Ohio Rev. Code § 521.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 521 / § 521.01
§ 521.01. Maintenance and repair private sewage collection tiles
Status: in_force

March 24, 2021 House Bill 231 - 125th General Assembly (A) As used in this chapter, "private sewage collection tile" means any tile, ditch, pipe, or other improvement installed by a private person to receive and convey sewage and sewage effluent from at least five household sewage treatment systems, as those systems are defined in section 3718.01 of the Revised Code. (B) A board of township trustees may maintain and repair private sewage collection tiles located within a township road right-of-way in the township, where the expenditure from the township general fund for materials to maintain and repair the tiles does not exceed two hundred dollars for any one project. No maintenance or repair shall be performed that is paid for from the township general fund under this division until the board adopts a resolution authorizing the maintenance or repair. If material costs would exceed two hundred dollars, the board may proceed under this chapter to maintain and repair the tiles by assessing the cost against property based on the special benefits the property receives from the project.
Ohio Rev. Code § 515.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 515 / § 515.15
§ 515.15. Relocation of overhead cables, wires, equipment
Status: in_force

August 14, 2008 House Bill 244 - 127th General Assembly A board of township trustees may contract only with the corporation, company, partnership, association, municipal corporation, or person that owns overhead cables, wires, and appurtenant equipment on a street or right-of-way located within the township for the relocation of the overhead cables, wires, and appurtenant equipment underground. Nothing in this section requires the owner of the overhead cables, wires, and appurtenant equipment to agree to a contract that contains terms or conditions that are not acceptable to the owner. Unless a pre-existing arrangement provides otherwise or the parties to the contract agree otherwise, the township shall pay the cost of the relocation as provided in the contract. A proceeding for the relocation may be combined with a proceeding for the furnishing of new street lighting facilities or other street improvement. A board of township trustees may, by resolution, adopt and enforce regulations requiring owners of property abutting a street in which overhead wires, cables, and appurtenant equipment supplying a utility service have been relocated underground and service connections have been provided to the street, right-of-way, or property line, to install underground wires, cables, or conduits from the street or right-of-way to the buildings or other structures on the property to which the utility service is supplied. The township may pay the cost incurred in installing underground wires, cables, or conduits from the street or right-of-way to the buildings or other structures on the property to which the utility service is supplied. For the purpose of relocating overhead wires, cables, and appurtenant equipment and installing underground wires, cables, conduits, and appurtenant equipment, a township may enter upon any private land to examine or survey lines for the wires, cables, conduits, and appurtenant equipment and may appropriate as much land as is necessary for the relocation and installation. The township is not liable for any service outages or other damage caused by the underground relocation project. The owner of the overhead cables, wires, and appurtenant equipment is not liable for any service outages or other damage caused by the underground relocation project, unless the outage or other damage was caused by the owner's negligence. Nothing in this section otherwise alters township liability under Chapter 2744. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 504.021 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 504 / § 504.021
§ 504.021. Board of township trustees
Status: in_force

September 21, 2006 House Bill 385 - 126th General Assembly As used in this chapter, except for its use in sections 504.01 and 504.02 of the Revised Code, a "board of township trustees" means only a board of township trustees of a township that adopts a limited home rule government under this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.22
§ 505.22. Volunteer fire department definitions
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly As used in section 505.23 of the Revised Code: (A) "Political subdivision" includes municipal corporation, township, and taxing district. (B) "Insurance" means insurance coverage, including group insurance, as provided in standard casualty insurance policies. (C) "Volunteer firemen" means all members in good standing of the volunteer fire department of such political subdivision. (D) "Accident and death benefits" means such benefits as are provided in standard casualty insurance policies. (E) "Line of duty" includes such duties as are prescribed by the rules and regulations of such volunteer fire department.
Ohio Rev. Code § 519.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 519 / § 519.09
§ 519.09. Changes in text or maps - second public hearing
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly No change in or departure from the text or maps, as certified by the township zoning commission, shall be made by the board of township trustees unless it is first resubmitted to the commission for approval, disapproval, or suggestions. Upon receipt of the recommendations of the township rural zoning commission regarding the proposed changes, the board of township trustees shall hold a second public hearing, at least ten days notice of the time and place of which shall be given by one publication using at least one of the following methods: (A) In the print or digital edition of one or more newspapers of general circulation in the township affected; (B) On the official public notice web site established under section 125.182 of the Revised Code; (C) On the web site and social media account of the township. If such changes are disapproved by the zoning commission, the provision so disapproved must receive the favorable vote of the entire membership of the board of township trustees in order to be adopted. Last updated February 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 519.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 519 / § 519.08
§ 519.08. Public hearing on zoning plan
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly After receiving the certification of a zoning plan from the township zoning commission, and before adoption of any zoning resolution, the board of township trustees shall hold a public hearing on the resolution, at least thirty days' notice of the time and place of which shall be given by one publication using at least one of the following methods: (A) In the print or digital edition of a newspaper of general circulation in the township; (B) On the official public notice web site established under section 125.182 of the Revised Code; (C) On the web site and social media account of the township. Last updated February 19, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 503.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 503 / § 503.06
§ 503.06. Marking township boundary lines
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The board of county commissioners and the county engineer shall determine and suitably mark the township boundary lines at all points where they intersect a public road when the point of such intersection is in dispute.
Ohio Rev. Code § 511.234 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 511 / § 511.234
§ 511.234. Policies for use of of park district credit card accounts
Status: in_force

November 2, 2018 House Bill 312 - 132nd General Assembly (A) Not later than three months after the effective date of this amendment , the board of park commissioners of a township park district that holds a credit card account on the effective date of this amendment shall adopt a written policy for the use of credit card accounts. Otherwise, a board shall adopt a written policy before first holding a credit card account. The policy shall include provisions addressing all of the following: (1) The officers, positions, or appointees authorized to use a credit card account; (2) The types of expenses for which a credit card account may be used; (3) The procedure for acquisition, use, and management of a credit card account and presentation instruments related to the account including cards and checks; (4) The procedure for submitting itemized receipts to the clerk or the clerk's designee; (5) The procedure for credit card issuance, credit card reissuance, credit card cancellation, and the process for reporting lost or stolen credit cards; (6) The district's credit card account's maximum credit limit or limits; (7) The actions or omissions by an officer, employee, or appointee that qualify as misuse of a credit card account. (B) The name of the township park district shall appear on each presentation instrument related to the account including cards and checks. (C) If the clerk of the district does not retain general possession and control of the credit card account and presentation instruments related to the account including cards and checks, the board shall appoint a compliance officer to perform the duties enumerated under division (D) of this section. The compliance officer may not use a credit card account and may not authorize an officer, employee, or appointee to use a credit card account, except that a board of park commissioners serving in the role of compliance officer may use a credit card account if so authorized under the policy and may authorize an officer, employee, or appointee to use a credit card account as provided in division (A) of this section. The clerk is not eligible for appointment as compliance officer. (D) The compliance officer, if applicable, and the board at least quarterly shall review the number of cards and accounts issued, the number of active cards and accounts issued, the cards' and accounts' expiration dates, and the cards' and accounts' credit limits. (E) If the clerk retains general possession and control of the credit card account and presentation instruments related to the account including cards and checks, and the board authorizes an officer, employee, or appointee to use a credit card, the clerk may use a system to sign out credit cards to the authorized users. The officer, employee, or appointee is liable in person and upon any official bond the officer, employee, or appointee has given to the township park district to reimburse the district treasury the amount for which the officer, employee, or appointee does not provide itemized receipts in accordance with the policy described in division (A) of this section. (F) The use of a credit card account for expenses beyond those authorized by the board constitutes misuse of a credit card account. An officer, employee, or appointee of a township park district or a public servant as defined under section 2921.01 of the Revised Code who knowingly misuses a credit card account held by the board violates section 2913.21 of the Revised Code. (G) The clerk or the clerk's designee annually shall file a report with the board detailing all rewards received based on the use of the township park district's credit card account. (H) As used in this section, "credit card account" means any bank-issued credit card account, store-issued credit card account, financial institution-issued credit card account, financial depository-issued credit card account, affinity credit card account, or any other card account allowing the holder to purchase goods or services on credit or to transact with the account, and any debit or gift card account related to the receipt of grant moneys. "Credit card account" does not include a procurement card account, gasoline or telephone credit card account, or any other card account where merchant category codes are in place as a system of control for use of the card account.
Ohio Rev. Code § 507.051 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 507 / § 507.051
§ 507.051. Notifying board of elections of vacancies in office and boundary changes
Status: in_force

December 20, 2005 Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly The fiscal officer of a township shall notify the board of elections of all vacancies caused by death, resignation, or otherwise in the elective offices of the township. The notification shall be made in writing and filed, not later than ten days after a vacancy occurs, with the board of elections of the county in which the township is located. The fiscal officer of a township shall notify the board of elections of all changes in boundaries of that township. The notification shall be made in writing, contain a plat clearly showing all boundary changes, and be filed, not later than ten days after the change of boundaries becomes effective, with the board of elections of the county in which the township is located.
Ohio Rev. Code § 503.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 503 / § 503.08
§ 503.08. Disposition of remainder of township - name
Status: in_force

November 3, 1999 House Bill 91 - 123rd General Assembly After a change of boundaries is made as provided by section 503.07 of the Revised Code, any township not having a municipal corporation remaining within its limits may be partitioned as provided in section 503.02 of the Revised Code. Unless and until a partition is made under that section, the remaining township territory shall remain intact. If the changes made under section 503.07 of the Revised Code require the remaining township to acquire a new township name, the board of county commissioners shall name the remaining township and record the name in a book kept as required in section 503.04 of the Revised Code. No two townships in any county shall have the same name.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.45 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.45
§ 505.45. Schooling of officers and firemen of fire department
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The board of township trustees may send any of the officers and firemen of its fire department to schools of instruction designed to promote the efficiency of firemen, and, if authorized in advance, may pay their necessary expenses from the funds used for the maintenance and operation of such department.
Ohio Rev. Code § 513.171 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 513 / § 513.171
§ 513.171. Lease of hospital to charitable organization
Status: in_force

November 15, 1991 Senate Bill 233 - 119th General Assembly In lieu of vesting the control and operation of the hospital owned by a joint township hospital district in the board of hospital governors pursuant to sections 513.16 and 513.17 of the Revised Code, a joint township district hospital board may, upon such terms as are agreed upon between such board and a constituted and empowered nonsectarian Ohio corporation, organized for charitable purposes and not for profit, a majority of whose members reside in the county or counties in which said joint township hospital district is located, lease to such corporation for use as a general hospital, the lands, buildings, and equipment of any such joint township district general hospital, including any enlargements thereof. Such lease may be from year to year or may provide for a term of not more than thirty years and may provide that such board has the option to renew such lease at the expiration thereof for a further term of not more than thirty years upon such terms as are provided for in such lease. Such leasing agreement shall also make provisions for rendering at least annually to the board of hospital governors an accounting of all receipts and expenditures of such nonprofit corporation, for filing with said board of rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by said corporation, and for the due provision and maintenance of the facilities of such general hospital. In the event that the nonprofit corporation fails faithfully and efficiently to administer, maintain, and operate such hospital as a public general hospital, admitting patients without regard to race, creed, or color, then, after an opportunity is given to be heard upon written charges, such agreement may be terminated and the control and management of such hospital, together with all additions, improvements, and equipment, shall revert to and become the property of the joint township hospital district board to be operated as provided by law.
Ohio Rev. Code § 501.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 501 / § 501.14
§ 501.14. State policy
Status: in_force

November 21, 1969 Senate Bill 167 - 108th General Assembly In the leasing of all of the lands which were reserved and given to Ohio for the support of schools and religion, which by a congressional act, Public Law 90-304, approved May 13, 1968, were released to Ohio to be sold and the revenue to be used for the support of education, it is the state's policy to sell the land and to use the revenue for the support of public education. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.53 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.53
§ 505.53. Police district and joint police district notes
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly The board of trustees of a township police district or a joint police district board may issue notes for a period not to exceed three years for the purpose of buying police equipment or a building or site to house police equipment. One-third of the purchase price of the equipment, building, or site shall be paid at the time of purchase, and the remainder of the purchase price shall be covered by notes maturing in two and three years respectively. Notes may bear interest not to exceed the rate determined as provided in section 9.95 of the Revised Code, and shall not be subject to Chapter 133. of the Revised Code. Such notes shall be offered for sale on the open market or given to a vendor if no sale is made.
Ohio Rev. Code § 504.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 504 / § 504.12
§ 504.12. Revision or amendment of resolutions
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly No resolution and no section or numbered or lettered division of a section shall be revised or amended unless the new resolution contains the entire resolution, section, or division as revised or amended, and the resolution, section, or division so amended shall be repealed. This requirement does not prevent the amendment of a resolution by the addition of a new section, or division, and in this case the full text of the former resolution need not be set forth, nor does this section prevent repeals by implication. Except in the case of a codification or recodification of resolutions, a separate vote shall be taken on each resolution proposed to be amended. Resolutions that have been introduced and have received their first reading or their first and second readings, but have not been voted on for passage, may be amended or revised by a majority vote of the members of the board of township trustees, and the amended or revised resolution need not receive additional readings. The board of township trustees of a limited home rule township may revise, codify, and publish in book form the resolutions of the township in the manner provided in section 504.123 of the Revised Code. Resolutions adopted by the board shall be published in the manner provided by sections 504.121 , 504.122 , 504.124 , and 504.125 of the Revised Code. The procedures provided in this section and sections 504.121 to 504.125 of the Revised Code apply only to resolutions adopted pursuant to a township's limited home rule powers as authorized by this chapter. Last updated February 19, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 511.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 511 / § 511.03
§ 511.03. Township town hall
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly If, in a township, a town hall is to be built, improved, enlarged, or removed at a cost greater than the amount specified in section 9.17 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees may make all contracts necessary for the purchase of a site, and the erection, improvement, or enlargement of such building. The board shall levy the necessary tax, which, in any year, shall not exceed four mills on the dollar valuation. Such tax shall not be levied for more than seven years. In anticipation of the collection of taxes, the board may borrow money and issue bonds for the whole or any part of such work, which bonds shall not bear interest to exceed the rate provided in section 9.95 of the Revised Code payable annually. The board shall have control of any town hall belonging to the township, and it may rent or lease all or part of any hall, lodge, or recreational facility belonging to the township, to any person or organization under terms the board considers proper, for which all rent shall be paid in advance or fully secured. In establishing the terms of any rental agreement or lease pursuant to this section, the board of township trustees may give preference to persons who are residents of or organizations that are headquartered in the township or that are charitable or fraternal in nature. All persons or organizations shall be treated on a like or similar basis, and no differentiation shall be made on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, or political affiliation. The rents received for such facilities may be used for their repair or improvement, and any balance shall be used for general township purposes. Last updated February 21, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 503.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 503 / § 503.10
§ 503.10. Apportionment of indebtedness
Status: in_force

July 26, 1982 House Bill 77 - 114th General Assembly Before entering an order as provided by section 503.09 of the Revised Code, creating a new township, the board of county commissioners shall first ascertain and apportion the amount of existing indebtedness of the original township between the new township and the municipal corporation eliminated from the township. Such apportionment shall be made in proportion to the tax duplicates of the respective territories subject to levy, in order to provide for the payment of such indebtedness. After such an order is entered the respective subdivisions shall assume full responsibility for the levying and collecting of taxes for the payment of such indebtedness.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.82 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.82
§ 505.82. Emergency resolutions
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 Senate Bill 156 (GA 135), House Bill 315 (GA 135) (A) If a board of township trustees by a unanimous vote or, in the event of the unavoidable absence of one trustee, by an affirmative vote of two trustees adopts a resolution declaring that an emergency exists that threatens life or property within the unincorporated territory of the township or that such an emergency is imminent, including an emergency due to a natural disaster, civil unrest, cyber attack, or the derailment of a train, the board may exercise the powers described in divisions (A)(1) and (2) and (B) of this section during the emergency for a period of time not exceeding six months following the adoption of the resolution. The resolution shall state the specific time period for which the emergency powers are in effect. (1) If an owner of an undedicated road or stream bank in the unincorporated territory of the township has not provided for the removal of snow, ice, debris, or other obstructions from the road or bank, the board may provide for that removal. Prior to providing for the removal, the board shall give, or make a good faith attempt to give, oral notice to the owner or owners of the road or bank of the board's intent to clear the road or bank and to impose a service charge for doing so. The board shall establish just and equitable service charges for the removal to be paid, except as provided in division (B) of this section, by the owners of the road or bank. The board shall keep a record of the costs incurred by the township in removing snow, ice, debris, or other obstructions from the road or bank. The service charges shall be based on these costs and shall be in an amount sufficient to recover these costs. If there is more than one owner of the road or bank, the board, except as provided in division (B) of this section, shall allocate the service charges among the owners on an equitable basis. The board shall notify, in writing, each owner of the road or bank of the amount of the service charges and shall certify the charges to the county auditor. The service charges shall constitute a lien upon the property. The auditor shall place the service charges on a special duplicate to be collected as other taxes and returned to the township general fund. (2) The board may contract for the immediate acquisition, replacement, or repair of equipment needed for the emergency situation, without following the competitive bidding requirements of section 5549.21 or any other section of the Revised Code. (B) In lieu of collecting service charges from owners for the removal of snow or ice from an undedicated road by the board of township trustees as provided in division (A)(1) of this section, the board may enter into a contract with a developer whereby the developer agrees to pay the service charges for the snow and ice removal instead of the owners. (C) The removal of snow, ice, debris, or other obstructions from an undedicated road by a board of township trustees acting pursuant to a resolution adopted under division (A) of this section does not constitute approval or acceptance of the undedicated road. (D) As used in this section, "undedicated road" means a road that has not been approved and accepted by the board of county commissioners and is not a part of the state, county, or township road systems as provided in section 5535.01 of the Revised Code. (E) Nothing in this section shall be construed to waive the requirement under section 1517.15 of the Revised Code that approval of plans be obtained from the director of natural resources or the director's representative prior to modifying or causing the modification of the channel of any watercourse that is a wild, scenic, or recreational river outside the limits of a municipal corporation. The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation. Last updated February 19, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.40 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.40
§ 505.40. Bond issue for fire protection measures limited
Status: in_force

