of the Revised Code, an accused person may be suspended by the board of township trustees or joint police district board, but such suspension shall be for a period not longer than fifteen days, unless the hearing of such charges is extended upon the application of the accused, in which event the suspension shall not exceed thirty days.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.29 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.29
§ 505.29. Tax levy for waste and leaf disposal service - service charge
Status: in_force

September 28, 2016 House Bill 413 - 131st General Assembly The board of township trustees may levy, in any year, a sufficient tax within the ten-mill limitation upon all taxable property in a waste disposal district to provide and maintain waste collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal services and to provide for the collection and disposal of tree leaves. In the alternative, the board of township trustees of any township that has provided or contracted for the collection, transfer, recycling, or disposal of garbage or refuse on behalf of the township or any district may establish, by resolution, equitable charges of rents to be paid to the township for the use and benefit of that service by every person, firm, or corporation whose premises are so served. The charges shall constitute a lien upon the property served and, if not paid when due, shall be collected in the same manner as other township taxes.
Ohio Rev. Code § 513.071 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 513 / § 513.071
§ 513.071. Municipal participation in formation of joint township district hospital board
Status: in_force

March 22, 2019 House Bill 500 - 132nd General Assembly A municipal corporation which is not at the time part of a joint township hospital district may, by a two-thirds favorable vote of its legislative authority, participate in the formation of a joint township district hospital board pursuant to section 513.07 of the Revised Code if it is contiguous to another municipal corporation contemplated to be included in the district, or contiguous to, or partly but not wholly within, a township contemplated to be included in the district, or may become a part of an established joint township hospital district pursuant to sections 513.11 and 513.18 of the Revised Code if it is contiguous to the district, or to a township or municipal corporation contiguous to the district which will at the same time become part of such district. So long as such municipal corporation remains a part of such district, it may not be included, as part of a township, in another joint township hospital district, but the remainder of such township may become part of a joint township hospital district pursuant to section 513.07 , 513.11 , or 513.18 of the Revised Code. Each such municipal corporation shall be represented on the joint township district hospital board by the presiding officer of its legislative authority, who shall act as chairperson of a board of township trustees for the purposes of section 513.07 of the Revised Code, and by two members of such legislative authority to be appointed from time to time by the legislative authority and to serve for such term or terms as it prescribes. For the purpose of such representation such presiding officer and members shall be considered as a board of township trustees; but for all other purposes of sections 513.07 to 513.18 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, the legislative authority shall be considered as the board of township trustees and shall perform the duties imposed on that board by such sections. Any indebtedness incurred by a joint township hospital district shall not constitute an indebtedness of any municipal corporation or any township. Where a municipal corporation as a part of a township is territorially a part of a joint township hospital district and thereafter its corporate limits are made identical with those of a township, such municipal corporation shall as a township remain a part of such joint township hospital district and shall be bound by all agreements or obligations theretofore or thereafter entered into or assumed, and the taxable property therein shall be subject to all tax levies, including tax levies for bonds of the joint township hospital district, theretofore or thereafter imposed by the district pursuant to sections 513.07 to 513.18 , inclusive, of the Revised Code. Such municipal corporation shall be entitled, as a new and separate township, to representation on the joint township district hospital board in the same manner as is provided in this section when a joint township district hospital board in the same manner as is provided in this section when a joint township hospital district is formed.
Ohio Rev. Code § 511.24 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 511 / § 511.24
§ 511.24. Appropriating land and materials for park purposes
Status: in_force

December 23, 1986 Senate Bill 393 - 116th General Assembly When the board of park commissioners cannot, by deed of gift or by purchase, procure the lands or materials desired for park purposes upon terms which it regards as reasonable, the board may appropriate such lands or materials for that purpose under sections 163.01 to 163.22 of the Revised Code. If it is desired at any time to acquire additional grounds for enlarging and improving such park or parks, the board may purchase, appropriate, or accept a deed of gift for such lands in the manner provided for by sections 511.18 to 511.23 of the Revised Code, and improve them. The board may accept and receive from any school, college, or university located within its boundaries, funds, land, or property for use in the improvement, expansion, or construction of athletic fields, stadia, or recreational facilities located within said park grounds, and may, upon such terms, conditions, and for such periods of time as it deems advisable, enter into leasing agreements for the use of said athletic fields, stadia, or recreational facilities with those schools, colleges, or universities having contributed such funds, land, or property, provided that the facilities erected upon said park land shall become and remain public property and shall remain open for public use except for the regular admission charge or parking charge levied by such school, college, or university for entrance to an athletic contest or recreational event. Such leasing agreements may provide for the school, college, or university's exclusive use of the necessary portion of the property during the period of an athletic contest or recreational event. The construction on such a facility shall not commence until the board of park commissioners is assured that adequate funds for its completion are available. The terms of each such contribution of funds, land, or property and the terms of each leasing arrangement shall first be approved by the court of common pleas, or by the board of township trustees if the board of park commissioners is appointed by the board of township trustees, before the board of park commissioners may accept such contribution or enter into such leasing arrangement. When gravel or other material is desired for the construction, improvement, or repair of the roadway or other improvement authorized by sections 511.18 to 511.31 of the Revised Code, the board may appropriate and take such material, and for this purpose such board may go outside the township.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.371 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.371
§ 505.371. Joint fire district creation
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly (A) The boards of township trustees of one or more townships and the legislative authorities of one or more municipal corporations, or the legislative authorities of two or more municipal corporations, or the boards of township trustees of two or more townships, may, by adoption of a joint resolution by a majority of the members of each board of township trustees and by a majority of the members of the legislative authority of each municipal corporation, create a joint fire district comprising all or any portions of the municipal corporations and all or any portions of the townships as are mutually agreed upon. A joint fire district so created shall be given a name different from the name of any participating township or municipal corporation. (B) The governing body of the joint fire district shall be a board of fire district trustees, which shall include one representative from each board of township trustees and one representative from the legislative authority of each municipal corporation in the district. The board of fire district trustees may exercise the same powers as are granted to a board of township trustees in sections 505.37 to 505.45 of the Revised Code, including, but not limited to, the power to levy a tax upon all taxable property in the fire district as provided in section 505.39 of the Revised Code. The board of fire district trustees may be compensated at a rate not to exceed thirty dollars per meeting, not to exceed fifteen meetings per year, and may be reimbursed for all necessary expenses incurred. The board shall employ a clerk of the board of fire district trustees. (C)(1) The board of fire district trustees may establish reasonable charges for the use of ambulance or emergency medical services. The board may establish different charges for residents and nonresidents of the district, and may waive, at its discretion, all or part of the charge for any resident of the district. The charge for nonresidents shall be an amount not less than the authorized medicare reimbursement rate, except that if, prior to February 4, 1998, the board had different charges for residents and nonresidents and the charge for nonresidents was less than the authorized medicare reimbursement rate, the board may charge nonresidents less than the authorized medicare reimbursement rate. (2) In the resolution creating the joint fire district, the political subdivisions that create the district may provide that any of those political subdivisions may agree to pay any charges for the use of ambulance or emergency medical services that the board of fire district trustees establishes under division (C)(1) of this section and that are incurred by the residents of the particular political subdivision. Unless the board elects pursuant to that division to waive all or part of the charges for the use of ambulance or emergency medical services that any resident of the district incurs, the residents of a particular political subdivision that has not so agreed to pay the charges for the use of ambulance or emergency medical services incurred by its residents shall pay those charges. (3) Charges collected under division (C) of this section shall be kept in a separate fund designated as the ambulance and emergency medical services fund and shall be appropriated and administered by the board. The fund shall be used for the payment of the costs of the management, maintenance, and operation of ambulance and emergency medical services in the district. (4) As used in division (C) of this section, "authorized medicare reimbursement rate" has the same meaning as in section 505.84 of the Revised Code. (D) Any municipal corporation or township, or parts of them, may join an existing joint fire district by the adoption of a resolution requesting such membership and upon approval of the board of fire district trustees. Any municipal corporation or township may withdraw from a joint fire district created under this section, by the adoption of a resolution ordering withdrawal. On or after the first day of January of the year following the adoption of the resolution of withdrawal, the municipal corporation or township withdrawing ceases to be a part of such district, and the power of the district to levy a tax upon taxable property in the withdrawing township or municipal corporation terminates, except that the district shall continue to levy and collect taxes for the payment of indebtedness within the territory of the district as it was comprised at the time the indebtedness was incurred. Upon the withdrawal of any township or municipal corporation from a joint fire district created under this section, the county auditor shall ascertain, apportion, and order a division of the funds on hand, including funds in the ambulance and emergency medical services fund, moneys and taxes in the process of collection, except for taxes levied for the payment of indebtedness, credits, and real and personal property, either in money or in kind, on the basis of the valuation of the respective tax duplicates of the withdrawing municipal corporation or township and the remaining territory of the joint fire district. When the number of townships and municipal corporations comprising a joint fire district is reduced to one, the joint fire district ceases to exist by operation of law, and the funds, credits, and property remaining after apportionments to withdrawing municipal corporations or townships shall be assumed by the one remaining township or municipal corporation. When a joint fire district ceases to exist and an indebtedness remains unpaid, the board of county commissioners shall continue to levy and collect taxes for the payment of that indebtedness within the territory of the joint fire district as it was comprised at the time the indebtedness was incurred. (E) Neither this section nor any other section of the Revised Code requires, or shall be construed to require, that the fire chief of a joint fire district be a resident of the fire district.
Ohio Rev. Code § 511.36 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 511 / § 511.36
§ 511.36. Sale of public grounds for park purposes to annexing municipality
Status: in_force

November 1, 1965 House Bill 841 - 106th General Assembly The board of park commissioners or the township trustees may sell to an annexing municipality, upon terms and conditions mutually agreed upon, the whole or any part of any public square, public park, or grounds devoted to public uses for park purposes owned by such board or trustees when any such square, park, or grounds devoted to public uses for park purposes is or has been annexed by such municipality. Such board or trustees may sell by bid or otherwise to any purchaser any of its park equipment used on such square, park, or grounds devoted to public uses for park purposes. Last updated March 23, 2022 at 3:22 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 503.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 503 / § 503.19
§ 503.19. Manner of making assessment
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly In making the assessment and levy for the payment of any indebtedness as provided by section 503.18 of the Revised Code, or interest thereon, the board of township trustees shall levy an amount, not exceeding that limited by sections 5705.01 to 5705.47 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, for the payment of claims against townships, on the taxable property within the limits of such township as it was bounded before the change, and shall certify an abstract thereof to the county auditor of the proper county.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.494 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.494
§ 505.494. Subpoena power
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly For the purpose of investigating charges filed pursuant to section 505.491 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees or joint police district board may issue subpoenas or compulsory process to compel the attendance of persons and the production of books and papers before it and provide by resolution for exercising and enforcing this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 515.081 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 515 / § 515.081
§ 515.081. Contract for lighting - petition for discontinuance
Status: in_force

December 20, 2005 Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly The board of township trustees, at the expiration of an existing contract for lighting, may award a new contract pursuant to section 515.07 of the Revised Code, unless the owners of lots and lands containing in excess of fifty per cent of the front feet abutting on the streets and public ways of the unincorporated district in the township sign a petition for the discontinuance of the artificial lighting and file the petition with the township fiscal officer not less than thirty days prior to the expiration of the existing contract.
Ohio Rev. Code § 515.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 515 / § 515.09
§ 515.09. Increase in number of lights
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly At any time during the term of the contract for the furnishing of artificial lights under section 515.08 of the Revised Code, but not more than once in each year, unless mutually satisfactory to both parties to the contract, the board of township trustees may increase the number of lights to be maintained under the contract, at not more than the same price per light, and the contract shall provide for such change in the number of lights.
Ohio Rev. Code § 507.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 507 / § 507.01
§ 507.01. Township fiscal officer
Status: in_force

December 20, 2005 Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly A township fiscal officer shall be elected at the general election in 2007, and quadrennially thereafter in each township, and the fiscal officer shall hold office for a term of four years commencing on the first day of April next after election.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.702 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.702
§ 505.702. Neighborhood crime watch programs
Status: in_force

July 26, 1989 Senate Bill 40 - 118th General Assembly A board of township trustees may appropriate township general revenue fund moneys not appropriated for any other purpose for the purpose of establishing, promoting, and operating neighborhood crime watch programs in the township. If the board finds that any neighborhood crime watch program receiving funds pursuant to this section uses them for any purpose not clearly a public purpose authorized by this section and by the board, or that any such program fails to comply with accounting and reporting requirements under Chapter 117. of the Revised Code, the board shall withhold further payments of funds to that program.
Ohio Rev. Code § 517.271 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 517 / § 517.271
§ 517.271. Transfer of cemetery ownership rights to most recent owner
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly Notwithstanding section 517.22 of the Revised Code, the company, association, or religious society that most recently owned and operated a cemetery currently owned by a board of township trustees may petition the probate court of the county in which the cemetery is located to transfer the ownership of the cemetery to the petitioner. If the court determines that the petitioner has met all of the following conditions, the court shall transfer the ownership of the cemetery to the petitioner and shall order the board and county recorder to give the petitioner all necessary records and documents concerning the cemetery, including records of the board's sale of any lots pursuant to section 517.07 of the Revised Code: (A) The petitioner has the financial resources necessary to operate and maintain the cemetery; (B) The petitioner is in compliance with all applicable laws and administrative rules concerning the owners and operators of cemeteries, including registration under section 4767.02 of the Revised Code; and (C) The petitioner owes no delinquent taxes. Last updated September 12, 2023 at 9:51 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 504.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 504 / § 504.08
§ 504.08. Enforcement of resolution
Status: in_force

