Ohio Rev. Code § 517.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 517 / § 517.15
§ 517.15. Cemetery endowment fund
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly A board of township trustees may create a permanent cemetery endowment fund for the purpose of maintaining, improving, and beautifying township cemeteries and burial lots in township cemeteries. The fund shall consist of money arising from the following sources: (A) Gifts, devises, or bequests received for the purpose of maintaining, improving, or beautifying township cemeteries; (B) Charges added to the price regularly charged for burial lots for the purpose of maintaining, improving, or beautifying township cemeteries; (C) Contributions of money from the township general fund; (D) An individual agreement with the purchaser of a burial lot providing that a part of the purchase price is to be applied to the purpose of maintaining, improving, or beautifying any burial lot designated and named by the purchaser; (E) Individual gifts, devises, or bequests made for the maintenance, improvement, and beautification of any burial lot designated and named by the person making the gift, devise, or bequest. Upon unanimous consent of the board of trustees, the board may use the principal of the fund if the board is unable to maintain, improve, and beautify township cemeteries using only the income from the fund.
Ohio Rev. Code § 511.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 511 / § 511.14
§ 511.14. Commemorative tablets
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly There shall be provided in a memorial building, erected under sections 511.08 to 511.17 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, suitable apartments, of sufficient dimensions, to commemorate the soldiers, sailors, and marines of the township who lost their lives while in the service of the United States, and the names of such soldiers, sailors, and marines shall be inscribed on suitable tablets in the building or on the monument, statue, or memorial so erected.
Ohio Rev. Code § 513.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 513 / § 513.18
§ 513.18. Contiguous township may become part of joint township hospital district
Status: in_force

January 1, 2026 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly In the event any township, contiguous to a joint township hospital district, desires to become a part of such district in existence under sections 513.07 to 513.18 of the Revised Code, its board of township trustees, by a two-thirds favorable vote of the members of such board, after the existing joint township hospital board has, by a majority favorable vote of the members thereof, approved the terms under which such township proposes to join the district, shall become a part of the joint township district hospital board under such terms and with all the rights, privileges, and responsibilities enjoyed by and extended to the existing members of the hospital board under such sections, including representation on the board of hospital governors by the appointment of an elector of such township as a member thereof. If the terms under which such township proposes to join the hospital district involve a tax levy for the purpose of sharing the existing obligations, including bonded indebtedness, of the district or the necessary operating expenses of such hospital, such township shall not become a part of the district until its electors have approved such levy as provided in this section. In such a case, the board of township trustees and the county auditor shall proceed in the same manner as required for a tax levy under section 5705.03 of the Revised Code, except that the levy's annual collections shall be estimated assuming that the township has been added to the hospital district. Upon request of the board of township trustees of the township proposing to join such district, by resolution approved by a two-thirds vote of its members, the board of elections of the county in which the township lies shall place upon the ballot for submission to the electorate of such township at the next primary or general election occurring not less than ninety nor more than one hundred thirty-five days after such request is received from the board of township trustees the question of levying a tax, not to exceed one mill outside the ten-mill limitation, for a period of not to exceed five years, to provide funds for the payment of the township's share of the necessary expenses incurred in the operation of such hospital, or the question of levying a tax to pay the township's share of the existing obligations, including bonded indebtedness, of the district, or both questions may be submitted at the same primary or general election. The question appearing on the ballot shall read: "Shall _____ (name of township) be added to the _____ (name of joint township hospital district), and property tax be levied for the purpose of _____ (purpose of tax), that the county auditor estimates will collect $______ annually, at a rate not exceeding _____ mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $_____ (rate or effective rate, as applicable) for each $100,000 of the county auditor's market value, to be in effect for _____ (number of years the tax is to be in effect)?" If a majority of the electors voting on the propositions vote in favor thereof, the county auditor shall place such levies on the tax duplicate against the property in the township, which township shall thereby become a part of said joint township hospital district. As used in this section, "the county auditor's market value" and "effective rate" have the same meanings as in section 5705.01 of the Revised Code. Last updated October 6, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 504.24 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 504 / § 504.24
§ 504.24. Off-street parking facilities
Status: in_force

September 28, 2016 House Bill 413 - 131st General Assembly (A) A board of township trustees of an urban township, as defined in section 504.01 of the Revised Code, may lay out, establish, construct, maintain, and operate, within the unincorporated territory of the township, off-street parking facilities for motor vehicles. For this purpose, the board may acquire by purchase, gift, devise, exchange, lease, or sublease any existing off-street parking facilities or any real estate or interest in real estate required for the construction of the parking facilities. In addition, the board may exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by sections 163.01 to 163.22 of the Revised Code. (B) Land acquired by a township under this section is not tax exempt, except if any township owns and operates parking facilities used exclusively for a public purpose and charges no fee for the privilege of parking in such a facility, the facilities are tax exempt. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 515.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 515 / § 515.02
§ 515.02. Petition for lighting
Status: in_force

December 20, 2005 Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly When the owners of more than one-half of the feet front of the lots and lands abutting on the streets and public ways of any unincorporated district in a township sign a petition for artificial lighting of the streets and public ways in the district and file it with the township fiscal officer, the fiscal officer shall give to the board of township trustees a notice of the filing of the petition and a copy of it.
Ohio Rev. Code § 503.241 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 503 / § 503.241
§ 503.241. When township offices deemed vacant
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 Senate Bill 196 - 135th General Assembly Whenever any township officer ceases to reside in the township, or is absent from the township for ninety consecutive days, except in case of sickness or injury as provided in this section, the officer's office shall be deemed vacant and the board of township trustees shall declare a vacancy to exist in such office. Such vacancy shall be filled in the manner provided by section 503.24 of the Revised Code. Whenever any township officer is absent from the township because of sickness or injury, the officer shall cause to be filed with the board of township trustees a certificate from a physician, certified nurse-midwife, clinical nurse specialist, or certified nurse practitioner of the officer's sickness or injury. If such certificate is not filed with the board within ten days after the expiration of the ninety consecutive days of absence from the township, the officer's office shall be deemed vacant and the board of township trustees shall declare a vacancy to exist in such office. This section shall not apply to a township officer while in the active military service of the United States. Last updated February 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.484 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.484
§ 505.484. Performance bond
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly The treasurer of the joint police district board, before entering upon the duties of that office, shall execute a bond payable to the state, in the amount and with surety to be approved by the joint police district board, conditioned for the faithful performance of all the official duties required by the treasurer. The bond shall be deposited with the president of the joint police district board, and a copy thereof, certified by the president, shall be filed with the county auditor.
Ohio Rev. Code § 501.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 501 / § 501.10
§ 501.10. Sale or lease anew of lands in default of rent payment
Status: in_force

June 29, 1988 House Bill 497 - 117th General Assembly When a lessee fails to make payment of any rent on lands appropriated by congress for the support of schools and ministerial purposes when due and payable, the school district to which the rent is due shall notify the lessee by certified mail of the amount of rent due. If such rent is not paid for lands described in division (A) or (B) of section 501.06 of the Revised Code within thirty days after such notice, the school district may lease anew or sell the land, as provided in section 501.07 or 501.08 of the Revised Code. If such rent is not paid for lands described in division (C) of section 501.06 of the Revised Code within thirty days after such notice, the school district shall sell the lands using the appraisal, notice, and sale procedures of section 501.07 of the Revised Code and subject to section 501.04 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.241 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.241
§ 505.241. Dues for township government association
Status: in_force

April 16, 1993 Senate Bill 125 - 119th General Assembly A board of township trustees may authorize its elected officers to join an association or nonprofit organization formed for the improvement of township government. Such board may appropriate from its general fund an amount sufficient to pay the dues, subscription costs, or membership charges of such association or nonprofit organization.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.1010 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.1010
§ 505.1010. Purchase of property at auction
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly A board of township trustees may purchase real or personal property at public auction by adopting a resolution to designate an individual, officer, or employee to represent the board and tender bids at the auction. Any purchase made at a public auction shall be subject to a maximum purchase price established by resolution of the board or an appraisal obtained before the auction and approved by the board of township trustees. A purchase made under this section shall comply with division (D) of section 5705.41 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.61 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.61
§ 505.61. Liability insurance for police personnel
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly A board of township trustees may purchase a policy or policies of insurance to indemnify township constables appointed under Chapter 509. of the Revised Code or the chief of police, patrol officers, and other employees of a township police district established under sections 505.48 to 505.55 of the Revised Code against liability arising from the performance of their official duties. A joint police district board may purchase a policy or policies of insurance to indemnify the chief of police, patrol officers, and other employees of a joint police district established under section 505.482 of the Revised Code against liability arising from the performance of their duties.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.104 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.104
§ 505.104. Exchange or transfer of real property without bidding
Status: in_force

July 26, 1989 Senate Bill 40 - 118th General Assembly A board of township trustees may, by resolution and without bidding or advertising, exchange and transfer any real property belonging to the township if all of the following apply in regard to the real property the township acquires in the exchange: (A) Its current market value is equal to or greater than that of the real property the township gives up in the exchange and the county auditor so certifies prior to the transfer; (B) It is improved to the township's specifications; (C) It is to be used by the township for a public purpose that is the same as or similar to that for which the real property the township gives up in the exchange was used.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.14
§ 505.14. Residence for physician - tax levy - election - anticipatory notes
Status: in_force

July 2, 2010 House Bill 48 - 128th General Assembly The board of township trustees of a township described in section 505.13 of the Revised Code, which, for any reason, is inaccessible from the mainland at some time of the year, may construct, acquire, purchase, lease, and maintain a house as the residence of a resident physician, when, in the opinion of a majority of the members of such board, it is necessary for the maintenance of the public health and welfare. For the maintenance, construction, acquisition, purchase, or lease of such a house the board may levy a tax upon all the taxable property in the township, in such amount as it determines. The question of levying such a tax shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the township at a general or special election. The trustees shall certify such resolution to the board of elections not later than four p.m. of the ninetieth day before the day of the election. Twenty days' notice thereof shall be previously given by posting in at least three public places in the township. Such notice shall state specifically the amount to be raised and the purpose thereof. If a majority of all votes cast at such election upon the proposition is in favor thereof, the tax provided for is authorized. Upon the authorization of such tax levy the board may issue notes in anticipation of such revenues, to mature in not more than two years from the date of issue, and to bear interest at not more than four per cent per annum.
Ohio Rev. Code § 517.23 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 517 / § 517.23
§ 517.23. Disinterment of body buried in cemetery
Status: in_force

