Ohio Rev. Code § 717.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 717 / § 717.16
§ 717.16. Terms and conditions of bonds or notes issued during fiscal emergency
Status: in_force

October 30, 1989 House Bill 230 - 118th General Assembly (A) In the issuance of bonds or notes in circumstances described in section 717.15 of the Revised Code, the municipal corporation may, to the extent authorized under division (A)(3) of that section, provide the following terms and conditions: (1)(a) The maturity of notes not to exceed a period of ten years, and whether the principal of the notes shall be retired as provided in section 133.22 of the Revised Code if the notes are outstanding for a period in excess of five years from the date of the original issue; (b) The maturity of bonds not to exceed those periods provided pursuant to section 133.20 of the Revised Code and an additional period of five years; (c) Whether the bonds or notes are to be issued in one lot or installments; (d) A sum not to exceed three years' interest on the issue to be included in the issue to the extent necessary to care for interest maturing previous to the receipt of taxes or other revenues from which such interest ultimately is to be paid. (e) A reserve fund, that may be included in the issue, to secure the payment of principal and interest on the issue not to exceed a sum equal to the principal and interest payments for the year during the issue in which principal and interest payments shall be the highest. (2) Agree to the payment of interest not to exceed the rate determined as provided in section 9.95 of the Revised Code; (3) Sell the issue or any portion thereof at a discount not to exceed four per cent of their face value, with accrued interest. (B) If the legislative authority determines to approve the terms and conditions recommended by the fiscal officer, it shall adopt a resolution pursuant to section 133.22 of the Revised Code or an ordinance or resolution pursuant to section 133.23 of the Revised Code, and upon the adoption of such a resolution or ordinance the terms and conditions included in such resolution or ordinance are binding on the municipal corporation and purchasers of the bonds or notes.
Ohio Rev. Code § 703.362 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 703 / § 703.362
§ 703.362. Receiver-trustee
Status: in_force

April 30, 2024 House Bill 101 - 135th General Assembly The receiver-trustee shall perform the following duties: (A) Resolve the outstanding debts, obligations, and liabilities of the dissolved village; (B) Approve necessary operations and budgetary functions of the dissolved village; (C) Settle or resolve any legal claims against the dissolved village existing on the date the dissolution is effective or brought within ninety days after the day the receiver-trustee initially is appointed by the transition supervisory board, as provided under section 703.39 of the Revised Code; (D) Administer and collect taxes and special assessments levied by the legislative authority of the dissolved village in accordance with section 703.371 of the Revised Code during the transition period; (E) Wind down the involvement of the dissolved village in community improvement corporations, special improvement districts, and tax increment financing arrangements as provided in sections 703.376 , 703.377 , and 703.378 of the Revised Code; (F) Dispose of or transfer the dissolved village's real and personal property as provided in section 703.373 of the Revised Code; (G) Manage the dissolved village's utility services until the utility services are transferred under section 703.374 of the Revised Code; (H) Manage the response to public records requests until the records are transferred under section 703.375 of the Revised Code; (I) Perform all other duties assigned to the receiver-trustee under sections 703.31 to 703.39 of the Revised Code or assigned to the transition supervisory board under those sections and delegated by the board to the receiver-trustee; (J) Conduct all other necessary business of the dissolved village to conclude the village's affairs. Last updated February 12, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 703.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 703 / § 703.15
§ 703.15. Transcript to be transmitted to legislative authority
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The census enumerators provided for by section 703.14 of the Revised Code, within ten days from the date of their appointment, shall complete their work of enumerating and return their books, duly verified, to the board of county commissioners. Such board shall then canvass the result of such census, and the county auditor shall make a transcript thereof and transmit a certified copy of such transcript to the legislative authority of the city for which the enumeration was taken. A copy of such transcript shall be spread upon the journal of the legislative authority and if the census shows the population of such city to be less than five thousand the legislative authority shall pass a resolution as provided by section 703.13 of the Revised Code, and the city shall forthwith become a village.
Ohio Rev. Code § 707.29 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 707 / § 707.29
§ 707.29. Incorporation of city
Status: in_force

March 2, 1992 House Bill 228 - 119th General Assembly (A) Cities may be incorporated in the manner provided in sections 707.29 and 707.30 of the Revised Code. Application for incorporation of a city shall be made by petition addressed to the board of county commissioners. The territory proposed for incorporation as a city shall meet all of the following criteria: (1) It shall consist of not less than four square miles. (2) It shall have a population of not less than twenty-five thousand and a population density of at least one thousand persons per square mile. (3) It shall have an assessed valuation of real, personal, and public utility property subject, except as otherwise provided in division (A)(3) of this section, to general property taxation of at least twenty-five hundred dollars per capita. In determining per capita assessed valuation under division (A)(3) of this section, the assessed valuation of any tangible personal property, buildings, structures, improvements, and fixtures that are exempt from taxation under division (B) of section 5709.081 of the Revised Code shall be added to the assessed valuation of real, personal, and public utility property subject to general property taxation. (4) It shall not completely surround an existing municipal corporation. (5) It shall be contiguous. (B) No territory within the boundaries of a military base, camp, or similar installation under the jurisdiction of a military department of the United States government, that is used for the housing of members of the armed forces of the United States and is a center for military operations of the department shall be incorporated without the approval of the secretary of defense of the United States, his designee , or other person having authority under federal law to give such approval.
Ohio Rev. Code § 711.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 711 / § 711.05
§ 711.05. Approval or rejection - rules to govern plats
Status: in_force

September 17, 2010 Senate Bill 110 - 128th General Assembly (A) Upon the submission of a plat for approval, in accordance with section 711.041 of the Revised Code, the board of county commissioners shall certify on it the date of the submission. Within five days of submission of the plat, the board shall schedule a meeting to consider the plat and send a written notice by regular mail to the fiscal officer of the board of township trustees of the township in which the plat is located and the board of health of the health district in which the plat is located. The notice shall inform the trustees and the board of health of the submission of the plat and of the date, time, and location of any meeting at which the board of county commissioners will consider or act upon the proposed plat. The meeting shall take place within thirty days of submission of the plat, and no meeting shall be held until at least seven days have passed from the date the notice was sent by the board of county commissioners. The approval of the board required by section 711.041 of the Revised Code or the refusal to approve shall take place within thirty days from the date of submission or such further time as the applying party may agree to in writing; otherwise, the plat is deemed approved and may be recorded as if bearing such approval. (B) The board may adopt general rules governing plats and subdivisions of land falling within its jurisdiction, to secure and provide for the coordination of the streets within the subdivision with existing streets and roads or with existing county highways, for the proper amount of open spaces for traffic, circulation, and utilities, and for the avoidance of future congestion of population detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare, but shall not impose a greater minimum lot area than forty-eight hundred square feet. Before the board may amend or adopt rules, it shall notify all the townships in the county of the proposed amendments or rules by regular mail at least thirty days before the public meeting at which the proposed amendments or rules are to be considered. The rules may require the board of health to review and comment on a plat before the board of county commissioners acts upon it and may also require proof of compliance with any applicable zoning resolutions, and with sewage treatment rules adopted under section 3718.02 of the Revised Code, as a basis for approval of a plat. Where under section 711.101 of the Revised Code the board of county commissioners has set up standards and specifications for the construction of streets, utilities, and other improvements for common use, the general rules may require the submission of appropriate plans and specifications for approval. The board shall not require the person submitting the plat to alter the plat or any part of it as a condition for approval, as long as the plat is in accordance with general rules governing plats and subdivisions of land, adopted by the board as provided in this section, in effect at the time the plat was submitted and the plat is in accordance with any standards and specifications set up under section 711.101 of the Revised Code, in effect at the time the plat was submitted. (C) The ground of refusal to approve any plat, submitted in accordance with section 711.041 of the Revised Code, shall be stated upon the record of the board, and, within sixty days thereafter, the person submitting any plat that the board refuses to approve may file a petition in the court of common pleas of the county in which the land described in the plat is situated to review the action of the board. A board of township trustees is not entitled to appeal a decision of the board of county commissioners under this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 742.55 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 742 / § 742.55
§ 742.55. Itemization of purchases and expenditures
Status: in_force

November 2, 1999 House Bill 222 - 123rd General Assembly Each expense voucher of an employee, officer, or board member of the Ohio police and fire pension fund shall itemize all purchases and expenditures included.
Ohio Rev. Code § 743.26 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 743 / § 743.26
§ 743.26. Regulation of price of electric light, gas, sewage disposal, and water
Status: in_force

September 19, 1961 Senate Bill 500 - 104th General Assembly The legislative authority of a municipal corporation in which electric lighting companies, natural or artificial gas companies, gaslight or coke companies, sewage disposal system companies, or companies for supplying water for public or private consumption, are established, or into which their wires, mains, or pipes are conducted, may regulate the price which such companies may charge for electric light, or for gas for lighting or fuel purposes, or for the disposal of sewage, industrial wastes, or other wastes, or for water for public or private consumption, furnished by such companies to the citizens, or to the public grounds, buildings, streets, lanes, alleys, avenues, wharves, and landing places, or for fire protection. Such companies shall in no event charge more for electric light, natural or artificial gas, or for sewage disposal services, or water furnished to such municipal corporation or individuals than the price specified by ordinance of the legislative authority. The legislative authority may regulate and fix the price which such companies shall charge for the rent of their meters, and the ordinance may provide that such price shall include the use of meters to be furnished by such companies, which shall be furnished and kept in repair by such companies at no separate charge, either directly or indirectly, for the use or repair of the meters.
Ohio Rev. Code § 743.38 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 743 / § 743.38
§ 743.38. Contracts to supply municipal corporation with electric light or gas
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly A municipal corporation may contract with any company for supplying such municipal corporation with electric light and natural or artificial gas for the purpose of lighting or heating the streets, squares, and other public places and buildings therein.
Ohio Rev. Code § 725.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 725 / § 725.09
§ 725.09. Bonds not a debt of state
Status: in_force

September 26, 1988 House Bill 774 - 117th General Assembly (A) Urban renewal bonds issued pursuant to divisions (A) and (C) of section 725.05 of the Revised Code do not constitute a debt, or a pledge of the faith and credit of the issuing municipal corporation. All such urban renewal bonds described in this division shall contain on the face thereof a statement to the effect that the bonds, as to both principal and interest, are not a general obligation of the issuing municipal corporation but are payable solely from receipts pledged for their payment. (B) Urban renewal bonds issued pursuant to division (B) of section 725.05 of the Revised Code shall constitute a debt and shall include a pledge of the full faith and credit of the issuing municipal corporation. All such urban renewal bonds described in this division shall contain on the face thereof a statement to the effect that the bonds, as to both principal and interest, are a general obligation of the issuing municipal corporation and include a pledge of the full faith and credit of the issuing municipal corporation. (C) Section 9.96 and sections 9.98 to 9.983 of the Revised Code are applicable to urban renewal bonds, but urban renewal bonds need not comply with and are not subject to the limitations or requirements of any other law applicable to the issuance of bonds and notes or net indebtedness including, but not limited to, Chapter 133. of the Revised Code. (D) Urban renewal bonds and coupons attached thereto shall be executed in the name of the municipal corporation by the manual or facsimile signatures of such official or officials as are then empowered by law to execute bonds payable from the general funds of such municipal corporation. In case any officer whose manual or facsimile signature appears on any such bond or coupon shall cease to be such officer before the delivery of such bonds, such signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes as if he had remained in office until such delivery. The ordinance or trust agreement may provide for the certification or authentication of the bonds by the trustee, bond registrar, or fiscal agent thereunder.
Ohio Rev. Code § 742.3716 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 742 / § 742.3716
§ 742.3716. Annual increases in pension or benefits
Status: in_force

January 7, 2013 Senate Bill 340 - 129th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Recalculated average annual salary" means the highest average annual compensation of a member of the Ohio police and fire pension fund during any three years of contributions, including amounts included in terminal pay attributable to such three years, determined by dividing the member's total earnings as an employee during such years by three. (2) "Consumer price index" means the index, as prepared by the United States bureau of labor statistics (U.S. city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers: all items 1982-84=100), or, if that index is no longer published, a generally available comparable index. (B) For persons who become members of the fund on or after July 1, 2013, and members of the fund who as of July 1, 2013, have less than fifteen years of service credit and are not receiving a pension or disability benefit under this chapter, the board of trustees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund shall annually increase the pension or benefits that become payable to each member pursuant to section 742.37 of the Revised Code or division (D)(2) or (4) of section 742.38 of the Revised Code once the member has received the pension or benefit for at least one year and has attained the age of fifty-five. Benefits that become payable pursuant to division (D)(1) of section 742.38 of the Revised Code shall be increased annually once the member has received the benefits for at least one year. The pension or benefit shall be increased by the lesser of the following: (1) Three per cent; (2) The percentage increase, if any, in the consumer price index over the twelve-month period that ends on the thirtieth day of September of the immediately preceding year, rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one per cent. In no event shall the pension or benefit exceed the limit established by section 415 of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 415, as amended. The date of the first increase paid under this division shall be the anniversary date for future increases. The pension or benefit used in the first calculation of an increase under this division shall remain as the base for all future increases paid under this division, unless a new base is established by law. (C) For members of the fund who as of July 1, 2013, have fifteen or more years of service credit and are not receiving a pension or disability benefit under this chapter and members who are receiving a pension or disability benefit that became effective before that date and did not make the election under division (D) of this section, the board shall annually increase the pension or benefits that become payable to each member pursuant to section 742.37 of the Revised Code or division (D)(2) or (4) of section 742.38 of the Revised Code once the member has received the pension or benefits for at least one year and has attained the age of fifty-five. Benefits that become payable pursuant to division (D)(1) of section 742.38 of the Revised Code shall be increased once the member has received the benefits for at least one year. The pension or disability benefit shall be increased by three per cent. In no event shall the pension or benefit exceed the limit established by section 415 of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C. 415, as amended. The date of the first increase paid under this division shall be the anniversary date for future increases. The pension or benefit used in the first calculation of an increase under this division shall remain as the base for all future increases paid under this division unless a new base is established by law. (D)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, section 742.37 , or section 742.39 of the Revised Code, a member of the fund who is not receiving a pension or benefit under this chapter and on January 1, 1989, had fifteen or more years of service credit under this chapter may elect to have any future pension or benefit paid to the member or the member's spouse or survivors under this chapter calculated on the basis of the member's recalculated average annual salary rather than the member's average annual salary as determined under section 742.37 or 742.39 of the Revised Code. The election shall be made by the member prior to or at the time of making an election under section 742.3711 of the Revised Code. (2) If a member eligible to make the election under division (D)(1) of this section dies prior to making the election and at the time of death is eligible to retire and receive a pension or benefit under division (C)(1) or (3) of section 742.37 of the Revised Code, the person entitled to receive a benefit under section 742.3714 of the Revised Code may make the election provided for in this division. (3) The election under division (D)(1) or (2) of this section shall be made on forms provided by the fund. Once received by the fund, the election is irrevocable and binds the member and any other person who receives a pension or benefit based on the member's service. No person who receives a pension or benefit calculated in accordance with division (D) of this section is eligible to receive an increase under this section. If the person making the election receives a benefit under section 742.3714 of the Revised Code, that person is not eligible to receive an increase under division (G) of section 742.3711 of the Revised Code. (E) A member whose election to participate in the deferred retirement option plan established under section 742.43 of the Revised Code is effective prior to July 2, 2013, is eligible to receive an increase under this section while participating in the deferred retirement option plan on attaining the age of fifty-five and having participated in the plan twelve months. The pension amount used in the first calculation of an increase under this section shall be the amount calculated under section 742.442 of the Revised Code unless the member's participation has terminated pursuant to division (C) of section 742.444 or to section 742.445 of the Revised Code. A member whose election to participate in the deferred retirement option plan is effective on or after July 2, 2013, shall not receive an increase under this section while participating in the deferred retirement option plan. (F) If payment of a portion of a benefit is made to an alternate payee under section 742.462 of the Revised Code, increases under this section granted while the order is in effect shall be apportioned between the alternate payee and the benefit recipient in the same proportion that the amount being paid to the alternate payee bears to the amount paid to the benefit recipient. If payment of a portion of a retirement allowance is made to one or more beneficiaries under "option 4" under division (A)(4) of section 742.3711 of the Revised Code, each increase under this section granted while the plan of payment is in effect shall be divided among the designated beneficiaries in accordance with the portion each beneficiary has been allocated.
Ohio Rev. Code § 715.55 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 715 / § 715.55
§ 715.55. Liability arising from enforcement of invalid adult entertainment ordinance
Status: in_force