September 17, 1991 House Bill 77 - 119th General Assembly To enforce a township resolution adopted under this chapter, a board of township trustees may authorize the township law director to do any of the following: (A) File for injunctive relief if the violation of the resolution is a matter of health or safety; (B) File for a lien upon the property of a violator if the violation relates to the use of the property and if the violator has failed to pay a fine imposed pursuant to section 504.07 of the Revised Code within ten days after the judgment imposing the fine has become final. The unpaid fine shall be entered on the tax duplicate and is a lien upon the property from and after the date of entry and shall be collected as other taxes, returned to the township, and placed in the township general fund. (C) Take any measure for the collection of an unpaid money judgment that is authorized by division (D) of section 504.07 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 501.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 501 / § 501.07
§ 501.07. Appraisal and sale of lands
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly Lands described in division (A) of section 501.06 of the Revised Code shall continue to be leased under the terms granted until such time as the lease may expire. At the time of expiration, subject to section 501.04 of the Revised Code, the land may be leased again by the board of education of the school district for whose benefit the land has been allocated or be offered for sale by public auction or by the receipt of sealed bids with the sale awarded by the school board to the highest bidder. Prior to the offering of these lands for sale, the school board shall have an appraisal made of these lands by at least two disinterested appraisers. Notification of the sale of these lands, including the minerals in or on these or other lands, shall be advertised once a week for two consecutive weeks using at least one of the following methods: (A) In the print or digital edition of a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the land is located; (B) On the official public notice web site established under section 125.182 of the Revised Code; (C) On the web site and social media account of the township. No bids shall be accepted for less than the appraised value of the land. Last updated February 19, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.707 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.707
§ 505.707. Appropriations for organization serving community purpose
Status: in_force

April 5, 2001 House Bill 315 - 123rd General Assembly A board of township trustees may appropriate from the township general revenue fund moneys not appropriated for any other purpose to an organization that the board determines serves a community purpose and that is exempt from federal taxation under subsection 501(a) and described in subsection 501(c)(3) of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C. 1, as amended.
Ohio Rev. Code § 504.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 504 / § 504.10
§ 504.10. Form and reading of resolutions
Status: in_force

September 17, 1991 House Bill 77 - 119th General Assembly Each resolution of a board of township trustees adopted pursuant to this chapter shall be introduced in written form by a member of the board. The form and style of resolutions shall be determined by the board. Each resolution shall contain only one subject, which shall be expressed in its title, except that appropriation measures may contain the various subjects, accounts, and amounts for which moneys are appropriated, and except that resolutions that are codified or recodified are not subject to the limitation of containing only one subject. Each resolution shall be read by title only, unless a motion is passed by a majority vote of the members of the board requiring that it be read in full. Each resolution shall be read on two separate days. The board may, by a majority vote of its members, dispense with the requirement that a resolution be read on two separate days, and authorize the adoption of a resolution upon its first reading.
Ohio Rev. Code § 503.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 503 / § 503.05
§ 503.05. Adjustment of disputed boundaries
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly When a boundary line between townships is in dispute, the board of county commissioners, upon application of the board of township trustees of one of such townships, and upon notice in writing to the board of township trustees of such civil township, and on thirty days' public notice printed in a newspaper of general circulation within the county, shall establish such boundary line and make a record thereof as provided by section 503.04 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.56 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.56
§ 505.56. Excise tax on transactions by which lodging is furnished to transient guests
Status: in_force

June 21, 2002 Senate Bill 143 - 124th General Assembly Subject to the limitation in division (A) of section 5739.08 of the Revised Code, a board of township trustees may by resolution adopted by a majority of the members of the board, levy an excise tax on transactions by which lodging by a hotel is or is to be furnished to transient guests. The board may establish all regulations necessary to provide for the administration and allocation of the tax. All funds arising from such an excise tax shall be deposited in the township treasury and may be expended for any lawful purpose. A board of township trustees shall not levy the tax authorized by this section in any city or village. As used in this section, "hotel" and "transient guests" have the same meaning as in section 5739.01 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 519.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 519 / § 519.22
§ 519.22. County rural zoning regulations to take precedence
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Where the people of any township or part thereof have approved county rural zoning regulations in accordance with sections 303.02 to 303.25 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, prior to the adoption of a zoning resolution by the board of township trustees, and the township plan includes an area covered by the county rural zoning plan, the zoning resolution adopted by the board of county commissioners shall take precedence over the zoning resolution adopted by the board of township trustees, unless a majority of the voters in such zoned area of the township voting on the issue have voted to have the county rural zoning plan replaced with the township plan of zoning.
Ohio Rev. Code § 517.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 517 / § 517.12
§ 517.12. Regulating hours of access to cemeteries
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly The board of township trustees may make rules specifying the times when cemeteries under its control shall be closed to the public. The board shall cause the rules to be published once a week for two consecutive weeks using at least one of the following methods: (A) In the print or digital edition of a newspaper of general circulation within the township; (B) On the official public notice web site established under section 125.182 of the Revised Code; (C) On the web site and social media account of the township. The board also may post appropriate notice in the township as considered necessary. The purposes of such rules shall be to assure a reasonable time of access to the cemeteries in view of the differences in attendance anticipated from past experience as to each, to exclude attendance at times when no proper purposes could normally be expected, to permit exceptions to the normal hours of access on reasonable request with adequate reason provided, and to facilitate the task of protecting the premises from vandalism, desecration, and other improper usage. Whoever violates these rules is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. Last updated February 19, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 503.56 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 503 / § 503.56
§ 503.56. Tourism development districts
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Tourism development district" means a district designated by a township under this section. (2) "Territory of a tourism development district" means all of the area included within the territorial boundaries of a tourism development district. (3) "Business" means a sole proprietorship, a corporation for profit, a pass-through entity as defined in section 5733.04 of the Revised Code, the federal government, the state, the state's political subdivisions, a nonprofit organization, or a school district. A business "operates within the proposed district" if the business would be subject to a tax levied in the proposed tourism development district pursuant to division (C) of section 5739.101 of the Revised Code. (4) "Owner" means a partner of a partnership, a member of a limited liability company, a majority shareholder of an S corporation, a person with a majority ownership interest in a pass-through entity, or any officer, employee, or agent with the authority to make decisions legally binding upon a business. The signature of any owner of a business operates as the signature of the business. (5) "Eligible township" means a township wholly or partly located in a county having a population greater than three hundred seventy-five thousand but less than four hundred thousand that levies taxes under section 5739.021 or 5739.026 of the Revised Code, the aggregate rate of which does not exceed one-half of one per cent on September 29, 2015. (B)(1) The board of trustees of an eligible township, by resolution, may declare an unincorporated area of the township to be a tourism development district for the purpose of fostering and developing tourism in the district if all of the following criteria are met: (a) The district's area does not exceed six hundred acres. (b) All territory in the district is contiguous. (c) Before adopting that resolution or ordinance, the board holds at least two public hearings concerning the creation of the tourism development district. (d) Before adopting the resolution or ordinance, the board receives a petition signed by every record owner of a parcel of real property located in the proposed district and the owner of every business that operates in the proposed district. (e) The board adopts the resolution on or before December 31, 2020. (2) The petition described in division (B)(1)(d) of this section shall include an explanation of the taxes and charges that may be levied or imposed in the proposed district. (3) The board shall certify the resolution to the tax commissioner within five days after its adoption, along with a description of the boundaries of the district authorized in the resolution. That description shall include sufficient information for the commissioner to determine if the address of a vendor is within the boundaries of the district. (4) Subject to the limitations of division (B)(1)(a) and (b) of this section, the board of trustees of an eligible township may enlarge the territory of an existing tourism development district in the manner prescribed for the creation of a district under divisions (B)(1) to (3) of this section, except that the petition described in division (B)(1)(d) of this section must be signed by every record owner of a parcel of real property located in the area proposed to be added to the district and the owner of every business that operates in the area proposed to be added to the district. Division (B)(1)(e) of this section does not apply to a resolution enlarging the territory of an existing tourism development district. (C) For the purpose of fostering and developing tourism in a tourism development district, a lessor leasing real property in a tourism development district may impose and collect a uniform fee on each parcel of real property leased by the lessor, to be paid by each of the person's lessees. A lessee is subject to such a fee only if the lease separately states the amount of the fee. Before a lessor may impose and collect such a fee, the lessor shall file a copy of such lease with the fiscal officer of the township that designated the tourism development district. A lessor that imposes such a fee shall remit all collections of the fee to the fiscal officer of the township in which the real property is located. The board shall establish all regulations necessary to provide for the administration and remittance of such fees. The regulations may prescribe the time for payment of the fee, and may provide for the imposition of a penalty or interest, or both, for late remittances, provided that the penalty does not exceed ten per cent of the amount of fee due, and the rate at which interest accrues does not exceed the rate per annum prescribed pursuant to section 5703.47 of the Revised Code. The regulations shall provide, after deducting the real and actual costs of administering the fee, that the revenue be used exclusively for fostering and developing tourism within the tourism development district. (D) The board of trustees of an eligible township that has designated a tourism development district under this section may levy one or both of the taxes authorized under section 503.57 or 5739.101 of the Revised Code. If the board does not levy a tax under section 5739.101 of the Revised Code, the board may enter into and enforce agreements imposing a development charge under section 503.58 of the Revised Code. (E) On or before the first day of each January and July, beginning after the designation of the tourism development district, the fiscal officer of the township shall certify a list of vendors located within the tourism development district to the tax commissioner, which shall include the name, address, and vendor's license number for each vendor. Last updated August 4, 2021 at 10:58 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.32 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.32
§ 505.32. Compensation of fiscal officer - bond
Status: in_force

December 20, 2005 Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly For the services arising in each fiscal year under sections 505.27 to 505.33 of the Revised Code, the township fiscal officer shall be allowed the compensation fixed by the board of township trustees. The compensation shall be paid semiannually, and shall be charged back, and prorated against each waste disposal district as part of its operating costs. Any increase required by the board in the bond of the fiscal officer, and the costs of any necessary supplies, shall be prorated and charged back to each district.
Ohio Rev. Code § 504.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 504 / § 504.11
§ 504.11. Voting on resolutions
Status: in_force

September 21, 2006 House Bill 385 - 126th General Assembly (A) The vote on the question of passage of a resolution provided for in section 504.10 of the Revised Code or a motion related to that resolution shall be taken by yeas and nays and entered on the journal, and the resolution or motion shall not be passed without concurrence of a majority of all members of the board of township trustees, except that each emergency resolution under that section shall require the affirmative vote of all of the members of the board for its enactment. If an emergency resolution fails to receive the required vote for passage as an emergency measure but receives the necessary majority for passage as a nonemergency resolution, it shall be considered passed as a nonemergency resolution. Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, a resolution shall become effective thirty days after it is filed with the township fiscal officer. Each emergency resolution shall determine that the resolution is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and shall contain a statement of the necessity for the emergency. Each resolution shall be authenticated by the signature of the township fiscal officer, but the failure or refusal of the fiscal officer to sign a resolution shall not invalidate an otherwise properly enacted resolution. (B) Each resolution appropriating money, submitting a question to the electorate, determining to proceed with an election, or providing for the approval of a revision, codification, recodification, or rearrangement of resolutions, or publication of resolutions in book form shall take effect, unless a later time is specified in the resolution, ten days after it is filed with the township fiscal officer. Emergency resolutions shall take effect immediately. (C) Each resolution shall be recorded in a book, or other record prescribed by the board, established and maintained for that purpose. The township fiscal officer or a duly authorized deputy to the fiscal officer shall, upon the request of any person and upon the payment of a fee established by the board, certify true copies of any resolution, and these certified copies shall be admissible as evidence in any court. (D) The procedures provided in this section apply only to resolutions adopted pursuant to a township's limited home rule powers as authorized by this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.102 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.102
§ 505.102. Real property transactions with senior citizens' organization
Status: in_force