October 24, 2024 House Bill 301 - 135th General Assembly (A) Subject to divisions (B), (D), (E), and (F) of this section, the board of township trustees, the trustees or directors of a cemetery association, or the other officers having control and management of a cemetery or the officer of a municipal corporation who has control and management of a municipal cemetery shall disinter or grant permission to disinter any remains interred in the cemetery in either of the following circumstances: (1) Within thirty days after an application for disinterment is filed with the cemetery in accordance with division (A) of section 517.24 of the Revised Code and payment of the reasonable costs and expense of disinterment is made by the following applicants: (a) A designated representative, or successor, to whom the decedent had assigned the right of disposition in a written declaration pursuant to section 2108.70 of the Revised Code and who had exercised such right at the time of the declarant's death; (b) If no designated representative exercised the right of disposition pursuant to section 2108.70 of the Revised Code, the surviving spouse of the decedent who is eighteen years of age or older. (2) On order of a probate court issued under division (B) of section 517.24 of the Revised Code and payment by the person who applied for the order under that division of the reasonable costs and expense of disinterment. (B) No disinterment shall be made pursuant to this section and section 517.24 of the Revised Code if the decedent died of a contagious or infectious disease until a permit has been issued by the board of health of a general health district or of a city health district. This division does not apply to cremated remains. (C) Upon disinterment of remains under division (A)(1) or (2) of this section, the involved board, trustees, directors, other officers, or officer of the municipal corporation shall deliver or cause to be delivered the disinterred remains to the applicant under division (A)(1) of this section or, if the disinterment was pursuant to court order issued under division (B) of section 517.24 of the Revised Code, to the person who applied for the order under that division. (D) The board of township trustees, the trustees or directors of a cemetery association, or the other officers having control and management of a cemetery or the officer of a municipal corporation who has control and management of a municipal cemetery may disinter or grant permission to disinter and, if appropriate, may reinter or grant permission to reinter any remains interred in the cemetery to correct an interment error in the cemetery if the board, trustees, directors, other officers, or officer of the municipal corporation comply with the internal rules of the cemetery pertaining to disinterments and if the board, trustees, directors, other officers, or officer of the municipal corporation provide notice of the disinterment to the person who has been assigned or reassigned the rights of disposition for the deceased person under the provisions of section 2108.70 or 2108.81 of the Revised Code. The board, trustees, directors, other officers, or officer of the municipal corporation may correct an interment error under this division without a court order or an application by a person. (E)(1) A person who is an interested party and who is eighteen years of age or older and of sound mind may apply to the probate court of the county in which the decedent is interred for an order to prevent the applicant under division (A)(1) of this section from having the remains of the decedent disinterred. An application to prevent the disinterment of the remains of the decedent shall be in writing, subscribed and verified by oath, and include all of the following: (a) If applicable, a statement that the applicant assumed financial responsibility for the funeral and interment expenses of the decedent; (b) If division (E)(1)(a) of this section is inapplicable relative to the applicant, a statement that the applicant did not assume financial responsibility for the funeral and interment expenses of the decedent; (c) A statement that the applicant is eighteen years of age or older and of sound mind; (d) The relationship of the applicant to the decedent; (e) A statement of the applicant's reasons to oppose the disinterment of the remains of the decedent. (2) An applicant for an order to prevent the disinterment of the remains of the decedent under division (E) of this section promptly shall give notice of the filing of the application by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the applicant under division (A)(1) of this section. The notice shall indicate that the applicant has filed an application for an order to prevent the disinterment of the remains of the decedent. (F)(1) If the repair or replacement of a mausoleum or columbarium necessitates the disinterment of one or more sets of remains, the board, trustees, directors, other officers, or officer of the municipal corporation, shall file a single application with the probate court in the county where the mausoleum or columbarium is situated for a disinterment order that authorizes the disinterment and reinterment of those affected remains in the mausoleum or columbarium. Upon the filing of the application, the probate court shall schedule a hearing. (2) The board, trustees, directors, other officers, or officer of the municipal corporation promptly shall provide notice to the surviving spouses of the affected decedents and to the persons who have been assigned or reassigned the rights of disposition for the affected remains under the provisions of sections 2108.70 to 2108.90 of the Revised Code. The notice shall state that an application for disinterment has been filed and shall provide the time, date, and location of the hearing. The notice shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, or, if the names or addresses of such persons are unknown and cannot with reasonable diligence be ascertained, the notice shall be made by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the probate court is located and as otherwise required by the probate court. (3) Upon conducting the hearing, the court shall issue an order of disinterment if all of the following are satisfied: (a) The affected remains shall be held in a permanent or temporary structure on cemetery property that allows for access for visitation during the times that the cemetery's other grounds and facilities are open for visitation, shall be properly identified and held in a secure manner without any commingling of cremated remains, and shall not be held for a period exceeding eighteen months unless an extension of time is granted by the probate court for good cause; (b) If a mausoleum or columbarium is being replaced, the replacement mausoleum or columbarium shall be built on property that is owned by the cemetery and that is either the same property upon which the original mausoleum or columbarium was located or property that is contiguous thereto; (c) The cemetery provided notice as required under division (F)(2) of this section; (d) Upon considering all of the following, the court finds there are one or more compelling reasons to issue the requested order of disinterment: (i) The cost, feasibility, and timetable for the repairs or replacement; (ii) The current condition of the structure to be repaired or replaced; (iii) The location, design, features, and overall quality of the proposed replacement structure; (iv) The input of the persons receiving notice under division (F)(2) of this section. (4) A cemetery is not liable in damages in a civil action if the cemetery changes the specific location of entombment rights or columbarium rights due to the repair or replacement of a mausoleum or columbarium made in accordance with an order issued by the probate court under division (F)(3) of this section. (G) As used in this section and in section 517.24 of the Revised Code: (1) "Cemetery" and "interment" have the same meanings as in section 1721.21 of the Revised Code. (2) "Disinterment" means the recovery of human remains by exhumation, disentombment, or disinurnment. "Disinterment" does not include the raising and lowering of remains to accommodate two interments within a single grave and does not include the repositioning of an outside burial container that encroaches an adjoining burial space. Last updated August 28, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 504.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 504 / § 504.06
§ 504.06. Citations for violation of township resolutions
Status: in_force

December 20, 2005 Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly (A) Peace officers serving the township pursuant to section 504.16 of the Revised Code may issue citations to persons who violate township resolutions adopted pursuant to this chapter. Each citation shall contain provisions that: (1) Advise the person upon whom it is served that the person must answer in relation to the violation charged in the citation within fourteen days after the citation is served upon the person; (2) Indicate the allowable answers that may be made and that the person will be afforded a court hearing if the person denies in the person's answer having committed the violation; (3) Specify that the answer must be made in person or by mail to the township fiscal officer; (4) Indicate the amount of the fine that arises from the violation. (B) A peace officer who issues a citation for a violation of a township resolution shall complete the citation by identifying the violation charged and by indicating the date, time, and place of the violation charged. The officer shall sign the citation, affirm the facts that it contains, and without unnecessary delay file the original citation with the court having jurisdiction over the violation. A copy of a citation issued pursuant to this section shall be served pursuant to the Rules of Civil Procedure upon the person who violated the resolution. No peace officer is entitled to receive witness fees in a cause prosecuted under a township resolution adopted pursuant to this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 511.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 511 / § 511.16
§ 511.16. Control and maintenance
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The board of permanent memorial trustees shall provide for the maintenance of the township memorial building, monument, statue, or memorial and shall always keep the memorial in such condition that it will fulfill the purpose for which it was constructed. The board of permanent memorial trustees may receive donations and bequests to aid in the maintenance of such memorial, and such moneys, together with moneys received from all other sources, shall be placed in a fund to be known as "the township memorial fund," and shall be paid out on vouchers signed by two members of the board of permanent memorial trustees. The board of permanent memorial trustees shall, annually, report a complete statement of all its receipts and disbursements and certify to the board of township trustees the amount of money required for the maintenance of such memorial and the making of any necessary improvements thereto, which amount shall be placed in the budget of the board of township trustees and certified to the budget commission of the county. The board of permanent memorial trustees may permit the occupancy and use of the memorial building or any part thereof, upon such terms as it deems proper.
Ohio Rev. Code § 501.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 501 / § 501.08
§ 501.08. Substantial improvements added at expense of lessee
Status: in_force

June 29, 1988 House Bill 549 - 117th General Assembly Lands described in division (B) of section 501.06 of the Revised Code upon which the lease expires may be leased again by the board of education of the school district for whose benefit the lands have been allocated, or be sold, subject to section 501.04 of the Revised Code, as provided in this section. Substantial improvements added at the expense of the lessee shall not be considered as a part of the land to be appraised or sold. Appraisal by at least two disinterested appraisers undertaken by the school board shall consist of the land offered for sale, plus any improvements undertaken at the board's expense. The lessee shall have first option to purchase the land at the appraised amount. If the lessee does not purchase the land within sixty days of the offer made by the school board, the property shall be sold as provided in section 501.07 of the Revised Code. The lessee of land upon which a lease has not as yet expired may request that an appraisal be made of that land prior to expiration of the lease. The lessee shall have thirty days in which to accept an offer of the school board of the appraised value of the land and agree to purchase the land. Under such circumstances, the lease shall be canceled upon the lessee's payment of the purchase price, and the lessee shall receive a deed in fee simple to the property.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.99
§ 505.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

July 1, 1996 Senate Bill 2 - 121st General Assembly Whoever violates section 505.374 , 505.74 , 505.75 , 505.76 , 505.77 , or 505.94 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.266 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.266
§ 505.266. Procedure for establishing or increasing concentrated animal feeding facility
Status: in_force

April 6, 2023 House Bill 501 - 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Concentrated animal feeding facility" and "major concentrated animal feeding facility" have the same meanings as in section 903.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Facility" means a proposed new or expanded major concentrated animal feeding facility. (3) "Improvement" means the construction, modification, or both of township infrastructure. (B) A person who proposes to do any of the following shall provide written notification as required under division (C) of this section to the board of township trustees of the township in which a facility is or is to be located: (1) Establish a new major concentrated animal feeding facility; (2) Increase the design capacity of an existing major concentrated animal feeding facility by ten per cent or more in excess of the design capacity set forth in the current permit for construction or modification of the facility or for installation or modification of the disposal system for manure at the facility issued under section 903.02 or division (J) of section 6111.03 of the Revised Code, as applicable; (3) Increase the design capacity of an existing concentrated animal feeding facility by ten per cent or more in excess of the design capacity set forth in the current permit for construction or modification of the facility or for installation or modification of the disposal system for manure at the facility issued under section 903.02 or division (J) of section 6111.03 of the Revised Code, as applicable, and to a design capacity of more than ten times the number of animals specified in any of the categories in division (M) of section 903.01 of the Revised Code. (C) The person shall notify the board in writing by certified or ordinary mail of the proposed construction or expansion of the facility and include the following information: (1) The anticipated travel routes of motor vehicles to and from the facility; (2) The anticipated number and weights of motor vehicles traveling to and from the facility. (D) At the request of the board, the county engineer may review the written notification and advise the board on both of the following: (1) Improvements and maintenance of improvements that are reasonably needed in order to accommodate the impact on township infrastructure that is anticipated as a result of the facility, including increased travel or the types of vehicles on township roads; (2) The projected costs of the improvements and maintenance. Not later than ten days after receiving the written notification, the board may request the person to provide additional reasonable and relevant information regarding the impact of the facility on township infrastructure. The person shall provide the information not later than ten days after the request is made. (E)(1) Not later than thirty days after the initial written notification is received by the board, the board shall submit to the person its recommendations, if any, concerning the improvements that will be needed as a result of the facility and the cost of those improvements. (2) Not later than fifteen days after receipt of the board's recommendations, the person shall notify the board either that the person agrees with the recommendations and will implement them or that the person is submitting reasonable alternative recommendations or modifications to the board. If the person agrees with the recommendations, they shall be considered to be the board's final recommendations. (3) If the board receives alternative recommendations or modifications under division (E)(2) of this section, the board shall select final recommendations and submit them to the person not later than thirty days after the receipt of the alternative recommendations or modifications. (F)(1) The board shall prepare a written, dated statement certifying that the written notification required under this section was submitted and that final recommendations were selected regarding needed improvements and the costs of those improvements. The board shall provide the person with the original of the statement so that the person can include it with the application for a permit to install for the facility as required under division (C)(5) of section 903.02 of the Revised Code. The board shall retain a copy of the statement for its records. (2) If the board fails to prepare a written, dated statement in accordance with division (F)(1) of this section within seventy-five days of receiving the initial written notification by certified mail from the person, the person instead shall file with the application for a permit to install for the facility a notarized affidavit declaring that the person has met the criteria established in this section and that a written, dated statement was not received by the person from the board. (G) If the person receives a written, dated statement from the board as provided in division (F)(1) of this section, the person shall construct, modify, and maintain or finance the construction, modification, and maintenance of improvements as provided in the board's final recommendations and with the approval and oversight of the county engineer. If the person fails to do so, the board shall notify the person either by certified mail or, if the board has record of an internet identifier of record associated with the person, by ordinary mail and by that internet identifier of record that the board intends to initiate mediation with the person if the person remains out of compliance with the final recommendations. The board shall allow sufficient time for the person to apply for and proceed to obtain, for the purpose of financing the construction, modification, or maintenance of the improvements, exemptions from taxation under sections 5709.41 , 5709.63 , 5709.632 , 5709.73 , and 5709.78 of the Revised Code or state or federal grants that may be available. If the person remains out of compliance with the final recommendations, the board may initiate mediation with the person in order to resolve the differences between them. If mediation fails to resolve the differences, the board and the person first shall attempt to resolve the differences through any legal remedies before seeking redress through a court of common pleas. (H) If the person subsequently submits an application under section 903.02 of the Revised Code for a permit to modify the facility, or if the routes of travel to or from the facility change for any reason other than road construction conducted by the township, the board or the person may request that additional information be provided in writing and shall proceed as provided in this section for the notification and recommendation proceedings. (I) As used in this section, "internet identifier of record" has the same meaning as in section 9.312 of the Revised Code. Last updated January 24, 2023 at 12:29 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 517.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 517 / § 517.04
§ 517.04. Vote on establishment of cemetery
Status: in_force