September 4, 2007 Senate Bill 16 - 127th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "adult entertainment establishment" has the same meaning as in section 2907.39 of the Revised Code. (B) The legislative authority of a municipal corporation may request the attorney general to provide legal guidance and assistance in developing, formulating, and drafting an ordinance regarding the operation of adult entertainment establishments that does not conflict with general laws, with any provision in Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code, or with any provision in a rule adopted by the division of liquor control pursuant to that chapter that regulates establishments that hold a liquor permit. Upon the request of a legislative authority pursuant to this division, the attorney general shall provide legal guidance and assistance to the municipal corporation in developing, formulating, and drafting an ordinance regarding adult entertainment establishments. The ordinance may include, but need not be limited to, antinudity restrictions, limitations on hours of operation, interior configuration requirements, and requirements that an adult entertainment establishment and its employees obtain licenses or permits to operate as an adult entertainment establishment or to be employed by an adult entertainment establishment. The ordinance may create one or more criminal offenses and impose criminal penalties related to the operation of adult entertainment establishments or may provide for civil sanctions for violations of the ordinance. (C) Except as otherwise provided in this division, the state shall indemnify a municipal corporation and the members of the municipal corporation's legislative authority from liability incurred in the enforcement of an ordinance that is authorized by this section, that was drafted in accordance with legal guidance provided by the attorney general as described in division (B) of this section, and that a court finds to be unconstitutional or otherwise legally defective by paying any judgment in, or amount negotiated in settlement of, any civil action arising from the enforcement of the ordinance. The state shall not indemnify a municipal corporation or the members of the municipal corporation's legislative authority until all appeals have been exhausted or the action has otherwise been finally resolved. The state shall not indemnify a municipal corporation or the members of the municipal corporation's legislative authority for any of the following or to the extent that any of the following apply: (1) Any part of the judgment or settlement that represents damages that are covered by a policy of insurance for civil liability; (2) Any part of the judgment or settlement that is based upon an officer or employee of the municipal corporation acting manifestly outside the scope of the officer's or employee's employment or official responsibilities, with malicious purpose, in bad faith, or in a wanton or reckless manner; (3) Any part of the judgment that is for punitive damages; (4) Any part of a consent judgment or settlement that the attorney general determines is unreasonable.
Ohio Rev. Code § 705.77 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 705 / § 705.77
§ 705.77. Executive power
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The executive power of a municipal corporation organized under sections 705.71 to 705.86 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall be vested in the mayor, the heads of the departments of the municipal corporation, and such other executive officers as are provided for in such sections or as provided for by ordinance.
Ohio Rev. Code § 746.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 746 / § 746.04
§ 746.04. Trust fund investment criteria; board obligations
Status: in_force

June 30, 2023 House Bill 23 - 135th General Assembly (A) A railway board of trustees that establishes a trust fund under section 746.03 of the Revised Code may invest and reinvest the moneys and assets held in the trust fund, subject to this chapter. The railway board of trustees shall invest and reinvest under the prudent investor standard of care, as described in section 5809.02 of the Revised Code. (B) The railway board of trustees shall retain at least one independent financial advisor to assist the railway board of trustees in investing the trust fund. The railway board of trustees may retain managers, administrative staff, agents, attorneys, and employees, and engage advisors, as are appropriate and reasonable in relation to the assets of the trust fund, the purposes of the trust, and the skills and knowledge of the members of the railway board of trustees, in order to fulfill the board's duties and responsibilities in administering the trust fund. The railway board of trustees shall provide for payment of these and other reasonable expenses of administering the trust fund from the investment earnings on the trust fund. (C) The railway board of trustees shall adopt management and investment policies containing objectives and criteria designed to ensure the trust fund is administered efficiently and self-sustaining, and that the money and assets in the trust fund are not diminished while providing the municipal corporation payments pursuant to section 746.05 of the Revised Code. These policies shall address asset allocation targets and ranges, risk factors, asset class benchmarks, eligible investments, time horizons, total return objectives, a strategy for long-term growth of the principal of the trust fund, competitive procurement processes, fees and administrative expenses, and performance evaluation guidelines. The management and investment policies, and any amendments to those policies, shall be adopted after consultation with the fiscal officer of the municipal corporation. The railway board of trustees shall make public any management and investment policies it adopts under this section. (D) The railway board of trustees, following the creation of a trust fund under this chapter, shall report to the fiscal officer of the municipal corporation, each calendar year, the fiscal transactions of the trust fund for the calendar year, the amounts of accumulated moneys and securities, and the most recent balance sheet showing the financial condition of the fund by means of audited financial statements. The reports shall be delivered at such times, and shall be in a form and content, as reasonably requested by the fiscal officer of the municipal corporation. (E) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no member of the railway board of trustees shall have any direct or indirect interest in the gains or profits of any investment made by the railway board of trustees. No member or person connected with the railway board of trustees directly or indirectly, for self or as an agent or partner of others, shall borrow any of the funds or deposits of the railway board of trustees or trust fund, or in any manner use the same except to make such current and necessary payments as are authorized by the railway board of trustees. No member or agent of the railway board of trustees shall become an indorser or surety or become in any manner an obligor for moneys loaned by or borrowed from the railway board of trustees. (F) The railway board of trustees, and the management and investment of the trust fund, is not subject to Chapter 135., sections 731.56 to 731.59 , or any other conflicting provisions of the Revised Code. Last updated May 11, 2023 at 5:36 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 715.45 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 715 / § 715.45
§ 715.45. Weights and measures
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Any municipal corporation may regulate the weighing and measuring of hay, wood, coal, and other articles exposed for sale, and provide for the seizure, forfeiture, and destruction of weights, measures, implements, and appliances for measuring and weighing, which are imperfect or liable to indicate false or inaccurate weight or measure, or which do not conform to the standards established by law, and which are known, used, or kept for weighing or measuring articles purchased, sold, or offered or exposed for sale.
Ohio Rev. Code § 731.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 731 / § 731.05
§ 731.05. Powers of legislative authority
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The powers of the legislative authority of a city shall be legislative only, it shall perform no administrative duties, and it shall neither appoint nor confirm any officer or employee in the city government except those of its own body, unless otherwise provided in Title VII of the Revised Code. All contracts requiring the authority of the legislative authority for their execution shall be entered into and conducted to performance by the board or officers having charge of the matters to which they relate. After the authority to make such contracts has been given and the necessary appropriation made, the legislative authority shall take no further action thereon.
Ohio Rev. Code § 723.48 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 723 / § 723.48
§ 723.48. Regulation of rate of speed
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The legislative authority of a municipal corporation may, when a railroad track is laid in the municipal corporation, by ordinance, regulate the speed of all locomotives and railroad cars within the municipal corporation limits. Such ordinance shall not require a rate of speed of less than four miles an hour, and in villages having a population of two thousand or less, it shall not require a rate of less than eight miles an hour. The municipal corporation authorities, by civil action, may recover from an engineer, conductor, or company violating such ordinance, not less than five nor more than fifty dollars for each offense.
Ohio Rev. Code § 743.28 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 743 / § 743.28
§ 743.28. Negotiation of one-price schedule contract
Status: in_force

September 28, 1979 House Bill 156 - 113th General Assembly (A) Where the legislative authority of a municipal corporation fixes the price at which a company shall furnish electricity or either natural or artificial gas to the citizens or to public buildings, or for the purpose of lighting the streets, alleys, avenues, wharves, landing places, public grounds, or other places, or for other purposes, for a period not exceeding ten years, and the company or person to furnish such utility assents thereto, by written acceptance, filed in the office of the auditor or clerk of the municipal corporation, the legislative authority may, for the purpose of exercising the rights of the municipal corporation under division (B) of this section, at any time during such period negotiate with the company a new contract establishing the one-price schedule provided for under division (B) of this section, provided said new contract will not take effect until the expiration of the existing contract and such new contract will remain in effect for the balance of the existing term of the new one-price schedule. (B) Two or more municipal corporations may agree to negotiate one price schedule under which a gas, natural gas, or electric light company shall furnish its service to the residents of the municipal corporations so agreeing. Such a schedule shall apply uniformly in such municipal corporations for a period no longer than ten years. Upon written receipt of a joint notification by the mayors of a group of municipal corporations that they have each, by ordinance, expressed their intent to negotiate jointly, a gas, natural gas, or electric light company shall, within ninety days, commence joint negotiation of a price schedule with such municipal corporations. Where such negotiation does not, within ninety days after its commencement, result in an agreement between the group of municipal corporations and the company, the group may exercise the rights of a municipal corporation under section 743.26 of the Revised Code on the same basis as if it were a single municipal corporation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 715.693 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 715 / § 715.693
§ 715.693. Video and teleconference meetings
Status: in_force

April 9, 2025 House Bill 257 - 135th General Assembly (A) The requirement in division (C) of section 121.22 of the Revised Code that a member of a public body be present in person at a meeting open to the public in order to be part of a quorum or to vote does not apply to a board of directors of a joint economic development zone created under section 715.691 of the Revised Code, a joint economic development review council created under section 715.692 of the Revised Code, or a board of directors of a joint economic development district created under section 715.72 of the Revised Code, if the board or council holds the meeting by interactive video conference or by teleconference in the following manner: (1) The board or council establishes a primary meeting location that is open and accessible to the public. (2) Meeting-related materials that are available before the meeting are sent via electronic mail, facsimile, hand-delivery, or United States postal service to each member. (3) In the case of an interactive video conference, the board or council causes a clear video and audio connection to be established that enables all meeting participants at the primary meeting location to see and hear each member. (4) In the case of a teleconference, the board or the council causes a clear audio connection to be established that enables all meeting participants at the primary meeting location to hear each member. (5) All board or council members have the capability to receive meeting-related materials that are distributed during a meeting. (6) A roll call voice vote is recorded for each vote taken. (7) The minutes of the board or council meeting identify which members remotely attended the meeting by interactive video conference or teleconference. If the board or council proceeds under this section, use of an interactive video conference is preferred, but nothing in this section prohibits the council from conducting its meetings by teleconference or by a combination of interactive video conference and teleconference at the same meeting. (B) A board of directors of a joint economic development review council or a joint economic development district shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section. At a minimum, the rules shall do all of the following: (1) Authorize members to remotely attend a meeting by interactive video conference or teleconference, or by a combination thereof, in lieu of attending the meeting in person; (2) Establish a minimum number of members that must be physically present in person at the primary meeting location if the board or council conducts a meeting by interactive video conference or teleconference; (3) Require that not more than one member remotely attending a meeting by teleconference is permitted to be physically present at the same remote location; (4) Establish geographic restrictions for participation in meetings by interactive video conference and by teleconference; (5) Establish a policy for distributing and circulating meeting-related materials to members, the public, and the media in advance of or during a meeting at which members are permitted to attend by interactive video conference or teleconference; (6) Establish a method for verifying the identity of a member who remotely attends a meeting by teleconference. Last updated January 23, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 742.58 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 742 / § 742.58
§ 742.58. Lump sum death benefit payment
Status: in_force

September 21, 2000 House Bill 628 - 123rd General Assembly On the death of a member of the Ohio police and fire pension fund who at the time of death is receiving a retirement pension or disability benefits, a lump-sum payment of one thousand dollars shall be paid to the member's surviving spouse or, if there is no surviving spouse, to the beneficiary the member designated on a form provided by the fund. If there is no surviving spouse or designated beneficiary, the payment shall be made to the member's estate. Application for the payment shall be made on a form provided by the fund. A benefit paid under this section shall be treated as life insurance for purposes of this chapter and shall be funded solely from contributions made under sections 742.33 and 742.34 of the Revised Code and any earnings attributable to those contributions.
Ohio Rev. Code § 737.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 737 / § 737.09
§ 737.09. Chief of fire department
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The chief of the fire department shall have exclusive control of the stationing and transferring of all firemen and other officers and employees in the department, under such general rules and regulations as the director of public safety prescribes.
Ohio Rev. Code § 715.47 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 715 / § 715.47
§ 715.47. Power to fill or drain lots and remove obstructions - resolutions
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly A municipal corporation may fill or drain any lot or land within its limits on which water at any time becomes stagnant, remove all putrid substances from any lot, and remove all obstructions from culverts, covered drains, or private property, laid in any natural watercourse, creek, brook, or branch, which obstruct the water naturally flowing therein, causing it to flow back or become stagnant, in a way prejudicial to the health, comfort, or convenience of any of the citizens of the neighborhood. If such culverts or drains are of insufficient capacity, the municipal corporation may make them of such capacity as reasonably to accommodate the flow of such water at all times. The legislative authority of such municipal corporation may, by resolution, direct the owner to fill or drain such lot, remove such putrid substance or such obstructions, and if necessary, enlarge such culverts or covered drains to meet the requirements thereof. After service of a copy of such resolution, or after a publication thereof, in a newspaper of general circulation in such municipal corporation or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code, for two consecutive weeks, such owner, or such owner's agent or attorney, shall comply with the directions of the resolution within the time therein specified. In case of the failure or refusal of such owner to comply with the resolution, the work required thereby may be done at the expense of the municipal corporation, and the amount of money so expended shall be recovered from the owner before any court of competent jurisdiction. Such expense from the time of the adoption of the resolution shall be a lien on such lot, which may be enforced by suit in the court of common pleas, and like proceedings may be had as directed in relation to the improvement of streets. The officers connected with the health department of every such municipal corporation shall see that this section is strictly and promptly enforced.
Ohio Rev. Code § 703.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 703 / § 703.10
§ 703.10. Resolution to take census
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Upon presentation of a petition as required by section 703.09 of the Revised Code the legislative authority, by resolution, at its next regular meeting, shall authorize the city auditor to take a census of the city and report the result thereof to the legislative authority. The resolution need be read but once, and it shall be published as are other resolutions of a general or permanent nature.
Ohio Rev. Code § 742.462 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 742 / § 742.462
§ 742.462. Order for division of marital property
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "alternate payee," "benefit," "lump sum payment," "participant," and "public retirement program" have the same meanings as in section 3105.80 of the Revised Code. (B) On receipt of an order issued under section 3105.171 or 3105.65 of the Revised Code, the Ohio police and fire pension fund shall determine whether the order meets the requirements of sections 3105.80 to 3105.90 of the Revised Code. The fund shall retain in the participant's record an order the fund determines meets the requirements. Not later than sixty days after receipt, the fund shall return to the court that issued the order any order the fund determines does not meet the requirements. (C) The fund shall comply with an order retained under division (B) of this section at the following times as appropriate: (1) If the participant has applied for or is receiving a benefit or has applied for but not yet received a lump sum payment, as soon as practicable; (2) If the participant has not applied for a benefit or lump sum payment, on application by the participant for a benefit or lump sum payment. (D) If the fund transfers a participant's service credit or contributions made by or on behalf of a participant to a public retirement program that is not named in the order, the fund shall do both of the following: (1) Notify the court that issued the order by sending the court a copy of the order and the name and address of the public retirement program to which the transfer was made; (2) Send a copy of the order to the public retirement program to which the transfer was made. (E) If it receives a participant's service credit or contributions and a copy of an order as provided in division (D) of this section, the fund shall administer the order as if it were the public retirement program named in the order. (F) If a participant's benefit or lump sum payment is or will be subject to more than one order described in section 3105.81 of the Revised Code or to an order described in section 3105.81 of the Revised Code and a withholding order under section 3111.23 or 3113.21 of the Revised Code, the fund shall, after determining that the amounts that are or will be withheld will cause the benefit or lump sum payment to fall below the limits described in section 3105.85 of the Revised Code, do all of the following: (1) Establish, in accordance with division (G) of this section and subject to the limits described in section 3105.85 of the Revised Code, the priority in which the orders are or will be paid by the fund in accordance with division (G) of this section; (2) Reduce the amount paid to an alternate payee based on the priority established under division (F)(1) of this section; (3) Notify, by regular mail, a participant and alternate payee of any action taken under this division. (G) A withholding or deduction notice issued under section 3111.23 or 3113.21 of the Revised Code or an order described in section 3115.501 of the Revised Code has priority over all other orders and shall be complied with in accordance with child support enforcement laws. All other orders are entitled to priority in order of earliest retention by the fund. The fund is not to retain an order that provides for the division of property unless the order is filed in a court with jurisdiction in this state. (H) The fund is not liable in civil damages for loss resulting from any action or failure to act in compliance with this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 733.79 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 733 / § 733.79
§ 733.79. Municipal officers may attend conference or convention - expenses
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Any elected or appointed municipal officer, deputy, assistant, or an employee of any municipal corporation may attend, at the expense of the municipal corporation, any conference or convention relating to municipal affairs, if authorized by the mayor, the chairman of the commission, or the city manager of such municipal corporation, and, if the fiscal officer of the municipal corporation certifies that funds are appropriated and available for such purpose, such person shall be reimbursed for his expense so incurred. A request for such allowance shall be made in writing to the mayor, the chairman of the commission, or the city manager showing the necessity for such attendance and an estimate of the costs thereof to the municipal corporation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 742.461 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 742 / § 742.461
§ 742.461. Restitution order based on theft in office or certain sex offenses
Status: in_force

November 2, 1999 House Bill 222 - 123rd General Assembly (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any payment that is to be made under a pension or other type of benefit, other than a survivorship benefit, that has been granted to a person under this chapter, any payment of accumulated contributions standing to a person's credit under this chapter, and any payment of any other amounts to be paid to a person under this chapter upon the person's withdrawal of contributions pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to any withholding order issued pursuant to section 2907.15 of the Revised Code or division (C)(2)(b) of section 2921.41 of the Revised Code, and the board of trustees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund shall comply with that withholding order in making the payment. (B) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if the board receives notice pursuant to section 2907.15 of the Revised Code or division (D) of section 2921.41 of the Revised Code that a person who has accumulated contributions standing to the person's credit pursuant to this chapter is charged with a violation of section 2907.02 , 2907.03 , 2907.04 , 2907.05 , or 2921.41 of the Revised Code, no payment of those accumulated contributions or of any other amounts to be paid under this chapter upon the person's withdrawal of contributions pursuant to this chapter shall be made prior to whichever of the following is applicable: (1) If the person is convicted of or pleads guilty to the charge and no motion for a withholding order for purposes of restitution has been filed under section 2907.15 of the Revised Code or division (C)(2)(b)(i) of section 2921.41 of the Revised Code, thirty days after the day on which final disposition of the charge is made; (2) If the person is convicted of or pleads guilty to the charge and a motion for a withholding order for purposes of restitution has been filed under section 2907.15 of the Revised Code or division (C)(2)(b)(i) of section 2921.41 of the Revised Code, the day on which the court decides the motion; (3) If the charge is dismissed or the person is found not guilty or not guilty by reason of insanity of the charge, the day on which final disposition of the charge is made.
Ohio Rev. Code § 731.57 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 731 / § 731.57
§ 731.57. Investment authorized - limitations - procedure
Status: in_force