June 13, 1984 Senate Bill 148 - 115th General Assembly Notwithstanding section 505.10 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees may sell, lease, or transfer any real property belonging to the township and not needed for public use to a nonprofit senior citizens' organization to be used for public purposes involving the provision of housing, health, social services, or recreational activities for the benefit of older persons, upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the board of township trustees and the organization. The nonprofit senior citizens' organization shall report annually to the board of township trustees on the nature of the activities for which the property is being used and shall provide such other information regarding the property that the board may require. Any deed conveying real property under this section may state that if the real property is used at any time for purposes other than those enumerated in this section, all right, title, and interest in the property shall revert to the township.
Ohio Rev. Code § 509.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 509 / § 509.13
§ 509.13. Forfeiture
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Constable shall be liable to a ten per cent forfeiture upon the amount of damages for which judgment may be entered against them, for failing to make return, making a false return, or failing to pay over money collected or received by them in their official capacity. Such judgment must include, in addition to the damages and costs, the forfeiture provided by this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 511.35 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 511 / § 511.35
§ 511.35. Construction and meaning
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly It is hereby declared that the proper construction and meaning of sections 511.18 to 511.31 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, heretofore, has been that the said boards of township park commissioners therein provided for, were officers of park districts coterminous with the geographic township, wherein they existed, that said boards of park commissioners constituted bodies politic and corporate, and that the offices of said park commissioners were not township offices, within the meaning of that term in section 703.22 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.50 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.50
§ 505.50. Equipment and buildings for police protection
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly The board of township trustees of a township or of a township police district, or a joint police district board, may purchase, lease, lease with an option to purchase, or otherwise acquire any police apparatus, equipment, including a public communications system, or materials that the township, township police district, or joint police district requires and may build, purchase, lease, or lease with an option to purchase any building or buildings and site of the building or buildings that are necessary for the police operations of the township or either district. The boards of trustees of any two or more contiguous townships, or the boards of township trustees of one or more contiguous townships and the legislative authorities of one or more contiguous municipal corporations, by joint agreement, may unite in the joint purchase, lease, lease with an option to purchase, maintenance, use, and operation of police equipment for any other police purpose designated in sections 505.48 to 505.55 of the Revised Code, and to prorate the expense of that joint action on terms mutually agreed upon by the trustees in each affected township and the legislative authorities of each affected municipal corporation. The board of trustees of a township or of a township police district, or a joint police district board, may enter into a contract with one or more townships, a municipal corporation, a park district created pursuant to section 511.18 or 1545.01 of the Revised Code, or the county sheriff upon any terms that are mutually agreed upon for the provision of police protection services or additional police protection services either on a regular basis or for additional protection in times of emergency. The contract shall be agreed to in each instance by the respective board or boards of township trustees, the board of county commissioners, the board of park commissioners, the joint police district board, or the legislative authority of the municipal corporation involved. The contract may provide for a fixed annual charge to be paid at the time agreed upon in the contract. Chapter 2744. of the Revised Code, insofar as it is applicable to the operation of police departments, applies to the contracting political subdivisions and police department members when the members are serving outside their own political subdivision pursuant to such a contract. Police department members acting outside the political subdivision in which they are employed may participate in any pension or indemnity fund established by their employer and are entitled to all the rights and benefits of Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code, to the same extent as while performing services within the political subdivision.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.171 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.171
§ 505.171. Drive-in theater screens
Status: in_force

March 14, 1979 House Bill 662 - 112th General Assembly (A) Except in a township or portion thereof that is within the limits of a municipal corporation, the board of township trustees may adopt regulations necessary to require an owner or operator of a drive-in theater located in the township, to erect the theater screen in such a manner and location that the images projected on the screen are not clearly visible to persons driving on any road, street, or highway located within a radius of one-third mile from the theater screen. (B) Except in a township or portion thereof that is within the limits of a municipal corporation, the board of township trustees may adopt regulations necessary to require an owner or operator of a drive-in theater located in the township to construct and maintain a fence, wall, or tangible or intangible barrier which shall, to the maximum extent practicable in view of the topography of the site and location of the screen, conceal or obscure x-rated or obscene images projected on the screen from the ordinary view of persons driving on any road, street, or highway located within a radius of one-third mile from the theater screen. (C) The township constable or police district chief shall inspect each drive-in theater located in the township, but not within the limits of a municipal corporation; furnish the owner or operator thereof with a copy of the regulations adopted pursuant to divisions (A) and (B) of this section; and notify in writing the owner or operator if he finds there is a violation of the regulations. (D) Whoever violates any regulation adopted pursuant to division (A) or (B) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
Ohio Rev. Code § 503.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 503 / § 503.17
§ 503.17. Boundary change effect on contracts
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly When a township is altered, diminished, or changed in any way by the formation of new townships, additions to other townships, or otherwise, such original township and all portions thereof shall remain liable to the same extent on contracts, engagements, or liabilities contracted by such township prior to the change as if no such alteration, diminution, or change had taken place.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.492 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.492
§ 505.492. Hearing of charge against police officer
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly Charges filed by the board of township trustees or joint police district board under section 505.491 of the Revised Code shall be heard at the next regular meeting thereof, unless the board extends the time for the hearing, which shall be done only on the application of the accused. The accused may appear in person and by counsel, examine all witnesses, and answer all charges against the accused.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.06
§ 505.06. Abatement of building nuisances
Status: in_force

September 10, 1996 House Bill 517 - 121st General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Immediate family" means a spouse, who resides in the same household, and children. (2) "Nonproductive land" means nonproductive land as defined in section 5722.01 of the Revised Code that has been acquired by a township pursuant to Chapter 5722. of the Revised Code. (3) "Building nuisance" means a building satisfying all of the following: (a) The building is situated on a lot or parcel against which delinquent taxes, assessments, interest, or penalties remain unpaid for more than one year after the lot or parcel has been certified delinquent on the delinquent land list compiled under section 5721.011 of the Revised Code, or is situated on a lot or parcel that constitutes nonproductive land. (b) The building is located in the unincorporated territory of a general health district. (c) The building has been declared a nuisance by the board of health of the general health district pursuant to section 3707.01 of the Revised Code. (B) A board of township trustees may select building nuisances within the unincorporated territory of the township for the abatement of which persons may claim a credit under this section. The board of township trustees shall maintain a list of any such building nuisances, and each entry on the list shall identify the lot or parcel and describe the building nuisance. The board shall certify a copy of the list to the county auditor. Any time the board adds a building nuisance to the list, it shall certify an updated copy of the list to the county auditor. The list shall be open to public inspection both at the offices of the township and the offices of the county auditor. (C) A person is eligible for a tax credit under this section if that person purchases at a foreclosure sale held pursuant to proceedings under section 323.25 or Chapter 5721. of the Revised Code, at a sale of nonproductive lands under section 5722.07 of the Revised Code, or at a sale of forfeited lands under Chapter 5723. of the Revised Code a lot or parcel on the list certified to the county auditor under division (B) of this section. However, the purchaser is not eligible for a tax credit under this section if the purchaser is the owner of record of the lot or parcel immediately prior to the judgment of foreclosure or forfeiture or a member of the following class of parties connected to that owner: a member of the owner's immediate family, a person with a power of attorney appointed by the owner who subsequently transfers the parcel to the owner, a sole proprietorship consisting of the owner or a member of the owner's immediate family, or a partnership, trust, business trust, corporation, or association in which the owner or a member of the owner's immediate family owns or controls directly or indirectly more than fifty per cent. After purchasing the lot or parcel, the person may demolish or otherwise abate the building nuisance and apply to the board of township trustees for a certificate of completion of abatement. The application shall identify the lot or parcel on which the building nuisance was abated, and shall state the date the lot or parcel was purchased at the foreclosure, forfeiture, or nonproductive land sale, the date of completion of the demolition or other abatement, and the cost of the demolition or other abatement. The cost shall be the lowest bid from among at least three bids solicited and received by the applicant. The applicant shall include with the application evidence of at least three bids solicited and received by the applicant and an affidavit stating that the purchaser of the lot or parcel at the foreclosure, forfeiture, or nonproductive land sale was not the owner of record of the property immediately prior to the judgment of foreclosure or forfeiture or a member of the class of parties connected to that owner specified in this division. Upon receipt of the application, the board of township trustees shall cause the lot or parcel to be examined. If the board determines the building nuisance is demolished or otherwise abated to its satisfaction, it shall issue a certificate of completion of abatement to the owner of the lot or parcel. The certificate shall identify the lot or parcel on which the building nuisance was abated, and shall state the date the lot or parcel was purchased at the foreclosure, forfeiture, or nonproductive land sale, the date of completion of the demolition or other abatement, the cost of the demolition or other abatement, and the percentage of that cost for which a credit shall be granted. That percentage shall not exceed one hundred per cent of the cost of the demolition or abatement as verified and adjusted by the board of township trustees, except that the amount of the credit shall not exceed ten thousand dollars. Before issuing the certificate, the board shall verify, and may adjust, the cost of the demolition or other abatement as reported on the tax credit application. The cost for which a credit is granted shall not exceed the lowest of the bids submitted with the application. The board shall certify a copy of the certificate to the county auditor. Before issuing a certificate of completion of abatement that will result in a tax credit in an amount that exceeds seventy-five per cent of the real property taxes due on the lot or parcel for the tax year for which the most recent tax duplicate certified to the county treasurer is compiled, not including any delinquent amounts carried forward from tax years preceding the tax year for which that duplicate is compiled, the board of township trustees shall send written notice to the board of education of the city, local, or exempted village school district in which the lot or parcel is located. The notice shall state that the board of township trustees intends to grant a tax credit against the lot or parcel, and shall include the verified and adjusted cost of the demolition or other abatement, the percentage of that cost for which the credit is proposed to be granted, and the amount of the proposed credit. Within thirty days after the notice is delivered to the board of education, the board of education shall adopt a resolution approving or disapproving the proposed credit and shall certify a copy of the resolution to the board of township trustees. The board of township trustees shall grant the credit as proposed if the board of education approves the proposal or if the board of education does not adopt a resolution approving or disapproving the proposal within the required thirty-day period. If the board of education adopts a resolution disapproving the proposed credit within the required thirty-day period, the board of township trustees shall not grant the credit. (D) The owner of a lot or parcel for which a certificate of completion of abatement has been issued shall receive a tax credit equal to the percentage of the cost of the demolition or other abatement as stated on the certificate, except that the amount of the credit shall not exceed ten thousand dollars. The credit shall apply only to real property taxes charged against the lot or parcel, and not to special assessments, personal property taxes, or real property taxes charged against a different lot or parcel. After receiving a copy of a certificate of completion of abatement from a board of township trustees, the county auditor shall reduce by the amount of the credit the taxes charged against the lot or parcel the next time the county auditor certifies such taxes to the tax list and duplicate of real and public utility property under section 319.30 of the Revised Code. If the amount of the credit exceeds the amount of taxes charged at that time, the excess amount shall be carried forward to future tax years until the entire amount of the credit is used. If the lot or parcel is sold, any carried-forward tax credit shall run with the land. The reduction in the taxes charged against the lot or parcel each year shall be apportioned ratably among the various taxing authorities otherwise entitled to receive those taxes.
Ohio Rev. Code § 503.60 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 503 / § 503.60
§ 503.60. Residency regulation of sex or child-victim offenders
Status: in_force

January 1, 2008 Senate Bill 97 - 127th General Assembly (A) Townships have authority to exercise all powers of local self-government within their limits regarding the residency of a person who has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to either a sexually oriented offense or a child-victim oriented offense and to adopt and enforce within their limits any local police, sanitary, and similar regulations regarding the residency of such persons that are not in conflict with general laws. The authority granted under this division shall be exercised by the adoption of resolutions. Townships have the same rights, powers, and duties pursuant to the authority granted under this division as municipal corporations have under Section 3 of Article XVIII, Ohio Constitution relative to their authority to exercise powers of local self-government and to adopt and enforce within their limits local police, sanitary, and similar regulations, except to the extent that the rights, powers, and duties that the municipal corporations have by their nature clearly are inapplicable to townships and to the exercise by townships of their authority granted under this division. (B) The authority of a township granted under division (A) of this section applies to all townships. If a township has adopted a limited home rule government pursuant to Chapter 504. of the Revised Code, the authority granted under division (A) of this section is in addition to the powers and authority granted to the township under Chapter 504. of the Revised Code. (C) As used in this section, "child-victim oriented offense" and "sexually oriented offense" have the same meanings as in section 2950.01 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.706 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.706
§ 505.706. Money for providing and maintaining services and facilities for senior citizens
Status: in_force

September 20, 1993 House Bill 184 - 120th General Assembly The board of township trustees of a township may expend money for providing and maintaining services and facilities for senior citizens.
Ohio Rev. Code § 509.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 509 / § 509.09
§ 509.09. Return of not found
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly No constable shall make a return on any process of "not found," as to any defendant, unless he has been to the usual place of residence of the defendant at least once, if such defendant has a residence in the county.
Ohio Rev. Code § 517.26 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 517 / § 517.26
§ 517.26. Removal of dead
Status: in_force

November 24, 1995 House Bill 328 - 121st General Assembly When remains laid in a vault or other receptacle become offensive, on the complaint of a householder of the township, the board of township trustees immediately shall issue an order to the sexton or other person in charge of the vault or receptacle to have the remains immediately interred. If the interment is neglected for three days after the complaint, any judge of the county court within the county may issue a written order to a householder of the township to inter the remains at the expense of the board and shall allow a reasonable charge for the service.
Ohio Rev. Code § 503.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 503 / § 503.21
§ 503.21. Payment of money to board of township trustees by county treasurer
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The county treasurer of a county collecting a tax as provided by sections 503.18 and 503.19 of the Revised Code, on demand, shall pay to the board of township trustees of the township, after each semiannual settlement, all moneys that have been collected for such township, and such treasurer shall be entitled to the same fees, and subject to the same liabilities, for duties performed under sections 503.17 to 503.21 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, as in other cases.
Ohio Rev. Code § 511.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 511 / § 511.99
§ 511.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