September 28, 2016 House Bill 413 - 131st General Assembly No bonds shall be issued by the board of township trustees for the purpose of providing and maintaining fire apparatus, mechanical resuscitators, underwater rescue and recovery equipment, and other fire equipment and appliances, buildings and sites therefor, sources of water supply and materials therefor, or for the establishment and maintenance of lines of fire-alarm communications, or for the payment of permanent, part-time, or volunteer fire-fighting companies to operate such equipment, unless approved by vote of the people in a township or fire district in the manner provided by section 133.18 of the Revised Code, and in no event in an amount exceeding the greater of one hundred fifty thousand dollars or two per cent of the total value of all property in the township as listed and assessed for taxation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.28 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.28
§ 505.28. Creation of waste disposal district
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly The board of township trustees may create a waste disposal district under sections 505.27 to 505.33 of the Revised Code, by a unanimous vote of the board and give notice thereof by publication using at least one of the following methods: (A) In the print or digital edition of a newspaper of general circulation in the township; (B) On the official public notice web site established under section 125.182 of the Revised Code; (C) On the web site and social media account of the township. If, within thirty days after such publication, a protest petition is filed with the board, signed by at least fifty per cent of the electors residing in the district, the act of the board in creating such district shall be void. If a petition is filed with the board asking for the creation of such a district in the township, accompanied by a map clearly showing the boundaries of such district, and signed by at least sixty-five per cent of the electors residing therein, with addresses of such signers, the board shall, within sixty days, create such a district. Each district shall be given a name, and the entire cost of any necessary equipment and labor shall be apportioned against each district by the respective boards. Last updated February 19, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 519.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 519 / § 519.04
§ 519.04. Township zoning commission
Status: in_force

March 22, 2019 House Bill 500 - 132nd General Assembly (A) The board of township trustees of any township proceeding under sections 519.01 to 519.99 of the Revised Code, shall create and establish a township zoning commission. The commission shall be composed of five members who reside in the unincorporated area of the township, to be appointed by the board. The board of township trustees may appoint two alternate members to the township zoning commission, for terms to be determined by the board of township trustees. An alternate member shall take the place of an absent regular member at any meeting of the township zoning commission, according to procedures prescribed by resolution by the board of township trustees. An alternate member shall meet the same appointment criteria as a regular member. When attending a meeting on behalf of an absent member, the alternate member may vote on any matter on which the absent member is authorized to vote. The terms of the regular members shall be of such length and so arranged that the term of one member will expire each year. Where there is a county or regional planning commission the board may appoint qualified members of such commission to serve on the township zoning commission. Each regular or alternate member shall serve until the member's successor is appointed and qualified. (B) Members of the zoning commission shall be removable for nonperformance of duty, misconduct in office, or other cause by the board, upon written charges being filed with the board, after a public hearing has been held regarding the charges, and after a copy of the charges has been served upon the member so charged at least ten days before the hearing, either personally, by registered mail, or by leaving the copy at the member's usual place of residence. The hearing shall occur within sixty days after the charges are filed. The member shall be given an opportunity to be heard and answer the charges. Upon the approval of a majority of the board of township trustees, the member may be suspended from participating as a member of the zoning commission during the period of up to sixty days before the pending hearing on the removal. Vacancies shall be filled by the board and shall be for the unexpired term. A suspension authorized by this section is not a vacancy for purposes of this section. (C) The decision of the board of township trustees regarding the suspension or removal may be appealed under Chapter 2506. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.59 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.59
§ 505.59. Withdrawal of unincorporated territory from transit authority; tax levy to provide transportation services
Status: in_force

September 10, 2012 House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly The board of township trustees of a township that withdraws or proposes by resolution to withdraw the unincorporated territory of the township from a regional transit authority under section 306.55 of the Revised Code may levy a tax on taxable property in the unincorporated area of the township under section 5705.72 of the Revised Code to provide transportation services for the movement of persons within, from, or to the unincorporated area of the township.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.79 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.79
§ 505.79. Collection and disposal of tree leaves
Status: in_force

November 2, 1999 Senate Bill 52 - 123rd General Assembly The board of township trustees may acquire, maintain, and operate equipment and facilities for the collection and disposal of tree leaves. The cost of providing this service shall be paid from the general fund of the township, from the waste collection fund of the township created under section 505.31 of the Revised Code, or from any fund created pursuant to section 505.29 of the Revised Code into which moneys arising from tax levies under that section are deposited.
Ohio Rev. Code § 511.261 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 511 / § 511.261
§ 511.261. Disposition of moneys for sale or lease of park district mineral rights
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly If a township park district enters into an agreement for the sale or lease of mineral rights regarding a park within the district, any royalties or other moneys resulting from the sale or lease shall be deposited into a special fund that the board of park commissioners shall establish under division (F) of section 5705.09 of the Revised Code. The fund shall be used exclusively for maintenance of parks within the district and for the acquisition of new park lands.
Ohio Rev. Code § 507.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 507 / § 507.09
§ 507.09. Compensation of fiscal officer
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) In calendar year 2018, the township fiscal officer shall be entitled to compensation as follows: (1) In townships having a budget of two hundred fifty thousand dollars or less, ten thousand nine hundred eighteen dollars; (2) In townships having a budget of more than two hundred fifty thousand but not more than five hundred thousand dollars, fourteen thousand thirty-nine dollars; (3) In townships having a budget of more than five hundred thousand but not more than seven hundred fifty thousand dollars, fifteen thousand five hundred ninety-seven dollars; (4) In townships having a budget of more than seven hundred fifty thousand but not more than one million five hundred thousand dollars, eighteen thousand seven hundred seventeen dollars; (5) In townships having a budget of more than one million five hundred thousand but not more than three million five hundred thousand dollars, twenty-one thousand eight hundred thirty-six dollars; (6) In townships having a budget of more than three million five hundred thousand but not more than six million dollars, twenty-three thousand three hundred ninety-six dollars; (7) In townships having a budget of more than six million but not more than ten million dollars, twenty-six thousand eight hundred fifty-two dollars; (8) In townships having a budget of more than ten million dollars, thirty-one thousand sixty-four dollars. (B) The compensation determined under division (A) of this section shall be increased as follows: (1) In calendar year 2019 and in each calendar year thereafter through calendar year 2025, by one and three-quarters per cent; (2) In calendar year 2026 and in each calendar year thereafter through calendar year 2029, by five per cent. (C) Any township fiscal officer may elect to receive less than the compensation the fiscal officer is entitled to under this section. Any township fiscal officer electing to do this shall so notify the board of township trustees in writing, and the board shall include this notice in the minutes of its next board meeting. (D) The compensation of the township fiscal officer shall be paid in equal monthly payments. If the office of township fiscal officer is held by more than one person during any calendar year, each person holding the office shall receive payments for only those months, and any fractions of those months, during which the person holds the office. A township fiscal officer may be compensated from the township general fund or from other township funds based on the proportion of time the township fiscal officer spends providing services related to each fund. A township fiscal officer must document the amount of time the township fiscal officer spends providing services related to each fund by certification specifying the percentage of time spent working on matters to be paid from the township general fund or from other township funds in such proportions as the kinds of services performed. Last updated August 1, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 519.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 519 / § 519.17
§ 519.17. Zoning certificate required
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly No person shall locate, erect, construct, reconstruct, enlarge, or structurally alter any building or structure within the territory included in a zoning resolution without obtaining a zoning certificate, if required under section 519.16 of the Revised Code, and no such zoning certificate shall be issued unless the plans for the proposed building or structure fully comply with the zoning regulations then in effect. Last updated March 23, 2022 at 3:20 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 519.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 519 / § 519.01
§ 519.01. Township zoning - agriculture defined
Status: in_force

June 4, 2012 House Bill 276 - 129th General Assembly As used in sections 519.02 to 519.25 of the Revised Code, "agriculture" includes farming; ranching; algaculture meaning the farming of algae; aquaculture; apiculture; horticulture; viticulture; animal husbandry, including, but not limited to, the care and raising of livestock, equine, and fur-bearing animals; poultry husbandry and the production of poultry and poultry products; dairy production; the production of field crops, tobacco, fruits, vegetables, nursery stock, ornamental shrubs, ornamental trees, flowers, sod, or mushrooms; timber; pasturage; any combination of the foregoing; and the processing, drying, storage, and marketing of agricultural products when those activities are conducted in conjunction with, but are secondary to, such husbandry or production.
Ohio Rev. Code § 511.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 511 / § 511.09
§ 511.09. Memorial fund - application of fund - trustees
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly If a soldier's memorial is to be erected by a single township, the proceeds of bonds issued under section 511.08 of the Revised Code, other than any premium and accrued interest which shall be credited to the sinking fund, shall be placed in the township treasury to the credit of a fund to be known as "the memorial fund." If such bonds are issued by two or more townships to build a joint building, the board of township trustees of each township shall select one of its members, who, with the other board members so selected, shall constitute and be known as the "memorial trustees." Such trustees may perform all acts imposed upon the board of township trustees by sections 511.10 to 511.14 , inclusive, of the Revised Code. "Board of township trustees" as used in sections 511.10 to 511.14 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, with reference to the powers and duties of such board as to the construction of such memorial building, monument, statue, or memorial, includes "memorial trustees" in case of a joint building. Such fund shall be paid out upon the order of the board of township trustees. Upon the completion of the memorial building, monument, statue, or memorial, any unexpended balance shall be transferred and placed to the credit of the sinking fund.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.38 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.38
§ 505.38. Appointment of firefighting personnel
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) In each township or fire district that has a fire department, the head of the department shall be a fire chief, appointed by the board of township trustees, except that, in a joint fire district, the fire chief shall be appointed by the board of fire district trustees. 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 township or fire district. The board shall provide for the employment of firefighters as it considers best and shall fix their compensation. No person shall be appointed as a permanent full-time paid member, whose duties include fire fighting, of the fire department of any township or fire district unless that person has received a certificate issued under former section 3303.07 or section 4765.55 of the Revised Code evidencing satisfactory completion of a firefighter training program. Those appointees shall continue in office until removed from office as provided by sections 733.35 to 733.39 of the Revised Code. To initiate removal proceedings, and for that purpose, the board shall designate the fire chief or a private citizen to investigate the conduct and prepare the necessary charges in conformity with those sections. In case of the removal of a fire chief or any member of the fire department of a township or fire district, an appeal may be had from the decision of the board to the court of common pleas of the county in which the township or fire district fire department is situated to determine the sufficiency of the cause of removal. The appeal from the findings of the board shall be taken within ten days. No person who is appointed as a volunteer firefighter of the fire department of any township or fire district 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 city or village prior to July 2, 1970, or as a volunteer firefighter with the fire department of a city, village, or other township or fire district prior to July 2, 1979, and receives a certificate issued under section 4765.55 of the Revised Code. No person shall receive an appointment under this section, in the case of a volunteer firefighter, unless the person has, not more than sixty days prior to receiving the appointment, passed a physical examination, given by a licensed physician, a physician assistant, a clinical nurse specialist, a certified nurse practitioner, or a certified nurse-midwife, showing that the person meets the physical requirements necessary to perform the duties of the position to which the person is appointed as established by the board of township trustees having jurisdiction over the appointment. The appointing authority, prior to making an appointment, shall file with the Ohio police and fire pension fund or the local volunteer fire fighters' dependents fund board a copy of the report or findings of that licensed physician, physician assistant, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse practitioner, or certified nurse-midwife. The professional fee for the physical examination shall be paid for by the board of township trustees. (B) In each township not having a fire department, the board of township trustees shall appoint a fire prevention officer who shall exercise all of the duties of a fire chief except those involving the maintenance and operation of fire apparatus. The board may appoint one or more deputy fire prevention officers who shall exercise the duties assigned by the fire prevention officer. The board may fix the compensation for the fire prevention officer and the fire prevention officer's deputies as it considers best. The board shall appoint each fire prevention officer and deputy for a one-year term. An appointee may be reappointed at the end of a term to another one-year term. Any appointee may be removed from office during a term as provided by sections 733.35 to 733.39 of the Revised Code. Section 505.45 of the Revised Code extends to those officers. (C)(1) Division (A) of this section does not apply to any township that has a population of ten thousand or more persons residing within the township and outside of any municipal corporation, that has its own fire department employing ten or more full-time paid employees, and that has a civil service commission established under division (B) of section 124.40 of the Revised Code. The township shall comply with the procedures for the employment, promotion, and discharge of firefighters provided by Chapter 124. of the Revised Code, except as otherwise provided in divisions (C)(2) and (3) of this section. (2) The board of township trustees of the township may appoint the fire chief, and any person so appointed shall be in the unclassified service under section 124.11 of the Revised Code and shall serve at the pleasure of the board. 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 township. A person who is appointed fire chief under these conditions and who is removed by the board or resigns from the position is entitled to return to the classified service in the township fire department in the position held just prior to the appointment as fire chief. (3) The appointing authority of an urban township, as defined in section 504.01 of the Revised Code, may appoint to a vacant position any one of the three highest scorers on the eligible list for a promotional examination. (4) The board of township trustees shall determine the number of personnel required and establish salary schedules and conditions of employment not in conflict with Chapter 124. of the Revised Code. (5) No person shall receive an original appointment as a permanent full-time paid member of the fire department of the township described in this division unless the person has received a certificate issued under former section 3303.07 or section 4765.55 of the Revised Code evidencing the satisfactory completion of a firefighter training program. (6) Persons employed as firefighters in the township described in this division on the date a civil service commission is appointed pursuant to division (B) of section 124.40 of the Revised Code, without being required to pass a competitive examination or a firefighter training program, shall retain their employment and any rank previously granted them by action of the board of township trustees or otherwise, but those persons are eligible for promotion only by compliance with Chapter 124. of the Revised Code. Last updated July 31, 2023 at 4:56 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 504.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 504 / § 504.16
§ 504.16. Police protection
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly (A) Each township that adopts a limited home rule government shall promptly do one of the following: (1) Establish a police district pursuant to section 505.48 of the Revised Code, except that the district shall include all of the unincorporated area of the township and no other territory; (2) Establish a joint police district pursuant to section 505.482 of the Revised Code; (3) Contract pursuant to section 311.29 , 505.43 , or 505.50 of the Revised Code to obtain police protection services, including the enforcement of township resolutions adopted under this chapter, on a regular basis; (4) Designate one or more police constables under Chapter 509. of the Revised Code. (B) A township that has taken an action described in division (A) of this section before adopting a limited home rule government need not take any other such action upon adopting that government. (C) The requirement that a township take one of the actions described in divisions (A)(1), (2), and (3) of this section does not prevent a township that acts under division (A)(1) or (2) of this section from contracting under division (A)(3) of this section to obtain additional police protection services on a regular basis.
Ohio Rev. Code § 503.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 503 / § 503.22
§ 503.22. Election in new township
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly When a new township is set off, the board of county commissioners shall forthwith give at least ten days' public notice by advertisement, in three public places in such township, of the time and place of holding an election for township officers. At such time and place the electors of the township shall assemble and elect officers, who shall hold office until the next regular municipal election.
Ohio Rev. Code § 517.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 517 / § 517.09
§ 517.09. No levy on lots
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly No lot held by any individual in a cemetery, shall, in any case, be levied on or sold on execution.
Ohio Rev. Code § 513.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 513 / § 513.03
§ 513.03. Exemption from tax levy
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly In a township in which there is a municipal corporation, the legislative authority of which has already levied a tax for hospital purposes, the board of township trustees may make such levy only on the taxable property of the township outside of the limits of such municipal corporation. Last updated March 23, 2022 at 3:17 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.24 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.24
§ 505.24. Compensation of trustees
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) In calendar year 2018, each township trustee is entitled to compensation in an amount for each day of service in the business of the township, to be paid from the township treasury as follows: (1) In townships having a budget of two hundred fifty thousand dollars or less, forty dollars and forty-one cents per day for not more than two hundred days; (2) In townships having a budget of more than two hundred fifty thousand but not more than five hundred thousand dollars, forty-six dollars and eighty cents per day for not more than two hundred days; (3) In townships having a budget of more than five hundred thousand but not more than seven hundred fifty thousand dollars, forty-nine dollars and sixty-three cents per day for not more than two hundred days; (4) In townships having a budget of more than seven hundred fifty thousand but not more than one million five hundred thousand dollars, fifty-six dollars and seventy-one cents per day for not more than two hundred days; (5) In townships having a budget of more than one million five hundred thousand but not more than three million five hundred thousand dollars, sixty-two dollars and thirty-nine cents per day for not more than two hundred days; (6) In townships having a budget of more than three million five hundred thousand but not more than six million dollars, sixty-eight dollars and six cents per day for not more than two hundred days; (7) In townships having a budget of more than six million but not more than ten million dollars, eighty-eight dollars and nineteen cents per day for not more than two hundred days; (8) In townships having a budget of more than ten million dollars, one hundred thirteen dollars and thirty-eight cents per day for not more than two hundred days. (B) The amounts paid as specified in division (A) of this section shall be increased as follows: (1) In calendar year 2019 and in each calendar year thereafter through calendar year 2025, by one and three-quarters per cent; (2) In calendar year 2026 and in each calendar year thereafter through calendar year 2029, by five per cent. (C) Whenever members of a board of township trustees are compensated per diem and not by annual salary, the board shall establish, by resolution, a method by which each member of the board shall periodically notify the township fiscal officer of the number of days spent in the service of the township and the kinds of services rendered on those days. The per diem compensation shall be paid from the township general fund or from other township funds in such proportions as the kinds of services performed may require. The notice shall be filed with the township fiscal officer and preserved for inspection by any persons interested. By unanimous vote, a board of township trustees may adopt a method of compensation consisting of an annual salary to be paid in equal monthly payments. If the office of trustee is held by more than one person during any calendar year, each person holding the office shall receive payments for only those months, and any fractions of those months, during which the person holds the office. The amount of the annual salary approved by the board shall be no more than the maximum amount that could be received annually by a trustee if the trustee were paid on a per diem basis as specified in this division, and shall be paid from the township general fund or from other township funds in such proportions as the board may specify by resolution. Each trustee shall certify the percentage of time spent working on matters to be paid from the township general fund and from other township funds in such proportions as the kinds of services performed. A board of township trustees that has adopted a salary method of compensation may return to a method of compensation on a per diem basis as specified in this division by a majority vote. Any change in the method of compensation shall be effective on the first day of January of the year following the year during which the board has voted to change the method of compensation. Last updated August 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 503.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 503 / § 503.09
§ 503.09. Petition to erect new township excluding territory of municipal corporation
Status: in_force