September 27, 1996 Senate Bill 81 - 121st General Assembly Whenever the money in the treasury of any municipal corporation is to be invested as provided for in section 731.56 of the Revised Code, the auditor or other chief fiscal officer shall submit to the mayor, or to the chief executive officer if the mayor is not such, and to the village solicitor or city director of law of such municipal corporation, a statement of moneys in the treasury or in the process of collection, and a schedule showing the probable requirements of money for the use of the municipal corporation for a period of not less than six months as the ordinance under section 731.56 of the Revised Code, or as the chief executive officer directs, together with a recommendation as to whether any moneys in the treasury shall be invested in such obligations. The mayor or other chief executive officer, the village solicitor or city director of law, and the auditor or other chief fiscal officer may thereupon order such investments, at not more than the current market value, as they deem advisable, in the interest of the municipal corporation. It is unnecessary to advertise bonds before such investment is made. No investment, other than an interim deposit as authorized by section 731.56 and division (B)(3) of section 135.14 of the Revised Code shall be made except in obligations which have been passed upon and approved as to validity by a reputable firm of bond attorneys. Whenever it is necessary to convert any such investment into cash, it shall be done by first offering the obligations held by the municipal corporation to the sinking fund commission, and if the sinking fund commission declines to take any of them, they shall be sold in any manner authorized by law for the sale of investments by the sinking fund. No obligations shall be liquidated or sold for less than the current market value.
Ohio Rev. Code § 729.44 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 729 / § 729.44
§ 729.44. Advertisement for bids
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The advertisement for bids for the construction of a sewer under section 729.42 of the Revised Code shall be joint, and shall be filed with the clerk of the legislative authority of the municipal corporation, and reported to the legislative authority of each such municipal corporation. Any contract made for the construction of such sewer shall be in the names of the municipal corporations jointly, but each shall be liable only for such portion of the cost as is specified in the ordinances providing therefor.
Ohio Rev. Code § 715.26 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 715 / § 715.26
§ 715.26. Regulating erection, inspection, and numbering of buildings
Status: in_force

April 7, 2009 Senate Bill 353 - 127th General Assembly Any municipal corporation may: (A) Regulate the erection of buildings or other structures and the sanitary condition thereof, the repair of, alteration in, and addition to buildings or other structures; (B) Provide for the inspection of buildings or other structures and for the removal and repair of insecure, unsafe, or structurally defective buildings or other structures under this section or section 715.261 of the Revised Code. At least thirty days prior to the removal or repair of any insecure, unsafe, or structurally defective building, the municipal corporation, or its agent pursuant to an agreement entered into under division (E) of section 715.261 of the Revised Code, shall give notice by certified mail of its intention with respect to such removal or repair to the holders of legal or equitable liens of record upon the real property on which such building is located and to owners of record of such property. The owners of record of such property or the holders of liens of record upon such property may enter into an agreement with the municipal corporation, or a county land reutilization corporation organized under Chapter 1724. of the Revised Code that is serving as the municipal corporation's agent, to perform the removal or repair of the insecure, unsafe, or structurally defective building. If an emergency exists, as determined by the municipal corporation, notice may be given other than by certified mail and less than thirty days prior to such removal or repair. If for any reason notice is not given, the lien provided for in section 715.261 of the Revised Code as a result of such removal or repair is valid but shall be subordinate to any liens of prior record. If notice is provided in accordance with this section, a lien under section 715.261 of the Revised Code for such removal or repair is effective on the date the municipal corporation or county land reutilization corporation incurred expenses in such removal or repair. (C) Require, regulate, and provide for the numbering and renumbering of buildings by the owners or occupants thereof or at the expense of such municipal corporation; (D) Provide for the construction, erection, operation of, and placing of elevators, stairways, and fire escapes in and upon buildings; (E) Contract for the services of an electrical safety inspector, as defined in section 3783.01 of the Revised Code, to conduct inspections of electrical installations within the municipal corporation; (F) Whenever a policy or policies of insurance are in force providing coverage against the peril of fire on a building or structure and the loss agreed to between the named insured or insureds and the company or companies is more than five thousand dollars and equals or exceeds sixty per cent of the aggregate limits of liability on all fire policies covering the building or structure on the property, accept security payments and follow the procedures of divisions (C) and (D) of section 3929.86 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 727.41 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 727 / § 727.41
§ 727.41. Cooperative agreements for street improvements
Status: in_force

October 30, 1989 House Bill 230 - 118th General Assembly Whenever the boundary line between two municipal corporations is located within or along the side lines of a street, avenue, or other public highway, such municipal corporations may enter into an agreement for the improvement of such street, avenue, or other public highway in such manner as the respective legislative authorities thereof determine. The agreement may provide for any of the improvements specified in section 727.01 of the Revised Code, and the cost thereof may be assessed upon the property specially benefited thereby, in the manner provided in such section, and to the same extent and subject to the same limitations as provided by sections 727.01 to 727.49 of the Revised Code. By the agreement, the cost of the entire improvement shall be apportioned between the two municipal corporations as their legislative authorities agree, and the legislative authority of each shall determine whether or not any portion of the cost to be paid by it shall be specially assessed or paid from other funds of the municipal corporation available for such purpose. Such agreement shall designate one of the municipal corporations to take exclusive charge of the details of construction of the improvement, including advertising for bids and awarding the contract. Such contract may be entered into by such municipal corporation when the necessary funds have been provided therefor, and when the amount to be paid by the other municipal corporation has been paid to the treasurer of the municipal corporation authorized to supervise such construction. Bonds may be issued and sold in anticipation of the collection of the assessments by the municipal corporation levying the assessments, and bonds may likewise be issued and sold by either municipal corporation for the purpose of paying its share of such improvement under the conditions and limitations, and in the manner, provided by Chapter 133. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 705.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 705 / § 705.04
§ 705.04. Adoption of plan
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly If, the proposition of adopting a plan of government submitted as provided by sections 705.01 to 705.03 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, is approved by a majority of those voting thereon, such plan, together with any of the supplementary propositions approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon, shall be the charter of such municipal corporation. When so adopted, sections 705.01 to 705.92 , inclusive, of the Revised Code shall go into effect immediately, insofar as they apply to the nomination and election of officers provided for in such sections, and in all other respects such sections shall go into effect upon the first day of January following the next regular municipal election. All officers of any plan of government superseded by adoption of a plan provided in such sections, except members of the legislative authority, shall continue in office and in the performance of their duties until the legislative authority elected under such sections provides by ordinances for the performance of the duties of such officers, whereupon the terms of all such officers shall expire and their offices be abolished.
Ohio Rev. Code § 723.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 723 / § 723.09
§ 723.09. Vacation or establishment of street or alley by court
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The court of common pleas may, upon petition filed in such court by any person owning a lot in a municipal corporation, for the establishment or vacation of a street or alley in the immediate vicinity of such lot, upon hearing, and upon being satisfied that it will conduce to the general interests of such municipal corporation, declare such street or alley established or vacated, but this method shall be in addition to those prescribed in sections 723.04 to 723.08 , inclusive, and section 723.02 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 731.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 731 / § 731.07
§ 731.07. Salaries shall not be changed during term
Status: in_force

January 9, 1981 Senate Bill 299 - 113th General Assembly The salary of any officer of a city shall not be increased or diminished during the term for which he was elected or appointed. This section does not prohibit the payment of any increased costs of continuing to provide the identical benefits provided to an officer at the commencement of his term of office. Unless otherwise provided, all fees pertaining to any office shall be paid into the city treasury.
Ohio Rev. Code § 721.29 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 721 / § 721.29
§ 721.29. Sale of real estate without bidding
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly The legislative authority of a city may sell to a board of county commissioners real estate belonging to the city that is no longer needed for city purposes upon such lawful terms as are agreed upon between the city and the board of county commissioners, without competitive bidding as required by section 721.03 of the Revised Code. No such sale shall be made unless the contract for the sale is authorized by ordinance, approved by a two-thirds vote of the members of the legislative authority of the city, and by the board or officer having supervision or management of the real estate. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 711.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 711 / § 711.11
§ 711.11. Fee simple title
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The plats, mentioned in section 711.01 of the Revised Code, shall be a sufficient conveyance to vest a fee simple title of all such parcels of land as are therein expressed, named, or intended for public use, in the county in which the village is situated, for the uses and purposes therein named, expressed, or intended, and for no other use or purpose.
Ohio Rev. Code § 735.053 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 735 / § 735.053
§ 735.053. Purchasing from other political subdivision without bidding
Status: in_force

April 13, 1990 Senate Bill 254 - 118th General Assembly The legislative authority of any city or village may authorize, by ordinance, the director of public service, director of public safety, mayor, city manager, board of trustees of public affairs, village administrator, or other duly authorized contracting officer, commission, board, or authority to enter into a contract, without advertising and bidding, for services or the purchase of materiel, equipment, or supplies from any department, division, agency, or political subdivision of the state, or with a regional planning commission pursuant to division (D) of section 713.23 of the Revised Code. The ordinance authorizing such contracts shall: (A) Designate the officer, commission, board, or other contracting authority authorized to make such contract; (B) Set forth the maximum amount that may be paid as the purchase price for such services, materiel, equipment, or supplies; (C) Describe the type of services, materiel, equipment, or supplies that may be purchased; (D) Appropriate sufficient funds to meet the maximum amount that may be paid as the purchase price for such services, materiel, equipment, or supplies, unless funds have previously been appropriated and remain unencumbered for such purpose.
Ohio Rev. Code § 731.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 731 / § 731.19
§ 731.19. Subject and amendment of bylaws, ordinances, and resolutions
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly No ordinance, resolution, or bylaw shall contain more than one subject, which shall be clearly expressed in its title. No bylaw or ordinance, or section thereof, shall be revived or amended, unless the new bylaw or ordinance contains the entire bylaw, ordinance, or section revived or amended, and the bylaw, ordinance, or section so amended shall be repealed. Each such bylaw, resolution, and ordinance shall be adopted or passed by a separate vote of the legislative authority of a municipal corporation and the yeas and nays shall be entered upon the journal.
Ohio Rev. Code § 742.50 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 742 / § 742.50
§ 742.50. Death benefit
Status: in_force

April 6, 2017 House Bill 520 - 131st General Assembly As used in this section, "member's contribution" means the total amount deducted from the salary of a member of the Ohio police and fire pension fund and credited to the member's account in the fund. If a member of the fund dies before receiving pension and benefit payments from the fund in an amount equal to the member's contribution and leaves no surviving spouse, surviving children, or dependent parent eligible for monthly pension payments under section 742.37 of the Revised Code, the board of trustees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund shall pay to the estate of such deceased member an amount equal to the member's contribution, less the total amount received by such member as benefit or pension payments from such fund. If a member who dies before receiving pension and benefit payments from the fund in an amount equal to the member's contribution leaves one or more survivors eligible for monthly pension payments under section 742.37 of the Revised Code but the total amount paid all survivors under that section is less than the member's contribution, the fund shall pay to the survivors or their estates, in equal shares, an amount equal to the member's contribution, less the total amount received by the member and all survivors as benefit or pension payments from the fund. If the accumulated contributions of a deceased member are not claimed by a survivor, or by the estate of the deceased member or survivor, within seven years, they shall be transferred to the guarantee fund and thereafter paid to such survivor or to the estate of the member or survivor upon application to the board.
Ohio Rev. Code § 737.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 737 / § 737.17
§ 737.17. Probationary period - final appointment
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly All appointments made under sections 737.15 and 737.16 of the Revised Code shall be for a probationary period of six months' continuous service, and none shall be finally made until the appointee has satisfactorily served his probationary period. At the end of the probationary period the mayor shall transmit to the legislative authority of the village a record of such employee's service with his recommendations thereon and he may, with the concurrence of the legislative authority, remove or finally appoint the employee.
Ohio Rev. Code § 742.371 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 742 / § 742.371
§ 742.371. Credit for time previously served in active full-time service of Ohio police or fire department
Status: in_force

March 24, 2003 House Bill 373 - 124th General Assembly A member of the fund who is in the active service of a police or fire department, is not receiving a pension or benefit payment from the Ohio police and fire pension fund, and is not a participant in the deferred retirement option plan established under section 742.43 of the Revised Code shall, in computing years of active service in such department under division (C) of section 742.37 or section 742.39 of the Revised Code, be given credit for time previously served in the active full-time service of an Ohio police or fire department, provided both of the following occur: (A) The member was a member of a police or firemen's relief and pension fund or the Ohio police and fire pension fund during the entire period for which such active service credit is claimed. (B) The member pays into the Ohio police and fire pension fund the amount received by the member under division (I) of former section 521.11 , division (I) of former section 741.18 , division (I) of former section 741.49 , or division (G) of section 742.37 of the Revised Code, with interest compounded annually thereon at a rate to be determined by the board of trustees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund, from the date of such receipt to the date of such deposit. Subject to board rules, a member may choose to purchase in any one payment only part of the credit that may be purchased under this section. At the request of the fund, the employer shall certify to the board the dates the member was in the active service of the police or fire department.
Ohio Rev. Code § 705.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 705 / § 705.10
§ 705.10. Clerk - duties
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The legislative authority of a municipal corporation shall choose a clerk and such other officers and employees of its own body as are necessary. The clerk shall keep the records of the legislative authority and perform such other duties as are required by ordinance or resolution. All officers and employees chosen by the legislative authority shall serve during the pleasure thereof.
Ohio Rev. Code § 737.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 737 / § 737.08
§ 737.08. Composition and control of city fire department
Status: in_force

April 5, 2007 House Bill 401 - 126th General Assembly (A) The fire department of each city shall be composed of a chief of the fire department and other officers, firefighters, and employees provided for by ordinance. Neither this section nor any other section of the Revised Code requires, or shall be construed to require, that the fire chief be a resident of the city. (B) No person shall be appointed as a permanent full-time paid member, whose duties include fire fighting, of the fire department of any city, unless either of the following applies: (1) The person has received a certificate issued under former section 3303.07 of the Revised Code or section 4765.55 of the Revised Code evidencing satisfactory completion of a firefighter training program. (2) The person began serving as a permanent full-time paid firefighter with the fire department of a village or other city prior to July 2, 1970, and receives a fire training certificate issued under section 4765.55 of the Revised Code. (C) No person who is appointed as a volunteer firefighter of a city fire department shall remain in that position, unless either of the following applies: (1) Within one year of the appointment, the person has received a certificate issued under former section 3303.07 of the Revised Code or section 4765.55 of the Revised Code evidencing satisfactory completion of a firefighter training program. (2) The person began serving as a permanent full-time paid firefighter with the fire department of a village or other city prior to July 2, 1970, or as a volunteer firefighter with the fire department of a township, fire district, village, or other city prior to July 2, 1979, and receives a fire training certificate issued under section 4765.55 of the Revised Code. (D) The director of public safety shall have the exclusive management and control of other surgeons, secretaries, clerks, and employees provided for by ordinance or resolution of the legislative authority of the city.
Ohio Rev. Code § 727.27 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 727 / § 727.27
§ 727.27. Payment schedule
Status: in_force

August 31, 1967 House Bill 161 - 107th General Assembly Special assessments are payable by the time and in the manner stipulated in the assessing ordinance passed under section 727.25 of the Revised Code, except that any such assessment in the amount of twenty-five dollars or less, or any unpaid balance of any such assessment which is twenty-five dollars or less, shall be paid in full, and not in installments, at the time the first or next installment would otherwise become due and payable, and are a lien from the date of the passage of such ordinance upon the respective lots or parcels of land assessed.
Ohio Rev. Code § 731.52 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 731 / § 731.52
§ 731.52. Fees for service and return
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly A marshal, police officer, clerk of the legislative authority of a municipal corporation, or a deputy, may make service and return of the notice provided for in section 731.51 of the Revised Code and the fees therefor shall be the same as are allowed for service and return of summons in civil cases before a magistrate.
Ohio Rev. Code § 711.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 711 / § 711.01
§ 711.01. Plat of proposed village or addition
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Any person may lay out a village, or subdivision or addition to a municipal corporation, by causing the territory to be surveyed, and by having a plat of it made by a competent surveyor. The plat shall particularly describe the streets, alleys, commons, or public grounds, and all in-lots, out-lots, fractional-lots, within or adjacent to such village. The description shall include the courses, boundaries, and extent.
Ohio Rev. Code § 742.444 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 742 / § 742.444
§ 742.444. Termination of participation in deferred retirement option plan
Status: in_force