September 28, 1961 House Bill 733 - 104th General Assembly Before a purchase or appropriation of land for cemetery purposes is made or a conveyance is accepted, except where funds may be available for such purchase or appropriation of land for cemetery purposes under section 517.08 of the Revised Code, the question of the establishment of such cemetery, on the order of the board of township trustees or the written application of any six electors of the township, shall be submitted to a vote of the electors of such township at a regular annual election. Such order or application shall specify as nearly as possible the proposed location of the cemetery, and the estimated cost thereof, including enclosing and improving it.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.21
§ 505.21. Copy of Revised Code for township officers
Status: in_force

September 20, 1967 House Bill 303 - 107th General Assembly The board of township trustees may purchase for its use one copy of the Revised Code, and such other standard works containing all the sections of the Revised Code applicable to township officers, with forms and citations for the guidance of such officers, as are necessary, to be paid for from unappropriated funds in the township treasury when there are sufficient unappropriated funds in the treasury.
Ohio Rev. Code § 523.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 523 / § 523.06
§ 523.06. Nonstatutory and partial merger agreements
Status: in_force

January 1, 2026 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly If a merger agreement is entered into as required by section 523.04 of the Revised Code, this section does not apply. If a merger agreement is not entered into under section 523.04 of the Revised Code, the merger agreement shall contain all of the terms and conditions specified in this section. If a partial merger agreement is entered into under section 523.04 of the Revised Code, this section applies only to the extent any term or condition that is required by section 523.04 of the Revised Code to be addressed in the merger agreement is not addressed therein. The terms and conditions of a merger agreement to which this section applies shall be as follows: (A) All members of each board of township trustees shall serve as board members of the new township. At the first general election for township officers occurring not less than ninety days after a merger is approved, the electors of the new township shall elect three township trustees with staggered terms of office. The first terms of office following the election shall be modified to an even number of years not to exceed four to allow subsequent elections for the office to be held in the same year as other township officers. (B) The township fiscal officer of the largest township, by population, shall be the township fiscal officer for the new township. At the first general election for township officers occurring not less than ninety days after the merger, the electors shall elect a township fiscal officer, whose first term of office shall be modified to an even number of years not to exceed four to allow subsequent elections for that office to be held in the same year as other township fiscal officers. (C) Voted property tax levies shall remain in effect for the parcels of real property to which they applied prior to the merger, and the merger shall not affect the proceeds of a tax levy pledged for the retirement of any debt obligation. Upon expiration of a property tax levy, the levy may only be renewed by vote of the electors in the manner provided by law, to apply to real property within the boundaries of the new township. If the millage levied inside the ten-mill limitation of each township merged is different, the board of township trustees of the new township shall immediately equalize the millage for the entire new township. (D) For purposes of the retirement of all debt obligations of each township merged, the township fiscal officer shall continue to track parcels of real property and the tax revenue generated on those parcels by the tax districts that were in place prior to the merger, and shall provide that information on an annual basis to the board of township trustees of the new township. Debt obligations that existed at the time of the merger shall be retired from the revenue generated from the parcels of real property that made up the township that incurred the debt before the merger. (E)(1) With respect to any agreement entered into under Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code that covers any of the employees of the townships merged under this chapter, the state employment relations board, within one hundred twenty days after the date the merger is approved, shall designate the appropriate bargaining units for the employees of the new township in accordance with section 4117.06 of the Revised Code. Notwithstanding the recognition procedures prescribed in section 4117.05 and division (A) of section 4117.07 of the Revised Code, the board shall conduct a representation election with respect to each bargaining unit designated under this division in accordance with divisions (B) and (C) of section 4117.07 of the Revised Code. If an exclusive representative is selected through this election, the exclusive representative shall negotiate and enter into an agreement with the new township in accordance with Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code. Until the parties reach an agreement, any agreement in effect on the date of the merger shall apply to the employees that were in the bargaining unit that is covered by the agreement. An agreement in existence on the date of the merger is terminated on the effective date of an agreement negotiated under this division. (2) If an exclusive representative is not selected, any agreement in effect on the date of the merger shall apply to the employees that were in the bargaining unit that is covered by the agreement and shall expire on its terms. (3) Each agreement entered into under Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code on or after September 29, 2011, involving a new township shall contain a provision regarding the designation of an exclusive representative and bargaining units for the new township as described in division (E) of this section. (4) In addition to the laws listed in division (A) of section 4117.10 of the Revised Code that prevail over conflicting agreements between employee organizations and public employers, division (E) of this section prevails over any conflicting provisions of agreements between employee organizations and public employers that are entered into on or after September 29, 2011, pursuant to Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code. (5) As used in division (E) of this section, "employee organization" and "exclusive representative" have the same meanings as in section 4117.01 of the Revised Code. (F)(1) If the boundaries of the new township are not coextensive with a special purpose district, the new township shall remain in the existing special purpose district as a successor to the original township, unless the special purpose district is dissolved. The board of township trustees of the new township may place a question on the ballot at the next general election held after the merger to conform the boundaries, dissolve the special purpose district, or absorb the special purpose district into the new township on the terms specified in the resolution that places the question on the ballot for approval of the electors of the new township. (2) As used in division (F) of this section, "special purpose district" means any geographic or political jurisdiction that is created under law by a township merged. (G) Zoning codes that existed at the time of the merger shall remain in effect after the merger, and the townships that existed before the merger shall be treated as administrative districts within the new township for the purposes of zoning. Last updated January 1, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 517.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 517 / § 517.13
§ 517.13. Additions to cemetery grounds
Status: in_force

October 9, 1978 House Bill 216 - 112th General Assembly In any township in which there is a cemetery owned or partly owned by such township, if in the opinion of the board of township trustees, it is desirable to add to the area of such cemetery by the purchase of additional grounds, and if suitable lands cannot be procured by contract on reasonable terms, the board may appropriate lands, not exceeding ten acres, by proceedings in accordance with sections 163.01 to 163.22 of the Revised Code, for the expansion of an existing cemetery if the township zoning ordinances do not prohibit such use. Lands appropriated for the expansion of a cemetery shall not be appropriated within fifty feet of a dwelling house or other building and shall be considered a part of the original cemetery even though separated therefrom by a road or highway. For such purpose the board may expend funds as provided in section 517.08 of the Revised Code, or the board may levy a tax, not to exceed one-half of one mill, on the taxable property of the township, for a period not to exceed five years, which tax shall be collected as other taxes, and appropriated for the purchase or appropriation of such additional cemetery grounds which shall become part of the township cemetery.
Ohio Rev. Code § 509.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 509 / § 509.06
§ 509.06. Aid of sheriff
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Constables, marshals, chiefs of police, and other police officers, in discharging their duties, may call the sheriff or a deputy sheriff to their aid in state cases.
Ohio Rev. Code § 507.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 507 / § 507.11
§ 507.11. Officers and employees may incur obligations - payment of money
Status: in_force

March 22, 2019 House Bill 500 - 132nd General Assembly (A) The board of township trustees may authorize, by resolution, township officers and employees to incur obligations of ten thousand dollars or less on behalf of the township, or it may authorize, by resolution, the township administrator to so authorize township officers and employees. The obligations incurred on behalf of the township by a township officer or employee acting pursuant to any such resolution shall be subsequently approved by the adoption of a formal resolution of the board of township trustees. (B)(1) No money belonging to the township shall be paid out, except upon an order signed by at least two of the township trustees, and countersigned by the township fiscal officer. (2) As provided in division (E) of section 9.37 of the Revised Code, and notwithstanding division (B)(1) of this section, a board of township trustees may adopt a resolution authorizing the payment of lawful obligations of the township by direct deposit of funds by electronic transfer in accordance with section 9.37 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 517.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 517 / § 517.22
§ 517.22. Public sale of cemetery
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly The board of township trustees or the trustees or directors of a cemetery association may dispose of, at public sale, and convey any cemetery under their control that they have determined to discontinue as burial grounds, after notice has first been given using at least one of the following methods: (A) In the print or digital edition of a newspaper 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. Possession of the cemetery shall not be given to a grantee until after the remains buried in that cemetery, together with stones and monuments, have been removed as provided by section 517.21 of the Revised Code. Last updated February 19, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 519.214 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 519 / § 519.214
§ 519.214. Compliance with ORC section 5502.031
Status: in_force

August 15, 2012 House Bill 158 - 129th General Assembly Township zoning commissions, boards of township trustees, and township boards of zoning appeals shall comply with section 5502.031 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 517.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 517 / § 517.10
§ 517.10. Title to certain burial grounds vested in board of township trustees
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The title to, right of possession, and control of all public cemeteries located outside any municipal corporation, which have been set apart and dedicated as public cemeteries, and any grounds which have been used as such by the public, but not expressly dedicated as a cemetery, except such as are owned or under the care of a religious or benevolent society, or an incorporated company or association, or under the control of the authorities of any municipal corporation, shall, severally be vested in the board of township trustees.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.377 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.377
§ 505.377. Classification of volunteer firefighters
Status: in_force

March 23, 2015 House Bill 201 - 130th General Assembly A volunteer firefighter appointed pursuant to this chapter is a bona fide volunteer and not an employee for purposes of section 513 of the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act," 124 Stat. 119 (2010), 26 U.S.C. 4980H, if, for providing those fire protection services, the volunteer receives any of the benefits provided in Chapter 146., 4121., or 4123. or section 9.65 , 505.23 , 3333.26 , 3923.13 , or 4113.41 of the Revised Code. Last updated November 23, 2021 at 3:51 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 519.212 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 519 / § 519.212
§ 519.212. Location of permanently sited manufactured home
Status: in_force