August 26, 1977 House Bill 187 - 112th General Assembly Whoever violates division (F) of section 511.23 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor for a first offense; for each subsequent offense such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 517.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 517 / § 517.07
§ 517.07. Sale of cemetery lots
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly (A) Upon application, the board of township trustees shall sell at a reasonable price the number of lots as public wants demand for burial purposes. Purchasers of lots or other interment rights, upon complying with the terms of sale, may receive deeds for the lots or rights which the board shall execute. The township fiscal officer shall record each deed in a book the township keeps for that purpose or with the county recorder under section 317.08 of the Revised Code. The expense of recording shall be paid by the person receiving the deed. Upon the application of a head of a family living in the township, the board shall, without charge, make and deliver to the applicant a deed for a suitable lot or right for the interment of the applicant's family, if, in the opinion of the board and by reason of the circumstances of the family, the payment would be oppressive. (B) The terms of sale and any deed for lots executed after July 24, 1986, for an entombment, including a mausoleum, columbarium, or other interment right executed on or after September 29, 2015, may include the following requirements: (1) The grantee shall provide to the board of township trustees, in writing, a list of the names and addresses of the persons to whom the grantee's property would pass by intestate succession. (2) The grantee shall notify the board in writing of any subsequent changes in the name or address of any persons to whom property would descend. (3) Any person who receives a township cemetery lot or right by gift, inheritance, or any other means other than the original conveyance shall, within one year after receiving the interest, give written notice of the person's name and address to the board having control of the cemetery, and shall notify the board of any subsequent changes in the person's name or address. (C) The terms of sale and any deed for any lots or rights executed in compliance with the notification requirements set forth in division (B) of this section shall state that the board of township trustees shall have right of reentry to the cemetery lot or right if the notification requirements are not met. At least ninety days before establishing reentry, the board shall publish a notice on the board's internet web site, if applicable, and shall send a notice by certified mail to the last known owner at the owner's last known address to inform the owner that the owner's interest in the lot or right will cease unless the notification requirements are met. If the owner's address is unknown and cannot reasonably be obtained, it is sufficient to publish the notice once using at least one of the following methods: (1) In the print or digital edition of a newspaper of general circulation in the county; (2) On the official public notice web site established under section 125.182 of the Revised Code; (3) On the web site and social media account of the township. In order to establish reentry, the board shall pass a resolution stating that the conditions of the sale or of the deed have not been fulfilled, and that the board reclaims its interest in the lot or right. (D) The board may limit the terms of sale or the deed for a cemetery lot or right by specifying that the owner, a member of the owner's family, or an owner's descendant must use the lot, tomb, including a mausoleum, or columbarium, or at least a portion of the lot, tomb, including a mausoleum, or columbarium, within a specified time period. The board may specify this time period to be at least twenty but not more than fifty years, with right of renewal provided at no cost. At least ninety days before the termination date for use of the cemetery lot, tomb, including a mausoleum, or columbarium, the board shall publish a notice on the board's internet web site, if applicable, and shall send a notice to the owner to inform the owner that the owner's interest in the lot or right will cease on the termination date unless the owner contracts for renewal by that date. The board shall send the notice by certified mail to the owner if the owner is a resident of the township or is a nonresident whose address is known. If the owner's address is unknown and cannot reasonably be obtained, it is sufficient to publish the notice once using at least one of the following methods: (1) In the print or digital edition of a newspaper of general circulation in the county; (2) On the official public notice web site established under section 125.182 of the Revised Code; (3) On the web site and social media account of the township. The terms of sale and any deed for lots or rights conveyed with a termination date shall state that the board shall have right of reentry to the lot or right at the end of the specified time period if the lot, tomb, including a mausoleum, or columbarium, is not used within this time period or renewed for an extended period. In order to establish reentry, the board shall pass a resolution stating that the conditions of the sale or of the deed have not been fulfilled, and that the board reclaims its interest in the lot or right. The board shall compensate owners of unused lots or rights who do not renew the terms of sale or the deed by offering to pay the owner eighty per cent of the purchase price or to provide another available lot or right, as applicable, at no additional cost. The board may repurchase any cemetery lot or right from its owner at any time at a price that is mutually agreed upon by the board and the owner. Last updated February 19, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 509.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 509 / § 509.05
§ 509.05. Powers and duties of police constables
Status: in_force

September 3, 1986 Senate Bill 74 - 116th General Assembly In addition to the county sheriff, constables shall be ministerial officers of the county court in all cases in their respective townships, and in criminal cases, they shall be such officers within the county. They shall apprehend and bring to justice felons and disturbers of the peace, suppress riots, and keep and preserve the peace within the county. They may execute all writs and process, in criminal cases, throughout the county in which they reside, and in which they were elected or appointed. If a person charged with the commission of a crime or offense flees from justice, any constable of the county wherein such crime or offense was committed shall pursue and arrest such fugitive in any other county of the state and convey him before the county court of the county where such crime or offense was committed. Such constables shall serve and execute all warrants, writs, precepts, executions, and other process directed and delivered to them, and shall do all things pertaining to the office of constable. The authority of a constable in serving any process, either civil or criminal, and in doing his duties generally shall extend throughout the county in which he is appointed, and in executing and serving process issued by a judge of the county court, he may exercise the same authority and powers over goods and chattels, and the persons of parties, as is granted to a sheriff or coroner, under like process issued from courts of record. A constable may participate, as the director of an organized crime task force established under section 177.02 of the Revised Code or as a member of the investigatory staff of such a task force, in an investigation of organized criminal activity in any county or counties in this state under sections 177.01 to 177.03 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 513.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 513 / § 513.10
§ 513.10. District or county representatives on municipal hospital board
Status: in_force

January 18, 2007 House Bill 375 - 126th General Assembly If an agreement under section 513.08 of the Revised Code provides for representation of a joint township hospital district, or of a county, on the board of hospital commissioners or board of governors of a municipal hospital, or both, the representatives of the district shall be appointed by the joint township district hospital board and shall be electors of the district; in the case of a county, the representatives of the county shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners and shall be electors of the county or of an adjacent county; and, in the case of membership on the board of governors, at least one elector, so appointed, shall be a doctor of medicine. In the case of a joint township hospital district, not more than one elector from any township included in the district shall be appointed to either board unless each township has first had an elector of that township appointed to that board. District or county representatives appointed to a board of hospital commissioners shall serve until the duties of the board, pursuant to sections 749.06 to 749.14 of the Revised Code, have terminated. District or county representatives on the board of governors of a municipal hospital shall be appointed in the following manner: (A) When the terms of the members presently holding office expire, of those first appointed thereafter: (1) One shall be appointed for a term of one year. (2) One shall be appointed for a term of two years. (3) One shall be appointed for a term of three years. (4) If more than three are to be appointed, the remaining appointments shall be for a term of four years. (B) Thereafter, as the respective terms expire, appointments shall be made in each case for a term of four years. (C) Any vacancy shall be filled by appointment in like manner for the unexpired term of the original appointment. The joint township district hospital board or the board of county commissioners, by a majority vote of its members, may remove any appointee to either board, for good and sufficient cause, after a hearing upon written charges.
Ohio Rev. Code § 503.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 503 / § 503.12
§ 503.12. Appointment of township officers
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Upon entering an order under section 503.09 of the Revised Code, creating a new township, the board of county commissioners shall appoint all township officers to serve until the next township election.
Ohio Rev. Code § 511.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 511 / § 511.19
§ 511.19. Board of park commissioners
Status: in_force

September 21, 2000 House Bill 417 - 123rd General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the board of park commissioners shall consist of three electors. The electors may be residents of the township or of any municipal corporation that is located within the township, that was within the township at the time that the park district was established, or the boundaries of which are coterminous with or include the township. One of the commissioners shall serve for one year, one of the commissioners shall serve for two years, and one of the commissioners shall serve for three years, from the second Monday of May succeeding the appointment, and thereafter one commissioner shall be appointed annually to serve for three years. The court of common pleas, or the board of township trustees if the board of park commissioners is appointed by the board of township trustees, shall fill any vacancy that occurs in the board by death, resignation, or otherwise, by appointment for the unexpired term. (B) If a board of park commissioners is appointed by the board of township trustees, the board of township trustees may appoint a five-member board of park commissioners in lieu of the three-member board provided for in division (A) of this section. Except as provided in this division, members of a five-member board of park commissioners shall serve three-year terms. Of the initial appointees, two shall serve one-year terms, two shall serve two-year terms, and one shall serve a three-year term. Thereafter, terms of office for successive appointees shall be for three years. All terms shall commence on the second Monday of May succeeding appointment. Qualifications for members and filling of vacancies on five-member boards shall be the same as provided in division (A) of this section for three-member boards. (C) A board of township trustees, by resolution, may convert a three-member board of park commissioners that the board of township trustees has appointed to a five-member board of park commissioners. The conversion shall be effective from the second Monday of May succeeding the adoption of the resolution. If a three-member board is converted, any member of the three-member board whose term had not expired on the date of conversion shall serve as one of the five members of the new board until the expiration date of that member's term. (D) A board of township trustees, by resolution, may convert into a three-member board of park commissioners a five-member board of park commissioners that the board of township trustees has appointed. Upon the expiration of the terms of one or more park commissioners on the second Monday of May that immediately follows the date of the resolution's adoption, the board of township trustees shall appoint one park commissioner to a three-year term. Upon the expiration of the terms of one or more park commissioners on the second Monday of May in each of the immediately following two years, the board of township trustees shall appoint one park commissioner to a three-year term. During the transition period from a five-member board to a three-member board, any member of the five-member board whose term has not yet expired shall continue to serve as a member until that member's term expires.
Ohio Rev. Code § 503.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 503 / § 503.04
§ 503.04. Notice of hearing - record of boundaries
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Before action is taken on an application for partition, alteration, change, or laying off of the boundaries of a township by the board of county commissioners, at least thirty days' notice of the time for the hearing on such application or petition shall be given by advertisement, at three public places within the bounds of the territory proposed to be partitioned, altered, changed, or laid off. The board shall cause the boundaries of such township, so changed or altered, or new township laid off, to be recorded in a book to be kept for that purpose, and shall give each new township, so laid off, an appropriate name. No two townships in any county shall be incorporated by the same name.
Ohio Rev. Code § 517.072 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 517 / § 517.072
§ 517.072. Reinterment or disinterment of product of fetal death
Status: in_force

September 12, 2008 Senate Bill 175 - 127th General Assembly (A) Subject to division (B) of this section, re-interment or disinterment of the product of a fetal death buried in accordance with division (C)(2) of section 517.071 of the Revised Code is not subject to section 517.24 of the Revised Code if one or both surviving parents provide written consent for the re-interment or disinterment to the township cemetery and comply with any rules adopted under division (B) of section 517.071 of the Revised Code. (B) If two surviving parents are indicated on the township cemetery's burial documents for the product of a fetal death buried in accordance with division (C)(2) of section 517.071 of the Revised Code and only one has given consent under division (A) of this section, prior to re-interment or disinterment, the cemetery promptly shall give notice of the consent to the parent who did not give consent. The notice shall be sent by registered mail, return receipt requested, to the parent's last known address and contain a statement that the re-interment or disinterment will occur if the cemetery does not receive written objection within thirty days from the date the notice is sent. That parent may object to the re-interment or disinterment by giving notice to the cemetery by registered mail, return receipt requested, not later than thirty days after the cemetery's notice is sent. If the cemetery receives timely notice of the objection, the re-interment or disinterment is subject to section 517.24 of the Revised Code. (C) The cemetery shall re-inter or disinter the product of a fetal death if both surviving parents provide written consent for the re-interment or disinterment or if one parent consents and the cemetery does not receive timely notice of any objection under division (B) of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 509.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 509 / § 509.04
§ 509.04. Parking enforcement unit
Status: in_force

July 13, 1990 Senate Bill 174 - 118th General Assembly (A) The board of township trustees may establish, by resolution, a parking enforcement unit within the office of a township constable, and provide for the regulation of parking enforcement officers. The board of township trustees shall appoint a police constable as executive head of the parking enforcement unit, who shall make all appointments and removals of parking enforcement officers, subject to any general rules prescribed by the board of township trustees by resolution, and shall prescribe rules for the organization, training, administration, control, and conduct of the parking enforcement unit. The executive head of the parking enforcement unit may appoint parking enforcement officers who agree to serve for nominal compensation, and persons with physical disabilities may receive appointments as parking enforcement officers. (B) The authority of the parking enforcement officers shall be limited to the enforcement of section 4511.69 of the Revised Code and any other parking laws specified in the resolution creating the parking enforcement unit. Parking enforcement officers shall have no other powers. (C) The training the parking enforcement officers shall receive shall include instruction in general administrative rules and procedures governing the parking enforcement unit, the role of the judicial system as it relates to parking regulation and enforcement, proper techniques and medthods relating to the enforcement of parking laws, human interaction skills, and first aid.
Ohio Rev. Code § 511.29 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 511 / § 511.29
§ 511.29. Collection of tax - bond issue
Status: in_force