January 7, 2013 Senate Bill 340 - 129th General Assembly (A) A member's participation in the deferred retirement option plan ceases on the occurrence of the earliest of the following: (1) Termination of the member's active service in a police or fire department; (2) The last day of the eight-year period that begins on the effective date of the member's election to participate in the plan; (3) Acceptance by the member of a disability benefit awarded by the board of trustees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund, unless the acceptance is revoked by the member in accordance with rules adopted by the board; (4) The member's death. (B) If a member terminates active service in a police or fire department not later than eight years after the effective date of the member's election to participate in the plan, all of the following apply: (1) The member shall notify the Ohio police and fire pension fund of the date of termination on a form prescribed by the fund. The member is not eligible to make another election under section 742.44 of the Revised Code. (2)(a) For a member whose election to participate in the plan is effective before July 2, 2013, the member's termination of active service occurs on or after the date that is the first day of the fourth year after the effective date of the election to participate in the plan, the entire amount that has accrued to the member's benefit under the deferred retirement option plan shall be distributed to the member pursuant to the member's selection under division (B)(3) of this section. If the member's termination of active service occurs before the date that is four years after the effective date of the election to participate, the member shall forfeit the total amount of the interest credited under division (C) of section 742.443 of the Revised Code. (b) For a member whose election to participate in the plan is effective on or after July 2, 2013, if the member's termination of active service occurs on or after the date that is the sixth year after the effective date of the election to participate in the plan, the entire amount that has accrued to the member's benefit under the deferred retirement option plan shall be distributed to the member pursuant to the member's selection under division (B)(3) of this section. If the member's termination of active service occurs before the date that is six years after the effective date of the election to participate, the member shall forfeit the total amount of the interest credited under division (C) of section 742.443 of the Revised Code. (3) The member shall select one of the following as the method of distribution of the amount to be distributed to the member: (a) A single payment; (b) Periodic payments as determined by the board. The fund shall retain amounts accrued to the benefit of a member under the plan until a form specifying the method of distribution selected is filed with the fund by the member or an authorized representative of the member. The board shall afford a member who selects periodic payments the opportunity at least once during each calendar year to change the member's selection. (4) Distribution of the amount accrued to a member's benefit under the deferred retirement option plan shall not commence until the following: (a) For members whose election to participate in the plan is effective before July 2, 2013, the date that is the first day of the fourth year after the effective date of the election; (b) For members whose election to participate in the plan is effective on or after July 2, 2013, the date that is the first day of the sixth year after the effective date of the election. (5) The member shall select a plan of payment under section 742.3711 of the Revised Code for the pension payable to the member under division (C) of section 742.37 of the Revised Code, unless the member selected a plan of payment at the time of electing to participate in the plan. The pension shall commence not later than the first day of the second month following the date the employee ceases to participate in the plan. (C) If, at the end of the eight-year period that begins on the effective date of a member's election to participate in the plan, the member has failed to terminate active service in a police or fire department, all of the following apply: (1) No further amounts shall accrue to the member's benefit, and the member shall forfeit all amounts that have accrued to the member's benefit under section 742.443 of the Revised Code. The amounts forfeited shall be treated as if the member had continued in the active service of a police or fire department and not elected to participate in the plan. (2) The member shall be granted service credit for the period the member was participating in the plan, and when the member's pension is calculated under section 742.37 of the Revised Code, the calculation shall be made as though the member had never participated in the plan. (3) Further contributions, and service credit for those contributions, shall be credited as provided in sections 742.31 through 742.34 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 759.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 759 / § 759.04
§ 759.04. Power to sell portions of cemetery
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The legislative authority of a municipal corporation may sell any portion of the cemetery grounds owned by it and not used for the burial of the dead, which grounds are unsuitable for burial purposes, and may purchase with the proceeds thereof other suitable lands lying contiguous thereto. No such sale shall be made until the legislative authority has contracted for an equal or greater quantity of land suitable for burial purposes. For the purpose of paying any indebtedness arising out of the purchase or improvement of such cemetery, the director of public service in cities, or the board of cemetery trustees in villages, with the consent of the legislative authority, may sell or mortgage such portion of the real estate belonging to the cemetery as has not been used for burial purposes, or as may not, in its opinion, be needed for such purposes, and the money arising from the sale or mortgage thereof shall be applied by it to the payment of the indebtedness, and for no other purpose. Upon such sale, if there is a surplus after the payment of the indebtedness, such surplus money shall be used by the director or the board in the improvement of the cemetery grounds, and for no other purpose.
Ohio Rev. Code § 713.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 713 / § 713.25
§ 713.25. Effect of adoption of plans
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The planning commission of any municipal corporation to which a regional or county plan is certified under section 713.24 of the Revised Code, may adopt such plan, and it shall thereupon have the same force within such municipal corporation as is provided by law or charter for plans prepared and adopted by the local planning commission. The board of county commissioners may adopt such plan so far as it relates to nonmunicipal territory. Thereafter no public building, roadway, bridge, viaduct, or other public improvement or utility, publicly or privated owned, whose construction or location would constitute a departure from the plan, shall be constructed or authorized by the board except by unanimous vote. Such plans shall not designate the specific lots or parcels of land upon which such system, facilities, buildings, and improvements are proposed to be placed, but only the general site or location thereof. The effect of the adoption of such plan by the board shall cease as regards the location of any sewage or garbage disposal plant, and no official action of the board shall be controlled thereby in such respect, unless the site shown on the plan as the location of such plant is purchased within six months after the adoption of the plan by the board, or unless proceedings for the appropriation of the necessary property are commenced within a period of six months and such property is then or thereafter appropriated in such proceedings.
Ohio Rev. Code § 733.50 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 733 / § 733.50
§ 733.50. Qualifications of city director of law
Status: in_force

November 1, 1977 House Bill 219 - 112th General Assembly No person shall be eligible to the office of city director of law who is not an attorney at law, admitted to practice in this state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 743.31 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 743 / § 743.31
§ 743.31. Forfeiture of charter for neglect to furnish gas - exception
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Any gaslight company which neglects to furnish gas to the citizens and other consumers of gas or to the municipal corporation in accordance with the prices fixed and established by the legislative authority shall forfeit all rights of such company under the charter by which it has been established, and the legislative authority may proceed to erect, or, by ordinance, empower any person to erect gasworks for the supply of gas to such municipal corporation and its citizens. A temporary failure to furnish gas shall not operate as a forfeiture, unless such failure is through the neglect or misconduct of such gaslight or gaslight and coke company.
Ohio Rev. Code § 733.71 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 733 / § 733.71
§ 733.71. Certain facts shall not invalidate bond
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly In each bond mentioned in section 733.70 of the Revised Code, the condition that the person elected or appointed shall faithfully perform the duties of the office shall be sufficient. The fact that the instrument is without a seal, that blanks, for example the date or amount, have been filled subsequent to its execution but before its acceptance, without the consent of the sureties, that all the obligees named in the instrument have not signed it, that new duties have been imposed on the officers, or that any merely formal objection exists shall not be available in any suit on the instrument.
Ohio Rev. Code § 733.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 733 / § 733.03
§ 733.03. General powers of mayor in cities - merger of certain departments
Status: in_force

September 6, 1965 House Bill 358 - 106th General Assembly The mayor shall be the chief conservator of peace within the city. He may appoint and remove the director of public service, the director of public safety, and the heads of the subdepartments of public service and public safety, and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as are conferred and required by law. In any city the legislative authority thereof may, by a majority vote, merge the office of director of public safety with that of director of public service, with one director to be appointed for the merged department, and the director of the merged department shall have those qualifications provided in section 735.01 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 705.42 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 705 / § 705.42
§ 705.42. Election - term - vacancies
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly At the first election held after the adoption of the commission plan under sections 705.41 to 705.48 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, the entire number of commissioners shall be chosen. In municipal corporations having three commissioners, the candidate having the highest number of votes at such first election shall hold office for four years, and the remaining commissioners shall hold office for two years. In municipal corporations choosing five commissioners, the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes at such first election shall serve for four years, and the remaining commissioners shall serve for two years. At all subsequent elections, except where a commissioner is chosen to fill out an unexpired term, commissioners shall be chosen for a term of four years. Vacancies in the commission shall be filled by the commission for the remainder of the unexpired term. If the term of a commissioner whose place becomes vacant does not expire on the first day of January following the next regular municipal election, then the person chosen by the commission to fill such vacancy shall serve only until such regular election, at which time a commissioner shall be elected to fill the remainder of the unexpired term. When a vacancy occurs as the result of a recall election it shall be filled as provided by section 705.92 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 715.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 715 / § 715.02
§ 715.02. Agreements for joint construction or management of public work, utility, or improvement
Status: in_force

March 14, 2003 House Bill 675 - 124th General Assembly (A) Two or more municipal corporations, one or more municipal corporations and one or more other political subdivisions, or two or more political subdivisions other than municipal corporations may enter into an agreement for the joint construction or management, or construction and management, of any public work, utility, or improvement, benefiting each municipal corporation or other political subdivision or for the joint exercise of any power conferred on municipal corporations or other political subdivisions by the constitution or laws of this state, in which each of the municipal corporations or other political subdivisions is interested. Any such agreement shall be approved by ordinance or resolution, as applicable, passed by the legislative body of each municipal corporation or other political subdivision that is a party to the agreement. The ordinance or resolution shall set forth the agreement in full and, when approved, shall be a binding contract. (B) Any agreement entered into as provided in this section shall provide for the following: (1) The method by which the work, utility, or improvement specified in it shall be jointly constructed or managed; (2) The method by which any specified power shall be jointly exercised; (3) Apportioning among the contracting municipal corporations or other political subdivisions any expense of jointly constructing, maintaining, or managing any work, utility, or improvement or jointly exercising any power. (C) Any agreement entered into as provided in this section may provide for either of the following: (1) Assessing the cost, or any specified part of the cost, of the joint construction, maintenance, or management of any public work, utility, or improvement upon abutting property specially benefited thereby; (2) Assessing the cost, or any specified part of the cost, of constructing, maintaining, or managing any such public work, utility, or improvement upon the property within any district clearly specified in the agreement, in proportion to benefits derived by that property from the work, utility, or improvement. (D) Each municipal corporation or other political subdivision may issue bonds for its portion of the cost of any such public work, utility, or improvement, if Chapter 133. of the Revised Code would authorize the issuance of those bonds if the municipal corporation or other political subdivision alone were undertaking the construction of the work, utility, or improvement, and subject to the same conditions and restrictions which would then apply.
Ohio Rev. Code § 731.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 731 / § 731.25
§ 731.25. [Former R.C. 731.26, amended and renumbered by H.B. 33, 135th General Assembly, effective 10/3/2023] Effect of not making publication
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly It is a sufficient defense to any suit or prosecution under an ordinance, to show that no publication or posting was made as required by sections 731.21 to 731.24 , inclusive, of the Revised Code. Last updated October 5, 2023 at 4:44 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 709.48 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 709 / § 709.48
§ 709.48. No petitions for annexation after merger defeated
Status: in_force

July 2, 2010 House Bill 48 - 128th General Assembly On and after the date on which a petition is filed with the board of elections under section 709.45 of the Revised Code for the election of a merger commission for the merger of one or more municipal corporations and the unincorporated territory of a township, no petition for the annexation of any part of the unincorporated territory of the township shall be filed with a board of county commissioners under section 709.03 or 709.15 of the Revised Code, until one of the following occurs: (A) The question of forming a merger commission is defeated at the election provided for under section 709.45 of the Revised Code by a majority of the electors of any one of the municipal corporations or the unincorporated territory of the township in which the election is held. (B) The merger commission elected pursuant to section 709.45 of the Revised Code fails to reach agreement on merger conditions by the ninetieth day preceding the next general election occurring after the election of the members of the commission or, if the time for the commission's existence is extended under division (D) of section 709.462 of the Revised Code, by the date that extension ceases, whichever is later. (C) The merger conditions agreed upon by the merger commission are defeated by a majority of the electors of any one of the municipal corporations or the unincorporated territory of the township in which the election on the conditions is held.
Ohio Rev. Code § 715.27 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 715 / § 715.27
§ 715.27. Regulating fences, signs, other structures, electrical equipment, specialty contractors
Status: in_force

December 29, 2023 Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly (A) Any municipal corporation may: (1) Regulate the erection of fences, billboards, signs, and other structures, within the municipal corporation, and provide for the removal and repair of insecure billboards, signs, and other structures; (2) Regulate the construction and repair of wires, poles, plants, and all equipment to be used for the generation and application of electricity; (3) Provide for the licensing of house movers; plumbers; sewer tappers; vault cleaners; and specialty contractors who are not required to hold a valid license issued pursuant to Chapter 4740. of the Revised Code; (4) Require all specialty contractors other than those who hold a valid license issued pursuant to Chapter 4740. of the Revised Code, to successfully complete an examination, test, or demonstration of technical skills, and may impose a fee and additional requirements for a license or registration to engage in their respective occupations within the jurisdiction of the municipal corporation. (B) No municipal corporation shall require any specialty contractor who holds a valid license issued pursuant to Chapter 4740. of the Revised Code to complete an examination, test, or demonstration of technical skills to engage in the type of contracting for which the license is held, within the municipal corporation. (C) A municipal corporation may require a specialty contractor who holds a valid license issued pursuant to Chapter 4740. of the Revised Code to register with the municipal corporation and pay any fee the municipal corporation imposes before that specialty contractor may engage within the municipal corporation in the type of contracting for which the license is held. Any fee shall be the same for all specialty contractors who engage in the same type of contracting. A municipal corporation may require a bond and proof of all of the following: (1) Insurance pursuant to division (B)(4) of section 4740.06 of the Revised Code; (2) Compliance with Chapters 4121. and 4123. of the Revised Code; (3) Registration with the tax department of the municipal corporation. If a municipal corporation requires registration, imposes such a fee, or requires a bond or proof of the items listed in divisions (C)(1), (2), and (3) of this section, the municipal corporation immediately shall permit a contractor who presents proof of holding a valid license issued pursuant to Chapter 4740. of the Revised Code, who registers, pays the fee, obtains a bond, and submits the proof described under divisions (C)(1), (2), and (3) of this section, as required, to engage in the type of contracting for which the license is held, within the municipal corporation. (D) A municipal corporation may revoke the registration of a contractor registered with that municipal corporation for good cause shown. Good cause shown includes the failure of a contractor to maintain a bond or the items listed in divisions (C)(1), (2), and (3) of this section, if the municipal corporation requires those. (E) A municipal corporation that licenses specialty contractors pursuant to division (A)(3) of this section may accept, for purposes of satisfying its licensing requirements, a valid license issued pursuant to Chapter 4740. of the Revised Code that a specialty contractor holds, for the construction, replacement, maintenance, or repair of one-family, two-family, or three-family dwelling houses or accessory structures incidental to those dwelling houses. (F) A municipal corporation shall not register a specialty contractor who is required to hold a license under Chapter 4740. of the Revised Code but does not hold a valid license issued under that chapter. (G) If a municipal corporation regulates a profession, occupation, or occupational activity under this section, the municipal corporation shall comply with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code. (H) As used in this section, "specialty contractor" means a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning contractor, refrigeration contractor, electrical contractor, plumbing contractor, or hydronics contractor, as those contractors are described in Chapter 4740. of the Revised Code. Last updated December 29, 2023 at 7:39 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 703.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 703 / § 703.16
§ 703.16. Record of resolution - copy to secretary of state
Status: in_force

January 30, 2014 House Bill 72 - 130th General Assembly The city auditor, upon the passage by the legislative authority of a resolution surrendering the corporate rights of the city, shall make two certified transcripts of such resolution, one of which shall forthwith be delivered to the county recorder, who shall record it in the official records, and the other shall be forwarded to the secretary of state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 731.45 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 731 / § 731.45
§ 731.45. Rules - journal - expulsion of members
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The legislative authority of a municipal corporation shall determine its own rules and keep a journal of its proceedings. It may punish or expel any member for disorderly conduct or violation of its rules, and declare his seat vacant for absence without valid excuse, where such absence has continued for two months. No expulsion shall take place without the concurrence of two thirds of all the members elected, and until the delinquent member has been notified of the charge against him and has had an opportunity to be heard.
Ohio Rev. Code § 743.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 743 / § 743.11
§ 743.11. Bond of contractor - emergency
Status: in_force

August 1, 1980 Senate Bill 157 - 113th General Assembly Before entering into any contract for work to be done concerning the water works of the municipal corporation, the director of public service shall ensure that the requirements of section 153.54 of the Revised Code are met. In case of emergency the legislative authority of the municipal corporation may, by a two-thirds vote of all the members elected thereto, authorize the director to enter into such contract without formal bidding or advertising.
Ohio Rev. Code § 717.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 717 / § 717.25
§ 717.25. Low-cost alternative energy revolving loan program
Status: in_force