March 30, 1999 Senate Bill 142 - 122nd General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, sections 519.01 to 519.25 of the Revised Code do not confer on any township zoning commission, board of township trustees, or board of zoning appeals the authority to prohibit or restrict the location of a permanently sited manufactured home, as defined in division (C)(6) of section 3781.06 of the Revised Code, in any district or zone in which a single-family home is permitted. (B) Division (A) of this section does not limit the authority of a township zoning commission, board of township trustees, or board of zoning appeals to do either of the following: (1) Require that a permanently sited manufactured home comply with all zoning requirements that are uniformly imposed on all single-family residences in a district or zone in which the permanently sited manufactured home is or is to be located, except requirements that specify a minimum roof pitch and requirements that do not comply with the standards established pursuant to the "Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974," 88 Stat. 700, 42 U.S.C.A. 5401; (2) Prohibit from any residential district or zone, travel trailers, park trailers, and mobile homes, as these terms are defined in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code, and manufactured homes that do not qualify as permanently sited manufactured homes. (C) This section does not prohibit a private landowner from incorporating a restrictive covenant in a deed, prohibiting the inclusion on the conveyed land of manufactured homes, as defined in division (C)(4) or (6) of section 3781.06 of the Revised Code, or of travel trailers, park trailers, and mobile homes, as defined in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code. This division does not create a new cause of action or substantive legal right for a private landowner to incorporate such a restrictive covenant in a deed.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.373 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.373
§ 505.373. Adoption of fire code
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly The board of township trustees may, by resolution, adopt by incorporation by reference a standard code pertaining to fire, fire hazards, and fire prevention prepared and promulgated by the state or any department, board, or other agency of the state, or any such code prepared and promulgated by a public or private organization that publishes a model or standard code. After the adoption of the code by the board, a notice clearly identifying the code, stating the purpose of the code, and stating that a complete copy of the code is on file with the township fiscal officer for inspection by the public and also on file in the law library of the county in which the township is located and that the fiscal officer has copies available for distribution to the public at cost, shall be posted by the fiscal officer in five conspicuous places in the township for thirty days before becoming effective. The notice required by this section shall also be published once a week for three consecutive weeks using at least one of the following methods: (A) In the print or digital edition of a newspaper of general circulation within the township; (B) On the official public notice web site established under section 125.182 of the Revised Code; (C) On the web site and social media account of the township. If the adopting township amends or deletes any provision of the code, the notice shall contain a brief summary of the deletion or amendment. If the agency that originally promulgated or published the code thereafter amends the code, any township that has adopted the code pursuant to this section may adopt the amendment or change by incorporation by reference in the same manner as provided for adoption of the original code. Last updated February 19, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 507.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 507 / § 507.12
§ 507.12. Education programs for individuals elected or appointed to the office of township fiscal officer
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) To enhance the background and working knowledge of township fiscal officers in government accounting, budgeting and financing, financial report preparation, cybersecurity, the rules adopted by the auditor of state, bulletins or other information published by the auditor of state, and any other subject deemed appropriate by the auditor of state, the auditor of state shall conduct education programs and continuing education courses for individuals elected or appointed for the first time to the office of township fiscal officer, and shall conduct continuing education courses for individuals who continue to hold the office in a subsequent term. The Ohio township association also may conduct such initial education programs and continuing education courses if approved by the auditor of state. The auditor of state, in conjunction with the Ohio township association, shall determine the manner and content of the initial education programs and continuing education courses. (B) A newly elected or appointed township fiscal officer shall complete at least six hours of initial education programs before commencing, or during the first year of, office. A township fiscal officer who participates in a training program held under section 117.44 of the Revised Code may apply those hours taken before commencing office to the six hours of initial education programs required under this division. (C)(1) In addition to the six hours of initial education required under division (B) of this section, a newly elected township fiscal officer shall complete at least a total of eighteen continuing education hours during the township fiscal officer's first term of office. (2) A township fiscal officer who is elected to a subsequent term of office shall complete twelve hours of continuing education courses in each subsequent term of office. (3) The auditor of state shall adopt rules specifying the initial education programs and continuing education courses that are required for a township fiscal officer who has been appointed to fill a vacancy. The requirements shall be proportionally equivalent, based on the time remaining in the vacated office, to the requirements for a newly elected township fiscal officer. (4) At least two hours of ethics instruction shall be included in the continuing education hours required by divisions (C)(1) and (2) of this section. (5) A township fiscal officer who participates in a training program or seminar established under section 109.43 of the Revised Code may apply the three hours of training to the continuing education hours required by divisions (C)(1) and (2) of this section. (D)(1) A certified public accountant who serves as a township fiscal officer may apply to the continuing education hours required by division (C) of this section any hours of continuing education completed under section 4701.11 of the Revised Code after being elected or appointed as a township fiscal officer. (2) A township fiscal officer may apply to the continuing education hours required by division (C) of this section any hours of continuing education completed under section 135.22 of the Revised Code after being elected or appointed as a township fiscal officer. (3) A township fiscal officer who teaches an approved continuing education course under division (C) of this section is entitled to credit for the course in the same manner as if the township fiscal officer had attended the course. (E) The township fiscal officer shall retain the documentation of any initial or continuing education courses completed. The auditor of state shall audit for compliance with this section. (F) Each board of township trustees shall approve a reasonable amount requested by the township fiscal officer to cover the costs the township fiscal officer is required to incur to meet the requirements of this section, including registration fees, lodging and meal expenses, and travel expenses. Last updated August 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 509.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 509 / § 509.15
§ 509.15. Fees of constables
Status: in_force

May 22, 2012 House Bill 268 - 129th General Assembly The following fees and expenses shall be taxed as costs, collected from the judgment debtor, and paid to the general fund of the appropriate township or district as compensation due for services rendered by township constables or members of the police force of a township police district or joint police district: (A) Serving and making return of each of the following: (1) Order to commit to jail, order on jailer for prisoner, or order of ejectment, including copies to complete service, one dollar for each defendant named therein; (2) Search warrant or warrant of arrest, for each person named in the writ, five dollars; (3) Writ of attachment of property, except for purpose of garnishment, twenty dollars; (4) Writ of attachment for the purpose of garnishment, five dollars; (5) Writ of possession or restitution, twenty dollars; (6) Attachment for contempt, for each person named in the writ, three dollars; (7) Writ of replevin, twenty dollars; (8) Summons and writs, subpoena, summons of jurors, and notice to garnishee, including copies to complete service, three dollars for each person named therein; (9) Execution against property or person, eighty cents, and six per cent of all money thus collected; (10) Any other writ, order, or notice required by law, for each person named therein, including copies to complete service, three dollars for the first name and fifty cents for each additional name. (B) Mileage for the distance actually and necessarily traveled in serving and returning any of the preceding writs, orders, and notices, fifty cents for the first mile and for each additional mile, twenty cents; (C) For attending a criminal case during the trial or hearing and having charge of prisoners, each case, two dollars and fifty cents, but, when so acting, such constable shall not be entitled to a witness fee if called upon to testify; (D) For attending civil court during a jury trial, each case, two dollars; (E) For attending civil court during a trial without jury, each case, one dollar and fifty cents; (F) The actual amount paid solely for the transportation, meals, and lodging of prisoners, and for the moving and storage of goods and the care of animals taken on any legal process, such expense shall be specifically itemized on the back of the writs and sworn to; (G) For summoning and swearing appraisers, each case, two dollars; (H) For advertising property for sale, by posting, taken on any legal process, one dollar; (I) For taking and making return of any bond required by law, eighty cents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this section, if any comparable fee or expense specified under section 311.17 of the Revised Code is increased to an amount greater than that set forth in this section, the board of township trustees, board of trustees of the township police district, or joint police district board, as appropriate, may require that the amount taxed as costs under this section equal the amount specified under section 311.17 of the Revised Code. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.93 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.93
§ 505.93. Prohibiting boxing matches or exhibitions
Status: in_force

July 27, 1981 Senate Bill 60 - 114th General Assembly A board of township trustees may adopt a resolution prohibiting in the unincorporated area of the township boxing matches or exhibitions to which sections 3773.31 to 3773.58 of the Revised Code apply.
Ohio Rev. Code § 511.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 511 / § 511.17
§ 511.17. Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Under such reasonable rules and regulations as the board of permanent memorial trustees prescribes, the memorial building constructed under section 511.08 of the Revised Code shall be open and free for use as a meeting place by all organizations and allied organizations of present and former soldiers, sailors, and marines.
Ohio Rev. Code § 517.31 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 517 / § 517.31
§ 517.31. Care of monument
Status: in_force

April 16, 1993 Senate Bill 125 - 119th General Assembly In any township in which the board of township trustees has erected a memorial monument as provided by section 517.30 of the Revised Code, or in which the citizens thereof have erected such a monument, either upon the public grounds of such township or upon grounds therein donated or procured by the citizens for such use, and have caused such grounds to be enclosed, the board may take charge of such monument, grounds, and enclosure, and keep them in repair. For such purpose the board may appropriate and expend such sum of money as required from the township funds.
Ohio Rev. Code § 515.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 515 / § 515.05
§ 515.05. Hearing procedures
Status: in_force

August 14, 2008 House Bill 244 - 127th General Assembly At the time and place specified in the notice for hearing on a petition authorized by section 515.04 or 515.16 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees shall meet and hear any and all proof offered by any of the parties affected by the improvement, and by other persons competent to testify. The board shall go over and along such streets and public ways, and, by actual view thereof, and of the premises along and adjacent thereto and to be lighted or benefited thereby, it shall determine the necessity of the improvement. The board may find that the improvement will result in general as well as special benefits. The board may adjourn from time to time and to such place as necessity requires.
Ohio Rev. Code § 519.022 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 519 / § 519.022
§ 519.022. Prior planned-unit development regulations
Status: in_force

July 26, 1989 Senate Bill 164 - 118th General Assembly Any planned-unit development regulations adopted in accordance with section 519.12 of the Revised Code, or any planned-unit developments constructed or approved in a preliminary or final form, under the provisions of a zoning resolution adopted prior to the effective date of this section, if otherwise lawful had they originated on that date, shall be deemed to have been lawful from their origin and the developments shall continue to be governed by regulations in effect at the time of approval, or as modified.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.265 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.265
§ 505.265. Issuing securities for payment of accrued liability to police and firemen's disability and pension fund
Status: in_force

December 21, 1998 House Bill 194 - 122nd General Assembly (A) A township may enter into an agreement with the board of trustees of the police and firemen's disability and pension fund in accordance with section 742.30 of the Revised Code. The board of township trustees may issue securities under Chapter 133. of the Revised Code, including Chapter 133. special obligation securities that pledge taxes, other than ad valorem property taxes, or other revenues for the purpose of providing some or all of the funds required to satisfy the township's obligation under the agreement. (B) A township may enter into an agreement with one or more other townships or municipal corporations to issue on behalf of those townships or municipal corporations the securities described in division (A) of this section. The agreement may authorize the township issuing the securities to appoint one or more fiscal agents to perform any functions necessary to carry out an agreement entered into under this division.
Ohio Rev. Code § 519.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 519 / § 519.99
§ 519.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly Whoever violates sections 519.01 to 519.25 of the Revised Code shall be assessed a civil fine of not more than five hundred dollars for each offense. The fine shall be collected by filing a civil action in the court of common pleas in the county where the property at issue is located. The complaint may combine a cause of action for collection of civil fines under this section with a cause of action for injunction, abatement, mandamus, or other appropriate relief under section 519.24 of the Revised Code. Each day the violation continues from the date of a judgment granting relief under this section shall constitute a separate offense. Last updated February 19, 2025 at 10:28 AM Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.603 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.603
§ 505.603. Benefits to officers and employees through a cafeteria plan or health and wellness benefit program
Status: in_force

September 28, 2012 House Bill 509 - 129th General Assembly (A) In addition to or in lieu of providing benefits to township officers and employees under section 505.60 , 505.601 , or 505.602 of the Revised Code, a board of township trustees may offer benefits to officers and employees through a cafeteria plan that meets the requirements of section 125 of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 125, as amended, after first adopting a policy authorizing an officer or employee to receive a cash payment in lieu of a benefit otherwise offered to township officers or employees under any of those sections, but only if the cash payment does not exceed twenty-five per cent of the cost of premiums or payments that otherwise would be paid by the board for benefits for the officer or employee under an offered policy, contract, or plan. No cash payment in lieu of a benefit shall be made pursuant to this section unless the officer or employee signs a statement affirming that the officer or employee is covered under another health insurance or health care policy, contract, or plan in the case of a health benefit, or a life insurance policy in the case of a life insurance benefit, and setting forth the name of the employer, if any, that sponsors the coverage, the name of the carrier that provides the coverage, and an identifying number of the applicable policy, contract, or plan. (B) In addition to providing the benefits to township officers and employees under section 505.60 , 505.601 , or 505.602 of the Revised Code, a board of township trustees may offer a health and wellness benefit program through which the township provides a benefit or incentive to township officers, employees, and their immediate dependents to maintain a healthy lifestyle, including, but not limited to, programs to encourage healthy eating and nutrition, exercise and physical activity, weight control or the elimination of obesity, and cessation of smoking or alcohol use. (C) The township fiscal officer may deduct from a township employee's salary or wages the amount authorized to be paid by the employee for one or more qualified benefits available under section 125 of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 26 U.S.C. 125, and under the sections listed in division (B) of this section, if the employee authorizes in writing that the township fiscal officer may deduct that amount from the employee's salary or wages, and the benefit is offered to the employee on a group basis and at least ten per cent of the township employees voluntarily elect to participate in the receipt of that benefit. The township fiscal officer may issue warrants for amounts deducted under this division to pay program administrators or other insurers for benefits authorized under this section or those sections listed in division (B) of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 507.021 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 507 / § 507.021
§ 507.021. Assistants to fiscal officer - compensation
Status: in_force