October 30, 1989 House Bill 230 - 118th General Assembly When a tax is levied under sections 511.27 and 511.28 of the Revised Code, the township board of park commissioners shall cause it to be certified to the county auditor for collection, and it shall be collected as other taxes. For the purpose of raising money to pay for and improve parks or recreational facilities, the board may issue the bonds of the park district, in any sum not in excess of the taxes authorized by such sections, to be denominated township park district bonds. The issuance of the bonds is governed by Chapter 133. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 521.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 521 / § 521.05
§ 521.05. Contracts for maintenance and repair private sewage collection tiles
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly (A) If the total estimated cost of any improvement provided for in section 521.04 of the Revised Code is fifty thousand dollars or less, the contract may be let without competitive bidding. When competitive bidding is required, the board of township trustees shall post, in three of the most conspicuous public places in the township, a notice specifying the improvement to be made and the time, which shall be at least thirty days after the posting of the notices, and the place the board will receive bids to make the improvement. The board shall accept the lowest and best bid, if the successful bidder meets the requirements of section 153.54 of the Revised Code. The board may reject all bids. (B) On accepting a bid, the board shall enter into a contract with the successful bidder for making the improvement according to specifications. The contract shall not be for a term longer than ten years.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.73 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.73
§ 505.73. Model or standard building code
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly (A) The board of township trustees may, by resolution, adopt by incorporation by reference, administer, and enforce within the unincorporated area of the township an existing structures code pertaining to the repair and continued maintenance of structures and the premises of those structures. For that purpose, the board shall adopt any model or standard code prepared and promulgated by this state, any department, board, or agency of this state, or any public or private organization that publishes a recognized model or standard code on the subject. The board shall ensure that the code adopted governs subject matter not addressed by the state residential building code and that it is fully compatible with the state residential and nonresidential building codes the board of building standards adopts pursuant to section 3781.10 of the Revised Code. (B) The board shall assign the duties of administering and enforcing the existing structures code to a township officer or employee who is trained and qualified for those duties and shall establish by resolution the minimum qualifications necessary to perform those duties. (C)(1) After the board adopts an existing structures code, the township fiscal officer shall post a notice that clearly identifies the code, states the code's purpose, and states that a complete copy of the code is on file for inspection by the public with the fiscal officer and in the county law library and that the fiscal officer has copies available for distribution to the public at cost. (2) The township fiscal officer shall post the notice in five conspicuous places in the township for thirty days before the code becomes effective and shall publish the notice for three consecutive weeks using at least one of the following methods: (a) In the print or digital edition of a newspaper of general circulation within the township; (b) On the official public notice web site established under section 125.182 of the Revised Code; (c) On the web site and social media account of the township. If the adopting township amends or deletes any provision of the code, the notice shall contain a brief summary of the deletion or amendment. (D) If the agency that originally promulgated or published the existing structures code amends the code, the board may adopt the amendment or change by incorporation by reference in the manner provided for the adoption of the original code. Last updated February 19, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.07
§ 505.07. Settlement of court action - zoning issue subject to referendum
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly Notwithstanding any contrary provision in another section of the Revised Code, section 519.12 of the Revised Code, or any vote of the electors on a petition for zoning referendum, a township may settle any court action by a consent decree or court-approved settlement agreement which may include an agreement to rezone any property involved in the action as provided in the decree or court-approved settlement agreement without following the procedures in section 519.12 of the Revised Code and also may include township approval of a development plan for any property involved in the action as provided in the decree or court-approved settlement agreement, provided that the court makes specific findings of fact that notice has been properly made pursuant to this section and the consent decree or court-approved settlement agreement is fair and reasonable. If the subject of the consent decree or court-approved settlement agreement involves a zoning issue subject to referendum under section 519.12 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees shall publish notice of their intent to meet and consider and take action on the decree or court-approved settlement agreement and the date and time of the meeting at least fifteen days before the meeting, using at least one of the following methods: (A) In the print or digital edition of a newspaper of general circulation in the township; (B) On the official public notice web site established under section 125.182 of the Revised Code; (C) On the web site and social media account of the township. The board shall permit members of the public to express their objections to the consent decree or court-approved settlement agreement at the meeting. Copies of the proposed consent decree or court-approved settlement agreement shall be available to the public at the township fiscal officer's office during normal business hours. At least ten days prior to the submission of a proposed consent decree or settlement agreement to the court for its review and consideration, the plaintiff in the action involving the consent decree or settlement agreement shall publish a notice that shall include the caption of the case, the case number, and the court in which the consent decree or settlement agreement will be filed, the intention of the parties in the action to file a consent decree or settlement agreement, and, when applicable, a description of the real property involved and the proposed change in zoning or permitted use, in a newspaper of general circulation in the township. Last updated February 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 507.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 507 / § 507.04
§ 507.04. Personal attendance at board meetings - request for copies of township records
Status: in_force

December 20, 2005 Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly (A) The township fiscal officer shall keep an accurate record of the proceedings of the board of township trustees at all of its meetings, and of all its accounts and transactions, including the acceptance of the bonds of township officers. The township fiscal officer shall personally attend at least one meeting of the board during each quarter of every year, unless prevented by the occurrence of an emergency from attending. (B) In any township where the township fiscal officer does not keep the township's records in a public facility, the board of township trustees, once each quarter of each year, may request the fiscal officer to provide the board with copies of township records for its review. If the board makes such a request, it shall tell the township fiscal officer which records it wants copies of by indicating the dates or types of the records it is requesting. A request made under this section does not diminish any trustee's right to inspect township records under division (B) of section 149.43 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 503.49 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 503 / § 503.49
§ 503.49. Fees deposit and use
Status: in_force

June 3, 1992 House Bill 247 - 119th General Assembly If a board of township trustees has adopted a resolution under section 503.41 of the Revised Code, the board shall deposit the fees collected by the township for massage establishment permits and masseur and masseuse licenses in the township general fund and first use the fees for the cost of administering and enforcing regulations adopted under section 503.41 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 503.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 503 / § 503.20
§ 503.20. Divided parcels
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly If parcels of a township have been attached to territory in different counties, the board of township trustees shall certify an abstract of the tax levied under sections 503.18 and 503.19 of the Revised Code upon the property in such parcels to the county auditors of the respective counties, with the names of the persons so assessed, and the amount assessed to each. Such auditors shall thereupon enter such levies upon the tax list and duplicate, designating the persons taxed, and for what purpose the levy was made, and the taxes shall be collected on such property as in other cases.
Ohio Rev. Code § 503.161 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 503 / § 503.161
§ 503.161. Change of township name election
Status: in_force

July 2, 2010 House Bill 48 - 128th General Assembly (A) A board of township trustees, by a unanimous vote, may adopt a resolution causing the board of elections to submit to the electors of the unincorporated area of the township the question of whether the township's name should be changed. (B) The electors of the unincorporated area of a township may petition the board of township trustees to adopt a resolution causing the board of elections to submit to the electors the question of whether the township's name should be changed. Upon receipt of a petition signed by twenty per cent of the electors of the unincorporated area of the township, as determined by the total number of votes cast in that area for the office of governor at the preceding general election for that office, the board of township trustees shall adopt such a resolution. (C) The question of whether the township's name should be changed shall be voted upon at the next primary or general election occurring at least ninety days after the certification of the resolution adopted under division (A) or (B) of this section to the board of elections.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.401 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.401
§ 505.401. Issuing bonds for firefighting purposes
Status: in_force

March 31, 2003 House Bill 513 - 124th General Assembly Pursuant to Chapter 133. of the Revised Code, the board of trustees of a fire district organized under division (C) of section 505.37 of the Revised Code may issue bonds for the purpose of acquiring fire-fighting equipment, buildings, and sites for the district or for the purpose of constructing or improving buildings to house fire-fighting equipment.
Ohio Rev. Code § 507.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 507 / § 507.14
§ 507.14. Liability for loss of public funds
Status: in_force

September 13, 2022 Senate Bill 15 - 134th General Assembly A township fiscal officer or deputy fiscal officer shall not be held liable for a loss of public funds when the township fiscal officer or deputy fiscal officer has performed all official duties required of the township fiscal officer or deputy fiscal officer with reasonable care, but shall be liable only when a loss of public funds results from the township fiscal officer's or deputy fiscal officer's negligence or other wrongful act. Last updated June 30, 2022 at 5:14 PM Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 519.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 519 / § 519.11
§ 519.11. Zoning plan to be submitted to electors - majority vote required for approval
Status: in_force

July 2, 2010 House Bill 48 - 128th General Assembly If the zoning resolution is adopted by the board of township trustees, such board shall cause the question of whether or not the proposed plan of zoning shall be put into effect to be submitted to the electors residing in the unincorporated area of the township included in the proposed plan of zoning for their approval or rejection at the next primary or general election, or a special election may be called for this purpose. Such resolution shall be filed with the board of elections not later than four p.m. of the ninetieth day before the day of the election. No zoning regulations shall be put into effect unless a majority of the vote cast on the issue is in favor of the proposed plan of zoning. Upon certification by the board of elections the resolution shall take immediate effect, if the plan was so approved. Within five working days after the resolution's effective date, the board of township trustees shall file it, including text and maps, in the office of the county recorder. The board shall also file duplicates of the same documents with the regional or county planning commission, if one exists, within the same period. The board shall file all resolutions, including text and maps, that are in effect on January 1, 1992, in the office of the county recorder within thirty working days after that date. The board shall also file duplicates of the same documents with the regional or county planning commission, if one exists, within the same period. The failure to file a resolution, or any text and maps, or duplicates of any of these documents, with the office of the county recorder or the county or regional planning commission as required by this section does not invalidate the resolution and is not grounds for an appeal of any decision of the board of zoning appeals.
Ohio Rev. Code § 511.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 511 / § 511.21
§ 511.21. Notice of submission of question
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly Upon the filing of the report of the board of park commissioners as provided by section 511.20 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees shall direct the township fiscal officer to give thirty days' notice, by posting in five public places in the township and by publication using at least one of the following methods: (A) In the print or digital edition of a newspaper of general circulation in the township; (B) On the official public notice web site established under section 125.182 of the Revised Code; (C) On the web site and social media account of the township. The notice shall state that an election will be held at the next general election to determine whether one or more public parks are to be established within the township, and the estimated cost of the land recommended for that purpose. Last updated February 19, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.42 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.42
§ 505.42. Fire equipment fund
Status: in_force

August 23, 1982 Senate Bill 261 - 114th General Assembly The proceeds of bonds issued under section 505.40 of the Revised Code, other than any premium and accrued interest which is credited to the sinking fund, shall be placed in the township treasury to the credit of a fund to be known as "the fire equipment fund." In the case of a joint fire district created under section 505.371 of the Revised Code, such proceeds shall be placed in the treasury of the joint fire district to the credit of the joint fire district fire equipment fund. Such fund shall be paid out on the order of the board of township trustees or, in the case of a joint fire district, the board of fire district trustees. Such board may enter into contracts for the purpose set forth in sections 505.37 to 505.42 of the Revised Code, subject to sections 731.14 to 731.16 of the Revised Code except as otherwise provided in sections 505.08 and 505.101 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 503.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 503 / § 503.01
§ 503.01. Corporate powers and duties of civil township
Status: in_force

April 6, 2023 House Bill 501 - 134th General Assembly Each civil township is a body politic and corporate, for the purpose of enjoying and exercising the rights and privileges conferred upon it by law. It may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and receive and hold real estate by devise or deed, or receive and hold personal property for the benefit of the township for any useful purpose. The board of township trustees shall hold such property in trust for the township for the purpose specified in the devise, bequest, or deed of gift. Such board may also receive any conveyance of real estate to the township, when necessary to secure or pay a debt or claim due such township, and may sell and convey real estate so received. The proceeds of such sale shall be applied to the fund to which such debt or claim belonged. The board of township trustees may acquire real property within the unincorporated territory of the township in order to provide needed public improvements to the property pursuant to section 5709.41 or sections 5709.73 to 5709.75 of the Revised Code. The board of township trustees may enter into contracts with municipal corporations pursuant to section 715.70 , 715.71 , or 715.72 of the Revised Code, and with counties pursuant to division (D) of section 715.72 of the Revised Code, to create a joint economic development district. Whenever the board finds it necessary to determine the value of any real property the township owns or proposes to acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise, the board may employ for reasonable compensation competent appraisers to advise it of the value of the property or expert witnesses to testify to the value in an appropriation proceeding. Last updated January 24, 2023 at 12:27 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.48 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.48
§ 505.48. Township police district
Status: in_force