June 17, 2010 Senate Bill 232 - 128th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Customer-generated energy project" means a wind, biomass, or gasification facility for the generation of electricity that meets either of the following requirements: (a) The facility is designed to have a generating capacity of two hundred fifty kilowatts of electricity or less. (b) The facility is: (i) Designed to have a generating capacity of more than two hundred fifty kilowatts of electricity; (ii) Operated in parallel with electric transmission and distribution facilities serving the real property at the site of the customer-generated energy project; (iii) Intended primarily to offset part or all of the facility owner's requirements for electricity at the site of the customer-generated energy project and is located on the facility owner's real property; and (iv) Not producing energy for direct sale by the facility owner to the public. (2) "Electric distribution utility" and "mercantile customer" have the same meanings as in section 4928.01 of the Revised Code. (3) "Reduction in demand" has the same meaning as in section 1710.01 of the Revised Code. (B) The legislative authority of a municipal corporation may establish a low-cost alternative energy revolving loan program to assist owners of real property within the municipal corporation with installing and implementing either of the following on their real property: (1) Alternative energy technologies limited to solar photovoltaic projects, solar thermal energy projects, geothermal energy projects, and customer-generated energy projects; (2) Energy efficiency technologies, products, and activities that reduce or support the reduction of energy consumption, allow for the reduction in demand, or support the production of clean, renewable energy. (C) If the legislative authority decides to establish such a program, the legislative authority shall adopt an ordinance that provides for the following: (1) Creation in the municipal treasury of an alternative energy revolving loan fund; (2) A source of money, such as gifts, bond issues, real property assessments, or federal subsidies, to seed the alternative energy revolving loan fund; (3) Facilities for making loans from the alternative energy revolving loan fund, including an explanation of how owners of real property within the municipal corporation may qualify for loans from the fund, a description of the alternative energy and energy efficiency technologies and related equipment for which a loan can be made from the fund, authorization of a municipal agency to process applications for loans and otherwise to administer the low-cost alternative energy revolving loan program, a procedure whereby loans can be applied for, criteria for reviewing and accepting or denying applications for loans, criteria for determining the appropriate amount of a loan, the interest rate to be charged, the repayment schedule, and other terms and conditions of a loan, and procedures for collecting loans that are not repaid according to the repayment schedule; (4) A specification that repayments of loans from the alternative energy revolving loan fund may be made in installments and, at the option of the real property owner repaying the loan, the installments may be paid and collected as if they were special assessments paid and collected in the manner specified in Chapter 727. of the Revised Code and as specified in the ordinance; (5) A specification that repayments of loans from the alternative energy revolving loan fund are to be credited to the fund, that the money in the fund is to be invested pending its being lent out, and that investment earnings on the money in the fund are to be credited to the fund; and (6) Other matters necessary and proper for efficient operation of the low-cost alternative energy revolving loan program as a means of encouraging use of alternative energy and energy efficiency technologies. The interest rate charged on a loan from the alternative energy revolving loan fund shall be below prevailing market rates. The legislative authority may specify the interest rate in the ordinance or may, after establishing a standard in the ordinance whereby the interest rate can be specified, delegate authority to specify the interest rate to the administrator of loans from the alternative energy revolving loan fund. The alternative energy revolving loan fund shall be seeded with sufficient money to enable loans to be made until the fund accumulates sufficient reserves through investment and repayment of loans for revolving operation. (D) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, an electric distribution utility may count toward its compliance with the energy efficiency and peak demand reduction requirements of section 4928.66 of the Revised Code any energy efficiency savings or any reduction in demand that is produced by projects utilizing alternative energy technologies or energy efficiency technologies, products, and activities that are located in its certified territory and for which a loan has been made under this section. (E) A mercantile customer that realizes energy efficiency savings or reduction in demand produced by alternative energy technologies or energy efficiency technologies, products, or activities that it owns and for which a loan has been made under this section may elect to commit the savings or reduction to the electric distribution utility in exchange for an exemption from an energy efficiency cost recovery mechanism permitted under section 4928.66 of the Revised Code, approved by the public utilities commission. (F) The legislative authority shall submit a quarterly report to the electric distribution utility that includes, but is not limited to, both of the following: (1) The number and a description of each new and ongoing project utilizing alternative energy technologies or energy efficiency technologies, products, or activities located in the utility's certified territory that produces energy efficiency savings or reduction in demand and for which a loan has been made under this section; (2) Any additional information that the electric distribution utility needs in order to obtain credit under section 4928.66 of the Revised Code for energy efficiency savings or reduction in demand from such projects.
Ohio Rev. Code § 755.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 755 / § 755.06
§ 755.06. Expenditure of moneys
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly (A) The board of park commissioners shall have the expenditures of all moneys appropriated by the legislative authority of the city or received from any other source for the purchase, acquisition, improvement, maintenance, equipment, or enjoyment of all property mentioned in section 755.05 of the Revised Code, but no liability shall be incurred or expenditure made unless the money required therefor is in the treasury to the credit of the park fund and not appropriated for any other purpose. (B) Notwithstanding division (A) of this section, if the legislative authority of a municipal corporation enters into an agreement for the sale or lease of mineral rights regarding lands that the board of park commissioners manages or controls, any royalties or other moneys resulting from the sale or lease shall be deposited into a special fund that the legislative authority shall establish under division (F) of section 5705.09 of the Revised Code. The board of park commissioners shall use the fund exclusively for maintenance of lands that the board manages or controls and for the acquisition of new park lands.
Ohio Rev. Code § 727.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 727 / § 727.14
§ 727.14. Publishing notice of certain special assessments
Status: in_force

April 12, 2021 Senate Bill 259 - 133rd General Assembly (A) In lieu of the procedure provided in section 727.13 of the Revised Code, the legislative authority may provide for notice of the passage of a resolution of necessity providing for the lighting, sprinkling, sweeping, or cleaning of any street, alley, public road, or place, or parts thereof or for treating the surface of the same with dust-laying or preservative substances, or for the planting, maintaining, and removing of shade trees, or for the constructing, maintaining, repairing, cleaning, and enclosing of ditches, and the filing of the estimated assessment under section 727.12 of the Revised Code, to be given by any or all of the following methods: (1) Publication of such notice once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipal corporation; (2) Publication of such notice on the web site of the municipal corporation; (3) As provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code. (B) When it appears from the estimated assessment filed as provided by section 727.12 of the Revised Code, that the assessment against the owner of any lot or parcel of land will exceed five hundred dollars, such owner shall be notified of the assessment in the manner provided in section 727.13 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 715.261 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 715 / § 715.261
§ 715.261. Recovering total cost of correcting hazardous condition of building or abating nuisance
Status: in_force

September 4, 2014 Senate Bill 172 - 130th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Total cost" means any costs incurred due to the use of employees, materials, or equipment of the municipal corporation or its agent pursuant to division (E) of this section, any costs arising out of contracts for labor, materials, or equipment, and costs of service of notice or publication required under this section. (2) "Abatement activity" means each instance of any of the following: (a) Removing, repairing, or securing insecure, unsafe, structurally defective, abandoned, deserted, or open and vacant buildings or other structures; (b) Making emergency corrections of hazardous conditions; (c) Abatement of any nuisance by a municipal corporation or its agent pursuant to division (E) of this section. (B) A municipal corporation or its agent pursuant to division (E) of this section may collect the total cost of abatement activities by any of the methods prescribed in division (B)(1), (2), or (3) of this section. (1) For each abatement activity in which costs are incurred, the clerk of the legislative authority of the municipal corporation or its agent pursuant to division (E) of this section may certify the total costs of each abatement activity, together with the parcel number or another proper description of the lands on which the abatement activity occurred, the date the costs were incurred for each abatement activity, and the name of the owner of record at the time the costs were incurred for each abatement activity, to the county auditor who shall place the costs as a charge upon the tax list and duplicate. The costs are a lien upon such lands from and after the date the costs were incurred. The costs shall be collected as other taxes and returned to the municipal corporation or its agent pursuant to division (E) of this section, as directed by the clerk of the legislative authority in the certification of the total costs or in an affidavit from the agent delivered to the county auditor or county treasurer. The placement of the costs on the tax list and duplicate relates back to, and is effective in priority, as of the date the costs were incurred, provided that the municipal corporation or its agent pursuant to division (E) of this section certifies the total costs within one year from the date the costs were incurred. If a lien placed on a parcel of land pursuant to this division is extinguished as provided in division (H) of this section, a municipal corporation may pursue the remedy available under division (B)(2) of this section to recoup the costs incurred with respect to that parcel from any person that held title to the parcel at the time the costs were incurred. (2) The municipal corporation or its agent pursuant to division (E) of this section may commence a civil action to recover the total costs from the person that held title to the parcel at the time the costs were incurred. (3) A municipal corporation or its agent pursuant to division (E) of this section may file a lien on a parcel of land for the total costs incurred under this section with respect to the parcel by filing a written affidavit with the county recorder of the county in which the parcel is located that states the parcel number, the total costs incurred with respect to the parcel, and the date such costs were incurred. The municipal corporation or its agent may pursue a foreclosure action to enforce the lien in a court of competent jurisdiction or, pursuant to sections 323.65 to 323.79 of the Revised Code, with the board of revision. The municipal corporation or its agent may elect to acquire the parcel by indicating such an election in the complaint for foreclosure or in an amended complaint. Upon the entry of a decree of foreclosure, the county sheriff shall advertise and offer the property for sale on at least one occasion. The minimum bid with regard to the sale of the foreclosed property shall equal the sum of the taxes, penalties, interest, costs, and assessments due and payable on the property, the total costs incurred by the municipal corporation or its agent with respect to the property, and any associated court costs and interest as authorized by law. An owner of the property may redeem the property by paying the minimum bid within ten days after the entry of the decree of foreclosure. If an owner fails to so redeem the property, and if the parcel is not sold for want of a minimum bid, the property shall be disposed of as follows: (a) If the municipal corporation or its agent elects to acquire the property, the parcel shall be transferred to the municipal corporation or its agent as if the property were transferred by all owners in title to the municipal corporation or its agent in lieu of foreclosure as provided in section 5722.10 of the Revised Code; (b) If the municipal corporation or its agent does not elect to acquire the property, the parcel shall be forfeited to the state or to a political subdivision or school district as provided in Chapter 5723. of the Revised Code. When a municipal corporation or its agent acquires property as provided in this division, the property shall not be subject to foreclosure or forfeiture under section 323.25 or Chapter 5721. or 5723. of the Revised Code, and any lien on the property for costs incurred under this section or for any unpaid taxes, penalties, interest, charges, or assessments shall be extinguished. (C) This section applies to any action taken by a municipal corporation, or its agent pursuant to division (E) of this section, pursuant to section 715.26 of the Revised Code or pursuant to Section 3 of Article XVIII, Ohio Constitution. (D)(1) A municipal corporation or its agent pursuant to division (E) of this section shall not certify to the county auditor for placement upon the tax list and duplicate and the county auditor shall not place upon the tax list and duplicate as a charge against the land the costs of any abatement activity undertaken under division (B) of this section if any of the following apply: (a) The abatement activity occurred on land that has been transferred or sold to an electing subdivision as defined in section 5722.01 of the Revised Code, regardless of whether the electing subdivision is still the owner of the land, and the abatement activity occurred on a date prior to the transfer or confirmation of sale to the electing subdivision. (b) The abatement activity occurred on land that has been sold to a purchaser at sheriff's sale or auditor's sale, the abatement activity occurred on a date prior to the confirmation of sale, and the purchaser is not the owner of record of the land immediately prior to the judgment of foreclosure nor any of the following: (i) A member of that owner's immediate family; (ii) A person with a power of attorney appointed by that owner who subsequently transfers the land to the owner; (iii) A sole proprietorship owned by that owner or a member of that owner's immediate family; (iv) A partnership, trust, business trust, corporation, or association of which the owner or a member of the owner's immediate family owns or controls directly or indirectly more than fifty per cent. (c) The abatement activity is taken on land that has been forfeited to this state for delinquent taxes, unless the owner of record redeems the land. (2) Upon valid written notice to the county auditor by any owner possessing an ownership interest of record of the land or by an electing subdivision previously in the chain of title of the land that the costs of an abatement activity undertaken under division (B) of this section was certified for placement or placed upon the tax list and duplicate as a charge against the land in violation of this division, the county auditor shall promptly remove such charge from the tax duplicate. This written notice to the county auditor shall include all of the following: (a) The parcel number of the land; (b) The common address of the land; (c) The date of the recording of the transfer of the land to the owner or electing subdivision; (d) The charge allegedly placed in violation of this division. (E) A municipal corporation may enter into an agreement with a county land reutilization corporation organized under Chapter 1724. of the Revised Code wherein the county land reutilization corporation agrees to act as the agent of the municipal corporation in connection with removing, repairing, or securing insecure, unsafe, structurally defective, abandoned, deserted, or open and vacant buildings or other structures, making emergency corrections of hazardous conditions, or abating any nuisance, including high weeds, overgrown brush, and trash and debris from vacant lots. The total costs of such actions may be collected by the corporation pursuant to division (B) of this section, and shall be paid to the corporation if it paid or incurred such costs and has not been reimbursed by the owner of record at the time of the action or any other party with a recorded interest in the land. (F) In the case of the lien of a county land reutilization corporation that is the agent of a municipal corporation, a notation shall be placed on the tax list and duplicate showing the amount of the lien ascribed specifically to the agent's total costs. The agent has standing to pursue a separate cause of action for money damages to satisfy the lien or pursue a foreclosure action in a court of competent jurisdiction or with the board of revision to enforce the lien without regard to occupancy. For purposes of a foreclosure proceeding by the county treasurer for delinquent taxes, this division does not affect the lien priority as between a county land reutilization corporation and the county treasurer, but the corporation's lien is superior to the lien of any other lienholder of the property. As to a direct action by a county land reutilization corporation, the lien for the taxes, assessment, charges, costs, penalties, and interest on the tax list and duplicate is in all cases superior to the lien of a county land reutilization corporation, whose lien for total costs shall be next in priority as against all other interests, except as provided in division (G) of this section. (G) A county land reutilization corporation acting as an agent of a municipal corporation under an agreement under this section may, with the county treasurer's consent, petition the court or board of revision with jurisdiction over an action undertaken under division (F) of this section pleading that the lien of the corporation, as agent, for the total costs shall be superior to the lien for the taxes, assessments, charges, costs, penalties, and interest. If the court or board of revision determines that the lien is for total costs paid or incurred by the corporation as such an agent, and that subordinating the lien for such taxes and other impositions to the lien of the corporation promotes the expeditious abatement of public nuisances, the court or board may order the lien for the taxes and other impositions to be subordinate to the corporation's lien. The court or board may not subordinate the lien for taxes and other such impositions to any other liens. (H) When a parcel of land upon which a lien has been placed under division (B)(1) or (3) of this section is transferred to a county land reutilization corporation, the lien on the parcel shall be extinguished if the lien is for costs or charges that were incurred before the date of the transfer to the corporation and if the corporation did not incur the costs or charges, regardless of whether the lien was attached or the costs or charges were certified before the date of transfer. In such a case, the county land reutilization corporation and its successors in title shall take title to the property free and clear of any such lien and shall be immune from liability in any action to collect such costs or charges. If a county land reutilization corporation takes title to property before any costs or charges have been certified or any lien has been placed with respect to the property under division (B)(1) or (3) of this section, the corporation shall be deemed a bona fide purchaser for value without knowledge of such costs or lien, regardless of whether the corporation had actual or constructive knowledge of the costs or lien, and any such lien shall be void and unenforceable against the corporation and its successors in title. (I) A municipal corporation or county land reutilization corporation may file an affidavit with the county recorder under section 5301.252 of the Revised Code stating the nature and extent of any proceedings undertaken under this section. Such an affidavit may include a legal description of a parcel or, in lieu thereof, the common address of the parcel and the permanent parcel number to which such address applies.
Ohio Rev. Code § 713.081 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 713 / § 713.081
§ 713.081. Municipal small wind farm zoning regulations
Status: in_force

April 6, 2023 House Bill 501 - 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Small wind farm" means wind turbines and associated facilities that are not subject to the jurisdiction of the power siting board under sections 4906.20 and 4906.201 of the Revised Code. (2) "Small solar facility" means solar panels and associated facilities with a single interconnection to the electrical grid and designed for, or capable of, operation at an aggregate capacity of less than fifty megawatts. (B) Sections 713.06 to 713.15 of the Revised Code confer power on the legislative authority of a municipal corporation with respect to the location, erection, construction, reconstruction, change, alteration, maintenance, removal, use, or enlargement of any small wind farm or small solar facility as a public utility, whether publicly or privately owned, or the use of land for that purpose. With regard to a small wind farm, the regulations may be more strict than the regulations prescribed in rules adopted under division (B)(2) of section 4906.20 of the Revised Code. (C) The designation under this section of a small wind farm or a small solar facility as a public utility for purposes of sections 713.06 to 713.15 of the Revised Code shall not affect the classification of a small wind farm, a small solar facility, or any other public utility for purposes of state or local taxation. Last updated January 17, 2023 at 12:39 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 735.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 735 / § 735.07
§ 735.07. Contract - alterations or modifications
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The contract referred to by section 735.05 of the Revised Code shall be between the city and the bidder, and the city shall pay the contract price in cash. Where a bonus is offered for completion of a contract prior to a specified date, the department of public service may exact a prorated penalty in like sum for every day of delay beyond a specified date. When, in the opinion of the director of public service, it becomes necessary, in the prosecution of any work or improvement under contract, to make alterations or modifications in the contract, such alterations or modifications shall only be made upon the order of the director, but such order shall be of no effect until the price to be paid for the work and material or both, under the altered or modified contract, has been agreed upon in writing and signed by the director on behalf of the city and the contractor, and approved by the board of control. No contractor may recover anything for work or material because of any such alteration or modification unless the contract is made in such manner, nor shall he be allowed or recover for such work and material, or either, more than the agreed price. The law relating to the requiring bids and the awarding of contracts for public buildings, and improvements, so far as it applies, shall remain in full force and effect.
Ohio Rev. Code § 749.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 749 / § 749.04
§ 749.04. Board of hospital commissioners
Status: in_force