April 6, 2023 House Bill 501 - 134th General Assembly (A) The township fiscal officer may hire and appoint one or more persons as the fiscal officer finds necessary to provide assistance to the township fiscal officer or deputy fiscal officer. The township fiscal officer may set the compensation of those persons subject to division (B) of this section. Those persons shall serve at the pleasure of the township fiscal officer or, in the absence of the township fiscal officer, the deputy fiscal officer. The township fiscal officer may delegate to an assistant any of the duties the fiscal officer is otherwise required to perform. The appointment of assistants under this section does not relieve the township fiscal officer of responsibility to discharge the duties of the office but shall serve to provide assistance to the fiscal officer in performing those duties. (B) The compensation of an assistant appointed under this section shall be included in the estimate of contemplated expenditures for the township fiscal officer's office that is submitted to the board of township trustees for approval as provided in section 5705.28 of the Revised Code or in an appropriation measure passed under section 5705.38 of the Revised Code. (C) Except as otherwise provided in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, before serving, an assistant to the township fiscal officer shall give bond for the faithful discharge of the duties of the office as may be delegated by the fiscal officer. The bond shall be payable to the board of township trustees and shall be for the same sum as required under section 507.03 of the Revised Code for the township fiscal officer, with sureties approved by the board, and conditioned for the faithful performance of duties delegated by the fiscal officer. The bond shall be recorded by the township fiscal officer, filed with the county treasurer, and carefully preserved. Last updated January 24, 2023 at 12:31 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 517.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 517 / § 517.14
§ 517.14. Public cemetery on township lines - joint township cemetery
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly When a public cemetery, located on or near a township line, is used by the people of two or more townships for burying purposes, the boards of township trustees of such townships shall jointly take possession thereof, and care for and keep it in repair, as in the case of cemeteries belonging to a township. The board of each township shall levy taxes needed for such cemetery, not to exceed one-fourth per cent in any year. Two or more townships may join in establishing and maintaining a cemetery, and for such purpose the boards shall have the same powers, be governed by the same rules, and proceed in the same manner as provided for municipal corporations and townships uniting for that purpose under sections 759.27 to 759.48 , inclusive, of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.84 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.84
§ 505.84. Reasonable charges for use of ambulance or emergency medical services
Status: in_force

September 23, 2011 House Bill 128 - 129th 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 township trustees may establish reasonable charges for the use of fire and rescue services, ambulance services, or emergency medical services. The board may establish different charges for township residents and nonresidents, and may, in its discretion, waive all or part of the charge for any resident. The charge for ambulance transportation for nonresidents shall be an amount not less than the authorized medicare reimbursement rate, except that, if prior to September 9, 1988, 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. Except as provided in section 505.441 of the Revised Code, charges collected under this section shall be kept in a separate fund designated as "the fire and rescue services, ambulance services, and emergency medical services fund," and shall be appropriated and administered by the board. The fund shall be used for the payment of the costs of the management, maintenance, and operation of fire and rescue services, ambulance services, and emergency medical services in the township. If the fire and rescue services, ambulance services, and emergency medical services are discontinued in the township, any balance remaining in the fund shall be paid into the general fund of the township.
Ohio Rev. Code § 504.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 504 / § 504.17
§ 504.17. Acts prior to establishment of limited home rule
Status: in_force

September 20, 1999 House Bill 187 - 123rd General Assembly The establishment of a limited home rule government does not affect any act done, ratified, or affirmed, or any contract or other right or obligation accrued or established, or any action, prosecution, or proceeding, civil or criminal, pending at the time this change in government takes effect. The establishment of a limited home rule government does not affect any cause of action, prosecutions, or proceedings existing at the time it takes effect. Rights that attach to any act of the township, and actions, prosecutions, or proceedings may be prosecuted and continued, or instituted and prosecuted against, by, or before the department having jurisdiction or power of the subject matter to which the right, action, prosecution, or proceedings pertain. All rules and orders lawfully promulgated prior to the establishment of a limited home rule government in the township continue in force and effect until amended or rescinded in accordance with this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 501.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 501 / § 501.01
§ 501.01. Board of education to supervise school and ministerial lands
Status: in_force

June 29, 1988 House Bill 549 - 117th General Assembly The board of education of each school district shall have general charge of and supervision over the lands appropriated by congress for the support of schools and ministerial purposes that have been allocated for the benefit of that school district.
Ohio Rev. Code § 501.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 501 / § 501.12
§ 501.12. No sale for less than appraised value
Status: in_force

June 29, 1988 House Bill 497 - 117th General Assembly No lands appropriated by congress for the support of schools or for the ministerial purposes shall be sold for less than the appraised value thereof as determined in the manner provided by section 501.07 or 501.08 of the Revised Code. The school district selling the land shall determine the fee that each appraiser shall receive and such fees shall be paid out of the proceeds received from the sale of these lands.
Ohio Rev. Code § 515.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 515 / § 515.12
§ 515.12. Compensation of officers - additional personnel
Status: in_force

August 14, 2008 House Bill 244 - 127th General Assembly (A) All officers shall receive for services performed under sections 515.01 to 515.16 of the Revised Code the same fees allowed for other similar services. The township fiscal officer shall receive for the fiscal officer's services the sum of fifty cents from each lot or land owner for whom a notice is prepared and the sum of fifty cents for each annual assessment certified to the county auditor. All payments for the services of township officials shall be included in the cost of the lighting district or relocation and assessed against the property. The compensation shall be in addition to all other compensation provided by law. (B) The board of township trustees may, by resolution, employ additional personnel in place of the township fiscal officer to prepare and certify notices for each lot or land owner and shall pay a reasonable sum not to exceed fifty cents for each lot or land owner for whom a notice is prepared and a reasonable sum not to exceed fifty cents for each annual assessment certified to the county auditor. The actual cost of the additional personnel, together with other reasonable expenses incurred by the board, shall be assessed proportionately against each lot or land owner and shall be included in the cost of the lighting district or relocation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.261 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.261
§ 505.261. Establishing township park
Status: in_force

September 28, 2016 House Bill 413 - 131st General Assembly A board of township trustees may acquire suitable lands and materials, including landscape planting and other site improvement materials and playground, athletic, and recreational equipment and apparatus, to establish a township park pursuant to section 505.26 of the Revised Code and for those purposes may issue, subject to Chapter 133. of the Revised Code, securities and other public obligations as defined in division (GG) of section 133.01 of the Revised Code. If lands are purchased, the board may pay for them over a period of thirty years from the date of purchase, and may issue securities of the township covering the deferred payments pursuant to division (B)(4)(c) of section 133.20 of the Revised Code. If materials, including landscape planting or other site improvement materials and playground, athletic, and recreational equipment and apparatus, are purchased, the board may issue securities of the township for that purpose having a maximum maturity as specified in division (B)(7)(e) or (f) of section 133.20 of the Revised Code covering the deferred payments. The securities may bear interest not to exceed the rate determined as provided in section 9.95 of the Revised Code. The securities shall not be included in the computation of the net indebtedness of the township under section 133.09 of the Revised Code. The resolution authorizing the issuance of the securities shall provide for amounts sufficient to pay the interest on and principal of the securities. For this purpose, the board may expend funds from the township general fund, or the board may levy a tax, not to exceed one-half of one mill, on the taxable property of the township for a period not to exceed four years. The tax shall be collected as other taxes and appropriated to pay the interest on and principal of the securities. The securities shall contain an option for prepayment. The securities shall be offered for sale on the open market or may be given to the vendor or contractor if no sale is made on the open market. The board shall have surveys and plats made of the lands acquired for a township park and shall establish permanent monuments on the boundaries of the lands. The 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 such records shall be admissible in evidence for the purpose of locating and ascertaining the true boundaries of the park. In furtherance of the use and enjoyment of the park lands controlled by it, the board may accept donations of money or other property, or may act as trustees of land, money, or other property, and use and administer them as stipulated by the donor, or as provided in the trust agreement. The terms of each donation or trust shall first be approved by the court of common pleas before acceptance by the board. The board may receive and expend grants for park purposes from agencies and instrumentalities of the United States or of this state, and may enter into contracts or agreements with the agencies and instrumentalities, or with other townships, township park boards, municipal corporations, municipal park boards, counties, park districts, or other similar park authorities, to carry out the purposes for which the grants were furnished. The board shall devise plans for the maintenance and improvement of the park and award all contracts for maintenance and improvement in the manner provided by the law governing township trustees in awarding contracts for public improvements. The board may appoint all necessary employees, fix their compensation, and prescribe their duties. The board may prohibit selling, giving away, or using any intoxicating liquors in the township park, and may pass bylaws and adopt rules for the government of the park and provide for their enforcement by fines and penalties. The board may expend funds from the township general fund, 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 a township park.
Ohio Rev. Code § 519.171 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 519 / § 519.171
§ 519.171. Architectural review board authorized - standards and procedures
Status: in_force

May 27, 2005 Senate Bill 18 - 125th General Assembly The board of township trustees may create an architectural review board to enforce compliance with any zoning standards it may adopt pertaining to landscaping or architectural elements. The board of township trustees shall adopt the standards and procedures for the architectural review board to use in reviewing zoning permit applications for compliance with those landscaping or architectural standards. If the board of township trustees does not create an architectural review board, it may delegate this enforcement authority to the zoning inspector or the zoning commission. An architectural review board shall consist of no more than five residents of the unincorporated territory of the township. At least one member shall be a licensed architect or engineer; if a licensed architect or engineer does not reside in the unincorporated territory of the township, that member of the architectural review board may be a resident of the county. Last updated April 12, 2021 at 2:35 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.25
§ 505.25. Additional compensation for certain trustees
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The board of township trustees of a township such as that described in section 505.13 of the Revised Code, which, for any reason, is inaccessible from the mainland at some time of the year, shall be entitled to additional compensation, not to exceed ten dollars for each trip, for reasonable expenses incurred in attending necessary meetings of the board and meetings with the county officials on the mainland.
Ohio Rev. Code § 511.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 511 / § 511.10
§ 511.10. Appointment of personnel - holidays - maintenance uniforms
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly The board of township trustees may appoint such superintendents, architects, clerks, laborers, and other employees as are necessary and fix their compensation. Any person so appointed may be removed by a majority of the members of such board at any time. Any township employee working on a salary or hourly basis is entitled to eight hours of holiday pay for New Year's day, Martin Luther King day, Washington-Lincoln day, Memorial day, Juneteenth day, Independence day, Labor day, Columbus day, Veterans' day, Thanksgiving day, and Christmas day, of each year, provided that the employee is a regular employee with at least six months full-time township service prior to the month when such holiday occurs. Holidays shall occur on the days specified in section 1.14 of the Revised Code. The board of township trustees may purchase or lease uniforms for laborers or other employees engaged in the maintenance of township property. Last updated July 14, 2021 at 4:09 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 517.24 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 517 / § 517.24
§ 517.24. Form of application for disinterment
Status: in_force