July 26, 1982 House Bill 77 - 114th General Assembly Where a township contains a municipal corporation, either in whole or in part, if a majority of the freehold electors owning land in the portion of such a township outside the municipal corporation's corporate limits, petitions, with a map accurately setting forth such territory, praying to have such territory erected into a new township, and excluding the territory within the municipal corporation, the board of county commissioners shall enter an order erecting such territory into a new township, the boundaries of which need not include twenty-two square miles of territory. Upon the erection of such new township, the territory lying within the limits of the municipal corporation in the original township shall be considered as not being located in any township. Last updated March 23, 2022 at 3:18 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.46 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.46
§ 505.46. Township trustees may construct and maintain footbridges
Status: in_force

May 30, 2002 Senate Bill 157 - 124th General Assembly The board of township trustees may construct, rebuild, and repair footbridges across rivers and streams when necessary, to provide convenient means of access to the public schools of the township by pupils residing in the school district in which a public schoolhouse is located. If a river or stream coincides with the boundary of two townships, either of the townships may construct, rebuild, or repair a footbridge across that river or stream at its own expense and subject to section 505.47 of the Revised Code. In no case shall the cost of the construction, rebuilding, or repair of any footbridge exceed the sum of fifteen thousand dollars.
Ohio Rev. Code § 513.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 513 / § 513.06
§ 513.06. Submission of question to electors
Status: in_force

July 2, 2010 House Bill 48 - 128th General Assembly Upon the execution of the agreement provided for in section 513.05 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees shall submit the question of the ratification of such agreement to the electors of the township at the next general election occurring not less than ninety days after the certification of the resolution to the board of elections. If the sums to be paid by the township under such agreement are not available from current general revenue of such township, the board shall also submit to the electors, at the same election, the question of the issue of bonds of the township, in the amount specified in such agreement, for the purpose of providing funds for the payment thereof. The proceedings in the matter of such election and in the issuance and sale of such bonds shall be as provided by Chapter 133. of the Revised Code. Such agreement shall not be effective, and no bonds shall be issued, unless the electors approve both the agreement and the bond issue, if the question of the issue of bonds is submitted.
Ohio Rev. Code § 503.26 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 503 / § 503.26
§ 503.26. Certificate of oath to be returned and recorded
Status: in_force

December 20, 2005 Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly If a person elected or appointed to a township office takes the oath of office required by section 503.25 of the Revised Code before an officer other than the township fiscal officer, the officer before whom it is taken shall immediately deposit with the fiscal officer a certificate of the oath. The fiscal officer shall make a record of all official oaths.
Ohio Rev. Code § 515.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 515 / § 515.04
§ 515.04. Notice of petition
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly The township fiscal officer shall fix a day, not more than thirty days from the date of notice to the board of township trustees, for the hearing of the petition authorized by section 515.02 or 515.16 of the Revised Code. The township fiscal officer or the fiscal officer's designee shall prepare and deliver to any of the petitioners a notice in writing directed to the lot and land owners and to the corporations, either public or private, affected by the improvement. The notice shall set forth the substance, pendency, and prayer of the petition and the time and place of the hearing on it. A copy of the notice shall be served upon each lot or land owner or left at the lot or land owner's usual place of residence, and upon an officer or agent of each corporation having its place of business in the district or area, at least fifteen days before the date set for the hearing. On or before the day of the hearing, the person serving the notice shall make return on it, under oath, of the time and manner of service and shall file the return with the township fiscal officer. The township fiscal officer or the fiscal officer's designee shall give the notice to each nonresident lot or land owner, by publication once, at least two weeks before the day set for hearing, using at least one of the following methods: (A) In the print or digital edition of a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the district or area is situated; (B) On the official public notice web site established under section 125.182 of the Revised Code; (C) On the web site and social media account of the township. The notice shall be verified by affidavit of the printer or other person knowing the fact and shall be filed with the township fiscal officer or the fiscal officer's designee on or before the day of hearing. No further notice of the petition or the proceedings under it shall thereafter be required. Last updated February 19, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 517.29 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 517 / § 517.29
§ 517.29. Neglect of order by municipal corporation shall cause execution sale
Status: in_force

November 24, 1995 House Bill 328 - 121st General Assembly If a municipal corporation fails to remove a cemetery as provided by section 517.28 of the Revised Code for a period of six months after the removal has been ordered by the probate court, the court shall order the premises sold as upon execution. The sale or other transfer shall not operate to give a purchaser possession until the remains interred in that cemetery have been removed as provided by section 759.07 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.95 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.95
§ 505.95. Regulating resale of tickets to public amusements
Status: in_force

November 2, 1999 Senate Bill 52 - 123rd General Assembly (A) A board of township trustees may adopt a resolution to regulate in the unincorporated area of the township, by license or otherwise, the resale, by parties not acting as agents of those issuing them, of tickets to theatrical or sporting events or to other public amusements. (B) The board of township trustees may establish a fine of not more than one hundred dollars for each separate violation of any resolution adopted under division (A) of this section. Fifty per cent of the moneys arising from the collection of the fine shall be deposited in the township's general fund. The remaining fifty per cent of those moneys shall be deposited in the county's general fund. (C) Any person allegedly aggrieved by a violation of a resolution adopted under division (A) of this section may seek injunctive or other appropriate relief in connection with the act or practice that violates that resolution.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.90 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.90
§ 505.90. Agreements to provide maintenance, repair, and improvement of township and municipal roads located within the townships and municipal corporations
Status: in_force

June 30, 2017 House Bill 26 - 132nd General Assembly The board of township trustees of one or more townships and the legislative authority of one or more municipal corporations may enter into an agreement to jointly provide for the maintenance, repair, and improvement of township and municipal roads located within the townships and municipal corporations. An agreement entered into under this section shall include provisions governing all of the following: (A) The sharing and use of facilities, equipment, and materials necessary for road maintenance, repair, and improvement; (B) The use of township and municipal employees for purposes of the agreement; (C) The payment of costs associated with the maintenance, repair, and improvement of roads conducted under the agreement; (D) Any other matter determined to be necessary for purposes of implementing and executing the agreement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 515.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 515 / § 515.10
§ 515.10. Inspectors
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The board of township trustees may employ inspectors at such times as it deems proper to test the lights installed as provided by sections 515.08 and 515.09 of the Revised Code and determine whether they comply with the contract. The compensation of such inspectors shall be paid from the general fund of the township.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.10
§ 505.10. Acceptance and disposition of property
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly (A) The board of township trustees may accept, on behalf of the township, the donation by bequest, devise, deed of gift, or otherwise, of any real or personal property for any township use. When the township has property, including motor vehicles, road machinery, equipment, and tools, that the board, by resolution, finds is not needed for public use, is obsolete, or is unfit for the use for which it was acquired, the board may sell and convey that property or otherwise dispose of it in accordance with this section. Except as otherwise provided in sections 505.08 , 505.101 , and 505.102 of the Revised Code, the sale or other disposition of unneeded, obsolete, or unfit-for-use property shall be made in accordance with one of the following: (1) If the fair market value of property to be sold is, in the opinion of the board, in excess of two thousand five hundred dollars, the sale shall be by public auction or by sealed bid to the highest bidder. The board shall publish notice of the time, place, and manner of the sale once a week for two weeks using at least one of the following methods: (a) In the print or digital edition of a newspaper published, or of general circulation, in the township; (b) On the official public notice web site established under section 125.182 of the Revised Code; (c) On the web site and social media account of the township. The board shall post a typewritten or printed notice of the time, place, and manner of the sale in the office of the board for at least ten days prior to the sale. The board may also cause notice to be inserted in trade papers or other publications designated by it or to be distributed by electronic means, including posting the notice on the board's internet web site. If the board conducts the sale of the property by sealed bid, the form of the bid shall be as prescribed by the board, and each bid shall contain the name of the person submitting it. Bids received shall be opened and tabulated at the time stated in the published and posted notices. The property shall be sold to the highest bidder, except that the board may reject all bids and hold another sale, by public auction or sealed bid, in the manner prescribed by this section. (2) If the fair market value of property to be sold is, in the opinion of the board, two thousand five hundred dollars or less, the board may do either of the following: (a) Sell the property by private sale, without advertisement or public notification; (b) Donate the property to an eligible nonprofit organization that is located in this state and is exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 501(a) and (c)(3). Before donating property, the nonprofit organization shall provide the board evidence that the organization is located in this state and is exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 501(a) and (c)(3). (3) If the board finds, by resolution, that the township has motor vehicles, road machinery, equipment, or tools that are not needed or are unfit for public use, and the board wishes to sell the motor vehicles, road machinery, equipment, or tools to the person or firm from which it proposes to purchase other motor vehicles, road machinery, equipment, or tools, the board may offer to sell the motor vehicles, road machinery, equipment, or tools to that person or firm, and to have the selling price credited to the person or firm against the purchase price of other motor vehicles, road machinery, equipment, or tools. (4) If the board advertises for bids for the sale of new motor vehicles, road machinery, equipment, or tools to the township, it may include in the same advertisement a notice of the willingness of the board to accept bids for the purchase of township-owned motor vehicles, road machinery, equipment, or tools that are obsolete or not needed for public use, and to have the amount of those bids subtracted from the selling price of the new motor vehicles, road machinery, equipment, or tools, as a means of determining the lowest responsible bidder. (5) When a township has title to real property, the board of township trustees, by resolution, may authorize the transfer and conveyance of that property to any other political subdivision of the state upon such terms as are agreed to between the board and the legislative authority of that political subdivision. (6) When a township has title to real property and the board of township trustees wishes to sell or otherwise transfer the property, the board, upon a unanimous vote of its members and by resolution, may authorize the transfer and conveyance of that real property to any person upon whatever terms are agreed to between the board and that person. (7) If the board of township trustees determines that township personal property is not needed for public use, or is obsolete or unfit for the use for which it was acquired, and that the property has no value, the board may discard or salvage that property. (B) When the board has offered property at public auction under this section and has not received an acceptable offer, the board, by resolution, may enter into a contract, without advertising or bidding, for the sale of that property. The resolution shall specify a minimum acceptable price and the minimum acceptable terms for the contract. The minimum acceptable price shall not be lower than the minimum price established for the public auction. (C) Members of the board shall consult with the Ohio ethics commission and comply with the provisions of Chapters 102. and 2921. of the Revised Code, with respect to any sale or donation under division (A)(2) of this section to a nonprofit organization of which a township trustee, any member of the township trustee's family, or any business associate of the township trustee is a trustee, officer, board member, or employee. (D) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in division (A) or (B) of this section and regardless of the property's value, the board may sell personal property, including motor vehicles, road machinery, equipment, tools, or supplies, that is not needed for public use, is obsolete, or is unfit for the use for which it was acquired, by internet auction. The board shall adopt, during each calendar year, a resolution expressing its intent to sell that property by internet auction. The resolution shall include a description of how the auctions will be conducted and shall specify the number of days for bidding on the property, which shall be no less than ten days, including Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. The resolution shall indicate whether the township will conduct the auction or the board will contract with a representative to conduct the auction and shall establish the general terms and conditions of sale. If a representative is known when the resolution is adopted, the resolution shall provide contact information such as the representative's name, address, and telephone number. After adoption of the resolution, the board shall publish notice of its intent to sell unneeded, obsolete, or unfit-for-use township personal property by internet auction, using at least one of the following methods: (1) In the print or digital edition of a newspaper of general circulation in the township; (2) On the official public notice web site established under section 125.182 of the Revised Code; (3) On the web site and social media account of the township. The notice shall include a summary of the information provided in the resolution and shall be published at least twice. A similar notice also shall be posted continually throughout the calendar year in a conspicuous place in the board's office. The board may also cause notice to be inserted in trade papers or other publications designated by it or to be distributed by electronic means, including posting the notice on the board's internet web site. When property is to be sold by internet auction, the board or its representative may establish a minimum price that will be accepted for specific items and may establish any other terms and conditions for the particular sale, including requirements for pick-up or delivery, method of payment, and sales tax. This type of information shall be provided on the internet at the time of the auction and may be provided before that time upon request, after the terms and conditions have been determined by the board or its representative. Last updated February 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 517.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 517 / § 517.19
§ 517.19. Tax levy for buildings upon grounds of cemetery - bond issue
Status: in_force

May 13, 1981 House Bill 95 - 114th General Assembly Where the township owns a burial place within the grounds of a cemetery association, the board of township trustees may levy a tax, not exceeding five mills on the dollar of the tax duplicate of the township, for the purpose of erecting permanent buildings upon such cemetery grounds. Such tax, when it has been assessed and collected, shall be paid to the officers of such cemetery association, and shall be applied by them to the erection of such permanent buildings as in their judgment are requisite for the accommodation of the patrons of the cemetery. In anticipation of such tax, the officers of such cemetery association may issue and sell bonds, to bear interest at a rate not to exceed the rate provided in section 9.95 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 513.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 513 / § 513.12
§ 513.12. Issuance of bonds
Status: in_force