September 10, 2012 House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly When the legislative authority of a municipal corporation enters upon and takes possession of grounds purchased, appropriated, or otherwise obtained for hospital purposes, and, by resolution or ordinance, determines to erect thereon or rebuild a hospital, the erection and repair thereof or any addition thereto shall be vested in the board of hospital commissioners, as established under this section. Such board shall consist of the mayor and at least three trustees to be appointed by the mayor with the consent of the legislative authority. The members of such board shall be resident freehold electors of the municipal corporation, and they shall receive no compensation for their services.
Ohio Rev. Code § 721.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 721 / § 721.19
§ 721.19. Petition
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Each application for the exchange of lots under section 721.18 of the Revised Code shall be by petition verified by the mayor. The board of education of the municipal corporation and such other persons as the court of common pleas orders shall be made party defendants. The petition shall set forth an accurate description of each lot proposed to be given or taken in exchange, the specific circumstances which render the exchange necessary, and a prayer for such order as is required.
Ohio Rev. Code § 713.231 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 713 / § 713.231
§ 713.231. Joint planning councils - organization
Status: in_force

November 18, 1969 Senate Bill 285 - 108th General Assembly Any regional or county planning commission may by agreement join with other regional or county planning commissions to create a joint planning council after approval by at least a majority of the legislative authorities of the municipal corporations participating in the commission and by the participating board or boards of county commissioners. The agreement shall specify the various powers and duties of regional or county planning commissions, including the power to contract, receive, and expend fees, funds and grants, and utilize services from any source, to be exercised by a joint planning council in all or parts of its area as may be specified. The agreement shall specify the area in which the powers and duties of such joint planning council shall be exercised. Such area shall be larger than the area of jurisdiction of any participating regional or county planning commission but within or coextensive with the combined areas of jurisdiction of the member planning commissions. The agreement may also specify how such joint planning council shall be organized, how it shall operate, and how the costs of operation of such joint planning council, over and above such costs as are covered by fees, funds, and grants, shall be apportioned between or among the regional and county planning commissions creating such joint planning council. The regional and county planning commissions participating in the joint planning council may amend the terms of agreement, including terms to include additional regional or county planning commissions, upon consent of all participants. Any participating planning commission may terminate its membership after giving three months' notice to the planning council of its adoption of a resolution to do so or in the manner provided in the agreement, but shall not be relieved of its obligations, including its share of the cost for the calendar year in which the termination occurs or for such other period as the agreement provides. Any plan or modification or part of a plan recommended by such joint planning council shall be the plan of any regional or county planning commission when certified by such regional or county planning commission in the manner provided in section 713.24 of the Revised Code. Any member of a joint planning council may hold any other public office, and may serve as a member of a city, village, regional, and county planning commission except as otherwise provided in the charter of a city or village.
Ohio Rev. Code § 707.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 707 / § 707.11
§ 707.11. Injunction against recorder
Status: in_force

March 2, 1992 House Bill 228 - 119th General Assembly Within sixty days from the filing of the papers relating to the incorporation of a village by the board of county commissioners with the county recorder as provided by sections 707.08 and 707.09 of the Revised Code, any person interested may make application by petition to the court of common pleas setting forth the errors complained of or claiming the decision of the board is unreasonable or unlawful, and praying an injunction restraining the recorder from making the record and filing a copy of the record with the secretary of state pursuant to section 707.09 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 727.012 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 727 / § 727.012
§ 727.012. Constructing, maintaining, repairing, cleaning, and enclosing of ditches
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly For the purpose of constructing, maintaining, repairing, cleaning, and enclosing ditches, the legislative authority of such municipal corporation may establish one or more districts in the municipality designating the boundaries thereof, and may each year thereafter, by ordinance, designate the district in which such constructing, maintaining, repairing, cleaning, and enclosing of ditches shall be effected, setting forth an estimate of the cost and providing for the levying of a special assessment upon all the real property in the district, in the amount and in the manner provided in section 727.01 of the Revised Code, for constructing, maintaining, repairing, cleaning, and enclosing ditches. The ordinance shall be adopted as other ordinances and a succinct summary of the ordinance shall be published in the manner provided in section 731.21 of the Revised Code. Bonds and anticipatory notes may be issued in anticipation of the collection of such special assessments, under section 133.17 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 742.59 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 742 / § 742.59
§ 742.59. Creation of funds - trustees
Status: in_force

June 30, 2005 House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly The board of trustees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund shall be the trustee of the funds created as follows: (A) The "police officers' contribution fund" is the fund in which shall be credited the contributions deducted from the salaries of members of police departments and paid into the Ohio police and fire pension fund, as provided by section 742.31 of the Revised Code, and that percentage of the employers' accrued liability that is attributable to deductions previously made from the salaries of members of the police department who are still in the active service at the time that portion of the employers' accrued liability is paid. The accumulated contributions of a member of a police department shall be transferred at the member's retirement from the police officers' contribution fund to the police officers' pension reserve fund. (B) The "firefighters' contribution fund" is the fund in which shall be credited contributions deducted from the salaries of members of fire departments and paid into the Ohio police and fire pension fund, as provided by section 742.31 of the Revised Code, and that percentage of the employers' accrued liability that is attributable to deductions previously made from the salaries of members of the fire department who are still in the active service at the time that portion of the employers' accrued liability is paid. The accumulated contributions of a member of a fire department shall be transferred at the member's retirement from the firefighters' contribution fund to the firefighters' pension reserve fund. (C) The "police officer employers' contribution fund" is the fund to which the following shall be credited: (1) The police officer employers' contribution, as provided by section 742.33 of the Revised Code; (2) The percentage of the employers' accrued liability that is attributable to the employers' liability for prior service of members of the police department who are still in the active service at the time that portion of the employers' accrued liability is paid. In the police officer employers' contribution fund shall accumulate the reserves held in trust for the payment of all pensions or other benefits provided by sections 742.01 to 742.61 of the Revised Code to members of a police department retiring in the future or their qualified beneficiaries and from which the reserves for such pensions and other benefits shall be transferred to the police officers' pension reserve fund. (D) The "firefighter employers' contribution fund" is the fund to which the following shall be credited: (1) The firefighter employers' contribution, as provided in section 742.34 of the Revised Code; (2) The percentage of the employers' accrued liability that is attributable to the employers' liability for prior service for members of the fire department who are still in the active service at the time that portion of the employers' accrued liability is paid. In the firefighter employers' contribution fund shall accumulate the reserves held in trust for the payment of all pensions and other benefits provided by sections 742.01 to 742.61 of the Revised Code to members of a fire department retiring in the future or their qualified beneficiaries and from which the reserves for such pensions and other benefits shall be transferred to the firefighters' pension reserve fund. (E) The "police officers' pension reserve fund" is the fund from which shall be paid all pensions and other benefits for which reserves have been transferred from the police officers' contribution fund and the police officer employers' contribution fund, and to which shall be credited that percentage of the employers' accrued liability that is attributable to the total of deductions previously made from the salaries of members of the police department who are retired and are receiving pensions or other benefits, or whose beneficiaries are receiving benefits, at the time that portion of the employers' accrued liability is paid, and that percentage of the employers' accrued liability that is attributable to prior service of members of the police department who are retired and are receiving pensions or other benefits, or whose beneficiaries are receiving benefits, at the time that portion of the employers' accrued liability is paid. (F) The "firefighters' pension reserve fund" is the fund from which shall be paid all pensions and other benefits for which reserves have been transferred from the firefighters' contribution fund and the firefighter employers' contribution fund, and to which shall be credited that percentage of the employers' accrued liability that is attributable to the total of deductions previously made from the salaries of members of the fire department who are retired and are receiving pensions or other benefits, or whose beneficiaries are receiving benefits, at the time that portion of the employers' accrued liability is paid, and that percentage of the employers' accrued liability that is attributable to prior service of members of the fire department who are retired and are receiving pensions or other benefits, or whose beneficiaries are receiving benefits, at the time that portion of the employers' accrued liability is paid. (G) The "guarantee fund" is the fund from which interest is transferred and credited on the amounts in the funds described in divisions (C), (D), (E), and (F) of this section, and is a contingent fund from which the special requirements of said funds may be paid by transfer from this fund. All income derived from the investment of funds by the board of trustees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund as trustee under section 742.11 of the Revised Code, together with all gifts and bequests or the income therefrom, shall be paid into this fund. Any deficit occurring in any other fund that will not be covered by payments to that fund, as otherwise provided by sections 742.01 to 742.61 of the Revised Code, shall be paid by transfers of amounts from the guarantee fund to such fund or funds. Should the amount in the guarantee fund be insufficient at any time to meet the amounts payable therefrom, the amount of such deficiency, with regular interest, shall be paid by an additional employer rate of current contribution as determined by the actuary and shall be approved by the board of trustees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund, and the amount of such additional employer contribution shall be credited to the guarantee fund. The board may accept gifts and bequests. Any funds that may come into the possession of the board in this manner, or any other funds whose disposition is not otherwise provided for, shall be credited to the guarantee fund. (H) The "expense fund" is the fund from which shall be paid the expenses for the administration and management of the Ohio police and fire pension fund, as provided by sections 742.01 to 742.61 of the Revised Code, and to which shall be credited from the guarantee fund an amount sufficient to pay the expenses of operation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 753.32 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 753 / § 753.32
§ 753.32. Improper internet access - municipal facilities
Status: in_force

April 4, 2023 Senate Bill 288 - 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Municipal correctional officer" has the same meaning as in section 753.31 of the Revised Code. (2) "Computer," "computer network," "computer system," "computer services," "telecommunications service," and "information service" have the same meanings as in section 2913.01 of the Revised Code. (3) "Municipal correctional facility" means a municipal jail, municipal workhouse, minimum security jail, joint city and county workhouse, municipal-county correctional center, multicounty-municipal correctional center, municipal-county jail or workhouse, or multicounty-municipal jail or workhouse. (B) No municipal correctional officer shall provide a prisoner access to or permit a prisoner to have access to the internet through the use of a computer, computer network, computer system, computer services, telecommunications service, or information service unless both of the following apply: (1) The prisoner is accessing the internet solely for a use or purpose approved by the managing officer of that prisoner's municipal correctional facility or by the managing officer's designee. (2) The provision of and access to the internet is in accordance with rules promulgated by the department of rehabilitation and correction pursuant to section 5120.62 of the Revised Code. (C)(1) No prisoner in a municipal correctional facility under the control of a municipal corporation shall access the internet through the use of a computer, computer network, computer system, computer services, telecommunications service, or information service unless both of the following apply: (a) The prisoner is accessing the internet solely for a use or purpose approved by the managing officer of that prisoner's municipal correctional facility or by the managing officer's designee. (b) The provision of and access to the internet is in accordance with rules promulgated by the department of rehabilitation and correction pursuant to section 5120.62 of the Revised Code. (2) Whoever violates division (C)(1) of this section is guilty of improper internet access, a misdemeanor of the first degree. Last updated March 8, 2023 at 10:56 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 705.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 705 / § 705.15
§ 705.15. Powers of legislative authority
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly A majority of all members of the legislative authority of a municipal corporation constitutes a quorum, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day and compel the attendance of absent members. The affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the legislative authority is necessary to adopt any motion, ordinance, or resolution, and on the passage of every ordinance or resolution the vote shall be taken by "yeas" and "nays" and entered upon the journal. Each proposed ordinance or resolution shall be in written or printed form, and shall contain not more than one subject which shall be clearly stated in the title. General appropriation ordinances may contain the various subjects and accounts for which moneys are appropriated. No ordinance, unless it is declared an emergency measure, shall be passed until it has been read on three separate days, the first and second reading of which may be by title only, and if such measure is printed and a copy thereof placed on the desk of each member the third reading may be by title only. The rule requiring every ordinance to be read on three separate days may be suspended by a three-fourths vote of all members elected or appointed to the legislative authority, taken by "yeas" and "nays" on each ordinance and entered on the journal.
Ohio Rev. Code § 737.29 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 737 / § 737.29
§ 737.29. Property recovered by police
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Stolen or other property recovered by members of the police force of a municipal corporation shall be deposited and kept in a place designated by the mayor. Each such article shall be entered in a book kept for that purpose, with the name of the owner, if ascertained, the person from whom taken, the place where found with general circumstances, the date of its receipt, and the name of the officer receiving it. An inventory of all money or other property shall be given to the party from whom taken, and in case it is not claimed by some person within thirty days after arrest and seizure it shall be delivered to the person from whom taken, and to no other person, either attorney, agent, factor, or clerk, except by special order of the mayor.
Ohio Rev. Code § 731.291 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 731 / § 731.291
§ 731.291. Planned-unit development regulations
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly If a proposed ordinance establishes or modifies planned-unit development regulations, the following apply in lieu of the contrary provisions of section 731.29 of the Revised Code: (A) The board of elections shall determine the sufficiency and validity of the petition not later than thirty days after the petition is certified to the board of elections by the auditor or clerk. (B) If the board of elections determines there is an insufficient number of valid signatures, the board immediately shall notify the person who presented the petition. The person may submit additional signatures not later than ten days after the notification. Last updated August 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 705.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 705 / § 705.11
§ 705.11. Village solicitor or city director of law - duties
Status: in_force

November 1, 1977 House Bill 219 - 112th General Assembly The village solicitor or city director of law shall act as the legal advisor to and attorney for the municipal corporation, and for all officers of the municipal corporation in matters relating to their official duties. He shall prepare all contracts, bonds, and other instruments in writing in which the municipal corporation is concerned, and shall indorse on each his approval of the form and the correctness thereof. No contract with the municipal corporation shall take effect until the approval of the village solicitor or city director of law is indorsed thereon. He or his assistants shall be the prosecutor in any police or municipal court, and shall perform such other duties and have such assistants and clerks as are required or provided.
Ohio Rev. Code § 737.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 737 / § 737.06
§ 737.06. Chief of police
Status: in_force

May 6, 1963 House Bill 121 - 105th General Assembly The chief of police shall have exclusive control of the stationing and transfer of all patrolmen, auxiliary police officers, and other officers and employees in the police department, and police auxiliary unit, under such general rules and regulations as the director of public safety prescribes.
Ohio Rev. Code § 718.81 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 718 / § 718.81
§ 718.81. Definitions
Status: in_force

February 7, 2022 House Bill 228 - 134th General Assembly If a term used in sections 718.80 to 718.95 of the Revised Code that is not otherwise defined in this chapter is used in a comparable context in both the laws of the United States relating to federal income tax and in Title LVII of the Revised Code and the use is not consistent, then the use of the term in the laws of the United States relating to federal income tax shall have control over the use of the term in Title LVII of the Revised Code, unless the term is defined in Chapter 5703. of the Revised Code, in which case the definition in that chapter shall control. Any reference in this chapter to the Internal Revenue Code includes other laws of the United States related to federal income taxes. If a term is defined in both this section and section 718.01 of the Revised Code, the definition in this section shall control for all uses of that term in sections 718.80 through 718.95 of the Revised Code. As used in sections 718.80 to 718.95 of the Revised Code only: (A) "Municipal taxable income" means income apportioned or sitused to the municipal corporation under section 718.82 of the Revised Code, as applicable, reduced by any pre-2017 net operating loss carryforward available to the person for the municipal corporation. (B) "Adjusted federal taxable income," for a person required to file as a C corporation, or for a person that has elected to be taxed as a C corporation as described in division (D)(5) of section 718.01 of the Revised Code, means a C corporation's federal taxable income before net operating losses and special deductions as determined under the Internal Revenue Code, adjusted as follows: (1) Deduct intangible income to the extent included in federal taxable income. The deduction shall be allowed regardless of whether the intangible income relates to assets used in a trade or business or assets held for the production of income. (2) Add an amount equal to five per cent of intangible income deducted under division (B)(1) of this section, but excluding that portion of intangible income directly related to the sale, exchange, or other disposition of property described in section 1221 of the Internal Revenue Code. (3) Add any losses allowed as a deduction in the computation of federal taxable income if the losses directly relate to the sale, exchange, or other disposition of an asset described in section 1221 or 1231 of the Internal Revenue Code. (4)(a) Except as provided in division (B)(4)(b) of this section, deduct income and gain included in federal taxable income to the extent the income and gain directly relate to the sale, exchange, or other disposition of an asset described in section 1221 or 1231 of the Internal Revenue Code. (b) Division (B)(4)(a) of this section does not apply to the extent the income or gain is income or gain described in section 1245 or 1250 of the Internal Revenue Code. (5) Add taxes on or measured by net income allowed as a deduction in the computation of federal taxable income. (6) In the case of a real estate investment trust or regulated investment company, add all amounts with respect to dividends to, distributions to, or amounts set aside for or credited to the benefit of investors and allowed as a deduction in the computation of federal taxable income. (7) Deduct, to the extent not otherwise deducted or excluded in computing federal taxable income, any income derived from a transfer agreement or from the enterprise transferred under that agreement under section 4313.02 of the Revised Code. (8) Deduct exempt income to the extent not otherwise deducted or excluded in computing adjusted federal taxable income. (9) Deduct any net profit of a pass-through entity owned directly or indirectly by the taxpayer and included in the taxpayer's federal taxable income unless an affiliated group of corporations includes that net profit in the group's federal taxable income in accordance with division (E)(3)(b) of section 718.86 of the Revised Code. (10) Add any loss incurred by a pass-through entity owned directly or indirectly by the taxpayer and included in the taxpayer's federal taxable income unless an affiliated group of corporations includes that loss in the group's federal taxable income in accordance with division (E)(3)(b) of section 718.86 of the Revised Code. If the taxpayer is not a C corporation, is not a disregarded entity that has made the election described in division (L)(2) of section 718.01 of the Revised Code, and is not a publicly traded partnership that has made the election described in division (D)(5) of section 718.01 of the Revised Code, the taxpayer shall compute adjusted federal taxable income under this section as if the taxpayer were a C corporation, except guaranteed payments and other similar amounts paid or accrued to a partner, former partner, shareholder, former shareholder, member, or former member shall not be allowed as a deductible expense unless such payments are a pension or retirement benefit payment paid to a retired partner, retired shareholder, or retired member or are in consideration for the use of capital and treated as payment of interest under section 469 of the Internal Revenue Code or United States treasury regulations. Amounts paid or accrued to a qualified self-employed retirement plan with respect to a partner, former partner, shareholder, former shareholder, member, or former member of the taxpayer, amounts paid or accrued to or for health insurance for a partner, former partner, shareholder, former shareholder, member, or former member, and amounts paid or accrued to or for life insurance for a partner, former partner, shareholder, former shareholder, member, or former member shall not be allowed as a deduction. Nothing in division (B) of this section shall be construed as allowing the taxpayer to add or deduct any amount more than once or shall be construed as allowing any taxpayer to deduct any amount paid to or accrued for purposes of federal self-employment tax. (C) "Taxpayer" has the same meaning as in section 718.01 of the Revised Code, except that "taxpayer" does not include natural persons or entities subject to the tax imposed under Chapter 5745. of the Revised Code. "Taxpayer" may include receivers, assignees, or trustees in bankruptcy when such persons are required to assume the role of a taxpayer. (D) "Tax return" or "return" means the notifications and reports required to be filed pursuant to sections 718.80 to 718.95 of the Revised Code for the purpose of reporting municipal income taxes, and includes declarations of estimated tax. (E) "Assessment" means a notice of underpayment or nonpayment of a tax issued pursuant to section 718.90 of the Revised Code. Last updated November 23, 2021 at 12:45 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 703.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 703 / § 703.02
§ 703.02. Enumeration after census
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly When the preliminary federal census report of a city indicates that such city will return to the status of a village, the legislative authority of the city may by resolution direct the city auditor to make an enumeration as provided in sections 703.03 to 703.05 , inclusive, of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 727.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 727 / § 727.10
§ 727.10. Describing lots and lands to be charged
Status: in_force