April 3, 2023 Senate Bill 202 - 134th General Assembly (A) An application by an applicant for disinterment under section 517.23 of the Revised Code shall be in writing and shall state whether the applicant is the designated representative to whom the decedent has assigned the right of disposition of the decedent's body in a written declaration pursuant to section 2108.70 of the Revised Code and exercised such right at the time of the declarant's death or, if none, the surviving spouse, that the applicant is eighteen years of age or older and of sound mind, the disease of which the decedent died, and the place at which the remains shall be reinterred. If the applicant is the designated representative to whom the decedent has assigned the right of disposition in a written declaration pursuant to section 2108.70 of the Revised Code, a copy of the declaration that appointed the applicant shall be attached to the application. If the applicant is the surviving spouse, the application shall state one of the following: (1) That to the best of the applicant's knowledge the decedent did not sign a declaration of assignment pursuant to section 2108.72 of the Revised Code or it is not available to the applicant; (2) That to the best of the applicant's knowledge the assignee pursuant to a declaration of assignment pursuant to section 2108.72 of the Revised Code did not exercise the right of disposition. (B)(1) A person who is eighteen years of age or older and of sound mind and who is not qualified to file an application to disinter pursuant to division (A)(1) of section 517.23 of the Revised Code may obtain a court order under this division for the disinterment of the remains of the decedent. Any person who is eighteen years of age or older and of sound mind, including, but not limited to, the person who assumed financial responsibility for the funeral and burial expenses of the decedent, and who wishes to obtain a court order for the disinterment of the remains of the decedent may file an application in the probate court of the county in which the decedent is buried requesting the court to issue an order for the disinterment of the remains of the decedent. The application shall be in writing, subscribed and verified by oath, and include all of the following: (a) If applicable, a statement that the applicant assumed financial responsibility for the funeral and burial expenses of the decedent; (b) If division (B)(1)(a) of this section is inapplicable relative to the applicant, a statement that the applicant did not assume financial responsibility for the funeral and burial expenses of the decedent; (c) A statement that the applicant is eighteen years of age or older and of sound mind; (d) The relationship of the applicant to the decedent; (e) A statement of the place at which the remains will be reinterred; (f) The name, the relationship to the decedent, and the address of the decedent's surviving spouse; of the person who has been assigned the rights of disposition for the deceased person under the provisions of sections 2108.70 to 2108.90 of the Revised Code; of all persons who would have been entitled to inherit from the decedent under Chapter 2105. of the Revised Code if the decedent had died intestate; and, if the decedent had a will, of all legatees and devisees named in the decedent's will; (g) A true and correct copy of the decedent's written declaration of assignment pursuant to section 2108.70 of the Revised Code, if any, or one of the following: (i) A statement that to the best of the applicant's knowledge the decedent did not sign a written declaration of assignment or it is not available to the applicant; (ii) A statement that to the best of the applicant's knowledge the assignee pursuant to a declaration of assignment pursuant to section 2108.72 of the Revised Code did not exercise the right of disposition. (2)(a) Subject to division (B)(2)(b) of this section, upon the filing of an application for an order for disinterment of remains under division (B) of this section, the applicant promptly shall give notice as described in this division by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the decedent's surviving spouse; to the person who has been assigned the rights of disposition for the deceased person under the provisions of sections 2108.70 to 2108.90 of the Revised Code; to all persons who would have been entitled to inherit from the decedent under Chapter 2105. of the Revised Code if the decedent had died intestate; if the decedent had a will, to all legatees and devisees named in the decedent's will; and to the board of township trustees, the trustees or directors of a cemetery association, or the other officers having control and management of the cemetery in which the remains of the decedent are interred or to the officer of a municipal corporation who has control and management of a municipal cemetery in which the remains of the decedent are interred. The notice shall indicate that an application for disinterment of the remains of the decedent has been filed. (b) A person entitled to be given the notice described in division (B)(2)(a) of this section may waive the right to receive the notice by filing a written waiver of that right in the probate court. (c) The fact that the notice required by division (B)(2)(a) of this section has been given, subject to division (B)(2)(d) of this section, to all persons described in division (B)(2)(a) of this section who have not waived their right to receive the notice and, if applicable, the fact that certain persons described in that division have waived their right to receive the notice in accordance with division (B)(2)(b) of this section shall be evidenced by an affidavit of the applicant for the order for disinterment, and the applicant shall file the affidavit in the probate court. (d) An applicant for an order for disinterment is not required to give a notice pursuant to division (B)(2)(a) of this section to persons whose names or places of residence are unknown and cannot with reasonable diligence be ascertained, and the applicant shall file an affidavit in the probate court specifying any persons who were not given notice pursuant to division (B)(2)(a) of this section and the reason for not giving notice to those persons. (3)(a) Except as otherwise provided in division (B)(3)(b) of this section, upon the filing of an application for disinterment of remains and the giving of the required notice under division (B)(2) of this section, the probate court promptly shall conduct a hearing to determine whether to issue an order for disinterment of the remains of the decedent, taking into account the provisions of section 2108.82 of the Revised Code. If the court issues the requested order for disinterment of the decedent's remains in accordance with division (B)(3) of this section, the court promptly shall deliver the order to the applicant. An order of the court for disinterment of the decedent's remains shall specify that the board of township trustees, the trustees or board of the cemetery association, or other officers having control and management of the cemetery or the officer of a municipal corporation who has control and management of the municipal cemetery shall have a period of at least thirty days from the receipt of the order to perform the ordered disinterment. (b) The court is not required to conduct a hearing under division (B)(3)(a) of this section if each person entitled to be given the notice described in division (B)(2)(a) of this section has waived that right by filing a written waiver of the right to receive the notice in the probate court. Last updated March 3, 2023 at 2:08 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 513.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 513 / § 513.17
§ 513.17. Operation of joint township general hospital
Status: in_force

January 1, 2018 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) The board of hospital governors shall, with the consent and approval of the joint township district hospital board and as provided by sections 513.07 to 513.18 of the Revised Code, prepare plans and specifications, and may employ technical assistance if necessary, and proceed to erect, furnish, and equip necessary buildings for a joint township general hospital. Except where the hospital of the district is leased pursuant to section 513.171 of the Revised Code, such board of governors shall appoint and fix the compensation of a suitable person to be superintendent of the hospital for such period of time as it determines, and shall employ and fix the compensation for such nurses and other employees as are necessary for the proper conduct of the hospital. Subject to the direction of the board of governors and to the rules prescribed by it, any such superintendent shall have complete charge and control of the operation of such hospital. The superintendent shall prepare and submit to the board of governors, quarterly, a statement showing the average daily per capita cost for the current expense of maintaining and operating such hospital, including the cost of ordinary repairs. (B)(1) For purposes of division (B)(2) of this section, "bank" has the same meaning as in section 1101.01 of the Revised Code. (2) The board of hospital governors may enter into a contract for a secured line of credit with a bank if the contract meets all of the following requirements: (a) The term of the contract does not exceed one hundred eighty days. (b) The contract provides that any amount extended must be repaid in full before any additional credit can be extended. (c) The contract provides that the bank shall not commence a civil action against the joint township district hospital board, any member of the board, board of township trustees, township, or board of county commissioners to recover the principal, interest, or any charges or other amounts that remain outstanding on the secured line of credit at the time of any default by the board of hospital governors. (d) The contract provides that no assets other than those of the hospital can be used to secure the line of credit. (e) The terms and conditions of the contract comply with all state and federal statutes and rules governing the extension of a secured line of credit. (3) Any obligation incurred by a board of hospital governors under this division is an obligation of that board only and not a general obligation of the joint township district hospital board, board of county commissioners, county, board of township trustees, or township within the meaning of division (Q) of section 133.01 of the Revised Code. (4) No board of hospital governors shall at any time have more than one secured line of credit under this section. (C) The board of hospital governors may grant to its employees such of the following as it determines to be customary and usual in the nonprofit hospital field in its community: (1) Paid vacation and holiday leave, for holidays listed in section 511.10 of the Revised Code, and other benefits for full-time employees; (2) Vacation leave and holiday pay for part-time employees on a pro rata basis; (3) Leave with full pay due to death in the employee's immediate family, which shall not be deducted from the employee's accumulated sick leave; (4) Premium pay for working on holidays listed in section 511.10 of the Revised Code; (5) Moving expenses for new employees; (6) Discounts on purchases from the hospital pharmacy; (7) Discounts on hospital supplies and services. The board of hospital governors may provide employee recognition awards and hold employee recognition dinners. The board of hospital governors may provide scholarships for education in the health care professions, tuition reimbursement, and other staff development programs to enhance the skills of health care professionals for the purpose of recruiting or retaining qualified employees. The board of hospital governors may pay reasonable expenses for recruiting physicians into the district or for retaining them if all or part of the district has been designated as an area with a shortage of personal health services under the "Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1973," 87 Stat. 914, 42 U.S.C. 300e, as amended. (D) The members of the board of governors shall serve without compensation, but their necessary expenses, when engaged in the business of the hospital board, shall be paid by the joint township district hospital board. (E) The board of hospital governors with the approval of the county commissioners may employ counsel and institute legal action in its own name for the collection of delinquent accounts. The board may also employ any other lawful means for the collection of delinquent accounts. Counsel employed under this section shall be paid from the hospital's funds.
Ohio Rev. Code § 519.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 519 / § 519.03
§ 519.03. Adoption of resolution of intention to proceed with township zoning
Status: in_force

August 22, 1995 House Bill 99 - 121st General Assembly Before availing itself of the powers conferred by section 519.02 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees shall pass a resolution declaring its intention to proceed under sections 519.02 to 519.25 of the Revised Code. The board may act in the following manner: (A) It may adopt such a resolution upon its own initiative. (B) It shall adopt such a resolution if there is presented to it a petition, signed by a number of qualified voters residing in the unincorporated area of the township or part thereof to be included in the zoning plan equal to not less than eight 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 the board to proceed with township zoning under such sections.
Ohio Rev. Code § 503.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 503 / § 503.13
§ 503.13. Completion of proceedings
Status: in_force