November 15, 1991 Senate Bill 233 - 119th General Assembly Upon the establishment of a joint township hospital district and after the organization of such joint township district hospital board, under section 513.07 of the Revised Code, the hospital board of the district shall determine the amount of bonds to be issued and such other matters as pertain thereto, and shall, when approved by the vote of the electorate of the district voting as a subdivision, issue, and sell such bonds to the extent and in the amount so determined, to pay the costs of hospital facilities as defined in section 140.01 of the Revised Code. Such bonds shall be issued and sold as provided by Chapter 133. of the Revised Code. All necessary expenses for the operation of such hospital facilities may be paid out of any moneys derived from the special levy approved for such purposes by such voters, or out of any other moneys received from hospital income or services rendered, or from unencumbered funds from any other source. The board of township trustees of the townships participating in such district may appropriate and pay over to the joint township hospital board, for maintenance of such hospital facilities, any unencumbered funds of the township. Moneys received from hospital income or services rendered, or funds from any other source, including the issuance of bonds, except moneys derived from the special levy for operation and funds appropriated by township trustees for maintenance, may be used for the replacement of necessary equipment, the purchase of a site, construction, equipping, or furnishing of additions to the hospital facilities, or the purchase or construction of capital improvements to the hospital facilities, and to pay other costs of hospital facilities as defined in section 140.01 of the Revised Code. Such necessary expenses as are incurred by the board of township trustees in meeting with other boards of township trustees for the consideration of proposals to proceed under sections 513.07 to 513.18 of the Revised Code, shall be paid from the general fund of the township incurring such expenses. When such hospital board has funds of its own, derived from the special levy approved by the electors of the district, as provided in section 513.13 of the Revised Code, or unencumbered funds from any other source, then the expenses incidental to such hospital facilities shall be paid by the hospital board.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.012 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.012
§ 505.012. Appointment or election of board member to district governing body
Status: in_force

September 28, 2012 House Bill 509 - 129th General Assembly A member of a board of township trustees may be elected or appointed to serve on the governing body of any district that is organized or created by the board of township trustees, including a district organized or created under section 505.28 , 505.37 , 505.371 , 505.375 , 505.482 , 505.71 , 511.18 , or 6119.02 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 523.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 523 / § 523.04
§ 523.04. Merger agreement
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly (A) Within one hundred twenty days after approval of the merger by the electors under section 523.02 or 523.03 of the Revised Code, each board of township trustees of the townships merged, by adopting a joint resolution approved by a majority of the members of each board, shall enter into a merger agreement that contains the specific terms and conditions of the merger. At a minimum, the merger agreement shall set forth all of the following: (1) The names of the former townships that were merged; (2) The name of the new township; (3) The place in which the principal office of the new township will be located or the manner in which it may be selected; (4) The territorial boundaries of the new township; (5) The date on which the merger took effect; (6) The governmental operations and organization for the new township, including a plan for electing officers at the next general election that is held not later than ninety days after the merger agreement is finalized; (7) A procedure for the efficient and timely transition of specific services, functions, and responsibilities from each township and its respective offices to the new township; (8) Terms for the disposition of the assets and property of each township, if necessary; (9) The liquidation of existing indebtedness for each township, if necessary; (10) A plan for the common administration and enforcement of resolutions of the townships merged, to be enforced uniformly within the new township; (11) A provision that specifies whether there will be any zoning changes as a result of the merger, if applicable; (12) A plan to conform the boundaries of an existing special purpose district with the new township, to dissolve the special purpose district, or to absorb the special purpose district into the new township. As used in this division, "special purpose district" has the meaning in division (F) of section 523.06 of the Revised Code. (B) A copy of the joint resolution and the merger agreement adopted under this section shall be filed with the township fiscal officer of the new township. The merger agreement shall take effect on the day on which such filing is made. (C) If no merger agreement, or if only a partial merger agreement, is entered into within the time period prescribed by division (A) of this section, the new township shall comply with and operate under a merger agreement that contains the terms and conditions required by section 523.06 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.57 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.57
§ 505.57. Use of proceeds of lodging tax receipts by local school district
Status: in_force

January 13, 1978 Senate Bill 182 - 112th General Assembly A board of township trustees of any township that contains a local school district in which is located a tax exempt, state-owned lodge, may, by resolution, use the proceeds of the tax imposed under section 505.56 of the Revised Code for the benefit of such district if the board determines and states in such resolution that the existence of such lodge creates a serious financial burden on such district. Upon adoption of the resolution by a majority of the members of the board, the board may pay any part of the proceeds of such tax to such district.
Ohio Rev. Code § 509.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 509 / § 509.10
§ 509.10. Arrest on view or warrant - keep the peace
Status: in_force

November 6, 1959 House Bill 571 - 103rd General Assembly Each constable shall apprehend, on view or warrant, and bring to justice, all felons, disturbers, and violators of the criminal laws of this state, and shall suppress all riots, affrays, and unlawful assemblies which come to his knowledge, and shall generally keep the peace in his township.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.20
§ 505.20. Tax for drilling oil or gas well
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly In addition to the tax already authorized by law, the board of township trustees may levy a tax, not to exceed five mills on the dollar for the purpose of drilling an oil or gas well in the township, when so authorized by a majority vote of the electors of such township at a regular or special election. Such election shall be conducted the same as elections for township officers, and the tax shall be collected as other taxes.
Ohio Rev. Code § 517.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 517 / § 517.03
§ 517.03. Levy and taxes for expenses
Status: in_force

September 28, 2016 House Bill 413 - 131st General Assembly To defray the expenses of the purchase or appropriation, and the enclosing, care, supervision, repair, and improving of lands for cemetery purposes, and of maintaining and improving entombments, including mausoleums, columbariums, and other interment rights, the board of township trustees may levy a tax sufficient for that purpose.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.66 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.66
§ 505.66. Snow removal on public school property
Status: in_force

December 3, 1971 Senate Bill 168 - 109th General Assembly A board of township trustees may remove snow from public school property, or other public property, at the request of the board of education of a city, exempted village, local school district, legislative authority, or governing body. Such board of education, legislative authority, or governing body may reimburse the township for the cost of labor and materials utilized for any such maintenance at a fee mutually agreed upon by the board of education, legislative authority, or governing body and the board of township trustees. Last updated March 23, 2022 at 3:19 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 507.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 507 / § 507.06
§ 507.06. Oaths
Status: in_force

December 20, 2005 Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly The township fiscal officer may administer oaths, and take and certify affidavits, that pertain to the business of the township or of the board of education of the fiscal officer's local school district, or are connected with the official business of either the township or the local school district, including the official oaths of township and school officers, and oaths required in the execution, verification, and renewal of security interests.
Ohio Rev. Code § 511.23 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 511 / § 511.23
§ 511.23. Powers and duties of park board
Status: in_force

September 28, 2016 House Bill 413 - 131st General Assembly (A) When the vote under section 511.22 of the Revised Code is in favor of establishing one or more public parks, the board of park commissioners shall constitute a board, to be called the board of park commissioners of that township park district, and they shall be a body politic and corporate. Their office is not a township office within the meaning of section 703.22 of the Revised Code but is an office of the township park district. The members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. (B) The board may locate, establish, improve, maintain, and operate a public park or parks in accordance with division (B) of section 511.18 of the Revised Code, with or without recreational facilities. Any township park district that contains only unincorporated territory and that operated a public park or parks outside the township immediately prior to July 18, 1990, may continue to improve, maintain, and operate these parks outside the township, but further acquisitions of land shall not affect the boundaries of the park district itself or the appointing authority for the board of park commissioners. The board may lease, accept a conveyance of, or purchase suitable lands for cash, by purchase by installment payments with or without a mortgage, by lease or lease-purchase agreements, or by lease with option to purchase, may acquire suitable lands through an exchange under section 511.241 of the Revised Code, or may appropriate suitable lands and materials for park district purposes. The board also may lease facilities from other political subdivisions or private sources. The board shall have careful surveys and plats made of the lands acquired for park district purposes and shall establish permanent monuments on the boundaries of the lands. Those plats, when executed according to sections 711.01 to 711.38 of the Revised Code, shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder, and those records shall be admissible in evidence for the purpose of locating and ascertaining the true boundaries of the park or parks. (C) In furtherance of the use and enjoyment of the lands controlled by it, the board may accept donations of money or other property or act as trustees of land, money, or other property, and may use and administer the land, money, or other property as stipulated by the donor or as provided in the trust agreement. The board may receive and expend grants for park purposes from agencies and instrumentalities of the United States and this state and may enter into contracts or agreements with those agencies and instrumentalities to carry out the purposes for which the grants were furnished. (D) In exercising any powers conferred upon the board under divisions (B) and (C) of this section and for other types of assistance that the board finds necessary in carrying out its duties, the board may hire and contract for professional, technical, consulting, and other special services and may purchase goods and award contracts. The procuring of goods and awarding of contracts with a cost in excess of fifty thousand dollars shall be done in accordance with the procedures established for the board of county commissioners by sections 307.86 to 307.91 of the Revised Code. (E) The board may appoint an executive for the park or parks and may designate the executive or another person as the clerk of the board. It may appoint all other necessary officers and employees, fix their compensation, and prescribe their duties, or it may require the executive to appoint all other necessary officers and employees, and to fix their compensation and prescribe their duties, in accordance with guidelines and policies adopted by the board. (F) The board may adopt bylaws and rules that it considers advisable for the following purposes: (1) To prohibit selling, giving away, or using any intoxicating liquors in the park or parks; (2) For the government and control of the park or parks and the operation of motor vehicles in the park or parks; (3) To provide for the protection and preservation of all property and natural life within its jurisdiction. Before the bylaws and rules take effect, the board shall provide for a notice of their adoption to be published once a week for two consecutive weeks or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county within which the park district is located. No person shall violate any of the bylaws or rules. Fines levied and collected for violations shall be paid into the treasury of the township park district. The board may use moneys collected from those fines for any purpose that is not inconsistent with sections 511.18 to 511.37 of the Revised Code. (G) The board may do either of the following: (1) Establish and charge fees for the use of any facilities and services of the park or parks regardless of whether the park or parks were acquired before, on, or after September 21, 2000; (2) Enter into a lease agreement with an individual or organization that provides for the exclusive use of a specified portion of the park or parks within the township park district by that individual or organization for the duration of an event produced by the individual or organization. The board, for the specific portion of the park or parks covered by the lease agreement, may charge a fee to, or permit the individual or organization to charge a fee to, participants in and spectators at the event covered by the agreement. (H) The board may expend moneys from the treasury of the township park district, or revenue derived from property taxes levied for parks and recreational purposes, for the public purpose of presenting community events that are open to the public in the park or parks within the township park district. (I) If the board finds that real or personal property owned by the township park district is not currently needed for park purposes, the board may lease that property to other persons or organizations during any period of time the board determines the property will not be needed. If the board finds that competitive bidding on a lease is not feasible, it may lease the property without taking bids. (J) The board may exchange property owned by the township park district for property owned by the state, another political subdivision, or the federal government on terms that it considers desirable, without the necessity of competitive bidding. (K) Any rights or duties established under this section may be modified, shared, or assigned by an agreement pursuant to section 755.16 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 519.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 519 / § 519.02
§ 519.02. Board of township trustees may regulate location, size and use of buildings and lands in unincorporated territory
Status: in_force

June 30, 2023 House Bill 23 - 135th General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in this section, in the interest of the public health and safety, the board of township trustees may regulate by resolution, in accordance with a comprehensive plan, the location, height, bulk, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures, including tents, cabins, and trailer coaches, percentages of lot areas that may be occupied, set back building lines, sizes of yards, courts, and other open spaces, the density of population, the uses of buildings and other structures, including tents, cabins, and trailer coaches, and the uses of land for trade, industry, residence, recreation, or other purposes in the unincorporated territory of the township. Except as otherwise provided in this section, in the interest of the public convenience, comfort, prosperity, or general welfare, the board by resolution, in accordance with a comprehensive plan, may regulate the location of, set back lines for, and the uses of buildings and other structures, including tents, cabins, and trailer coaches, and the uses of land for trade, industry, residence, recreation, or other purposes in the unincorporated territory of the township, and may establish reasonable landscaping standards and architectural standards excluding exterior building materials in the unincorporated territory of the township. Except as otherwise provided in this section, in the interest of the public convenience, comfort, prosperity, or general welfare, the board may regulate by resolution, in accordance with a comprehensive plan, for nonresidential property only, the height, bulk, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures, including tents, cabins, and trailer coaches, percentages of lot areas that may be occupied, sizes of yards, courts, and other open spaces, and the density of population in the unincorporated territory of the township. For all these purposes, the board may divide all or any part of the unincorporated territory of the township into districts or zones of such number, shape, and area as the board determines. All such regulations shall be uniform for each class or kind of building or other structure or use throughout any district or zone, but the regulations in one district or zone may differ from those in other districts or zones. For any activities permitted and regulated under Chapter 1513. or 1514. of the Revised Code and any related processing activities, the board of township trustees may regulate under the authority conferred by this section only in the interest of public health or safety. A zoning resolution authorized under this section shall provide for the activities that are permitted and regulated under Chapter 1514. of the Revised Code, and any related processing activities, as either a permitted use or a conditional use through the board of zoning appeals in any district or zone when such activities are to be added to an existing permit issued under Chapter 1514. of the Revised Code. (B) A board of township trustees that pursuant to this chapter regulates adult entertainment establishments, as defined in section 2907.39 of the Revised Code, may modify its administrative zoning procedures with regard to adult entertainment establishments as the board determines necessary to ensure that the procedures comply with all applicable constitutional requirements. Last updated April 27, 2023 at 12:39 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 503.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 503 / § 503.16
§ 503.16. Change of name of township
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The board of county commissioners, on petition of a majority of the electors of an incorporated township, for good cause shown, may alter the name of such township. Thirty days' previous notice of such intended application must be given by advertisement, at three public places in the township. Such change shall not affect the right of property or the internal concerns of the township.
Ohio Rev. Code § 515.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 515 / § 515.11
§ 515.11. Certificate by trustees to county auditor - assessments
Status: in_force