January 1, 1962 House Bill 262 - 104th General Assembly In all proceedings in which lots or lands are to be charged with special assessments to pay any part of the cost of a public improvement, such lots and lands bounding and abutting upon the improvement may be described as all the lots and lands bounding and abutting upon such improvement between and including the termini of the improvement and those lots and lands which do not so bound and abut may be described by their appropriate lot numbers or by metes and bounds.
Ohio Rev. Code § 755.31 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 755 / § 755.31
§ 755.31. Bond to accompany bids
Status: in_force

August 1, 1980 Senate Bill 157 - 113th General Assembly Each bid for a contract for the construction, demolition, alteration, repair, or reconstruction of an improvement to be performed for the board of park trustees shall meet the requirements of section 153.54 of the Revised Code. Each bid concerning other work to be performed for the board of park trustees shall be accompanied by a bond, signed by sufficient security, for the acceptance of the contract if awarded by the board.
Ohio Rev. Code § 759.35 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 759 / § 759.35
§ 759.35. Joint meetings to make rules
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The boards of township trustees of townships or the legislative authorities of municipal corporations which have a cemetery owned in common as provided in section 759.27 of the Revised Code may at any time call a joint meeting of such legislative authorities and boards on a reasonable notice given by either, for the purpose of making joint rules and regulations for the government of the cemetery, or changing them, and making such orders as are found necessary for the application of moneys arising from the sale of lots, taxes, or otherwise.
Ohio Rev. Code § 761.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 761 / § 761.12
§ 761.12. Investment of moneys
Status: in_force

January 1, 1997 House Bill 538 - 121st General Assembly Moneys in the funds established under sections 761.10 and 761.11 of the Revised Code, except as otherwise provided in any ordinance authorizing such revenue bonds or in any trust agreement securing such bonds, in excess of current needs, may be invested in notes, bonds, or other obligations of the United States. If the law or the instrument creating a trust pursuant to section 761.09 of the Revised Code expressly permits investment in direct obligations of the United States or an agency thereof, unless expressly prohibited by the instrument, such moneys also may be invested in no front end load money market mutual funds consisting exclusively of obligations of the United States or an agency thereof and in repurchase agreements, including those issued by the fiduciary itself, secured by obligations of the United States or an agency thereof; and in collective investment funds established in accordance with section 1111.14 of the Revised Code and consisting exclusively of any such securities, notwithstanding division (A)(1)(c) of that section. Income from all such investments of money in any fund shall be credited to such funds as the municipal corporation determines subject to the provisions of any such ordinance or trust agreement, and such investments may be sold at such time as the municipal corporation shall determine.
Ohio Rev. Code § 755.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 755 / § 755.04
§ 755.04. Disbursements
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly All disbursements of money by the board of park commissioners shall be made by the city treasurer upon warrants drawn by the city auditor, and no warrant shall be drawn by the auditor or paid by the treasurer unless it is approved and attested by the signatures, in their own handwriting, of the president and secretary of the board.
Ohio Rev. Code § 751.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 751 / § 751.03
§ 751.03. County treasurer to receive certificate in payment of taxes - disposition of canceled and supplemental certificates
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The county treasurer shall, upon submission of a housing certificate or a supplementary housing certificate, issued under sections 751.01 to 751.04 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, accept such certificate in full or partial payment as provided by such sections, of real estate taxes levied upon premises located within the municipal corporation issuing such certificates. The county treasurer shall distribute the canceled receipted housing certificates and supplemental housing certificates to the subdivision issuing them in the same manner as cash.
Ohio Rev. Code § 717.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 717 / § 717.05
§ 717.05. Off-street parking facilities
Status: in_force

March 8, 1979 House Bill 184 - 112th General Assembly Municipal corporations may lay out, establish, construct, maintain, and operate within their respective corporate limits, off-street parking facilities for motor vehicles, and in connection therewith and for such purpose may acquire by purchase, gift, devise, exchange, lease, or sublease any existing off-street parking facilities or any real estate or interest therein required for the construction of such parking facilities. In the exercise of the powers granted in this section for the acquisition of real estate, municipal corporations may exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by sections 163.01 to 163.22 of the Revised Code. Such power of eminent domain shall not extend to or be exercised for the purpose of acquiring real estate owned, leased, or held by a public utility or railroad, or any real estate upon which off-street parking facilities, open to the general public have been established for a period of one year prior to the proposed acquisition thereof. If it is determined by the legislative authority of any municipal corporation that real estate owned or leased by such municipal corporation and used for off-street parking facilities is no longer needed for such purpose, it may sell, lease, or sublease the real estate in the manner provided by Chapter 721. of the Revised Code. Any instrument of sale, lease, or sublease of real estate acquired by a municipal corporation under such power of eminent domain shall, if such real estate is sold, leased, or subleased by the municipal corporation within ten years from the date of its acquisition thereof, contain a covenant running with the land requiring such real estate to be used solely for off-street parking facilities for the balance of such ten-year period. In the event the grantee, lessee, or sublessee fails to use the real estate so sold, leased, or subleased solely for off-street parking facilities for such period of time, title thereto or interest therein shall revert to and vest in the grantor. Land acquired under this section is not tax exempt, except if any municipal corporation owns and operates parking facilities used exclusively for a public purpose under this section and charges no fee for the privilege of parking thereon, such facilities are tax exempt.
Ohio Rev. Code § 703.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 703 / § 703.07
§ 703.07. Status of city or village officers
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Officers of a village advanced to a city, or of a city reduced to a village, shall continue in office until succeeded by the proper officers of the new municipal corporation at the regular municipal election, and the ordinances thereof not inconsistent with the laws relating to the new municipal corporation shall continue in force until changed or repealed.
Ohio Rev. Code § 723.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 723 / § 723.13
§ 723.13. Municipal corporations may construct or repair viaduct - bonds
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly When the legislative authority of a municipal corporation has determined to issue bonds for the purpose of constructing or repairing any viaduct over any street, stream, railway tracks, or other place where an overhead roadway or footway is deemed necessary as provided by law, or when such legislative authority has determined to purchase or condemn, or when a municipal corporation has purchased or condemned, land for the purpose of constructing or repairing a viaduct, the municipal corporation may construct or repair such viaduct and purchase or condemn the necessary land therefor, and the money arising from the sale of any of the bonds so issued shall be expended as provided in section 723.14 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 759.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 759 / § 759.11
§ 759.11. Bylaws and regulations
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The director of public service may make bylaws and regulations, not inconsistent with the ordinance of the city and the constitution and laws of this state, for the management and protection of the burial grounds and cemeteries under his control, and for the burial of the dead therein, and they shall have the same validity as the ordinances of the city. The director shall perform such other duties pertaining to the office as the legislative authority by ordinance prescribes.
Ohio Rev. Code § 723.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 723 / § 723.15
§ 723.15. Proceeds of bond issue when authorized by election
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly When the voters of a municipal corporation determine to issue bonds for the construction or repair of viaducts, or for the purchase or condemnation of the land necessary therefor, the authority to make the improvement is hereby conferred and the money arising from the sale of the bonds shall be expended in the same manner as provided in section 723.14 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 735.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 735 / § 735.19
§ 735.19. Powers and duties of platting commissioner
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The platting commissioner shall cause a plat to be made of the territory which he is ordered to lay out, as soon as it can be conveniently done, showing the location of the streets and alleys already dedicated, and those proposed. For the purpose of making the necessary surveys, such commissioner may enter upon all property within the limits of the city.
Ohio Rev. Code § 731.141 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 731 / § 731.141
§ 731.141. Village administrator to make contracts and purchases
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly In those villages that have established the position of village administrator, as provided by section 735.271 of the Revised Code, the village administrator shall make contracts, purchase supplies and materials, and provide labor for any work under the administrator's supervision involving not more than the amount specified in section 9.17 of the Revised Code. When an expenditure, other than the compensation of persons employed by the village, exceeds the amount specified in section 9.17 of the Revised Code, the expenditure shall first be authorized and directed by ordinance of the legislative authority of the village. When so authorized and directed, except where the contract is for equipment, services, materials, or supplies to be purchased under division (D) of section 713.23 or section 125.04 or 5513.01 of the Revised Code, or required to be purchased from a qualified nonprofit agency under sections 125.60 to 125.6012 of the Revised Code, the village administrator shall make a written contract with the lowest and best bidder after advertisement for not less than two nor more than four consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the village or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code. The bids shall be opened and shall be publicly read by the village administrator or a person designated by the village administrator at the time, date, and place as specified in the advertisement to bidders or specifications. The time, date, and place of bid openings may be extended to a later date by the village administrator, provided that written or oral notice of the change shall be given to all persons who have received or requested specifications no later than ninety-six hours prior to the original time and date fixed for the opening. All contracts shall be executed in the name of the village and signed on its behalf by the village administrator and the clerk. No expenditure 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. The legislative authority of a village may provide, by ordinance, for central purchasing for all offices, departments, divisions, boards, and commissions of the village, under the direction of the village administrator, who shall make contracts, purchase supplies or materials, and provide labor for any work of the village in the manner provided by this section. Last updated July 28, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 709.46 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 709 / § 709.46
§ 709.46. Disapproval or approval of merger
Status: in_force

December 20, 2005 Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly (A) If the question of merging one or more municipal corporations and the unincorporated area of a township, as provided in section 709.45 of the Revised Code, is disapproved by a majority of those voting on it in the township or a municipal corporation proposed to be merged or in the municipal corporation with which merger is proposed, no further petitions shall be filed under that section proposing the same merger for at least three years after the date of that disapproval. If the question of merging is approved by a majority of those voting on it in each political subdivision proposed to be merged and in the municipal corporation with which merger is proposed, the five candidates from each of those political subdivisions shall be elected to the commission to formulate the conditions of merging the political subdivisions. The first meeting of the commission shall be held in the chamber of the legislative authority of the municipal corporation that has the smallest population or, in the case of a merger of the unincorporated area of a township and one or more municipal corporations, in the office of the board of township trustees, at nine a.m. on the tenth day after the certification of the election by the last of the respective boards of elections to make that certification, unless that day is a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, in which case the first meeting shall be held on the next day thereafter which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday. The clerk of the municipal legislative authority or the fiscal officer of the board of township trustees in whose chamber or office the first meeting of the commission is held shall serve as temporary chairperson until permanent officers are elected. The commission shall elect its own permanent officers and shall proceed to meet as often as necessary to formulate conditions for merger that are satisfactory to a majority of the members of the commission from each political subdivision. (B) In case of a vacancy on the commission, the vacancy shall be filled by an appointee of the legislative authority of the municipal corporation, or the board of township trustees of the township, that the prior commissioner represented. The person appointed to fill the vacancy shall be an elector of that political subdivision and, if the person is representing a township, shall reside in the unincorporated area of that township. (C) The costs of the commission shall be divided among the participating political subdivisions in proportion to the population that each participating political subdivision bears to the total population of the territory proposed to be merged. For these purposes, a township's population shall be based solely upon the population of the unincorporated area of the township proposed to be merged. It shall be a proper public purpose for a municipal corporation or township to expend general fund moneys for these payments. (D) All meetings of the commission shall be subject to the requirements of section 121.22 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 731.51 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 731 / § 731.51
§ 731.51. Notice to owner to cut noxious weeds or remove litter - service
Status: in_force

August 6, 1976 House Bill 294 - 111th General Assembly (A) Upon written information that noxious weeds are growing on lands in a municipal corporation, and are about to spread or mature seeds, the legislative authority shall cause a written notice to be served upon the owner, lessee, agent, or tenant having charge of such land, notifying him that noxious weeds are growing on such lands and that they must be cut and destroyed within five days after the service of such notice. (B) Upon a finding by the legislative authority that litter has been placed on lands in a municipal corporation, and has not been removed, and constitutes a detriment to public health, the legislative authority of a municipal corporation shall cause a written notice to be served upon the owner and, if different, upon the lessee, agent, or tenant having charge of the littered land, notifying him that litter is on the land, and that it must be collected and removed within fifteen days after the service of the notice. As used in this section and section 731.53 of the Revised Code, "litter" includes any garbage, waste, peelings of vegetables or fruits, rubbish, ashes, cans, bottles, wire, paper, cartons, boxes, parts of automobiles, wagons, furniture, glass, oil of an unsightly or unsanitary nature, or anything else of an unsightly or unsanitary nature. If the owner or other person having charge of the land is a nonresident of the municipal corporation whose address is known, the notice shall be sent to his address by certified mail. If the address of the owner or other person having charge of the land is unknown it is sufficient to publish the notice once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. This section does not apply to land being used under a municipal building or construction permit or license, a municipal permit or license, or a conditional zoning permit or variance to operate a junk yard, scrap metal processing facility, or similar businesses, or a permit or license issued pursuant to Chapter 3734., sections 4737.05 to 4737.12 , or Chapter 6111. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 761.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 761 / § 761.07
§ 761.07. Bonds not a debt of state
Status: in_force

November 1, 1965 House Bill 933 - 106th General Assembly Revenue bonds issued under sections 761.01 to 761.14 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, do not constitute a debt, or a pledge of the faith and credit of the issuing municipal corporation, but such bonds shall be payable solely from the revenue derived from the sale or lease of projects or by funds derived from the issuance of refunding bonds as authorized in section 761.14 of the Revised Code. All such revenue bonds shall contain on the face thereof a statement to the effect that the bonds, as to both principal and interest, are not an obligation of the issuing municipal corporation, but are payable solely from revenues pledged for their payment. Revenue bonds and coupons attached thereto shall be executed in the name of the municipal corporation by the manual or facsimile signatures of such official or officials as are then empowered by law to execute bonds payable from the general funds of such municipal corporation. In case any officer whose manual or facsimile signature appears on any revenue bond or coupon shall cease to be such officer before the delivery of such bonds, such signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes as if he had remained in office until such delivery. The ordinance or trust agreement may provide for the certification of the bond by the trustee or fiscal agent thereunder.
Ohio Rev. Code § 735.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 735 / § 735.25
§ 735.25. Joint platting commission by adjoining municipal corporations
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly When municipal corporations adjoin each other, the legislative authorities thereof may agree, in any manner they determine, upon the appointment of a joint commission for the purposes of sections 735.17 to 735.24 , inclusive, of the Revised Code. Such commission, when appointed, shall have all the power over the territory of the municipal corporations described in the resolutions of the legislative authorities thereof that is given by such sections to a commissioner appointed by a single legislative authority.
Ohio Rev. Code § 761.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 761 / § 761.14
§ 761.14. Issuing additional bonds for a project
Status: in_force

November 1, 1965 House Bill 933 - 106th General Assembly If the legislative authority of the municipal corporation finds that the bonds authorized will be insufficient to provide the project to be leased or sold, additional bonds may be authorized and issued in the same manner as the bonds issued under sections 761.01 to 761.14 , inclusive, of the Revised Code. The municipal corporation may issue new bonds to provide funds for the payment of any outstanding bonds, in accordance with the procedure prescribed by sections 761.01 to 761.14 , inclusive, of the Revised Code. The new bonds shall be secured to the same extent and shall have the same source of payment as the bonds refunded. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 742.251 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 742 / § 742.251
§ 742.251. Credit for full time out-of-state or federal service
Status: in_force