January 30, 2014 House Bill 72 - 130th General Assembly The petition, map, and order of the board of county commissioners, certified by the county auditor, shall be recorded in the official records of the county recorder, and as soon as a record is made, proceedings under sections 503.09 to 503.12 of the Revised Code for the erection of a new township shall be complete.
Ohio Rev. Code § 504.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 504 / § 504.21
§ 504.21. Rules governing soil erosion or water degradation from nonfarm development
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly (A) The board of township trustees of a township that has adopted a limited home rule government may, for the unincorporated territory in the township, adopt, amend, and rescind rules establishing technically feasible and economically reasonable standards to achieve a level of management and conservation practices that will abate wind or water erosion of the soil or abate the degradation of the waters of the state by soil sediment in conjunction with land grading, excavating, filling, or other soil disturbing activities on land used or being developed in the township for nonfarm commercial, industrial, residential, or other nonfarm purposes, and establish criteria for determination of the acceptability of those management and conservation practices. The rules shall be designed to implement the applicable areawide waste treatment management plan prepared under section 208 of the "Federal Water Pollution Control Act," 86 Stat. 816 (1972), 33 U.S.C.A. 1228, as amended, and to implement phase II of the storm water program of the national pollutant discharge elimination system established in 40 C.F.R. Part 122. The rules to implement phase II of the storm water program of the national pollutant discharge elimination system shall not be inconsistent with, more stringent than, or broader in scope than the rules or regulations adopted by the environmental protection agency under 40 C.F.R. Part 122. The rules adopted under this section shall not apply inside the limits of municipal corporations, to lands being used in a strip mine operation as defined in section 1513.01 of the Revised Code, or to land being used in a surface mine operation as defined in section 1514.01 of the Revised Code. The rules adopted under this section may require persons to file plans governing erosion control, sediment control, and water management before clearing, grading, excavating, filling, or otherwise wholly or partially disturbing one or more contiguous acres of land owned by one person or operated as one development unit for the construction of nonfarm buildings, structures, utilities, recreational areas, or other similar nonfarm uses. If the rules require plans to be filed, the rules shall do all of the following: (1) Designate the board itself, its employees, or another agency or official to review and approve or disapprove the plans; (2) Establish procedures and criteria for the review and approval or disapproval of the plans; (3) Require the designated entity to issue a permit to a person for the clearing, grading, excavating, filling, or other project for which plans are approved and to deny a permit to a person whose plans have been disapproved; (4) Establish procedures for the issuance of the permits; (5) Establish procedures under which a person may appeal the denial of a permit. Areas of less than one contiguous acre shall not be exempt from compliance with other provisions of this section or rules adopted under this section. The rules adopted under this section may impose reasonable filing fees for plan review, permit processing, and field inspections. No permit or plan shall be required for a public highway, transportation, or drainage improvement or maintenance project undertaken by a government agency or political subdivision in accordance with a statement of its standard sediment control policies that is approved by the board or the chief of the division of soil and water resources in the department of natural resources. (B) Rules or amendments may be adopted under this section only after public hearings at not fewer than two regular sessions of the board of township trustees. The board shall publish notice of the public hearings, including 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 proposed rules or amendments shall be made available by the board to the public at the board office or other location indicated in the notice. The rules or amendments shall take effect on the thirty-first day following the date of their adoption. (C) The board of township trustees may employ personnel to assist in the administration of this section and the rules adopted under it. The board also, if the action does not conflict with the rules, may delegate duties to review sediment control and water management plans to its employees, and may enter into agreements with one or more political subdivisions, other township officials, or other government agencies, in any combination, in order to obtain reviews and comments on plans governing erosion control, sediment control, and water management or to obtain other services for the administration of the rules adopted under this section. (D) The board of township trustees or any duly authorized representative of the board may, upon identification to the owner or person in charge, enter any land upon obtaining agreement with the owner, tenant, or manager of the land in order to determine whether there is compliance with the rules adopted under this section. If the board or its duly authorized representative is unable to obtain such an agreement, the board or representative may apply for, and a judge of the court of common pleas for the county where the land is located may issue, an appropriate inspection warrant as necessary to achieve the purposes of this section. (E)(1) If the board of township trustees or its duly authorized representative determines that a violation of the rules adopted under this section exists, the board or representative may issue an immediate stop work order if the violator failed to obtain any federal, state, or local permit necessary for sediment and erosion control, earth movement, clearing, or cut and fill activity. In addition, if the board or representative determines such a rule violation exists, regardless of whether or not the violator has obtained the proper permits, the board or representative may authorize the issuance of a notice of violation. If, after a period of not less than thirty days has elapsed following the issuance of the notice of violation, the violation continues, the board or its duly authorized representative shall issue a second notice of violation. Except as provided in division (E)(3) of this section, if, after a period of not less than fifteen days has elapsed following the issuance of the second notice of violation, the violation continues, the board or its duly authorized representative may issue a stop work order after first obtaining the written approval of the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the township is located if, in the opinion of the prosecuting attorney, the violation is egregious. Once a stop work order is issued, the board or its duly authorized representative shall request, in writing, the prosecuting attorney to seek an injunction or other appropriate relief in the court of common pleas to abate excessive erosion or sedimentation and secure compliance with the rules adopted under this section. If the prosecuting attorney seeks an injunction or other appropriate relief, then, in granting relief, the court of common pleas may order the construction of sediment control improvements or implementation of other control measures and may assess a civil fine of not less than one hundred or more than five hundred dollars. Each day of violation of a rule or stop work order issued under this section shall be considered a separate violation subject to a civil fine. (2) The person to whom a stop work order is issued under this section may appeal the order to the court of common pleas of the county in which it was issued, seeking any equitable or other appropriate relief from that order. (3) No stop work order shall be issued under this section against any public highway, transportation, or drainage improvement or maintenance project undertaken by a government agency or political subdivision in accordance with a statement of its standard sediment control policies that is approved by the board or the chief of the division of soil and water resources in the department of natural resources. (F) No person shall violate any rule adopted or order issued under this section. Notwithstanding division (E) of this section, if the board of township trustees determines that a violation of any rule adopted or administrative order issued under this section exists, the board may request, in writing, the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the township is located, to seek an injunction or other appropriate relief in the court of common pleas to abate excessive erosion or sedimentation and secure compliance with the rules or order. In granting relief, the court of common pleas may order the construction of sediment control improvements or implementation of other control measures and may assess a civil fine of not less than one hundred or more than five hundred dollars. Each day of violation of a rule adopted or administrative order issued under this section shall be considered a separate violation subject to a civil fine. Last updated February 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.64 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.64
§ 505.64. Authorizing use of township credit card
Status: in_force

November 2, 2018 House Bill 312 - 132nd General Assembly (A) The board of township trustees of any township may authorize an officer, employee, or appointee of the township to use a credit card account held by the board of township trustees in accordance with this section. Not later than three months after the effective date of this amendment , the board of township trustees of any township 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 of 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 fiscal officer or the fiscal officer'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 township'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 shall appear on each presentation instrument related to the account including cards and checks. (C) If the township fiscal officer does not retain general possession and control of the credit card account and presentation instruments related to the account including cards and checks, the following applies: (1) In a township that has adopted a limited home rule government under Chapter 504. of the Revised Code, 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 township trustees 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 fiscal officer is not eligible for appointment as compliance officer. (2) In a township that has not adopted a limited home rule government under Chapter 504. of the Revised Code, the fiscal officer monthly shall present to the board credit card account transaction detail from the previous month. The board shall review the credit card account transaction detail and the chairperson of the board shall sign an attestation stating the board reviewed the credit card account transaction detail. (D) The compliance officer, if applicable, and the board at least once every six months 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 fiscal officer 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 fiscal officer 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 to reimburse the township 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 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 fiscal officer or the fiscal officer's designee annually shall file a report with the board detailing all rewards received based on the use of the township'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 § 505.74 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.74
§ 505.74. Model or standard building code violations
Status: in_force

October 20, 1987 House Bill 285 - 117th General Assembly No person shall violate a standard existing structures code as adopted pursuant to section 505.73 of the Revised Code. Each day of continued violation of this section constitutes a separate offense.
Ohio Rev. Code § 515.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 515 / § 515.03
§ 515.03. Contents and effect of petition - lighting district limitations
Status: in_force

April 14, 1989 House Bill 148 - 118th General Assembly A petition for the lighting of streets and public ways under section 515.02 of the Revised Code shall specify the metes and bounds of the district in which such lights are to be erected. The signing of such petition by a property owner is a waiver by him of all claims for compensation and damages for lands necessarily appropriated for the purpose of supporting and maintaining such lights. A lighting district shall neither include lands more than six hundred sixty feet from the streets and public ways to be lighted, nor include any lands not abutting on those streets and public ways, except that any lot whose only access is by way of an easement through land abutting such a street or public way may be included in a lighting district to the extent the land is no more than six hundred sixty feet from that street or public way.
Ohio Rev. Code § 511.52 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 511 / § 511.52
§ 511.52. Township preservation commission - duties
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly A township preservation commission has the following duties: (A) Promote the importance of historic preservation throughout the unincorporated territory of the township; (B) Maintain a register of historic properties located within the unincorporated territory of the township. Upon recommendation of the commission, the board of township trustees by resolution may designate appropriate properties as registered properties; (C) Protect the unique historical and architectural character of registered properties and promote the conservation of the registered properties by considering applications, and issuing certificates, for exterior alterations at registered properties. Last updated April 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.33 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.33
§ 505.33. Delinquent list certified to county auditor - collection
Status: in_force

December 20, 2005 Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly Annually, before the first day of October, the township fiscal officer shall certify to the county auditor the names of the property owners and a description of their lands that are delinquent as to waste disposal service charges. The auditor then shall place the charges on the tax duplicate for the ensuing December installment of taxes, for collection.
Ohio Rev. Code § 517.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 517 / § 517.11
§ 517.11. Care of cemetery
Status: in_force

September 28, 2016 House Bill 413 - 131st General Assembly The board of township trustees shall provide for the protection and preservation of cemeteries under its jurisdiction, and shall prohibit interments therein when new grounds have been procured for township cemeteries or burial grounds. Where such old cemeteries are in or near village plats, and the public health is liable to be injured by further interments therein, the board shall institute suits to recover possession thereof, remove trespassers therefrom, and may recover damages for injuries thereto or any part thereof, or to any fence or hedge enclosing them, or to any tomb or monument therein. The board may enclose cemeteries under its jurisdiction with a substantial fence or hedge, and shall keep any such fence or hedge in good repair. It may re-erect any fallen tombstones, regardless of the cause of the falling, in such cemeteries. The board, as it considers necessary, may purchase, maintain, and improve entombments, including mausoleums, columbariums, and other interment rights. The board may levy a tax to meet any costs incurred for these purposes, not to exceed one-half mill in any one year, upon all the taxable property of the township.
Ohio Rev. Code § 519.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 519 / § 519.21
§ 519.21. Powers not conferred on township zoning commission by chapter
Status: in_force

March 20, 2026 Senate Bill 56 - 136th General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in divisions (B) and (D) of this section, sections 519.02 to 519.25 of the Revised Code confer no power on any township zoning commission, board of township trustees, or board of zoning appeals to prohibit the use of any land for agricultural purposes or the construction or use of buildings or structures incident to the use for agricultural purposes of the land on which such buildings or structures are located, including buildings or structures that are used primarily for vinting and selling wine and that are located on land any part of which is used for viticulture, and no zoning certificate shall be required for any such building or structure. (B) A township zoning resolution, or an amendment to such resolution, may in any platted subdivision approved under section 711.05 , 711.09 , or 711.10 of the Revised Code, or in any area consisting of fifteen or more lots approved under section 711.131 of the Revised Code that are contiguous to one another, or some of which are contiguous to one another and adjacent to one side of a dedicated public road, and the balance of which are contiguous to one another and adjacent to the opposite side of the same dedicated public road regulate: (1) Agriculture on lots of one acre or less; (2) Buildings or structures incident to the use of land for agricultural purposes on lots greater than one acre but not greater than five acres by: set back building lines; height; and size; (3) Dairying and animal and poultry husbandry on lots greater than one acre but not greater than five acres when at least thirty-five per cent of the lots in the subdivision are developed with at least one building, structure, or improvement that is subject to real property taxation or that is subject to the tax on manufactured and mobile homes under section 4503.06 of the Revised Code. After thirty-five per cent of the lots are so developed, dairying and animal and poultry husbandry shall be considered nonconforming use of land and buildings or structures pursuant to section 519.19 of the Revised Code. Division (B) of this section confers no power on any township zoning commission, board of township trustees, or board of zoning appeals to regulate agriculture, buildings or structures, and dairying and animal and poultry husbandry on lots greater than five acres. (C) Such sections confer no power on any township zoning commission, board of township trustees, or board of zoning appeals to prohibit in a district zoned for agricultural, industrial, residential, or commercial uses, the use of any land for: (1) A farm market where fifty per cent or more of the gross income received from the market is derived from produce raised on farms owned or operated by the market operator in a normal crop year. However, a board of township trustees, as provided in section 519.02 of the Revised Code, may regulate such factors pertaining to farm markets as size of the structure, size of parking areas that may be required, set back building lines, and egress or ingress, where such regulation is necessary to protect the public health and safety. (2) Biodiesel production, biomass energy production, or electric or heat energy production if the land on which the production facility is located qualifies as land devoted exclusively to agricultural use under sections 5713.30 to 5713.37 of the Revised Code for real property tax purposes. As used in division (C)(2) of this section, "biodiesel," "biomass energy," and "electric or heat energy" have the same meanings as in section 5713.30 of the Revised Code. (3) Biologically derived methane gas production if the land on which the production facility is located qualifies as land devoted exclusively to agricultural use under sections 5713.30 to 5713.37 of the Revised Code for real property tax purposes and if the facility that produces the biologically derived methane gas does not produce more than seventeen million sixty thousand seven hundred ten British thermal units, five megawatts, or both. (4) Agritourism. However, a board of township trustees, as provided in section 519.02 of the Revised Code, may regulate such factors pertaining to agritourism, except farm markets as described in division (C)(1) of this section, as size of a structure used primarily for agritourism, size of parking areas that may be required, setback building lines for structures used primarily for agritourism, and egress or ingress where such regulation is necessary to protect public health and safety. Nothing in division (C)(4) of this section confers power on a township zoning commission, board of township trustees, or board of zoning appeals to require any parking area to be improved in any manner, including requirements governing drainage, parking area base, parking area paving, or any other improvement. Nothing in division (C)(4) of this section confers power on a township zoning commission, board of township trustees, or board of zoning appeals to prohibit the use of any land or the construction or use of buildings or structures that are used primarily for vinting and selling wine that are located on land any part of which is used for viticulture as provided in division (A) of this section. (D) Nothing in this section prohibits a township zoning commission, board of township trustees, or board of zoning appeals from regulating the location of marijuana cultivators, processors, or retail dispensaries or from prohibiting such cultivators, processors, or dispensaries from being located in the unincorporated territory of the township. (E)(1) As used in division (C)(3) of this section, "biologically derived methane gas" has the same meaning as in section 5713.30 of the Revised Code. (2) As used in division (C)(4) of this section, "agritourism" has the same meaning as in section 901.80 of the Revised Code. Last updated January 16, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 519.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 519 / § 519.05
§ 519.05. Recommendations of zoning plan by commission - powers and duties of commission
Status: in_force