August 14, 2008 House Bill 244 - 127th General Assembly The board of township trustees shall certify to the county auditor the boundaries of the district in which lights are to be erected, and, when requested to do so by the board, the auditor shall apportion the valuation for taxation of any lot or parcel of land lying partly within and partly without the district. The board shall, by resolution, assess against the benefited lots and parcels of land in the district, in accordance with section 515.08 of the Revised Code, such portion of the costs of furnishing and maintaining the lights, for the period of the contract and the proceedings in relation thereto, as does not exceed the special benefits resulting from the lighting, and shall certify such costs to the auditor. The auditor shall annually place upon the tax duplicate, for collection in semiannual installments as provided in that section, the two installments of the assessment for that year, which installments, together with any accrued interest on unpaid assessments, shall be paid and collected as provided in that section. If the number of lights to be furnished and maintained in a district under any such contract is increased, pursuant to section 515.09 of the Revised Code, the board shall make such additional assessments as are necessary to pay the cost of furnishing and maintaining the additional number of lights. If the cost of providing the lights increases, the board may make such additional assessments as are necessary to pay the additional cost of the lights. The additional assessments shall be made, certified, and collected in the same manner as an original assessment, but shall be only for the unexpired portion of the term of the contract. The additional assessments and any unpaid interest thereon, when collected, shall go into the township treasury and shall be used by the board only for the purpose for which they were levied and collected.
Ohio Rev. Code § 513.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 513 / § 513.09
§ 513.09. Contributions by district - appropriation - tax levy
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Where an agreement under section 513.08 of the Revised Code provides for contributions to be made, from time to time, by a joint township hospital district, or by the county, for the maintenance and operating charges of a municipal hospital, the boards of township trustees of the townships comprising such district, or the board of county commissioners of such county, may appropriate unencumbered funds for such purpose as provided in section 513.12 , or sections 5705.38 to 5705.47 , inclusive, of the Revised Code. The joint township hospital board may, in the manner provided in sections 513.13 and 513.14 of the Revised Code, and the board of county commissioners may, in the manner provided in sections 5705.01 to 5705.26 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, submit the question of levying a tax for such purpose.
Ohio Rev. Code § 519.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 519 / § 519.12
§ 519.12. Zoning amendments
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A)(1) Amendments to the zoning resolution may be initiated by motion of the township zoning commission, by the passage of a resolution by the board of township trustees, or by the filing of an application by one or more of the owners or lessees of property within the area proposed to be changed or affected by the proposed amendment with the township zoning commission. The board of township trustees may require that the owner or lessee of property filing an application to amend the zoning resolution pay a fee to defray the cost of advertising, mailing, filing with the county recorder, and other expenses. If the board of township trustees requires such a fee, it shall be required generally, for each application. The board of township trustees, upon the passage of such a resolution, shall certify it to the township zoning commission. (2) Upon the adoption of a motion by the township zoning commission, the certification of a resolution by the board of township trustees to the commission, or the filing of an application by property owners or lessees as described in division (A)(1) of this section with the commission, the commission shall set a date for a public hearing, which date shall not be less than twenty nor more than forty days from the date of the certification of such a resolution, the date of adoption of such a motion, or the date of the filing of such an application. Notice of the hearing shall be given by the commission by one publication at least ten days before the date of the hearing using at least one of the following methods: (a) In the print or digital edition of one or more newspapers of general circulation in the township; (b) On the official public notice web site established under section 125.182 of the Revised Code; (c) On the web site and social media account of the township. (B) If the proposed amendment intends to rezone or redistrict ten or fewer parcels of land, as listed on the county auditor's current tax list, written notice of the hearing shall be mailed by the township zoning commission, by first class mail, at least ten days before the date of the public hearing to all owners of property within and contiguous to and directly across the street from the area proposed to be rezoned or redistricted to the addresses of those owners appearing on the county auditor's current tax list. The failure of delivery of that notice shall not invalidate any such amendment. (C) If the proposed amendment intends to rezone or redistrict ten or fewer parcels of land as listed on the county auditor's current tax list, the published and mailed notices shall set forth the time, date, and place of the public hearing and include all of the following: (1) The name of the township zoning commission that will be conducting the hearing; (2) A statement indicating that the motion, resolution, or application is an amendment to the zoning resolution; (3) A list of the addresses of all properties to be rezoned or redistricted by the proposed amendment and of the names of owners of those properties, as they appear on the county auditor's current tax list; (4) The present zoning classification of property named in the proposed amendment and the proposed zoning classification of that property; (5) The time and place where the motion, resolution, or application proposing to amend the zoning resolution will be available for examination for a period of at least ten days prior to the hearing; (6) The name of the person responsible for giving notice of the hearing by publication, by mail, or by both publication and mail; (7) A statement that, after the conclusion of the hearing, the matter will be submitted to the board of township trustees for its action; (8) Any other information requested by the commission. (D) If the proposed amendment alters the text of the zoning resolution, or rezones or redistricts more than ten parcels of land as listed on the county auditor's current tax list, the published notice shall set forth the time, date, and place of the public hearing and include all of the following: (1) The name of the township zoning commission that will be conducting the hearing on the proposed amendment; (2) A statement indicating that the motion, application, or resolution is an amendment to the zoning resolution; (3) The time and place where the text and maps of the proposed amendment will be available for examination for a period of at least ten days prior to the hearing; (4) The name of the person responsible for giving notice of the hearing by publication; (5) A statement that, after the conclusion of the hearing, the matter will be submitted to the board of township trustees for its action; (6) Any other information requested by the commission. (E)(1)(a) Except as provided in division (E)(1)(b) of this section, within five days after the adoption of the motion described in division (A) of this section, the certification of the resolution described in division (A) of this section, or the filing of the application described in division (A) of this section, the township zoning commission shall transmit a copy of it together with text and map pertaining to it to the county or regional planning commission, if there is such a commission, for approval, disapproval, or suggestions. The county or regional planning commission shall recommend the approval or denial of the proposed amendment or the approval of some modification of it and shall submit its recommendation to the township zoning commission. The recommendation shall be considered at the public hearing held by the township zoning commission on the proposed amendment. (b) The township zoning commission of a township that has adopted a limited home rule government under Chapter 504. of the Revised Code is not subject to division (E)(1)(a) of this section but may choose to comply with division (E)(1)(a) of this section. (2) The township zoning commission, within thirty days after the hearing, shall recommend the approval or denial of the proposed amendment, or the approval of some modification of it, and submit that recommendation together with the motion, application, or resolution involved, the text and map pertaining to the proposed amendment, and the recommendation of the county or regional planning commission on it to the board of township trustees. (3) The board of township trustees, upon receipt of that recommendation, shall set a time for a public hearing on the proposed amendment, which date shall not be more than thirty days from the date of the receipt of that recommendation. Notice of the hearing shall be given by the board by one publication at least ten days before the date of the hearing using at least one of the following methods: (a) In the print or digital edition of one or more newspapers of general circulation in the township; (b) On the official public notice web site established under section 125.182 of the Revised Code; (c) On the web site and social media account of the township. (F) If the proposed amendment intends to rezone or redistrict ten or fewer parcels of land as listed on the county auditor's current tax list, the published notice shall set forth the time, date, and place of the public hearing and include all of the following: (1) The name of the board of township trustees that will be conducting the hearing; (2) A statement indicating that the motion, application, or resolution is an amendment to the zoning resolution; (3) A list of the addresses of all properties to be rezoned or redistricted by the proposed amendment and of the names of owners of those properties, as they appear on the county auditor's current tax list; (4) The present zoning classification of property named in the proposed amendment and the proposed zoning classification of that property; (5) The time and place where the motion, application, or resolution proposing to amend the zoning resolution will be available for examination for a period of at least ten days prior to the hearing; (6) The name of the person responsible for giving notice of the hearing by publication, by mail, or by both publication and mail; (7) Any other information requested by the board. (G) If the proposed amendment alters the text of the zoning resolution, or rezones or redistricts more than ten parcels of land as listed on the county auditor's current tax list, the published notice shall set forth the time, date, and place of the public hearing and include all of the following: (1) The name of the board of township trustees that will be conducting the hearing on the proposed amendment; (2) A statement indicating that the motion, application, or resolution is an amendment to the zoning resolution; (3) The time and place where the text and maps of the proposed amendment will be available for examination for a period of at least ten days prior to the hearing; (4) The name of the person responsible for giving notice of the hearing by publication; (5) Any other information requested by the board. (H) Within twenty days after its public hearing, the board of township trustees shall either adopt or deny the recommendations of the township zoning commission or adopt some modification of them. If the board denies or modifies the commission's recommendations, a majority vote of the board shall be required. Except as provided in division (J) of this section, the proposed amendment, if adopted by the board, shall become effective in thirty days after the date of its adoption, unless, within thirty days after the adoption, there is presented to the board of township trustees a petition, signed by a number of registered electors residing in the unincorporated area of the township or part of that unincorporated area included in the zoning plan equal to not less than thirty-five per cent of the total vote cast for all candidates for governor in that area at the most recent general election at which a governor was elected, requesting the board of township trustees to submit the amendment to the electors of that area for approval or rejection at a special election to be held on the day of the next primary or general election that occurs at least ninety days after the petition is filed. Each part of this petition shall contain the number and the full and correct title, if any, of the zoning amendment resolution, motion, or application, furnishing the name by which the amendment is known and a brief summary of its contents. In addition to meeting the requirements of this section, each petition shall be governed by the rules specified in section 3501.38 of the Revised Code. The form of a petition calling for a zoning referendum and the statement of the circulator shall be substantially as follows: "PETITION FOR ZONING REFERENDUM (if the proposal is identified by a particular name or number, or both, these should be inserted here) _______________________ A proposal to amend the zoning map of the unincorporated area of _____________ Township, _________________ County, Ohio, adopted _____(date)_____ (followed by brief summary of the proposal). To the Board of Township Trustees of _____________________ Township, _________________ County, Ohio: We, the undersigned, being electors residing in the unincorporated area of _______________________ Township, included within the _____________ Township Zoning Plan, equal to not less than fifteen per cent of the total vote cast for all candidates for governor in the area at the preceding general election at which a governor was elected, request the Board of Township Trustees to submit this amendment of the zoning resolution to the electors of ________________________ Township residing within the unincorporated area of the township included in the __________________ Township Zoning Resolution, for approval or rejection at a special election to be held on the day of the primary or general election to be held on _____(date)_____, pursuant to section 519.12 of the Revised Code. Street Address Date of Signature or R.F.D. Township Precinct County Signing __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ STATEMENT OF CIRCULATOR I, _____________(name of circulator)__________, declare under penalty of election falsification that I am an elector of the state of Ohio and reside at the address appearing below my signature; that I am the circulator of the foregoing part petition containing _______(number)_______ signatures; that I have witnessed the affixing of every signature; that all signers were to the best of my knowledge and belief qualified to sign; and that every signature is to the best of my knowledge and belief the signature of the person whose signature it purports to be or of an attorney in fact acting pursuant to section 3501.382 of the Revised Code. ___________________________________ (Signature of circulator) ___________________________________ (Address of circulator's permanent residence in this state) ___________________________________ (City, village, or township, and zip code) WHOEVER COMMITS ELECTION FALSIFICATION IS GUILTY OF A FELONY OF THE FIFTH DEGREE." The petition shall be filed with the board of township trustees and shall be accompanied by an appropriate map of the area affected by the zoning proposal. Within two weeks after receiving a petition filed under this section, the board of township trustees shall certify the petition to the board of elections. A petition filed under this section shall be certified to the board of elections not less than ninety days prior to the election at which the question is to be voted upon. The board of elections shall determine the sufficiency and validity of each petition certified to it by a board of township trustees under this section. If the board of elections determines that a petition is sufficient and valid, the question shall be voted upon at a special election to be held on the day of the next primary or general election that occurs at least ninety days after the date the petition is filed with the board of township trustees, regardless of whether any election will be held to nominate or elect candidates on that day. No amendment for which such a referendum vote has been requested shall be put into effect unless a majority of the vote cast on the issue is in favor of the amendment. Upon certification by the board of elections that the amendment has been approved by the voters, it shall take immediate effect. (I) Within five working days after an amendment's effective date, the board of township trustees shall file the text and maps of the amendment in the office of the county recorder and with the county or regional planning commission, if one exists. The failure to file any amendment, or any text and maps, or duplicates of any of these documents, with the office of the county recorder or the county or regional planning commission as required by this section does not invalidate the amendment and is not grounds for an appeal of any decision of the board of zoning appeals. (J)(1) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of the Revised Code, a decision of the board of township trustees to adopt a proposed amendment to the zoning text or map to rezone, redistrict, or otherwise make an amendment related to, any property involved in a megaproject as defined in section 122.17 of the Revised Code shall take effect immediately upon adoption and is exempt from the referendum procedures in division (H) of this section. (2) If a proposed amendment establishes or modifies planned-unit development regulations, the following apply in lieu of the contrary provisions of division (H) of this section: (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 board of township trustees. (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 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 519.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 519 / § 519.20
§ 519.20. Outdoor advertising classified as business use
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly For the purposes of sections 519.02 to 519.25 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, outdoor advertising shall be classified as a business use and be permitted in all districts zoned for industry, business, or trade, or lands used for agricultural purposes.
Ohio Rev. Code § 504.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 504 / § 504.18
§ 504.18. Supplying water or sewer services
Status: in_force

September 20, 1999 House Bill 187 - 123rd General Assembly (A) As used in this section and in sections 504.19 and 504.20 of the Revised Code, "water supply facilities" means all buildings, facilities, and pipelines acquired, constructed, or operated by or leased to a township, or to be acquired, constructed, or operated by or leased to a township, that the board of township trustees considers necessary for the storage, transportation, or treatment of water resources and the operation of facilities that supply water, together with all property rights, easements, and interests in real or personal property that may be required for the operation of the facilities. (B) For the purpose of supplying water or sewer services to users within the unincorporated area of the township, the board of township trustees may provide a supply of water or sewer services by contract with any municipal corporation, county sewer district, or regional water and sewer district or any person, firm, or private corporation furnishing a public water supply or sewer services within or outside the township. (C) To pay all or any part of the costs of a water supply or sewer services under this section or section 504.19 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees by resolution may levy special assessments upon lots and lands in the township benefiting from the water supply facilities or sewer improvements and may issue unvoted securities in anticipation of the levy or collection of those special assessments in accordance with Chapter 133. of the Revised Code. At the discretion of the board, assessments may be levied by one of the following methods: (1) By a percentage of the tax value of the property assessed; (2) In proportion to the benefits that result from the improvements; (3) By the front footage of the property bounding and abutting the improvements.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.09
§ 505.09. Duty of trustees at elections
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The board of township trustees, at any election or township meeting may cause any disorderly person to be removed from such place of election or meeting, and, if necessary, to be confined until the close of the election or meeting. Constables shall obey the orders and directions of the board for the purpose of preserving order at such election or meeting.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.52 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.52
§ 505.52. Police equipment fund
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly The board of trustees of a township police district or a joint police district board may issue bonds for the purpose of buying police equipment in the manner provided for in section 133.18 and pursuant to Chapter 133. of the Revised Code. The proceeds of the bonds issued under this section, other than any premium and accrued interest which is credited to the sinking fund, shall be placed in the township treasury or joint police district board treasury to the credit of a fund to be known as the "police equipment fund." Money from the police equipment fund shall be paid out only upon order of the township board of trustees of the township police district or of the joint police district board.
Ohio Rev. Code § 504.124 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 504 / § 504.124
§ 504.124. Certification of publication
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly Immediately after the expiration of the period of publication of summaries of resolutions required by section 504.122 of the Revised Code, the fiscal officer of the township shall enter on the record of resolutions, in a blank to be left for such purpose under the recorded resolution, a certificate stating in which manner and on what dates such publication was made, and shall sign the fiscal officer's name thereto officially. Such certificate shall be prima-facie evidence that legal publication of the summary of the resolution was made. Last updated February 19, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 519.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 519 / § 519.25
§ 519.25. Township zoning plan may be repealed - procedure
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly In any township in which there is in force a plan of township zoning, the plan may be repealed by the board of township trustees in the following manner: (A) The board may adopt a resolution upon its own initiative. (B) The board shall adopt a resolution if there is presented to it a petition, similar in all relevant aspects to that prescribed in section 519.12 of the Revised Code, signed by a number of qualified electors residing in the unincorporated area of such township included in the zoning plan equal to not less than fifteen per cent of the total vote cast for all candidates for governor in such area at the most recent general election at which a governor was elected, requesting that the question of whether or not the plan of zoning in effect in such township shall be repealed be submitted to the electors residing in the unincorporated area of the township included in the zoning plan at a special election to be held on the day of the next primary or general election. The resolution adopted by the board of township trustees to cause such question to be submitted to the electors shall be certified to the board of elections not later than ninety days prior to the day of election at which said question is to be voted upon. In the event a majority of the vote cast on such question in the township is in favor of repeal of zoning, then such regulations shall no longer be of any effect. Not more than one such election shall be held in any two calendar years. Last updated September 12, 2023 at 9:52 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.031 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.031
§ 505.031. Appointment of township administrator
Status: in_force

February 29, 2008 Senate Bill 36 - 127th General Assembly (A)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, the board of township trustees may appoint a township administrator, who shall be the administrative head of the township under the direction and supervision of the board and who shall hold office at the pleasure of the board. (2) The board of township trustees shall appoint a township administrator before the adoption of a resolution under division (A)(1) of section 504.01 of the Revised Code directing the board of elections to submit to the electors of the unincorporated territory of the township the question of whether the township should adopt a limited home rule government. The administrator shall be the administrative head of the township under the direction and supervision of the board and shall hold office at the pleasure of the board. (B) In the event that the township administrator is absent from that office by reason of illness, death, vacation, resignation, or removal, the chairperson of the board or a qualified person designated by the chairperson with the approval of the board shall act as township administrator and perform all duties of such township office, until such time as the township administrator returns to official duties or the board appoints a new township administrator to fill the vacancy. (C) The board shall fix the salary of the township administrator and cause the same to be paid.
Ohio Rev. Code § 503.44 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 503 / § 503.44
§ 503.44. Denial or revocation of permit
Status: in_force

June 3, 1992 House Bill 247 - 119th General Assembly If a board of township trustees has adopted a resolution under section 503.41 of the Revised Code, it shall deny any application for a permit to operate a massage establishment or revoke a previously issued permit, for any of the following reasons: (A) Falsification of any of the information required for the application or failure to fully complete the application; (B) Failure to cooperate with any required health or safety inspection; (C) Any one of the persons named on the application is under the age of eighteen; (D) Any one of the persons named on the application has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any violation of Chapter 2907. of the Revised Code, or violation of any municipal ordinance that is substantially equivalent to any offense contained in Chapter 2907. of the Revised Code, within five years preceding the application; (E) Any masseur or masseuse employed at the licensed massage establishment has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of division (D) of section 503.42 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 501.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 501 / § 501.06
§ 501.06. Lands appropriated by congress for support of schools and ministerial purposes
Status: in_force