January 1, 2026 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) The board of township trustees of any township may, by resolution adopted by two-thirds of the members of the board, create a township police district comprised of all or a portion of the unincorporated territory of the township as the resolution may specify. If the township police district does not include all of the unincorporated territory of the township, the resolution creating the district shall contain a complete and accurate description of the territory of the district and a separate and distinct name for the district. At any time not less than one hundred twenty days after a township police district is created and operative, the territorial limits of the district may be altered in the manner provided in division (B) of this section or, if applicable, as provided in section 505.482 of the Revised Code. (B) Except as otherwise provided in section 505.481 of the Revised Code, the territorial limits of a township police district may be altered by a resolution adopted by a two-thirds vote of the board of township trustees. If the township police district imposes a tax, any territory proposed for addition to the district shall become part of the district only after all of the following have occurred: (1) Adoption by two-thirds vote of the board of township trustees of a resolution approving the expansion of the territorial limits of the district; (2) Adoption by a two-thirds vote of the board of township trustees of a resolution recommending the extension of the tax to the additional territory; (3) The board requests and obtains from the county auditor the information required for a tax levy under section 5705.03 of the Revised Code, in the same manner required under that section, except that the levy's annual collections shall be estimated assuming that the additional territory has been added to the township police district. (4) Approval of the tax by the electors of the territory proposed for addition to the district. Each resolution of the board adopted under division (B)(2) of this section shall state the name of the township police district, a description of the territory to be added, the rate, expressed in mills for each one dollar of taxable value, the effective rate, expressed in dollars for each one hundred thousand dollars of the county auditor's market value, and termination date of the tax, which shall be the rate, effective rate, and termination date of the tax currently in effect in the district. The board of trustees shall certify each resolution adopted under division (B)(2) of this section and the county auditor's certification under division (B)(3) of this section to the board of elections in accordance with section 5705.19 of the Revised Code. The election required under division (B)(4) of this section shall be held, canvassed, and certified in the manner provided for the submission of tax levies under section 5705.25 of the Revised Code, except that the question appearing on the ballot shall read: "Shall the territory within __________________________ (description of the proposed territory to be added) be added to ________________ (name) township police district, and a property tax, that the county auditor estimates will collect $_____ annually, at a rate not exceeding __________ mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $__________ (here insert effective rate) for each $100,000 of the county auditor's market value, be in effect for __________ (here insert the number of years the tax is to be in effect or "a continuing period of time," as applicable)?" If the question is approved by at least a majority of the electors voting on it, the joinder shall be effective as of the first day of January of the year following approval, and, on that date, the township police district tax shall be extended to the taxable property within the territory that has been added. As used in this section, "the county auditor's market value" and "effective rate" have the same meanings as in section 5705.01 of the Revised Code. Last updated October 6, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.11
§ 505.11. Leases of real property or mining rights in township
Status: in_force

December 20, 2005 Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly (A) Whenever the provisions of division (B) of this section do not apply, and when, in its opinion, the township would be benefited, the board of township trustees may lease township real property to any person upon terms agreed upon by the board and the lessee. Any consideration received from the lease shall be payable, as prescribed in the lease, to the township fiscal officer, who shall give a receipt for the amount received and deposit it in the township general fund. (B) When, in its opinion, the township would be benefited, the board of township trustees may execute and deliver contracts or leases to mine iron ore, stone, coal, petroleum, gas, salt, and other minerals upon lands owned by the township, to any person complying with the terms prescribed by the board as to consideration, rights of way, and occupancy of ground for necessary purposes. All other matters of contract shall be such as the board considers most advantageous to the township. The contracts or leases shall be forfeited to the township for noncompliance with any of the terms set forth in the contracts or leases, and shall not operate as a conveyance of the fee to any part of the realty. No contract or lease for the drilling or operation of a petroleum or gas well shall be valid for a longer term than forty years from the date of the contract or lease, and no contract or lease for the mining of iron ore, stone, coal, salt, or other minerals shall be valid for a longer term than fifteen years from that date. The consideration for the contracts and leases shall be rental or royalty as is prescribed by the board, and shall be payable, as prescribed in the contract or lease, at least once a year to the township fiscal officer, who shall give a receipt for the amount and deposit it in the township general fund.
Ohio Rev. Code § 511.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 511 / § 511.12
§ 511.12. Plans, specifications and contracts
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly The board of township trustees may prepare plans and specifications and make contracts for the construction and erection of a memorial building, monument, statue, or memorial, for the purposes specified and within the amount authorized by section 511.08 of the Revised Code. If the total estimated cost of the construction and erection exceeds the amount specified in section 9.17 of the Revised Code, the contract shall be let by competitive bidding. If the estimated cost is the amount specified in section 9.17 of the Revised Code or less, competitive bidding may be required at the board's discretion. In making contracts under this section, the board shall be governed as follows: (A) Contracts for construction when competitive bidding is required shall be based upon detailed plans, specifications, forms of bids, and estimates of cost, adopted by the board. (B) Contracts shall be made in writing upon concurrence of a majority of the members of the board, and shall be signed by at least two of the members and by the contractor. If competitive bidding is required, no contract shall be made or signed until an advertisement has been published at least twice using at least one of the following methods: (1) In the print or digital edition of a newspaper of general circulation within the township; (2) On the official public notice web site established under section 125.182 of the Revised Code; (3) On the web site and social media account of the township. The board may also cause notice to be inserted in trade papers or other publications designated by it or to be distributed by electronic means. (C) No contract shall be let by competitive bidding except to the lowest and best bidder, who shall meet the requirements of section 153.54 of the Revised Code. (D) When, in the opinion of the board, it becomes necessary in the prosecution of such work to make alterations or modifications in any contract, the alterations or modifications shall be made only by order of the board, and that order shall be of no effect until the price to be paid for the work or materials under the altered or modified contract has been agreed upon in writing and signed by the contractor and at least two members of the board. (E) No contract or alteration or modification of it shall be valid unless made in the manner provided in this section. (F) No project subject to this section shall be divided into component parts, separate projects, or separate items of work in order to avoid the requirements of this section. Last updated February 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.107 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.107
§ 505.107. Restoration of property to claimant or accused person
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly If, within thirty days, the money or property recovered under section 505.105 of the Revised Code is claimed by any other person, it shall be retained by its custodian until after the discharge or conviction of the person from whom it was taken and as long as it is required as evidence in any case in court. If that claimant establishes to the satisfaction of the court that the claimant is the rightful owner, the money or property shall be restored to the claimant; otherwise, it shall be returned to the accused person, personally, and not to any attorney, agent, factor, or clerk of the accused person, except upon special order of the head of the organized police department of the township, township police district, joint police district, or office of a township constable, as the case may be, after all liens and claims in favor of the township have first been discharged and satisfied.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.109 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.109
§ 505.109. Payment of storage and selling expenses
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly Upon the sale of any unclaimed property as provided in section 505.108 of the Revised Code, if any of the unclaimed property was ordered removed to a place of storage or stored, or both, by or under the direction of the head of the organized police department of the township, township police district, joint police district, or office of a township constable, any expenses or charges for the removal or storage, or both, and costs of sale, provided they are approved by the head of the department, district, or office, shall first be paid from the proceeds of the sale. Notice shall be given by certified mail, thirty days before the date of the sale, to the owner and mortgagee, or other lienholder, at their last known addresses.
Ohio Rev. Code § 515.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 515 / § 515.07
§ 515.07. Notice to bidders - acceptance and rejection
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly If the total estimated cost of any lighting improvement provided for in section 515.06 of the Revised Code is fifty thousand dollars or less, the contract may be let without competitive bidding. When competitive bidding is required, the board of township trustees shall post, in three of the most conspicuous public places in the district, a notice specifying the number, candle power, and location of lights and the kind of supports for the lights as provided by section 515.06 of the Revised Code, as well as the time, which shall not be less than thirty days from the posting of the notices, and the place the board will receive bids to furnish the lights. The board shall accept the lowest and best bid, if the successful bidder meets the requirements of section 153.54 of the Revised Code. The board may reject all bids.
Ohio Rev. Code § 519.215 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 519 / § 519.215
§ 519.215. Township zoning regulations for home education learning pods
Status: in_force

April 9, 2025 Senate Bill 208 - 135th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in this section, sections 519.01 to 519.25 of the Revised Code do not confer on any township zoning commission, board of township trustees, or board of zoning appeals the authority to prohibit or restrict the location of a home education learning pod, as defined in section 5104.01 of the Revised Code, in any district or zone in the township. (B) A township zoning commission, board of township trustees, or board of zoning appeals shall not impose additional or more stringent regulations on a building or residence based solely on its association with or use by a home education learning pod. (C) This section does not limit the authority of a township zoning commission, board of township trustees, or board of zoning appeals to require that a building or residence used by a home education learning pod comply with zoning requirements that would otherwise apply to the building or residence if it was not associated with or used by a home education learning pod. Last updated February 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 519.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 519 / § 519.16
§ 519.16. Enforcement of zoning regulations - township zoning inspector
Status: in_force

December 20, 2005 Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly For the purpose of enforcing the zoning regulations, the board of township trustees may provide for a system of zoning certificates, may establish and fill the position of township zoning inspector, together with assistants as the board deems necessary, may fix the compensation for those positions, and may make disbursements for them. The township fiscal officer may be appointed secretary of the township zoning commission, secretary of the township board of zoning appeals, and zoning inspector, and the fiscal officer may receive compensation for the fiscal officer's services in addition to other compensation allowed by law. Last updated March 23, 2022 at 3:17 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 519.211 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 519 / § 519.211
§ 519.211. Limits on township zoning power - telecommunications towers
Status: in_force

September 23, 2008 House Bill 562 - 127th General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) or (C) of this section, sections 519.02 to 519.25 of the Revised Code confer no power on any board of township trustees or board of zoning appeals in respect to the location, erection, construction, reconstruction, change, alteration, maintenance, removal, use, or enlargement of any buildings or structures of any public utility or railroad, whether publicly or privately owned, or the use of land by any public utility or railroad, for the operation of its business. As used in this division, "public utility" does not include a person that owns or operates a solid waste facility or a solid waste transfer facility, other than a publicly owned solid waste facility or a publicly owned solid waste transfer facility, that has been issued a permit under Chapter 3734. of the Revised Code or a construction and demolition debris facility that has been issued a permit under Chapter 3714. of the Revised Code. (B)(1) As used in this division, "telecommunications tower" means any free-standing structure, or any structure to be attached to a building or other structure, that meets all of the following criteria: (a) The free-standing or attached structure is proposed to be constructed on or after October 31, 1996. (b) The free-standing or attached structure is proposed to be owned or principally used by a public utility engaged in the provision of telecommunications services. (c) The free-standing or attached structure is proposed to be located in an unincorporated area of a township, in an area zoned for residential use. (d)(i) The free-standing structure is proposed to top at a height that is greater than either the maximum allowable height of residential structures within the zoned area as set forth in the applicable zoning regulations, or the maximum allowable height of such a free-standing structure as set forth in any applicable zoning regulations in effect immediately prior to October 31, 1996, or as those regulations subsequently are amended. (ii) The attached structure is proposed to top at a height that is greater than either the height of the building or other structure to which it is to be attached, or the maximum allowable height of such an attached structure as set forth in any applicable zoning regulations in effect immediately prior to October 31, 1996, or as those regulations subsequently are amended. (e) The free-standing or attached structure is proposed to have attached to it radio frequency transmission or reception equipment. (2) Sections 519.02 to 519.25 of the Revised Code confer power on a board of township trustees or board of zoning appeals with respect to the location, erection, construction, reconstruction, change, alteration, removal, or enlargement of a telecommunications tower, but not with respect to the maintenance or use of such a tower or any change or alteration that would not substantially increase the tower's height. However, the power so conferred shall apply to a particular telecommunications tower only upon the provision of a notice, in accordance with division (B)(4)(a) of this section, to the person proposing to construct the tower. (3) Any person who plans to construct a telecommunications tower in an area subject to township zoning regulations shall provide both of the following by certified mail: (a) Written notice to each owner of property, as shown on the county auditor's current tax list, whose land is contiguous to or directly across a street or roadway from the property on which the tower is proposed to be constructed, stating all of the following in clear and concise language: (i) The person's intent to construct the tower; (ii) A description of the property sufficient to identify the proposed location; (iii) That, no later than fifteen days after the date of mailing of the notice, any such property owner may give written notice to the board of township trustees requesting that sections 519.02 to 519.25 of the Revised Code apply to the proposed location of the tower as provided under division (B)(4)(a) of this section. If the notice to a property owner is returned unclaimed or refused, the person shall mail the notice by regular mail. The failure of delivery of the notice does not invalidate the notice. (b) Written notice to the board of township trustees of the information specified in divisions (B)(3)(a)(i) and (ii) of this section. The notice to the board also shall include verification that the person has complied with division (B)(3)(a) of this section. (4)(a) If the board of township trustees receives notice from a property owner under division (B)(3)(a)(iii) of this section within the time specified in that division or if a board member makes an objection to the proposed location of the telecommunications tower within fifteen days after the date of mailing of the notice sent under division (B)(3)(b) of this section, the board shall request that the fiscal officer of the township send the person proposing to construct the tower written notice that the tower is subject to the power conferred by and in accordance with division (B)(2) of this section. The notice shall be sent no later than five days after the earlier of the date the board first receives such a notice from a property owner or the date upon which a board member makes an objection. Upon the date of mailing of the notice to the person, sections 519.02 to 519.25 of the Revised Code shall apply to the tower. (b) If the board of township trustees receives no notice under division (B)(3)(a)(iii) of this section within the time prescribed by that division or no board member has an objection as provided under division (B)(4)(a) of this section within the time prescribed by that division, division (A) of this section shall apply to the tower without exception. (C) Sections 519.02 to 519.25 of the Revised Code confer power on a board of township trustees or board of zoning appeals with respect to the location, erection, construction, reconstruction, change, alteration, maintenance, removal, use, or enlargement of any buildings or structures of a public utility engaged in the business of transporting persons or property, or both, or providing or furnishing such transportation service, over any public street, road, or highway in this state, and with respect to the use of land by any such public utility for the operation of its business, to the extent that any exercise of such power is reasonable and not inconsistent with Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4909., 4921., and 4923. of the Revised Code. However, this division confers no power on a board of township trustees or board of zoning appeals with respect to a building or structure of, or the use of land by, a person engaged in the transportation of farm supplies to the farm or farm products from farm to market or to food fabricating plants. (D) Sections 519.02 to 519.25 of the Revised Code confer no power on any township zoning commission, board of township trustees, or board of zoning appeals to prohibit the sale or use of alcoholic beverages in areas where the establishment and operation of any retail business, hotel, lunchroom, or restaurant is permitted. (E)(1) Any person who plans to construct a telecommunications tower within one hundred feet of a residential dwelling shall provide a written notice to the owner of the residential dwelling and to the person occupying the residence, if that person is not the owner of the residence stating in clear and concise language the person's intent to construct the tower and a description of the property sufficient to identify the proposed location. The notice shall be sent by certified mail. If the notice is returned unclaimed or refused, the person shall mail the notice by regular mail. The failure of delivery does not invalidate the notice. (2) As used in division (E) of this section: (a) "Residential dwelling" means a building used or intended to be used as a personal residence by the owner, part-time owner, or lessee of the building, or any person authorized by such a person to use the building as a personal residence. (b) "Telecommunications tower" has the same meaning as in division (B)(1) of this section, except that the proposed location of the free-standing or attached structure may be an area other than an unincorporated area of a township, in an area zoned for residential use.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.54 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.54
§ 505.54. Additional training or skills for police personnel
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly The board of trustees of the township or the joint police district board may, upon nomination by the chief of police, send one or more of the officers, patrol officers, or other employees of the township police district or the joint police district to a school of instruction designed to provide additional training or skills related to the employees work assignment in the district. The trustees may make advance tuition payments for any employee so nominated and may defray all or a portion of the employee's expenses while receiving this instruction.
Ohio Rev. Code § 511.33 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 511 / § 511.33
§ 511.33. Appropriations and tax levy
Status: in_force