March 24, 2003 House Bill 373 - 124th General Assembly (A) A member of the Ohio police and fire pension fund who is not a participant in the deferred retirement option plan established under section 742.43 of the Revised Code, in computing years of active service under division (C) of section 742.37 or section 742.39 of the Revised Code, shall be given full credit for full-time out-of-state or federal service, other than military service, purchased under this section. A member may purchase credit for such service if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The service was rendered as an employee of an entity of state or local government, or of an entity of the United States government; (2) The member is eligible to retire under this chapter or will become eligible to retire as a result of purchasing the credit; (3) The member agrees to retire within ninety days after receiving notice of the amount determined under division (B) of this section. (B) On receipt of a request from a member eligible to purchase credit under this section, the fund shall obtain from its actuary certification of the amount of the additional liability to the fund for each year of credit the member is eligible to purchase and shall notify the member of that amount. For each year of credit purchased, the member shall pay to the fund an amount equal to the additional liability resulting from the purchase of credit for that year. Payment shall be made in full at the time of purchase. (C) The number of years of service purchased under this section shall not exceed five. (D) A member may not purchase credit under this section for service that is used in the calculation of any public or private retirement benefit, other than federal social security benefits, currently being paid or payable in the future to the member. (E) If the member does not retire within ninety days after purchasing credit under this section, the fund shall withdraw the credit and refund the amount paid by the member.
Ohio Rev. Code § 733.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 733 / § 733.07
§ 733.07. Acting mayor in cities
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly When the mayor is absent from the city, or is unable for any cause to perform his duties, the president of the legislative authority shall be the acting mayor. While such president is acting as mayor, he shall not serve as president of the legislative authority.
Ohio Rev. Code § 759.32 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 759 / § 759.32
§ 759.32. Power to enforce ordinances
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The legislative authority of a municipal corporation owning a cemetery in common with any other municipal corporation or township may pass and enforce all ordinances necessary to carry into effect sections 759.27 to 759.44 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, and such as are deemed necessary for the preservation and regulation of the cemetery and the protection thereof, and for the punishment of any person violating the ordinances, rules, and regulations, relating to the cemetery. The mayor and police officers of the municipal corporation shall have complete jurisdiction and authority to enforce all ordinances, rules, and regulations, as if the cemetery grounds were located within or owned exclusively by such municipal corporation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 733.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 733 / § 733.01
§ 733.01. Executive power in cities
Status: in_force

November 1, 1977 House Bill 219 - 112th General Assembly The executive power of cities shall be vested in a mayor, president of council, auditor, treasurer, director of law, director of public service, director of public safety, and such other officers and departments as are provided by Title VII of the Revised Code. Such executive officers shall have exclusive right to appoint all officers, clerks, and employees in their respective departments or offices and remove or suspend any of such officers, clerks, or employees, subject to the civil service laws.
Ohio Rev. Code § 715.64 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 715 / § 715.64
§ 715.64. Licensing transient dealers and solicitors
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Any municipal corporation may license transient dealers, persons who temporarily open stores or places for the sale of goods, wares, or merchandise, and each person who, on the streets or traveling from place to place about such municipal corporation, sells, bargains to sell, or solicits orders for goods, wares, or merchandise by retail. Such license shall be granted as provided by section 715.63 of the Revised Code. This section does not apply to persons selling by sample only, nor to any agricultural articles or products offered or exposed for sale by the producer.
Ohio Rev. Code § 713.31 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 713 / § 713.31
§ 713.31. Members - costs
Status: in_force

November 13, 1992 Senate Bill 331 - 119th General Assembly The terms of members of an interstate regional planning commission, the method of their appointment, and the proportion of the costs to be borne respectively by the various counties and municipal corporations in the region in creating the commission shall be determined by such counties and municipal corporations.
Ohio Rev. Code § 759.29 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 759 / § 759.29
§ 759.29. Titles vested
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The title to the grounds of the cemetery provided for in section 759.27 of the Revised Code, whether by purchase or otherwise, shall vest in and be held by the municipal corporation making the appropriation, in trust for the use of its inhabitants and the inhabitants of the other municipal corporations or townships in common. Provisions shall be made for the interment in such cemetery of all persons buried at the expense of the municipal corporation or township.
Ohio Rev. Code § 725.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 725 / § 725.04
§ 725.04. Semiannual urban renewal service payments in lieu of taxes
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly A development agreement shall contain an agreement binding on the owner or owners of the improvements, and all subsequent owners of the improvements, to make semiannual urban renewal service payments, in lieu of taxes upon the improvements during the exemption period, equal annually in the aggregate to the amount of real property taxes that would have been paid on the portion of the assessed valuation of the improvements declared to be a public purpose had an exemption period not been specified by the municipal corporation. A development agreement may contain an obligation binding on the owner or owners of the improvements, and all subsequent owners of the improvements, to make a semiannual urban renewal service payment in an amount that is higher than the amount of real property taxes that would have been paid on the assessed valuation of the improvements had an exemption period not been specified by the municipal corporation. All semiannual urban renewal service payments shall be collected at the same time that real property taxes are collected. The entire amount of these urban renewal service payments, when collected, shall be deposited in an urban renewal debt retirement fund established pursuant to section 725.03 of the Revised Code. If the municipal corporation owns the improvements, it may require the lessee of the improvements to make the semiannual urban renewal service payments required under this section. The legislative authority of the municipal corporation may secure the urban renewal service payments by a lien on the improvements. Such a lien shall attach, and may be perfected, collected, and enforced, in the same manner as a mortgage lien on real property, and shall otherwise have the same force and effect as a mortgage lien on real property.
Ohio Rev. Code § 721.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 721 / § 721.09
§ 721.09. Application of rentals
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly All rentals or charges made or collected by a municipal corporation for the use of any part of the territory described in section 721.04 of the Revised Code, or for improvements thereon, shall be used only to maintain, improve, or add to improvements in aid of navigation and water commerce.
Ohio Rev. Code § 759.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 759 / § 759.10
§ 759.10. Institution of suits
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The director of public service shall, when necessary, institute suits in the name of the city to recover the possession of burial grounds, remove trespassers therefrom, and recover damages for injuries thereto or to any tombstone or monument therein. He shall see that all laws and ordinances passed for the protection of public burial grounds and cemeteries, and the burial of the dead, are enforced.
Ohio Rev. Code § 723.46 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 723 / § 723.46
§ 723.46. Condemnation proceedings
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The legislative authority of a municipal corporation may permit an interurban railway company referred to in section 723.45 of the Revised Code to make use of the tracks or parts of the tracks of any existing street railway company within the limits of the municipal corporation by agreement with such existing company. If no such agreement can be arrived at, the interurban company may be authorized by such legislative authority to condemn the right to make use of the tracks of such existing street railway company, upon the payment of proper compensation. But the interurban company shall be permitted to condemn and make use of not more than one eighth of the trackage of such existing street railway company within the municipal corporation, or so much as is necessary to give the interurban company access to terminals within the municipal corporation or to enable it to secure a right of way over such tracks through the municipal corporation. The interurban company seeking permission to enter or pass through a municipal corporation shall not be required to submit to competitive bidding on such routes.
Ohio Rev. Code § 742.361 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 742 / § 742.361
§ 742.361. Certification of amount required to be paid
Status: in_force

November 2, 1999 House Bill 222 - 123rd General Assembly On or before the first day of August in 1982 and on or before the first day of August in each year thereafter, the board of trustees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund shall certify to the treasurer of state the amount required to be paid in the preceding fiscal year to persons first receiving a benefit or allowance prior to July 1, 1981, under divisions (D), (E), (F), and (H)(2), (3), and (4) of section 742.37 and by sections 742.377 and 742.3710 of the Revised Code. Upon receipt of such certification, the treasurer of state shall pay to the fund the amount certified.
Ohio Rev. Code § 711.121 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 711 / § 711.121
§ 711.121. Evidence of legality of conveyance by metes and bounds by affidavit
Status: in_force

October 19, 1953 House Bill 629 - 100th General Assembly The county auditor and the county recorder shall not transfer property or record deeds or leases which attempt to convey property contrary to the provisions of Chapter 711. of the Revised Code. In case of doubt, the county auditor or county recorder may require the person presenting such deed or lease to give evidence of the legality of a conveyance by metes and bounds by an affidavit as to the facts which exempt such conveyance from the provisions of Chapter 711. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 705.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 705 / § 705.13
§ 705.13. Salaries and attendance of members
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The legislative authority of a municipal corporation shall, by ordinance, fix the salary of its members which shall be paid in equal monthly installments. For each absence from regular meetings of the legislative authority, unless authorized by a two-thirds vote of all members thereof, there shall be deducted a sum equal to two per cent of such annual salary. Absence for ten successive regular meetings shall operate to vacate the seat of a member, unless such absence is authorized by the legislative authority.
Ohio Rev. Code § 742.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 742 / § 742.25
§ 742.25. Member credit for service credit in former pension funds
Status: in_force

November 2, 1999 House Bill 222 - 123rd General Assembly Each member of the fund, in computing years of service, shall be given credit for the service credit to which the member was entitled in a firemen's relief and pension fund, established pursuant to former section 521.02 or 741.02 of the Revised Code, or a police relief and pension fund, established pursuant to former section 741.32 of the Revised Code, on the date that the assets of the particular fund were transferred to the Ohio police and fire pension fund.
Ohio Rev. Code § 711.32 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 711 / § 711.32
§ 711.32. Numbering of additions or subdivisions after revision
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly After the revision of lot numbers in a municipal corporation is made and recorded as provided by sections 711.28 to 711.31 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, each person who lays off lots as an addition to such municipal corporation, or who makes a subdivision of lots therein, shall number the lots so divided upon his plat in regular consecutive numbers, commencing with the next number after the highest number of such in-lots or out-lots, as ascertained by the county recorder from a careful examination of the original records and revisions.
Ohio Rev. Code § 719.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 719 / § 719.04
§ 719.04. Resolution declaring intent to appropriate
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The legislative authority of a municipal corporation shall, whenever it is deemed necessary to appropriate property, pass a resolution declaring such intent, defining the purpose of the appropriation, and setting forth a pertinent description of the land and the estate or interest therein desired to be appropriated.
Ohio Rev. Code § 703.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 703 / § 703.08
§ 703.08. Reduction to village by action of citizens
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly A city, from which territory has been detached since the last federal census, may surrender its corporate rights as such city and be reduced to a village in the manner provided by sections 703.09 to 703.19 , inclusive, of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 715.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 715 / § 715.18
§ 715.18. Department of purchase, construction, and repair
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly Any municipal corporation may establish and furnish the necessary equipment for a department of purchase, construction, and repair. Such department shall be under the management of the director of public service, who shall purchase all material, supplies, tools, machinery, and equipment, and shall supervise all construction, alterations, and repairs in each of the municipal departments whether established by law or ordinance. No such purchase, construction, alteration, or repair shall be made except upon requisition by the director, the officer at the head of the department for which it is to be made or done, or upon the order of the legislative authority of the municipal corporation, nor shall any purchase, construction, alteration, or repair for any of such departments be made or done except on authority of the legislative authority and under sections 735.05 to 735.09 of the Revised Code, if the cost thereof exceeds the amount specified in section 9.17 of the Revised Code. Last updated September 12, 2023 at 9:53 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 705.76 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 705 / § 705.76
§ 705.76. Creation and discontinuance of offices under federal plan
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The council of a municipal corporation may create and discontinue departments and offices other than those provided in sections 705.01 to 705.92 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, and may provide for the appointment of all officers of such departments, but the functions and number of subdepartments, and the number and salaries of subordinates and employees shall be fixed by the executive heads of the various departments, all of which provisions shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the civil service commission.
Ohio Rev. Code § 718.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 718 / § 718.07
§ 718.07. Electronic versions of rules, ordinances, blanks, and instructions available on internet
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly The tax administrator of a municipal corporation that imposes a tax on income in accordance with this chapter shall make electronic versions of any rules or ordinances governing the tax available to the public through the internet, including, but not limited to, ordinances or rules governing the rate of tax; payment and withholding of taxes; filing any prescribed returns, reports, or other documents; dates for filing or paying taxes, including estimated taxes; penalties, interest, assessment, and other collection remedies; rights of taxpayers to appeal; procedures for filing appeals; and a summary of taxpayers' rights and responsibilities. The tax administrator shall make blanks of any prescribed returns, reports, or documents, and any instructions pertaining thereto, available to the public electronically through the internet. Electronic versions of rules, ordinances, blanks, and instructions shall be made available by posting them on the electronic site established by the tax commissioner under section 5703.49 of the Revised Code and, if the municipal corporation or tax administrator maintains an electronic site for the posting of such documents that is accessible through the internet, by posting them on that electronic site. If a municipal corporation or tax administrator establishes such an electronic site, the municipal corporation shall incorporate an electronic link between that site and the site established pursuant to section 5703.49 of the Revised Code, and shall provide to the tax commissioner the uniform resource locator of the site established pursuant to this division.
Ohio Rev. Code § 759.491 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 759 / § 759.491
§ 759.491. 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 759.49 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 public burial ground or cemetery and comply with any ordinances passed under division (B) of section 759.49 of the Revised Code. (B) If two surviving parents are indicated on the public burial ground's or the cemetery's burial documents for the product of a fetal death buried in accordance with division (C)(2) of section 759.49 of the Revised Code and only one has given consent under division (A) of this section, prior to re-interment or disinterment, the public burial ground or 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 burial ground or 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 burial ground or cemetery by registered mail, return receipt requested, not later than thirty days after the burial ground's or the cemetery's notice is sent. If the burial ground or cemetery receives timely notice of the objection, the re-interment or disinterment is subject to section 517.24 of the Revised Code. (C) The public burial ground or 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 public burial ground or cemetery does not receive timely notice of an objection under division (B) of this section. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 718.851 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 718 / § 718.851
§ 718.851. Electronic filing
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) All taxpayers that have made the election allowed under section 718.80 of the Revised Code shall file any tax return or extension for filing a tax return, and shall make payment of amounts shown to be due on such returns, electronically, either through the Ohio business gateway or in another manner as prescribed by the tax commissioner. (B) A taxpayer may apply to the commissioner, on a form prescribed by the commissioner, to be excused from the requirement to file returns and make payments electronically. For good cause shown, the commissioner may excuse the applicant from the requirement and permit the applicant to file the returns or make the payments by nonelectronic means. (C) The tax commissioner may adopt rules establishing the following: (1) The format of documents to be used by taxpayers to file returns and make payments by electronic means; (2) The information taxpayers must submit when filing tax returns by electronic means.
Ohio Rev. Code § 731.43 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 7 / Chapter 731 / § 731.43
§ 731.43. Vacancy in city or village legislative authority
Status: in_force

March 17, 1998 House Bill 445 - 122nd General Assembly (A)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(2) of this section, when the office of a member of the legislative authority of a village becomes vacant, the vacancy shall be filled by election by the legislative authority for the unexpired term. If the legislative authority fails within thirty days to fill such vacancy, the mayor shall fill it by appointment except that, subject to division (A)(2) of this section, when the vacancy occurs because of the operation of section 733.25 of the Revised Code, the successor shall hold office only for the period the president pro tempore of the legislative authority holds the office of mayor. (2) When a vacancy occurs in the office of a member of the legislative authority of a village with a population of less than two thousand because of the operation of section 733.25 of the Revised Code, at the time the president pro tempore becomes mayor the president pro tempore shall decide whether the president pro tempore wishes to serve the remainder of the president pro tempore's unexpired term as a member of the legislative authority of the village when the mayor's successor is elected and qualified in accordance with that section. If the president pro tempore decides to serve the remainder of the president pro tempore's unexpired term as a member of the legislative authority, the vacancy on the legislative authority shall not be filled and the president pro tempore shall resume serving the president pro tempore's unexpired term on the legislative authority as soon as the mayor's successor is elected and qualified. If the president pro tempore decides not to resume serving the remainder of the president pro tempore's unexpired term as a member of the legislative authority as soon as the mayor's successor is elected and qualified, then the vacancy in the office of member of the legislative authority shall be filled in accordance with this section. (B) Except as otherwise provided in this division, when the office of a member of the legislative authority of a city becomes vacant either because a member ceases to hold the office before the end of the member's term or because a member-elect fails to take office, the vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by a person chosen by the residents of that city who are members of the county central committee of the political party by which the last occupant of that office or the member-elect was nominated. If the vacancy occurs in the office of a ward representative in a city where the political party which nominated the last occupant of that office is organized into a city controlling committee with more than one member from the ward where the vacancy exists, the members of the city controlling committee representing that ward shall choose the person to fill the vacancy. (C) Not less than five nor more than forty-five days after a vacancy occurs, the specified members of the city or county committee shall meet to make an appointment to fill the vacancy. At least four days before the date of such meeting the chairperson or secretary of the city or county committee shall notify each committee member eligible to vote on filling the vacancy by first class mail of the date, time, and place of the meeting and its purpose. A majority of all eligible committee members constitutes a quorum, and a majority of the quorum is required to make the appointment. If election to the office so vacated took place at a nonpartisan election, or if the office was occupied by, or was to be occupied by a person not nominated at a primary election, or if the appointment was not made by the committee members in accordance with this section, the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as a vacancy in the legislative authority of a village, as provided in this section. Last updated September 26, 2023 at 11:34 AM