June 29, 1988 House Bill 497 - 117th General Assembly Lands appropriated by congress for the support of schools and ministerial purposes include the following: (A) Lands on which the lease has expired or will expire after a period of time, not to exceed twenty years after January 1, 1970; (B) Lands on which the lease is determined to be for a period of time as defined in division (A) of this section and where substantial improvements have been added to the expense of the lessee; (C) Lands leased for ninety-nine years, renewable forever, or leases which have been renewed for a like term.
Ohio Rev. Code § 504.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 504 / § 504.03
§ 504.03. Election for terminating limited home rule government
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly (A)(1) If a limited home rule government is adopted pursuant to section 504.02 of the Revised Code, it shall remain in effect for at least three years except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section. At the end of that period, if the board of township trustees determines that that government is not in the best interests of the township, it may adopt a resolution causing the board of elections to submit to the electors of the unincorporated area of the township the question of whether the township should continue the limited home rule government. The question shall be voted upon at the next general election occurring at least ninety days after the certification of the resolution to the board of elections. After certification of the resolution, the board of elections shall submit the question to the electors of the unincorporated area of the township, and the ballot language shall be substantially as follows: "Shall the township of ___________ (name) continue the limited home rule government under which it is operating? _____ For continuation of the limited home rule government _____ Against continuation of the limited home rule government" (2)(a) At least forty-five days before the election on the question of continuing the limited home rule government, the board of township trustees shall have notice of the election published once a week for two consecutive weeks using at least one of the following methods: (i) In the print or digital edition of a newspaper of general circulation in the township; (ii) On the official public notice web site established under section 125.182 of the Revised Code; (iii) On the web site and social media account of the township The board shall have the notice posted in five conspicuous places in the unincorporated area of the township. (b) If a board of elections operates and maintains a web site, notice of the election shall be posted on that web site for at least thirty days before the election on the question of continuing the limited home rule government. (B) The electors of a township that has adopted a limited home rule government may propose at any time by initiative petition, in accordance with section 504.14 of the Revised Code, a resolution submitting to the electors in the unincorporated area of the township, in an election, the question set forth in division (A)(1) of this section. (C) If a majority of the votes cast under division (A) or (B) of this section on the proposition of continuing the limited home rule government is in the negative, that government is terminated effective on the first day of January immediately following the election, and a limited home rule government shall not be adopted in the unincorporated area of the township pursuant to section 504.02 of the Revised Code for at least three years after that date. (D) If a limited home rule government is terminated under this section, the board of township trustees immediately shall adopt a resolution repealing all resolutions adopted pursuant to this chapter that are not authorized by any other section of the Revised Code outside this chapter, effective on the first day of January immediately following the election described in division (A) or (B) of this section. However, no resolution adopted under this division shall affect or impair the obligations of the township under any security issued or contracts entered into by the township in connection with the financing of any water supply facility or sewer improvement under sections 504.18 to 504.20 of the Revised Code or the authority of the township to collect or enforce any assessments or other revenues constituting security for or source of payments of debt service charges of those securities. (E) Upon the termination of a limited home rule government under this section, if the township had converted its board of township trustees to a five-member board before September 26, 2003, the current board member who received the lowest number of votes of the current board members who were elected at the most recent election for township trustees, and the current board member who received the lowest number of votes of the current board members who were elected at the second most recent election for township trustees, shall cease to be township trustees on the date that the limited home rule government terminates. Their offices likewise shall cease to exist at that time, and the board shall continue as a three-member board as provided in section 505.01 of the Revised Code. Last updated February 19, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 513.172 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 513 / § 513.172
§ 513.172. Authority for board to form or acquire corporation, LLC, or participate in nonprofit enterprise or venture
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 222 - 134th General Assembly (A) A joint township district hospital board may do either of the following: (1) Form, or acquire control of, a domestic nonprofit corporation or a domestic nonprofit limited liability company; (2) Be a partner, member, owner, associate, or participant in a nonprofit enterprise or nonprofit venture. (B) A joint township district hospital board forming, acquiring, or becoming involved with a nonprofit corporation, limited liability company, enterprise, or venture under division (A) of this section shall do so in furtherance of any of the following: (1) To support the joint township hospital district's mission; (2) To provide for any or all health care or medical services, whether inpatient or outpatient services, diagnostic, treatment, care, or rehabilitation services, wellness services, services involving the prevention, detection, and control of disease, home health services or services provided at or through various facilities, education, training, and other necessary and related services for the health professions; (3) The management or operation of any hospital facility as defined in division (E) of section 140.01 of the Revised Code; (4) The management, operation, or participation in programs, projects, activities, and services useful to, connected with, supporting, or otherwise related to the health, wellness, and medical services and wellness programs provided in divisions (B)(2) and (3) of this section; (5) Any other activities that are in furtherance of the joint township hospital district or the persons served by the joint township hospital district or are necessary to perform the joint township hospital district's mission and functions and respond to change in the health care industry as determined by the joint township district hospital board. (C) A nonprofit corporation, limited liability company, enterprise, or venture that a joint township district hospital board forms, acquires, or becomes involved with under this section shall be considered an entity separate for all purposes from the joint township district hospital, a township, or other public entity and shall not be considered to be an agency, division, or department of a township or other public entity. Last updated July 14, 2021 at 8:42 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.721 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.721
§ 505.721. Joint ambulance district - reasonable charges for use of services
Status: in_force

November 5, 2004 House Bill 148 - 125th General Assembly As used in this section, "authorized medicare reimbursement rate" means such rate established for the locality under Title XVIII of the "Social Security Act," 49 Stat. 620 (1935), 42 U.S.C.A. 301, as amended. A board of trustees of a joint ambulance district may establish reasonable charges for the use of ambulance or emergency medical services. The board may establish different charges for district residents and nonresidents, and, in its discretion, may waive all or part of the charge for any district resident. The charge for nonresidents shall be an amount not less than the authorized medicare reimbursement rate, except that, if prior to the effective date of this section, the board had different charges for residents and nonresidents and the charge for nonresidents was less than the authorized medicare reimbursement rate, the board may charge nonresidents less than the authorized medicare reimbursement rate. Charges collected under this section shall be kept in a separate fund designated as the ambulance and emergency medical services fund, and shall be appropriated and administered by the board. The moneys in the fund shall be used for the payment of the costs of the management, maintenance, and operation of ambulance and emergency medical services in the district. If ambulance and emergency medical services are discontinued in the district, any balance remaining in the fund shall be allocated in amounts proportionate to the percentage of the district's total population served and paid accordingly into the general funds of the participating political subdivisions.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.491 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.491
§ 505.491. Police officer guilty in performance of official duty
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly Except as provided in division (D) of section 505.49 or in division (C) of section 509.01 of the Revised Code for a board of township trustees, and except as provided in division (D) of section 505.49 of the Revised Code for a joint police district board, if the board has reason to believe that a chief of police, patrol officer, or other township or joint police district employee appointed under division (B) of section 505.49 of the Revised Code or a police constable appointed under division (B) of section 509.01 of the Revised Code has been guilty, in the performance of the official duty of that chief of police, patrol officer, other township or joint police district employee, or police constable, of bribery, misfeasance, malfeasance, nonfeasance, misconduct in office, neglect of duty, gross immorality, habitual drunkenness, incompetence, or failure to obey orders given that person by the proper authority, the board immediately shall file written charges against that person. The written charges shall set forth in detail a statement of the alleged guilt and, at the same time, or as soon thereafter as possible, serve a true copy of those charges upon the person against whom they are made. The service may be made on the person or by leaving a copy of the charges at the office or residence of that person. Return of the service shall be made to the board in the same manner that is provided for the return of the service of summons in a civil action.
Ohio Rev. Code § 513.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 513 / § 513.02
§ 513.02. Compensation - annual report - unauthorized payment
Status: in_force

October 2, 1953 Senate Bill 130 - 100th General Assembly The payment to a hospital association or to a municipal corporation, as provided by section 513.01 of the Revised Code, shall be made as compensation for the use and maintenance of such hospital. Without change or interference with the organization thereof, the board of township trustees shall require the treasurer of such corporation or association to make an annual report, setting forth all the money and property which has come into its hands during the preceding year and the disposition thereof, with recommendations as to its future necessities. This section and section 513.01 of the Revised Code do not authorize or permit the payment of public funds to a religious or sectarian hospital association.
Ohio Rev. Code § 523.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 523 / § 523.07
§ 523.07. Effect of disapproval of merger
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly If a merger is disapproved by a majority of those voting on it in the townships proposed to be merged, an identical merger shall not be considered for at least three years after the date of the disapproval. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.441 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.441
§ 505.441. Collection and retention of fees for service runs
Status: in_force

September 23, 2011 House Bill 128 - 129th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "run" includes a call and an emergency to which a contracting party responds under a contract executed pursuant to section 505.44 of the Revised Code. (B) A township that enters into a contract with another party for services pursuant to section 505.44 of the Revised Code may provide in the contract that the contracting party shall collect and retain any fee that the township may charge for each run involving ambulance service, emergency medical service, or nonemergency patient transport service. The contract shall require that once each month, the contracting party shall provide the township with a written report that shall include for the previous month the number of runs the contracting party made in the township, the amount that was billed for each run, and the amount received for each run from the person that was billed for that particular run. The report also shall include the total amount collected that calendar year to date and the total amount outstanding that calendar year to date.
Ohio Rev. Code § 504.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 504 / § 504.09
§ 504.09. Proceedings of township board
Status: in_force

March 31, 2003 House Bill 515 - 124th General Assembly A board of township trustees shall determine its own rules and order of business and keep a journal of its proceedings. Notwithstanding section 507.04 of the Revised Code and anything to the contrary in section 504.04 of the Revised Code, the board may designate, by majority vote, any person to keep its journal and take the minutes of board meetings. A majority of the members of the board constitutes a quorum.
Ohio Rev. Code § 515.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 515 / § 515.01
§ 515.01. Lighting unincorporated districts
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly The board of township trustees may provide artificial lights for any road, highway, public place, or building under its supervision or control, or for any territory within the township and outside the boundaries of any municipal corporation, when the board determines that the public safety or welfare requires that the road, highway, public place, building, or territory shall be lighted. The lighting may be procured either by the township installing a lighting system or by contracting with any person or corporation to furnish lights. If lights are furnished under contract, the contract may provide that the equipment employed may be owned by the township or by the person or corporation supplying the lights. If the board determines to procure lighting by contract and the total estimated cost of the contract exceeds the amount specified in section 9.17 of the Revised Code, the board shall prepare plans and specifications for the lighting equipment and shall, for two weeks, advertise for bids for furnishing the lighting equipment, either by posting the advertisement in three conspicuous places in the township or by publication of the advertisement once a week, for two consecutive weeks, using at least one of the following methods: (A) In the print or digital edition of a newspaper of general circulation in the township; (B) On the official public notice web site established under section 125.182 of the Revised Code; (C) On the web site and social media account of the township. Any such contract for lighting shall be made with the lowest and best bidder. The board may also cause notice to be inserted in trade papers or other publications designated by it or to be distributed by electronic means. No lighting contract awarded by the board shall be made to cover a period of more than twenty years. The cost of installing and operating any lighting system or any light furnished under contract shall be paid from the general fund of the township treasury. No procurement subject to this section shall be divided into component parts, separate projects, or separate items of work in order to avoid the requirements of this section. Last updated February 19, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 511.233 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 511 / § 511.233
§ 511.233. Liability insurance
Status: in_force

August 3, 1982 House Bill 259 - 114th General Assembly A board of park commissioners of a township park district may purchase a policy or policies of insurance to insure the members of the board and its appointees, assistants, and employees against liability arising from the performance of their official duties.
Ohio Rev. Code § 519.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 519 / § 519.15
§ 519.15. Rules, meetings and procedures of board
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly The township board of zoning appeals shall organize and adopt rules in accordance with the zoning resolution. Meetings of the board of zoning appeals shall be held at the call of the chairperson, and at such other times as the board determines. The chairperson, or in the chairperson's absence the acting chairperson, may administer oaths, and the board of zoning appeals may compel the attendance of witnesses. All meetings of the board of zoning appeals shall be open to the public. The board of zoning appeals shall keep minutes of its proceedings showing the vote of each regular or alternate member upon each question, or, if absent or failing to vote, indicating such fact, and shall keep records of its examinations and other official actions, all of which shall be immediately filed in the office of the board of township trustees and be a public record. Appeals to the board of zoning appeals may be taken by any person aggrieved or by any officer of the township affected by any decision of the administrative officer. Such appeal shall be taken within twenty days after the decision by filing, with the officer from whom the appeal is taken and with the board of zoning appeals, a notice of appeal specifying the grounds. The officer from whom the appeal is taken shall transmit to the board of zoning appeals all the papers constituting the record upon which the action appealed from was taken. The board of zoning appeals shall fix a reasonable time for the public hearing of the appeal, give at least ten days' notice in writing to the parties in interest, publish notice of such public hearing at least ten days before the date of such hearing using at least one of the following methods: (A) In the print or digital edition of one or more newspapers of general circulation in the county; (B) On the official public notice web site established under section 125.182 of the Revised Code; (C) On the web site and social media account of the township. The board shall decide the appeal within a reasonable time after it is submitted. Upon the hearing, any person may appear in person or by attorney. The board of township trustees may require a person making an appeal to pay a fee to defray the cost of advertising, mailing, and other expenses. Last updated February 19, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 504.125 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 504 / § 504.125
§ 504.125. [Former R.C. 504.126, amended and renumbered by H.B. 315, 135th General Assembly, effective 4/3/2025] Effect of not making publication
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly It is a sufficient defense to any suit or prosecution under a resolution, to show that no publication or posting was made as required by sections 504.121 to 504.124 of the Revised Code. Last updated September 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.71 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.71
§ 505.71. Joint ambulance district
Status: in_force

July 3, 2019 House Bill 62 - 133rd General Assembly The boards of township trustees of one or more townships and the legislative authorities of any one or more municipal corporations within or adjoining those townships, or the boards of township trustees of two or more townships, or the legislative authorities of two or more municipal corporations, may, by adoption of a joint resolution by a majority of the members of each board of township trustees and by a majority of the members of the legislative authority of each municipal corporation, create a joint ambulance district comprising the municipal corporations and all or any portions of the townships as are mutually agreed upon, except that no portion of a township or municipal corporation being served by a joint emergency medical services district shall be part of a joint ambulance district. A district so created shall be given a name different from the name of any participating township or municipal corporation. The governing body of a district shall be a board of trustees, which shall include one representative appointed by each board of township trustees and one representative appointed by the legislative authority of each municipal corporation in the district. Members of the board of trustees may be compensated at a rate not to exceed seventy-five dollars per meeting, not to exceed fifteen meetings per year, and may be reimbursed for all necessary expenses incurred. The board shall employ a clerk. Before entering upon official duties, the clerk shall execute a bond, in the amount and with surety to be approved by the board, payable to the state, and conditioned for the faithful performance of all official duties required of the clerk. The bond shall be deposited with the presiding officer of the board, and copies of it, certified by the presiding officer, shall be filed with the county auditor of each county with a subdivision included in the district. To provide the services and equipment it considers necessary for the district, the board may levy taxes, subject to Chapter 5705. of the Revised Code, and issue bonds and other evidences of indebtedness, subject to Chapter 133. of the Revised Code, after submitting the question of that issuance to the electors of the district in the manner provided by Chapter 133. of the Revised Code. The district may purchase, lease, lease with an option to purchase, construct, maintain, and use all materials, equipment, vehicles, buildings, and land necessary to perform its duties. Any municipal corporation or township may join an existing district by the adoption of a resolution requesting membership and upon approval of the board of the district. Any municipal corporation or township may withdraw from a district by the adoption of a resolution ordering withdrawal. On or after the first day of January of the year following the adoption of the resolution of withdrawal, the municipal corporation or township withdrawing ceases to be a part of the district, and the power of the district to levy a tax upon taxable property in the withdrawing township or municipal corporation terminates, except that the district shall continue to levy and collect taxes for the payment of indebtedness within the territory of the district as it was comprised at the time the indebtedness was incurred. Upon the withdrawal of any township or municipal corporation from a district, the county auditor shall ascertain, apportion, and order a division of the funds on hand, moneys and taxes in the process of collection, except for taxes levied for the payment of indebtedness, credits, and real and personal property, either in money or in kind, on the basis of the valuation of the respective tax duplicates of the withdrawing municipal corporation or township and the remaining territory of the district. When the number of townships and municipal corporations constituting a district is reduced to one, the district ceases to exist by operation of law, and the funds, credits, and property remaining after apportionments to withdrawing municipal corporations or townships shall be assumed by the one remaining township or municipal corporation. When a district ceases to exist and an indebtedness remains unpaid, the board of county commissioners shall continue to levy and collect taxes for the payment of that indebtedness within the territory of the district as it was comprised at the time the indebtedness was incurred.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.704 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.704
§ 505.704. Participation and contribution to regional cooperation and improvement organization
Status: in_force

April 10, 1991 House Bill 174 - 118th General Assembly The board of trustees of any township may participate in and contribute to a nonprofit organization that is incorporated under Chapter 1702. of the Revised Code, that consists of units of government, and that has as its purpose regional cooperation and improvement. The board may appropriate contributions to the organization from the township's general fund. As used in this section, "organization" does not include any organization created pursuant to a law or ordinance that expressly names the organization and its purpose.
Ohio Rev. Code § 511.231 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 511 / § 511.231
§ 511.231. Appraisal of park district property
Status: in_force