July 2, 2010 House Bill 48 - 128th General Assembly In paying any expenses of park management and of improvements authorized by section 511.32 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees may appropriate and use for these purposes any funds in the township treasury then unappropriated for any other purpose. If there are no available funds in the treasury or an insufficient amount to pay for the desired park management and improvements in any year, the board may levy a tax in order to pay for the park management and improvements. The tax shall be levied upon all of the taxable property in the township and shall be certified, levied, and collected in the manner prescribed for the certification, levy, and collection of other township taxes. The money so raised shall be paid over to the township fiscal officer, and the fiscal officer shall pay the money out on the order of the board. If a sum greater than two thousand dollars is to be expended by the board for park management and improvement purposes in any one year, and the sum is not available from any unappropriated money in the township treasury, the question of levying the additional tax shall, before making a levy that will amount to more than two thousand dollars, be submitted to and approved by a majority of the electors of the township voting on the question. If the election is necessary, it shall be called at a regular meeting of the board, and the resolution shall be certified to the board of elections not later than four p.m. of the ninetieth day before the day of the election. Twenty days' notice of the election shall be given by the posting of notices of the election by the township fiscal officer in ten public places in the township, and provisions for holding the election shall be made by the board of elections upon receiving notice of the date and purpose of the election from the fiscal officer. This section and section 511.32 of the Revised Code do not repeal, affect, or modify any law relating to park commissioners, or prevent the appointment of park commissioners in the future.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.51 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.51
§ 505.51. Police district or joint police district tax levy
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly (A) In the case of a township police district, the board of trustees of the township police district may levy a tax upon all of the taxable property in the township police district pursuant to sections 5705.19 and 5705.25 of the Revised Code to defray all or a portion of expenses of the township police district in providing police protection. (B) In the case of a joint police district, the joint police district board may levy a tax upon all of the taxable property in the joint police district pursuant to sections 5705.19 and 5705.25 of the Revised Code to defray all or a portion of expenses of the joint police district in providing police protection.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.16
§ 505.16. Harbor masters
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The board of township trustees may, in a township containing a harbor or port which is outside a municipal corporation, and in which vessels are accustomed to lie for the purpose of receiving or discharging freights, if it believes the public interest so demands, appoint a suitable person to act as harbor master. The powers and duties of such person shall be prescribed by the board, and shall be such as are prescribed for harbor masters in municipal corporations in so far as they are applicable. Such harbor master shall hold his office for one year or until his appointment is annulled by the board. He shall receive such compensation, not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars each year, as the board designates, which sum shall be paid from the township treasury on the order of the board.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.70 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.70
§ 505.70. Financial assistance to and cooperate with other agencies for senior citizen services
Status: in_force

August 7, 1980 House Bill 827 - 113th General Assembly (A) The trustees of any township may participate in, give financial assistance to, and cooperate with other agencies or organizations, either private or governmental, in establishing and operating any federal program enacted by the congress of the United States, and for such purpose may adopt any procedures and take any action not prohibited by the constitution of Ohio and not in conflict with the laws of this state. (B) The trustees may participate in, give financial assistance to, and cooperate with public and nonprofit private agencies and organizations in establishing and operating programs to provide necessary social services to meet the needs of older persons, in addition to those agencies and organizations receiving federal funds for this purpose. The trustees may contract with one or more other townships to form a district, comprised of all the territory of the contracting townships, for the purpose of jointly financing the building or renovation of or the operation of a multipurpose senior center as provided for in sections 173.11 and 173.12 of the Revised Code. For the purpose of this division, payments to the township under the "State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972," 86 Stat. 919, 31 U.S.C.A. 1221, as amended, shall be considered to be township general funds. If the trustees find that any agency or organization receiving funds pursuant to this division uses them for any purpose not clearly a public purpose authorized by this division and by the trustees or fails to comply with accounting and reporting requirements under Chapter 117. of the Revised Code, the trustees shall withhold further payments of such funds to such agency or organization. The trustees of a township operating a multipurpose senior center and the trustees of townships that have contracted to form a district for the purpose of jointly financing the operation of a multipurpose senior center may use township general funds to pay for the operating expenses of the multipurpose senior center which may include, but need not be limited to, the purchase of food, supplies, and equipment.
Ohio Rev. Code § 519.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 519 / § 519.13
§ 519.13. Township board of zoning appeals
Status: in_force

March 22, 2019 House Bill 500 - 132nd General Assembly (A) In any township which adopts zoning regulations the board of township trustees shall appoint a township board of zoning appeals composed of five members who shall be residents of the unincorporated territory in the township included in the area zoned. The board of township trustees may appoint two alternate members to the township board of zoning appeals, for terms to be determined by the board of township trustees. An alternate member shall take the place of an absent regular member at any meeting of the board of zoning appeals, according to procedures prescribed by resolution by the board of township trustees. An alternate member shall meet the same appointment criteria as a regular member. When attending a meeting on behalf of an absent member, the alternate member may vote on any matter on which the absent member is authorized to vote. The terms of all regular members shall be of such length and so arranged that the term of one member will expire each year. Each regular or alternate member shall serve until the member's successor is appointed and qualified. (B) Members shall be removable for the same causes and in the same manner and may be suspended as provided by section 519.04 of the Revised Code. The decision of the board of township trustees regarding the suspension or removal may be appealed under Chapter 2506. of the Revised Code. Vacancies shall be filled by the board of township trustees and shall be for the unexpired term. A suspension authorized by section 519.04 of the Revised Code is not a vacancy for purposes of this section. The members may be allowed their expenses, or such compensation, or both, as the board of township trustees may approve and provide. (C) The board of zoning appeals may, within the limits of the moneys appropriated by the board of township trustees for the purpose, employ such executive, professional, technical, and other assistants as it considers necessary.
Ohio Rev. Code § 511.53 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 511 / § 511.53
§ 511.53. Township preservation commission - exterior alterations
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly Within the unincorporated territory of a township that has established a township preservation commission under section 511.51 of the Revised Code, no person may alter the exterior of a registered property without first obtaining from the commission a certificate under division (C) of section 511.52 of the Revised Code. Last updated April 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.35 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.35
§ 505.35. Expenditure of funds
Status: in_force

December 20, 2005 Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly All funds arising from the sale of bonds for the construction or repair of viaducts, or for the purchase or condemnation of land for that purpose, shall be paid into the township treasury, and shall be paid out and expended upon the vouchers of the board of township trustees, or of the officers in the township having charge of the repair of public roads or streets. Contracts for the improvements shall be made in the same manner as other contracts. Vouchers to pay for the contracts, or for any portion of the cost of the improvements, shall be drawn by the board or officers upon the township fiscal officer, who shall keep an accurate account of moneys so expended. The funds created by the sale of bonds for viaduct purposes shall be known as the viaduct fund.
Ohio Rev. Code § 513.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 513 / § 513.01
§ 513.01. Tax for hospital purposes
Status: in_force

October 2, 1953 Senate Bill 130 - 100th General Assembly The board of township trustees may annually levy and collect a tax, not to exceed one mill on each dollar of the taxable property of the township, and pay it to a hospital association which maintains and furnishes a free public hospital for the benefit of the inhabitants of such township, or to a hospital association, which maintains a public hospital which is not free except to such inhabitants of the township as, in the opinion of the trustees of such hospital, are unable to pay or to a municipal corporation contracting to furnish hospital service to the inhabitants of such township.
Ohio Rev. Code § 509.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 509 / § 509.08
§ 509.08. Time of receiving writ
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Each constable, on the receipt of any writ or other process, except subpoenas, shall note thereon the time of receiving it. He shall also state in his return on such writ or process the time and manner of executing it.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.482 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.482
§ 505.482. Joint township police district board
Status: in_force

March 22, 2019 House Bill 500 - 132nd General Assembly (A) The boards of township trustees of any two or more contiguous townships, or the boards of township trustees of one or more contiguous townships and the legislative authorities of one or more contiguous municipal corporations, whether or not within the same county, by adoption of a joint resolution by a majority favorable vote of each such board and of the members of the legislative authority of each such municipal corporation, may form themselves into a joint police district comprising all or any part of the townships or municipal corporations as are mutually agreed upon. The governing body of the joint police district shall be a joint police district board, which shall include either all of the township trustees of each township and all of the members of the legislative authority of each municipal corporation in the district, as agreed to and established in the joint resolution creating the joint police district; or an odd number of members as agreed to and established in the joint resolution, as long as the members are representatives from each board of township trustees of each township and from the legislative authority of each municipal corporation in the joint police district. (B) The joint police district board shall organize within thirty days after the favorable vote by the last board of township trustees or the members of the legislative authority of the last municipal corporation joining itself into the joint police district board. The chairperson of the board of township trustees of the most populous participating township or the legislative authority of the most populous participating municipal corporation shall give notice of the time and place of organization to each pending member of the joint police district board, as established in the joint resolution. Such notice shall be signed and shall be sent by certified mail to each such pending member of the board at least five days prior to the organization meeting, which meeting shall be held in one of the participating townships or municipal corporations. Two-thirds of the joint police district board members constitutes a quorum. The members of the joint police district board shall, at the organization meeting, proceed with the election of a president, a secretary, and a treasurer, and such other officers as they consider necessary and proper, and shall transact such other business as properly comes before the board. (C) In the formation of a joint police district, such action may be taken by or on behalf of part of a township, by excluding that portion of the township lying within a municipal corporation. The joint police district board may exercise the same powers as are granted to a board of township trustees in the operation of a township police district under sections 505.49 to 505.55 of the Revised Code, including, but not limited to, the power to employ, train, and discipline personnel, to acquire equipment and buildings, to levy a tax, to issue bonds and notes, and to dissolve the district.
Ohio Rev. Code § 504.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 504 / § 504.05
§ 504.05. Imposition of civil fines
Status: in_force