November 5, 1965 Senate Bill 101 - 106th General Assembly Whenever it is necessary for the board of park commissioners of a township park district to determine the value of any real property owned by the board, or which it proposes to acquire by purchase, lease, or appropriation, the board may employ competent appraisers to advise it of the value of such property, or expert witnesses to testify thereto in an appropriation proceeding, and shall pay a reasonable compensation for such services.
Ohio Rev. Code § 513.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 513 / § 513.13
§ 513.13. Submission of tax levy for operation of hospital facilities
Status: in_force

July 2, 2010 House Bill 48 - 128th General Assembly The board of elections of the county in which a joint township hospital district, or the most populous portion of such district, lies shall, by resolution approved by a two-thirds vote of the joint township district hospital board, place upon the ballot for submission to the electorate of such district, at the next primary or general election, occurring not less than ninety nor more than one hundred thirty-five days after the request is received from such joint township district hospital board, the question of levying a tax, not to exceed one mill outside the ten-mill limitation, for a period not to exceed five years, to provide funds for the payment of necessary expenses incurred in the operation of hospital facilities or, if required by agreement made under section 140.03 of the Revised Code, for costs of hospital facilities or current operating expenses of hospital facilities, or both. Such resolution shall be certified to the board of elections not later than four p.m. of the ninetieth day before the day of the election. If a majority of the electors in such district voting on the proposition, vote in favor thereof, the county auditor of each county in which such district lies shall annually place a levy on the tax duplicate against the property in such district, in the amount required by the joint board of trustees of the district, but not to exceed one mill.
Ohio Rev. Code § 511.181 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 511 / § 511.181
§ 511.181. Resolution to convert parks owned and operated by park district into parks owned and operated by township
Status: in_force

September 26, 2003 House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly If the board of park commissioners of a township park district created before 1955 is appointed by the board of township trustees, the board of township trustees may adopt a resolution to convert the parks owned and operated by the park district into parks owned and operated by the township if the township has a population of less than thirty-five thousand and a geographical area of less than fifteen square miles. Upon the adoption of that resolution, the township park district shall cease to exist, all real and personal property owned by the park district shall be transferred to the township, and the township shall assume liability with respect to all contracts and debts of the park district. All employees of the township park district whose parks are so converted into township parks shall become township employees, and the board of township trustees may retain the former park commissioners, on the terms that the trustees consider appropriate, to operate the property formerly owned by the township park district. The township shall continue to collect any taxes levied within the former township park district, and the taxes shall be deposited into the township treasury as funds to be used for the park purposes for which they were levied. Within fifteen days after the adoption of a township park district conversion resolution under this section, the clerk of the board of township trustees shall certify a copy of that resolution to the county auditor.
Ohio Rev. Code § 517.32 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 517 / § 517.32
§ 517.32. Enclosure of abandoned cemetery
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Where the board of county commissioners has enclosed with a substantial fence of stone, iron, or posts and boards, all abandoned public cemeteries in the county, from which the remains of the dead have not been removed, the board of township trustees shall keep the fence in good repair, remove the undergrowth and weeds from such cemetery at least once a year, and pay the expense thereof from township funds. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.80 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.80
§ 505.80. Encouraging economic development of township or area through promotion of tourism
Status: in_force

April 26, 1976 House Bill 1033 - 111th General Assembly The board of trustees of a township may appropriate moneys from its general fund to be expended by the township or by joint agreement with one or more other political subdivisions or by private, nonprofit organizations for the public purpose of encouraging economic development of the township or area through promotion of tourism. Semiannual reports on the use of the expenditures shall be made to the board of trustees by the chief officer implementing the joint agreement, or the chief officer or board of directors of the private, nonprofit organizations. As used in this section, "promotion of tourism" is the encouragement through advertising, educational and informational means, and public relations, both within the state and outside of it, of travel by persons away from their homes for pleasure, personal reasons, or other purposes, except to work, to the township, or to the local area.
Ohio Rev. Code § 519.021 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 519 / § 519.021
§ 519.021. Planned-unit development regulations
Status: in_force

October 21, 1997 House Bill 280 - 122nd General Assembly A township zoning resolution or amendment adopted in accordance with this chapter may establish or modify planned-unit developments. Planned-unit development regulations shall apply to property only at the election of the property owner and shall include standards to be used by the board of township trustees or, if the board so chooses, by the township zoning commission, in determining whether to approve or disapprove any proposed development within a planned-unit development. The planned-unit development shall further the purpose of promoting the general public welfare, encouraging the efficient use of land and resources, promoting greater efficiency in providing public and utility services, and encouraging innovation in the planning and building of all types of development. Within a planned-unit development, the township zoning regulations, where applicable, need not be uniform, but may vary in order to accommodate unified development and to promote the public health, safety, morals, and the other purposes of this section. Planned-unit developments may be included in the township zoning resolution under one of the following procedures: (A) The board of township trustees may adopt planned-unit development regulations that do not automatically apply to any property in the township, but establish standards that will apply to property that becomes part of a planned-unit development as provided in this division. Property owners who wish to have planned-unit development regulations apply to their property may apply to have the zoning map amended pursuant to section 519.12 of the Revised Code to rezone their property as a planned-unit development and no longer subject to any previously applicable zoning regulations. Once property has been rezoned as a planned-unit development, subsequent development on that property shall comply with the planned-unit development regulations as determined by the board of township trustees or township zoning commission, as applicable. After the designation of the property as a planned-unit development on the zoning map, any approval or disapproval of subsequent use or development of property in a planned-unit development as being in compliance with regulations established as authorized by this division shall not be considered to be an amendment or supplement to a township zoning resolution for the purpose of section 519.12 of the Revised Code, but may be appealed pursuant to Chapter 2506. of the Revised Code. (B) Upon the application of property owners, the board of township trustees may establish a planned-unit development for their property, designating the property as a planned-unit development on the zoning map in accordance with the procedures set forth in section 519.12 of the Revised Code, and simultaneously adopting regulations as part of that same procedure that will apply only to that planned-unit development. Within that development, property is subject to the planned-unit development regulations and not to any other zoning regulations. Compliance with the planned-unit development regulations shall be determined by the board of township trustees or township zoning commission, as applicable. After the designation of the property as a planned-unit development on the zoning map and the simultaneous adoption of regulations that will apply only to that planned-unit development, any approval or disapproval of subsequent use or development of property in a planned-unit development as being in compliance with regulations established as authorized by this division shall not be considered to be an amendment or supplement to a township zoning resolution for the purpose of section 519.12 of the Revised Code, but may be appealed pursuant to Chapter 2506. of the Revised Code. (C) Pursuant to section 519.12 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees may adopt planned-unit development regulations and amend the zoning map to rezone property as planned-unit developments. Any other zoning regulations and zoning district that exist at the time a planned-unit development district is established under this division continue to apply within the planned-unit development district unless the board or the township zoning commission approves an application of an owner of property within the district to subject the owner's property to planned-unit development regulations under this division. Such an application shall be made in accordance with the planned-unit development regulations and shall include a development plan that complies with the planned-unit development regulations. Upon receiving such an application, the board of township trustees or township zoning commission, as applicable, shall determine whether the application and plan comply with the planned-unit development regulations. The board's or commission's determination shall not be considered to be an amendment to a township zoning resolution for purposes of section 519.12 of the Revised Code, but may be appealed pursuant to Chapter 2506. of the Revised Code. If the board or commission makes a final determination that the plan included in the application complies with the planned-unit development regulations or, if the board's or commission's final determination is one of noncompliance then if a court of competent jurisdiction makes a final nonappealable order finding compliance, the board or commission, as applicable, shall approve the application and upon approval shall cause the zoning map to be changed so that any other zoning district that applied to the property that is the subject of the owner's application no longer applies to that property. The removal of the prior zoning district from the zoning map is a ministerial act and shall not be considered to be an amendment or supplement to a township zoning resolution for the purposes of section 519.12 of the Revised Code and may not be appealed pursuant to Chapter 2506. of the Revised Code. Nothing in this section prevents a board of township trustees from authorizing a planned-unit development as a conditional use in the zoning resolution pursuant to section 519.14 of the Revised Code. As used in this section, "planned-unit development" means a development which is planned to integrate residential, commercial, industrial, or any other use.
Ohio Rev. Code § 519.213 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 519 / § 519.213
§ 519.213. Township 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) Notwithstanding division (A) of section 519.211 of the Revised Code, sections 519.02 to 519.25 of the Revised Code confer power on a board of township trustees or board of zoning appeals with respect to the location, erection, construction, reconstruction, change, alteration, maintenance, removal, use, or enlargement of any small wind farm or small solar facility, 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 519.02 to 519.25 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. (D) Nothing in division (C) of this section shall be construed as affecting the classification of a telecommunications tower as defined in division (B) or (E) of section 519.211 of the Revised Code or any other public utility for purposes of state and local taxation. Last updated January 17, 2023 at 12:39 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.03
§ 505.03. Additional or new bond
Status: in_force

March 20, 2019 House Bill 291 - 132nd General Assembly Except as otherwise provided in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, whenever the judge deems it necessary, and on application of at least twelve freeholders of the township, the judge of the county or municipal court having jurisdiction in the township who approves the bond under section 505.02 of the Revised Code, may require additional security or the execution of a new bond. If a trustee fails, for ten days, to give additional security or execute a new bond after service of the notice in writing, the office shall be declared vacant and filled as required by section 503.24 of the Revised Code. The original bond or new bond shall be deposited with the township fiscal officer and recorded by the fiscal officer.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.551 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.551
§ 505.551. Withdrawal from and dissolution of joint police district
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly (A) Any township or municipal corporation may withdraw from a joint police district created under section 505.482 of the Revised Code by adopting a resolution or an ordinance, respectively, ordering withdrawal. On or after the first day of January of the year following the adoption of the resolution or ordinance of withdrawal, the township or municipal corporation withdrawing ceases to be a part of the district, and the power of the district to levy a tax upon the taxable property in the withdrawing township or municipal corporation terminates, except that the district shall continue to levy and collect taxes for the payment of indebtedness within the territory of the district as it was comprised at the time the indebtedness was incurred. (B) Upon the withdrawal of any township or municipal corporation from a joint police district, the county auditor shall ascertain, apportion, and order a division of the funds on hand and moneys and taxes in the process of collection, except for taxes levied for the payment of indebtedness, credits, and real and personal property, either in money or in kind, on the basis of the valuation of the respective tax duplicates of the withdrawing township or municipal corporation and the remaining territory of the joint police district. (C) When the number of townships or municipal corporations comprising a joint police district is reduced to one, the joint police district ceases to exist by operation of law, and the funds, credits, and property remaining after apportionments to withdrawing townships or municipal corporations shall be assumed by the one remaining township or municipal corporation. When a joint police district ceases to exist and an indebtedness remains unpaid, the board of county commissioners shall continue to levy and collect taxes for the payment of that indebtedness within the territory of the joint police district as it was comprised at the time the indebtedness was incurred.
Ohio Rev. Code § 517.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 517 / § 517.08
§ 517.08. Expenditure of proceeds - exception
Status: in_force

September 28, 2016 House Bill 413 - 131st General Assembly The proceeds arising from the sale of cemetery lots under section 517.07 of the Revised Code shall be used in maintaining, improving, beautifying, and embellishing such grounds, and for maintaining and improving entombments, including mausoleums, columbariums, and other interment rights, except that upon unanimous consent of the board of township trustees, such proceeds may be used in the purchase or appropriation of additional land for cemetery purposes in accordance with sections 517.01 and 517.13 of the Revised Code; and the board of township trustees may build and maintain proper and secure fences around all such cemeteries, to be paid for from the township funds.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.173 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.173
§ 505.173. Storage of junk motor vehicles
Status: in_force

November 19, 1996 Senate Bill 121 - 121st General Assembly (A) Notwithstanding sections 4513.60 to 4513.65 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees may adopt resolutions as the board considers necessary to regulate the storage of junk motor vehicles on private or public property within the unincorporated area of the township. No resolution shall restrict the operation of a scrap metal processing facility licensed under authority of sections 4737.05 to 4737.12 of the Revised Code; the operation as a motor vehicle salvage dealer, salvage motor vehicle auction, or salvage motor vehicle pool of a person licensed under Chapter 4738. of the Revised Code; or the provision of towing and recovery services conducted under sections 4513.60 to 4513.63 of the Revised Code, including the storage and disposal of junk motor vehicles removed from public or private property in accordance with those sections. Except for a case in which division (C) of this section applies, no resolution shall prevent a person from storing or keeping, or restrict a person in the method of storing or keeping, any collector's vehicle on private property with the permission of the person having the right to the possession of the property, except that a person having such permission may be required to conceal, by means of buildings, fences, vegetation, terrain, or other suitable screening, any unlicensed collector's vehicle stored in the open. (B) In addition to other remedies provided by law, the board of township trustees may institute an action for injunction, mandamus, or abatement, or any other appropriate action or proceeding to prohibit the storage of junk motor vehicles in violation of this section. (C) Regardless of whether it is licensed or unlicensed, a collector's vehicle is a "junk motor vehicle" for purposes of this section if the collector's vehicle meets all of the criteria contained in division (E) of this section. If a collector's vehicle meets all of the criteria contained in division (E) of this section, a board of township trustees, in accordance with division (A) of this section, may regulate the storage of that motor vehicle on private or public property in the same manner that the board may regulate the storage of any other junk motor vehicle and, in case of a violation of this section, may pursue any remedy provided by law, including any remedy provided in division (B) of this section. (D) Whoever violates any resolution adopted under this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. Each day that a violation of this section continues constitutes a separate offense. Fines levied and collected under this section shall be paid into the township general revenue fund. (E) As used in this section, "junk motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle that meets all of the following criteria: (1) Three model years old, or older; (2) Apparently inoperable; (3) Extensively damaged, including, but not limited to, any of the following: missing wheels, tires, engine, or transmission.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.108 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.108
§ 505.108. Disposition of unclaimed property
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly Except as otherwise provided in this section and unless the property involved is required to be disposed of pursuant to another section of the Revised Code, property that is unclaimed for ninety days or more shall be sold by the chief of police or other head of the organized police department of the township, township police district, joint police district, or office of a township constable at public auction, after notice of the sale has been provided by publication once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation, or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code, in the county, or counties, if appropriate, in the case of a joint police district. The proceeds of the sale shall be paid to the fiscal officer of the township and credited to the township general fund, except that, in the case of a joint police district, the proceeds of a sale shall be paid to the treasurer of the joint police district board and credited to the appropriate fund according to agreement of the participating townships and municipal corporations. If authorized to do so by a resolution adopted by the board of township trustees or, in the case of a joint police district, the joint police district board, and if the property involved is not required to be disposed of pursuant to another section of the Revised Code, the head of the department, district, or office may contribute property that is unclaimed for ninety days or more to one or more public agencies, to one or more nonprofit organizations no part of the net income of which inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual and no substantial part of the activities of which consists of carrying on propaganda or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, or to one or more organizations satisfying section 501(c)(3) or (c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Ohio Rev. Code § 513.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 513 / § 513.05
§ 513.05. Agreement with nonprofit corporation or municipality for the erection and management of hospital
Status: in_force

April 6, 2023 House Bill 281 - 134th General Assembly The board of township trustees may agree with a corporation organized for charitable purposes and not for profit or with a municipal corporation for the erection and management of a hospital suitably located, for the treatment of persons of the township who are sick or have disabilities, or for an addition to such hospital, and for a permanent interest therein to such extent and upon such terms as are agreed upon between the board and such corporation. The board shall provide for the payment of the amount agreed upon for such interest, either in one payment or in annual installments, as agreed. Such agreement shall not become operative until approved by a vote of the electors of such township under section 513.06 of the Revised Code. Last updated March 10, 2023 at 11:01 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.602 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.602
§ 505.602. Group life insurance for township officers and employees
Status: in_force

September 28, 2016 House Bill 413 - 131st General Assembly A board of township trustees may procure and pay all or any part of the cost of group life insurance to insure the lives of officers and employees of the township. The amount of group life insurance coverage provided by the board to insure the lives of officers of the township shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars per officer.
Ohio Rev. Code § 503.42 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 503 / § 503.42
§ 503.42. Permits - licenses - regulations
Status: in_force

June 3, 1992 House Bill 247 - 119th General Assembly If a board of township trustees has adopted a resolution under section 503.41 of the Revised Code: (A) No person shall engage in, conduct or carry on, or permit to be engaged in, conducted or carried on in the unincorporated areas of the township, the operation of a massage establishment without first having obtained a permit from the board of township trustees as provided in section 503.43 of the Revised Code. (B) No individual shall act as a masseur or masseuse for a massage establishment located in the unincorporated areas of the township without first having obtained a license from the board of township trustees as provided in section 503.45 of the Revised Code. (C) No owner or operator of a massage establishment located in the unincorporated areas of the township shall knowingly do any of the following: (1) Employ an unlicensed masseur or masseuse; (2) Refuse to allow appropriate state or local authorities, including police officers, access to the massage establishment for any health or safety inspection conducted pursuant to a regulation adopted by the township under section 503.41 of the Revised Code; (3) Operate during the hours designated as prohibited hours of operation by the board of township trustees; (4) Employ any person under the age of eighteen. (D) No person employed in a massage establishment located in the unincorporated area of the township shall knowingly do any of the following in the performance of duties at the massage establishment: (1) Place his or her hand upon, touch with any part of his or her body, fondle in any manner, or massage the sexual or genital area of any other person; (2) Perform, offer, or agree to perform any act which would require the touching of the sexual or genital area of any other person; (3) Touch, offer, or agree to touch the sexual or genital area of any other person with any mechanical or electrical apparatus or appliance; (4) Wear unclean clothing, no clothing, transparent clothing, or clothing that otherwise reveals the sexual or genital areas of the masseur or masseuse; (5) Uncover or allow the sexual or genital area of any other person to be uncovered while providing massages. (E) No licensed masseur or masseuse shall accept or continue employment at a massage establishment that does not have a current, valid permit issued by the board of township trustees.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.105 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.105
§ 505.105. Property recovered by police department
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly Stolen or other property recovered by members of an organized police department of a township, a township police district, a joint police district, or the office of a township constable shall be deposited and kept in a place designated by the head of the department, district, or office. Each article of property shall be entered in a book kept for that purpose, with the name of its owner, if ascertained, the person from whom it was taken, the place where it was 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 it was taken, and, if it is not claimed by some person within thirty days after arrest and seizure, it shall be delivered to the person from whom it was taken, and to no other person, either attorney, agent, factor, or clerk, except by special order of the head of the department, district, or office.
Ohio Rev. Code § 511.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 511 / § 511.06
§ 511.06. Submission of question of tax to a vote
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly At the next regular municipal election after the applications for the enlargement, improvement, or erection of a public building have been so filed under section 511.05 of the Revised Code, the question as to whether or not a tax shall be levied upon all the property subject to taxation in the township and village for the enlargement, improvement, or erection of such building, shall be submitted to the electors of the township and village. Ten days' notice that the question will be submitted to the electors, shall be given by the board of township trustees and the mayor of the village, in a newspaper of general circulation in such township and village, which notice shall state the maximum amount of money proposed to be used for such purpose, and the rate of tax proposed to be levied.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.08
§ 505.08. Emergency contracts
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly After adopting by a unanimous vote a resolution declaring a real and present emergency in connection with the administration of township services or the execution of duties assigned by law to any officer of a township, the board of township trustees may, by resolution, enter into a contract, without bidding or advertising, for the purchase of services, materials, equipment, or supplies needed to meet the emergency if the estimated cost of the contract is less than the amount specified in section 9.17 of the Revised Code. During the period of the emergency declared by Executive Order 2020-01D, issued on March 9, 2020, the board of township trustees may, by resolution, enter into a contract, without bidding or advertising, for the purchase of personal protective equipment needed to meet the emergency, regardless of the estimated cost of the contract. "Personal protective equipment" means equipment worn to minimize exposure to hazards that cause workplace injuries and illnesses. Last updated July 31, 2023 at 4:52 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.391 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.391
§ 505.391. Assessment of charge for false alarm from an automatic fire alarm system at a commercial establishment
Status: in_force

September 21, 2006 House Bill 385 - 126th General Assembly (A) If, after the fire department of a township, township fire district, or joint fire district, or a private fire company with which the fire department of a township, township fire district, or joint fire district contracts for fire protection, responds to a false alarm from an automatic fire alarm system at a commercial establishment or residential building, the board of township trustees gives written notice by certified mail that it may assess a charge of up to three hundred dollars for each subsequent false alarm occurring after three false alarms by that system within the same calendar year, the board of township trustees may assess that charge. This notice shall be mailed to the owner and the lessee, if any, of the building in which the system is installed. After the board gives this notice, the board need not give any additional written notices before assessing a charge for a false alarm as provided by this section. (B) If payment of the bill assessing a charge for a false alarm is not received within thirty days, the township fiscal officer shall send a notice by certified mail to the manager and to the owner, if different, of the real estate of which the commercial establishment is a part, or to the occupant, lessee, agent, or tenant and to the owner, if different, of the real estate of which the residential building is a part, indicating that failure to pay the bill within thirty days, or to show just cause why the bill should not be paid within thirty days, will result in the assessment of a lien upon the real estate in the amount of the bill. If payment is not received or just cause for nonpayment is not shown within those thirty days, the amount of the bill shall be entered upon the tax duplicate, shall be a lien upon the real estate from the date of the entry, and shall be collected as other taxes and returned to the township treasury to be earmarked for use for fire services. (C) As used in this section, "commercial establishment" means a building or buildings in an area used primarily for nonresidential, commercial purposes.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.02
§ 505.02. Bond of township trustees
Status: in_force

March 20, 2019 House Bill 291 - 132nd General Assembly Except as otherwise provided in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, each township trustee, before entering upon the discharge of official duties, shall give bond to the state for the use of the township, in the sum of one thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of official duties as a trustee, and with at least two sureties, each of whom shall be a resident of the same township with the trustee or a corporate surety authorized to do business in this state. Such bond shall be approved by a judge of the county court or judge of a municipal court having jurisdiction in the township.
Ohio Rev. Code § 517.30 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 517 / § 517.30
§ 517.30. Trustees may erect monument commemorating members of armed forces
Status: in_force

March 22, 2019 House Bill 500 - 132nd General Assembly A board of township trustees may erect a suitable monument to commemorate the members of the armed forces who died in the service of the United States or of this state. The board, by a majority vote, may appropriate and expend not more than fifty thousand dollars from township funds for the purpose of erecting the monument, according to plans and specifications furnished or approved by the board.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.881 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.881
§ 505.881. Township special assessment to fund residential broadband expansion
Status: in_force

May 17, 2021 House Bill 2 - 134th General Assembly (A) If a program grant is awarded for an eligible project under sections 122.40 to 122.4077 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees in which the project is situated, by resolution, may levy a special assessment upon residential property within the township for the purpose of providing a contribution from the township towards the broadband funding gap for the eligible project. Assessments under this section shall be levied only upon the residential property that is subject to the eligible project. Before adopting the resolution, the board shall send written notice to each affected property owner stating the estimated assessment for that property. If an owner objects to the stated estimated assessment, the owner shall file a written objection with the board not later than two weeks after the notice is mailed. The board shall review the written objection and may revise the estimated assessment before adopting the resolution. If the property owner objects to the final assessment for the property levied in the resolution, the owner may appeal the final assessment under Chapter 2506. of the Revised Code. (B) The assessment shall be at a rate that will produce a total assessment that is not more than the township's contribution towards the funding gap for the eligible project as described in the application under section 122.4020 of the Revised Code. The board shall certify the amount to be levied upon each affected property to the county auditor, who shall enter the amount on the tax duplicate for collection by the county treasurer in equal semiannual installments in the same manner and at the same times as the collection of taxes on real property. Assessments shall be paid by owners of the properties upon which assessments are levied. (C) The assessments, when collected, shall be paid by the county auditor by warrant on the county treasurer into a special fund in the township treasury created for the purpose of funding an eligible project for which a program grant is awarded under sections 122.40 to 122.4077 of the Revised Code and that is located in the township. The board may expend moneys from the fund only for the purposes for which the assessments were levied. Last updated June 9, 2021 at 1:05 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 511.235 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 511 / § 511.235
§ 511.235. Mutual aid contracts for law enforcement purposes
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly The board of park commissioners of a township park district may enter into contracts with one or more townships, township police districts, joint police districts, municipal corporations, or county sheriffs of this state, with one or more park districts created pursuant to section 1545.01 of the Revised Code or other township park districts, or with a contiguous political subdivision of an adjoining state, and a township, township police district, joint police district board, municipal corporation, county sheriff, park district, or other township park district of this state may enter into a contract with a township park district upon any terms that are agreed to by them, to allow the use of the township park district law enforcement officers designated under section 511.232 of the Revised Code to perform any police function, exercise any police power, or render any police service in behalf of the contracting political subdivision that the subdivision may perform, exercise, or render. Chapter 2744. of the Revised Code, insofar as it applies to the operation of police departments, shall apply to the contracting political subdivisions and to the members of their police force or law enforcement department when they are rendering service outside their own subdivisions pursuant to that contract. Any members of the police force or law enforcement department acting pursuant to that contract outside the political subdivision in which they are employed shall be entitled to participate in any indemnity fund established by their employer to the same extent as while acting within the employing subdivision. Those members shall be entitled to all the rights and benefits of Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code, to the same extent as while performing service within the subdivision. The contracts entered into pursuant to this section may provide for the following: (A) A fixed annual charge to be paid at the times agreed upon and stipulated in the contract; (B) Compensation based upon the following: (1) A stipulated price for each call or emergency; (2) The number of members or pieces of equipment employed; (3) The elapsed time of service required in each call or emergency. (C) Compensation for loss or damage to equipment while engaged in rendering police services outside the limits of the subdivision that owns and furnishes the equipment; (D) Reimbursement of the subdivision in which the police force or law enforcement department members are employed, for any indemnity award or premium contribution assessed against the employing subdivision for workers' compensation benefits for injuries or death to members of its police force or law enforcement department occurring while engaged in rendering service pursuant to the contract.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.04
§ 505.04. Annual inventory
Status: in_force

March 22, 2019 House Bill 500 - 132nd General Assembly The board of township trustees shall make an inventory on the second Monday of January, each year, of all the materials, machinery, tools, and other township supplies in its possession. The inventory shall be a public record and one copy shall be filed with the fiscal officer of the township.
Ohio Rev. Code § 503.41 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 503 / § 503.41
§ 503.41. Regulation and registration of massage establishments and their employees
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly (A) A board of township trustees, by resolution, may regulate and require the registration of massage establishments and their employees within the unincorporated territory of the township. In accordance with sections 503.40 to 503.49 of the Revised Code, for that purpose, the board, by a majority vote of all members, may adopt, amend, administer, and enforce regulations within the unincorporated territory of the township. (B) A board may adopt regulations and amendments under this section only after public hearing at not fewer than two regular sessions of the board. The board shall publish notice of the public hearings, including the time, date, and place, once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the hearings using at least one of the following methods: (1) In the print or digital edition of a newspaper of general circulation in the township; (2) On the official public notice web site established under section 125.182 of the Revised Code; (3) On the web site and social media account of the township. The board shall make available proposed regulations or amendments to the public at the office of the board. (C) Regulations or amendments adopted by the board are effective thirty days after the date of adoption unless, within thirty days after the adoption of the regulations or amendments, the township fiscal officer receives a petition, signed by a number of qualified electors residing in the unincorporated area of the township equal to not less than ten per cent of the total vote cast for all candidates for governor in the area at the most recent general election at which a governor was elected, requesting the board to submit the regulations or amendments to the electors of the area for approval or rejection at the next primary or general election occurring at least ninety days after the board receives the petition. No regulation or amendment for which the referendum vote has been requested is effective unless a majority of the votes cast on the issue is in favor of the regulation or amendment. Upon certification by the board of elections that a majority of the votes cast on the issue was in favor of the regulation or amendment, the regulation or amendment takes immediate effect. (D) The board shall make available regulations it adopts or amends to the public at the office of the board and shall cause to be published once a notice of the availability of the regulations within ten days after their adoption or amendment, using at least one of the following methods: (1) In the print or digital edition of a newspaper of general circulation in the township; (2) On the official public notice web site established under section 125.182 of the Revised Code; (3) On the web site and social media account of the township. (E) Nothing in sections 503.40 to 503.49 of the Revised Code shall be construed to allow a board of township trustees toregulate the practice of any limited branch of medicine specified in section 4731.15 of the Revised Code or the practice of providing therapeutic massage by a licensed physician, a licensed chiropractor, a licensed podiatrist, a licensed nurse, or any other licensed health professional. As used in this division, "licensed" means licensed, certified, or registered to practice in this state. (F) If a township adopts regulations to require the registration of massage establishments and their employees, the township shall comply with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code. Last updated February 19, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 511.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 511 / § 511.15
§ 511.15. Memorial trustees
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Upon the completion and equipping of a soldier's memorial building, the board of township trustees shall certify such fact to the court of common pleas of the county in which the building was constructed, and the court thereupon shall appoint a board of permanent "memorial trustees," composed of seven citizens of the township; but if two or more townships unite in constructing a joint building each township shall be represented on each board, one of which members shall be appointed for the term of one year, one for two years, one for three years, one for four years, one for five years, one for six years, and one for seven years, and each year thereafter the court shall appoint a successor, for a term of seven years, to the trustee whose term of office then expires. Not more than four of the members of said board of trustees shall belong to the same political party. In the case of any memorial building existing prior to April 17, 1925, the court shall appoint the board in the manner provided in this section. Upon such appointment by the court the board of township trustees shall transfer the memorial building and other property and funds acquired under section 511.11 of the Revised Code to the board of permanent memorial trustees and the title of such property shall thereupon vest in such board and the memorial trustees provided for in section 511.09 of the Revised Code, shall cease to exist as an official board.
Ohio Rev. Code § 501.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 501 / § 501.04
§ 501.04. Sale or disposition of school lands
Status: in_force

April 12, 2021 Senate Bill 331 - 133rd General Assembly The board of education of each school district, with regard to lands appropriated by congress for the support of schools and ministerial purposes that have been allocated for the benefit of that district, may sell or dispose of such lands as provided in this section. Moneys received from their sale or disposition, or from annual rentals from leases that have not yet expired, shall belong to the school district for which such lands have been allocated. All funds held by the state from the sale or disposition of these lands and interest thereon before the effective date of this amendment shall be paid from the school district deposit fund in the custody of the treasurer of state to the school districts for whose benefit the lands have been allocated, on a pro rata basis. A school board may use moneys from the sale, disposition, or annual rentals of the lands to pay expenses it incurs in the operation and maintenance of these lands. If the total value of the lands credited to a school district under the terms of the original grant exceeds fifty thousand dollars, as determined by an appraisal conducted by at least two disinterested appraisers, the lands or any part thereof shall be sold upon specific authorization of the general assembly. In the event the sale of such lands has not been authorized and the lease or leases thereon expire, the school board may renew or lease anew such land. Lands and funds to the credit of any school district under the terms of the original grant shall be administered by the board of education of the school district, by an education foundation fund designated by the board, or by another person or entity designated by the board.
Ohio Rev. Code § 503.31 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 503 / § 503.31
§ 503.31. Remnant of township within boundaries of municipal corporation
Status: in_force

October 14, 1953 House Bill 46 - 100th General Assembly Where a remnant of a township in which there are no resident freeholders is located entirely within the boundaries of a municipal corporation, such remnant shall be considered a part of such municipal corporation as though it had been annexed thereto for all purposes except the exercise of eminent domain as to said annexed area. In every such case, the clerk of council or village clerk shall prepare a description of the remnant and an accurate plat thereof, together with his certificate that the description and plat are correct, that the area is a remnant of a township now defunct, and that it lies entirely within the boundaries of the municipal corporation. One copy of such description, plat, and certificate shall be filed for record with the county recorder and one copy with the secretary of state. The procedure shall be the same as in the case of the filing of annexation transcripts.
Ohio Rev. Code § 513.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 513 / § 513.08
§ 513.08. Agreement for participation in construction and maintenance of municipal hospital - bond issue submitted to electors
Status: in_force

November 15, 1991 Senate Bill 233 - 119th General Assembly A joint township district hospital board, or a board of county commissioners may, in lieu of proceeding to establish, construct, and maintain a joint township hospital, or in the case of a county, a county-hospital, enter into an agreement with a municipal corporation, which proposes to establish, or has established, a municipal hospital, for participation by such district or county in the erection or enlargement of such municipal hospital, or in its maintenance and operation, or both. Such agreement may provide for the amounts to be contributed by the district or county for such construction or enlargement and for maintenance and operation, the rights and privileges to be enjoyed by the district or county and its inhabitants by virtue of such contributions, and the rights or representation by the district or county upon the municipal corporation's board of hospital commissioners or board of governors, or both. If, under such agreement, the district or county is obligated to contribute a sum for the erection or enlargement of the municipal hospital, the district hospital board shall submit to the electors of such joint township hospital district, voting as a subdivision, or the county shall submit to the electors of the county, the question of the issue of bonds of such district or county, in the amount necessary to provide such sum. The proceedings in the matter of such election and in the issuance and sale of such bonds, if authorized by the electors, shall conform to Chapter 133. of the Revised Code. The aggregate net indebtedness created or incurred by a joint township hospital district, or by a county, for the purposes of this section, shall not exceed two per cent of the tax valuation of such district or county.