September 17, 1991 House Bill 77 - 119th General Assembly The board of township trustees may impose a civil fine for a violation of a resolution adopted pursuant to this chapter, and may graduate the amount of the fine based on the number of previous violations of the resolution. No fine shall exceed one thousand dollars. Any resolution that imposes a fine shall clearly state the amount of the fine for the first and for subsequent violations.
Ohio Rev. Code § 503.59 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 503 / § 503.59
§ 503.59. Township PACE assessment
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly A board of township trustees that has entered into an agreement with the Ohio air quality development authority under section 3706.051 of the Revised Code may levy, in accordance with that agreement, a special assessment upon real property located in the township specially benefited by an air quality facility that is the subject of that agreement. An assessment levied under this section shall be made in any manner authorized under section 727.01 of the Revised Code and, except as otherwise provided in this section, in accordance with the procedures prescribed for special assessments levied by municipal corporations under Chapter 727. of the Revised Code, except that where that chapter refers to a municipal corporation, it shall be deemed to refer to the township and where that chapter refers to the legislative authority of a municipal corporation, it shall be deemed to refer to the board of township trustees. All rights and privileges of an owner of property subject to an assessment levied under that chapter shall apply to the owner of property assessed under this section. No special assessment may be levied under this section unless the owner of the property to be assessed files a written statement with the board of township trustees requesting that the assessment be levied. Last updated September 26, 2023 at 5:47 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 513.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 513 / § 513.15
§ 513.15. Title and interest - appropriation of lands - devise - bequest
Status: in_force

November 15, 1991 Senate Bill 233 - 119th General Assembly The ownership of a joint township district hospital, including all right, title, and interest in and to all property, both real and personal, pertaining thereto, shall vest in the joint township district hospital board. In the selection and acquisition of a site for such hospital, the board shall have the same powers for the appropriation of lands as are conferred upon state departments, institutions, boards, or commissions. Such board may receive and hold in trust for the benefit of the hospital, any grant or devise of land, and any donation or bequest of money or other personal property that is made for the establishment or support thereof.
Ohio Rev. Code § 509.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 509 / § 509.02
§ 509.02. Bond
Status: in_force

March 20, 2019 House Bill 291 - 132nd General Assembly Except as otherwise provided in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, each constable, before entering upon the discharge of official duties, shall give bond to the state in a sum of not less than five hundred nor more than two thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful and diligent discharge of official duties, and with sureties resident of the township. The amount of the bond and its sureties shall be approved by the board of township trustees. The bond shall be deposited with the township fiscal officer.
Ohio Rev. Code § 517.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 517 / § 517.20
§ 517.20. Appointment of directors of township cemetery
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The board of township trustees may appoint three directors to take charge of any cemetery in the township, the control of which is vested in such board. The first appointments shall be for one, two, and three years respectively. The order appointing a director shall designate, by name, the cemeteries over which he shall have supervision. Each year one director shall be appointed to serve for three years from the second Monday of May succeeding his appointment. When appointed, such directors shall be governed, in the discharge of their duties, by sections 517.01 to 517.32 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, so far as applicable.
Ohio Rev. Code § 521.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 521 / § 521.03
§ 521.03. Notice of hearing on petition
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly On receiving a petition filed under section 521.02 of the Revised Code, or at the request of the board of township trustees, the township fiscal officer shall fix a time, not more than thirty days after the date of giving notice of the filing to the board or the date of receiving the request from the board, and place for a hearing on the issue of repair or maintenance of the tiles. The township fiscal officer shall prepare a notice in writing directed to the lot and land owners and to the corporations, either public or private, affected by the improvement. The notice shall set forth the substance of the petition or board request, and the time and place of the hearing on it. If the hearing is to be held in response to a petition, the township fiscal officer shall deliver a copy of the notice to any of the petitioners, who shall see that the notice is served on each lot or land owner or left at the lot or land owner's usual place of residence, and served on an officer or agent of each corporation affected by the improvement, at least fifteen days before the date set for the hearing. If the hearing is to be held at the request of the board, the board shall see that the notice is so served. On or before the day of the hearing, the person serving the notice shall certify, under oath, the time and manner of service, and shall file this certification with the township fiscal officer. The township fiscal officer shall give notice of the hearing to each nonresident lot or land owner by publication once, at least two weeks before the day set for the hearing, using at least one of the following methods: (A) In the print or digital edition of a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the township is situated; (B) On the official public notice web site established under section 125.182 of the Revised Code; (C) On the web site and social media account of the township. This notice shall be verified by affidavit of the printer or other person knowing the fact, and shall be filed with the township fiscal officer on or before the day of the hearing. No further notice of the petition or the proceedings under it shall thereafter be required. Last updated February 19, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 507.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 507 / § 507.08
§ 507.08. Recording of bonds of constables
Status: in_force

December 20, 2005 Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly Official bonds of constables, as soon as approved by the board of township trustees, and before being filed, shall be recorded by the township fiscal officer in the book kept for that purpose. A copy of such a recorded bond, certified by the fiscal officer, shall be admitted in any court in this state, as evidence, the same as the original bond. For recording such a bond, the fiscal officer shall receive the sum of fifty cents from the party giving the bond, and for each copy of such a bond, the fiscal officer shall receive the same fee from the party demanding the copy.
Ohio Rev. Code § 503.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 503 / § 503.02
§ 503.02. Township boundaries changed by partition or division
Status: in_force

July 2, 2010 House Bill 48 - 128th General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the board of county commissioners may change the boundaries of any civil township, or partition any township among other townships within the county, by attaching a part of one township to another, by dividing one township and attaching the parts to other townships, or by laying off and designating a new township from the territory of one or more townships of the same county or from territory not before included in a civil township, when it is made to appear necessary or expedient by a petition for that purpose, signed by a majority of the electors residing within the bounds of the townships to be affected by the partition or division, as determined by the number of votes cast in those townships for the office of governor at the most recent general election for that office. If the board receives a petition to partition a township that has adopted a limited home rule government under Chapter 504. of the Revised Code, signed by a majority of the electors residing in that township, the board shall certify the question of whether or not the township shall remain intact to the board of elections. The board of elections shall determine the validity and sufficiency of the signatures on the petition and, if there are enough valid signatures, shall place the question on the ballot at a special election to be held on the day of the next general or primary election in the township occurring at least ninety days after the petition is filed, for a vote of the electors within that township. If a majority of those voting vote against keeping the township intact, the board of county commissioners shall proceed to partition the township. If a majority of those voting vote for keeping the township intact, the board of county commissioners shall not partition the township and shall deny the petition. (B) If a township is divided or partitioned under this section, the board of county commissioners shall apportion the funds in the township's treasury to the township to which portions of the divided or partitioned township are attached, or to the new townships established. This apportionment may take into account the taxable property valuation, population, or size of the portions created by the division or partition, as well as any other readily ascertainable criteria.
Ohio Rev. Code § 511.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 511 / § 511.05
§ 511.05. Improvement of building jointly by village and township
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The electors of a township in which a village is situated, and the electors of such village, may, if the electors of both so determine, unite in the enlargement, improvement, or erection of a public building. For such purpose, an application shall be made to and filed with the board of township trustees, signed by not less than twenty-five resident freeholders of such township, who are not residents of the village, and an application shall also be made to and filed with the mayor of the village, signed by not less than twenty-five resident freeholders of the village.
Ohio Rev. Code § 509.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 509 / § 509.01
§ 509.01. Designation of police constables
Status: in_force

January 1, 2004 House Bill 490 - 124th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "felony" has the same meaning as in section 109.511 of the Revised Code. (B) Subject to division (C) of this section, the board of township trustees may designate any qualified persons as police constables and may provide them with the automobiles, communication systems, uniforms, and police equipment that the board considers necessary. Except as provided in division (C) of this section, police constables designated under this division, who have been awarded a certificate attesting to the satisfactory completion of an approved state, county, or municipal police basic training program, as required by section 109.77 of the Revised Code, may be removed or suspended only under the conditions and by the procedures in sections 505.491 to 505.495 of the Revised Code. Any other police constable shall serve at the pleasure of the township trustees. In case of removal or suspension of a police constable by the board of township trustees, that police constable may appeal the decision of the board to the court of common pleas of the county to determine the sufficiency of the cause of removal or suspension. The police constable shall take the appeal within ten days of written notice to the police constable of the decision of the board. The board may pay each police constable, from the general funds of the township, the compensation that the board by resolution prescribes for the time actually spent in keeping the peace, protecting property, and performing duties as a police constable, including duties as an ex officio deputy bailiff of a municipal court pursuant to section 1901.32 of the Revised Code and duties as a ministerial officer of a county court. The police constable shall not be paid fees in addition to the compensation allowed by the board for services rendered as a police constable, including services as an ex officio deputy bailiff of a municipal court pursuant to section 1901.32 of the Revised Code and as a ministerial officer of a county court. All constable fees provided for by section 509.15 of the Revised Code, if due for services rendered while the police constable performing those services is being compensated as a police constable for that performance, shall be paid into the general fund of the township. (C)(1) The board of township trustees shall not designate a person as a police constable pursuant to division (B) of this section on a permanent basis, on a temporary basis, for a probationary term, or on other than a permanent basis if the person previously has been convicted of or has pleaded guilty to a felony. (2)(a) The board of township trustees shall terminate the employment of a police constable designated under division (B) of this section if the police constable does either of the following: (i) Pleads guilty to a felony; (ii) Pleads guilty to a misdemeanor pursuant to a negotiated plea agreement as provided in division (D) of section 2929.43 of the Revised Code in which the police constable agrees to surrender the certificate awarded to the police constable under section 109.77 of the Revised Code. (b) The board shall suspend from employment a police constable designated under division (B) of this section if the police constable is convicted, after trial, of a felony. If the police constable files an appeal from that conviction and the conviction is upheld by the highest court to which the appeal is taken or if the police constable does not file a timely appeal, the board shall terminate the employment of that police constable. If the police constable files an appeal that results in that police constable's acquittal of the felony or conviction of a misdemeanor, or in the dismissal of the felony charge against the police constable, the board shall reinstate that police constable. A police constable who is reinstated under division (C)(2)(b) of this section shall not receive any back pay unless that police constable's conviction of the felony was reversed on appeal, or the felony charge was dismissed, because the court found insufficient evidence to convict the police constable of the felony. (3) Division (C) of this section does not apply regarding an offense that was committed prior to January 1, 1997. (4) The suspension from employment, or the termination of the employment, of a police constable under division (C)(2) of this section shall be in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 501.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 501 / § 501.09
§ 501.09. Renewable lease
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly The lessee of land appropriated for ministerial purposes which land is leased for ninety-nine years, renewable forever, or the lessee of such land the lease of which has been renewed for a like term may purchase the fee simple title to the land for an amount equal to the rent for one year. The receipt of all rents due and an amount equal to the rent for one year from a lessee is deemed an offer to purchase the land, which offer the board of education of the school district for whose benefit the land has been allocated shall accept. The school board shall cancel the lease and prepare a deed in fee simple to the land, which the governor shall execute and the secretary of state shall countersign. The lessee of land appropriated for school purposes which land is leased for ninety-nine years, renewable forever, or the lessee of land the lease of which has been renewed for a like term may purchase the fee simple title to the land for an amount equal to the quotient of the annual rent divided by five one-hundredths. Upon receipt of that amount, if all unpaid rent due from the lessee for past years has been paid, the school board shall cancel the lease, and the department of administrative services shall prepare a deed in fee simple to the land, which the governor shall execute and the secretary of state shall countersign. Moneys received from the sale of any land shall be paid to the school district for whose benefit the land has been allocated. Last updated August 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 519.24 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 519 / § 519.24
§ 519.24. Actions instituted to prevent violations of zoning regulations - special counsel
Status: in_force

September 17, 1957 Senate Bill 403 - 102nd General Assembly In case any building is or is proposed to be located, erected, constructed, reconstructed, enlarged, changed, maintained, or used or any land is or is proposed to be used in violation of sections 519.01 to 519.99 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, or of any regulation or provision adopted by any board of township trustees under such sections, such board, the prosecuting attorney of the county, the township zoning inspector, or any adjacent or neighboring property owner who would be especially damaged by such violation, in addition to other remedies provided by law, may institute injunction, mandamus, abatement, or any other appropriate action or proceeding to prevent, enjoin, abate, or remove such unlawful location, erection, construction, reconstruction, enlargement, change, maintenance, or use. The board of township trustees may employ special counsel to represent it in any proceeding or to prosecute any actions brought under this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 504.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 504 / § 504.13
§ 504.13. Building and standard codes - effect of county adoption of building and standard codes
Status: in_force

September 20, 1999 House Bill 187 - 123rd General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the board of township trustees of a township that adopts a limited home rule government may adopt, by resolution, building codes and other standard codes promulgated by the state, or any department, board, or other agency of the state, or any code prepared and promulgated by a public or private organization that publishes a model or standard code, including, but not limited to, a plumbing code, electrical code, refrigeration machinery code, piping code, boiler code, heating code, air conditioning code, or any code pertaining to fire, fire hazards, and fire prevention. Any codes adopted pursuant to this section shall be adopted in the manner provided for in section 505.75 of the Revised Code and shall be made available as required in section 505.76 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) No township that adopts the limited home rule form of government shall adopt a code described in division (A) of this section in any county that has adopted a code dealing with the same matter to be regulated. (2) If a board of township trustees in a township that adopts a limited home rule government adopts a code described in division (A) of this section and the board of county commissioners of the county in which the township is located subsequently adopts a code dealing with the same matter to be regulated, the code adopted by the board of township trustees shall be of no effect one year after the effective date of the code adopted by the board of county commissioners or at an earlier date, as determined by the board of township trustees.