September 17, 1957 Senate Bill 403 - 102nd General Assembly The township rural zoning commission shall submit a plan, including both text and maps, representing the recommendations of the zoning commission for the carrying out by the board of township trustees of the powers, purposes, and provisions set forth in sections 519.01 to 519.99 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, including additions to territory in which a township zoning plan is in effect. The zoning commission may, within the limits of the moneys appropriated by the board for the purpose, employ or contract with such planning consultants and executive and other assistants as it deems necessary. The zoning commission shall organize, adopt rules for the transaction of its business, and keep a record of its actions and determinations. Members of the zoning commission may be allowed their expenses, or such compensation, or both, as the board may approve and provide. No township trustee shall be employed by the zoning commission of his township. The zoning commission shall make use of such information and counsel as is available from appropriate public officials, departments, and agencies and such officials, departments, and agencies having information, maps, and data pertinent to township zoning shall make them available for the use of the zoning commission. In any county where there is a county or regional planning commission, the zoning commission may request such planning commission to prepare or make available to the zoning commission a zoning plan, including text and maps, for the unincorporated area of the township or any portion of the same.
Ohio Rev. Code § 507.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 507 / § 507.05
§ 507.05. Books to be provided to fiscal officer
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly The township fiscal officer shall, in addition to the books for the record of the proceedings of the board of township trustees, be provided by the township with a book for the record of township roads and a book for the record of official oaths and bonds of township officers. Last updated February 19, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.15
§ 505.15. Airports, landing fields, or other air navigation facilities
Status: in_force

December 8, 1988 House Bill 661 - 117th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "airport," "landing field," and "air navigation facility" have the same meanings as in section 4561.01 of the Revised Code. (B) The board of township trustees of a township which is composed in whole or in part of islands may acquire by purchase, gift, devise, bequest, lease, condemnation proceedings, or otherwise, real or personal property to establish, construct, enlarge, improve, equip, maintain, and operate airports, landing fields, or other air navigation facilities, and may acquire by purchase, gift, devise, lease, or condemnation proceedings rights-of-way for connections with highways and waterways. The township may provide for the making of necessary surveys, appraisals, and examinations preliminary to the acquisition or construction of any airport, landing field, or air navigation facility, and may improve and equip the facilities with necessary and appropriate structures. (C) For the purpose of acquiring, establishing, constructing, improving, equipping, maintaining, or operating, or any combination of the foregoing, an airport, landing field, or other air navigation facility, the board of township trustees may levy a tax upon all taxable property in the township in the manner provided by section 5705.19 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 517.073 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 517 / § 517.073
§ 517.073. Authority for reentry for unused lots or rights
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly (A) The board of township trustees may reenter a lot for which the terms of sale or deed was executed before July 24, 1986, or an entombment, including a mausoleum, columbarium, or other interment right for which the terms of sale or deed was executed before September 29, 2015, if the board determines the lot or right is unused and adopts a resolution creating a procedure for right of reentry in accordance with this section. The resolution shall state that the board of township trustees has the right of reentry to the cemetery lot or right purchased before July 24, 1986, or before September 29, 2015. At least one hundred eighty days before reentering a lot or right, the board shall publish a notice on the board's internet web site, if applicable, and shall send a notice by certified mail to the last known owner at the owner's last known address to inform the owner that the owner's interest in the lot or right will cease unless the owner or owner's heir responds by that date. If the owner's address is unknown and cannot be obtained reasonably, it is sufficient to publish the notice once using at least one of the following methods: (1) In the print or digital edition of a newspaper of general circulation in the county; (2) On the official public notice web site established under section 125.182 of the Revised Code; (3) On the web site and social media account of the township. (B) If the owner responds by the specified date, the township shall offer the owner all of the following: (1) To continue the owner's interest in the lot or right; (2) To compensate the owner by paying the owner eighty per cent of the owner's original purchase price; or (3) To compensate the owner by providing the owner an available lot or right, as applicable. To establish reentry, the board shall pass a resolution stating that the owner has not responded by the specified date or has opted to receive other compensation, and that the board reclaims its interest in the lot or right. The board may repurchase a cemetery lot or right from its owner at any time at a price that is mutually agreed upon by the board and the owner. (C) At least one hundred eighty days before a termination date for use of a cemetery lot for which the terms of sale or deed was executed before July 24, 1986, and contained a termination date, or an entombment, including a mausoleum or columbarium, for which the terms of sale or deed was executed before September 29, 2015, and contained a termination date, the board shall publish a notice on the board's internet web site, if applicable, and shall send a notice to the owner of an unused lot or right to inform the owner that the owner's interest in the lot or right will cease on the termination date unless the owner or owner's heir responds by that date. The board shall send the notice by certified mail to the owner if the owner is a resident of the township or is a nonresident whose address is known. If the owner's address is unknown and cannot reasonably be obtained, it is sufficient to publish the notice once using at least one of the following methods: (1) In the print or digital edition of a newspaper of general circulation in the county; (2) On the official public notice web site established under section 125.182 of the Revised Code; (3) On the web site and social media account of the township. (D) If the owner responds by the termination date, the township shall offer the owner all of the following: (1) To contract for renewal; (2) To compensate the owner by paying the owner eighty per cent of the owner's original purchase price; or (3) To compensate the owner by providing the owner an available lot or right, as applicable. In order to establish reentry, the board shall pass a resolution stating that because of the lack of response to notice that provided a termination date or because the owner opted to receive other compensation, the board reclaims its interest in the lot or right. The board may repurchase a cemetery lot or right for which there is a termination date from its owner at any time at a price that is mutually agreed upon by the board and the owner. Last updated February 19, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.375 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.375
§ 505.375. Fire and ambulance district creation
Status: in_force

December 19, 2016 House Bill 471 - 131st General Assembly (A)(1)(a) The boards of township trustees of one or more townships and the legislative authorities of one or more municipal corporations, or the legislative authorities of two or more municipal corporations, or the boards of township trustees of two or more townships, may negotiate an agreement to form a fire and ambulance district for the delivery of both fire and ambulance services. The agreement shall be ratified by the adoption of a joint resolution by a majority of the members of each board of township trustees involved and a majority of the members of the legislative authority of each municipal corporation involved. The joint resolution shall specify a date on which the fire and ambulance district shall come into being. (b) If a joint fire district created under section 505.371 of the Revised Code or a joint ambulance district created under section 505.71 of the Revised Code is dissolved to facilitate the creation of a fire and ambulance district under division (A)(1)(a) of this section, the townships and municipal corporations forming the fire and ambulance district may transfer to the fire and ambulance district any of the funds on hand, moneys and taxes in the process of collection, credits, and real and personal property apportioned to them under division (D) of section 505.371 of the Revised Code or section 505.71 of the Revised Code, as applicable, for use by the fire and ambulance district in accordance with this section. (2)(a) The board of trustees of a joint ambulance district created under section 505.71 of the Revised Code and the board of fire district trustees of a joint fire district created under section 505.371 of the Revised Code may negotiate to combine their two joint districts into a single fire and ambulance district for the delivery of both fire and ambulance services, if the geographic area covered by the combining joint districts is exactly the same. Both boards shall adopt a joint resolution ratifying the agreement and setting a date on which the fire and ambulance district shall come into being. (b) On that date, the joint fire district and the joint ambulance district shall cease to exist, and the power of each to levy a tax upon taxable property shall terminate, except that any levy of a tax for the payment of indebtedness within the territory of the joint fire or joint ambulance district as it was composed at the time the indebtedness was incurred shall continue to be collected by the successor fire and ambulance district if the indebtedness remains unpaid. All funds and other property of the joint districts shall become the property of the fire and ambulance district, unless otherwise provided in the negotiated agreement. The agreement shall provide for the settlement of all debts and obligations of the joint districts. (B)(1) The governing body of a fire and ambulance district created under division (A)(1) or (2) of this section shall be a board of trustees, appointed as provided in the agreement creating the district. Members of the board may be compensated at a rate not to exceed thirty dollars per meeting for not more than fifteen meetings per year, and may be reimbursed for all necessary expenses incurred, as provided in the agreement creating the district. (2) The board shall employ a clerk and other employees as it considers best, including a fire chief or fire prevention officers, and shall fix their compensation. Neither this section nor any other section of the Revised Code requires, or shall be construed to require, that the fire chief of a fire and ambulance district be a resident of the district. Before entering upon the duties of office, the clerk shall execute a bond, in the amount and with surety to be approved by the board, payable to the state, conditioned for the faithful performance of all of the clerk's official duties. The clerk shall deposit the bond with the presiding officer of the board, who shall file a copy of it, certified by the presiding officer, with the county auditor of the county containing the most territory in the district. The board also shall provide for the appointment of a fiscal officer for the district and may enter into agreements with volunteer fire companies for the use and operation of fire-fighting equipment. Volunteer firefighters acting under such an agreement are subject to the requirements for volunteer firefighters set forth in division (A) of section 505.38 of the Revised Code. (3) Employees of the district shall not be removed from office except as provided by sections 733.35 to 733.39 of the Revised Code, except that, to initiate removal proceedings, the board shall designate a private citizen or, if the employee is employed as a firefighter, the board may designate the fire chief, to investigate, conduct the proceedings, and prepare the necessary charges in conformity with those sections, and except that the board shall perform the functions and duties specified for the municipal legislative authority under those sections. The board may pay reasonable compensation to any private citizen hired for services rendered in the matter. (4) No person shall be appointed as a permanent full-time paid member of the district whose duties include fire fighting, or be appointed as a volunteer firefighter, 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. The board may send its officers and firefighters to schools of instruction designed to promote the efficiency of firefighters and, if authorized in advance, may pay their necessary expenses from the funds used for the maintenance and operation of the district. The board may choose, by adoption of an appropriate resolution, to have the state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services license any emergency medical service organization it operates. If the board adopts such a resolution, Chapter 4766. of the Revised Code, except for sections 4766.06 and 4766.99 of the Revised Code, applies to the organization. All rules adopted under the applicable sections of that chapter also apply to the organization. The board may remove, by resolution, its emergency medical service organization from the jurisdiction of the state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services. (C) The board of trustees of a fire and ambulance district created under division (A)(1) or (2) of this section may exercise the following powers: (1) Purchase or otherwise provide any fire apparatus, mechanical resuscitators, or other fire or ambulance equipment, appliances, or materials; fire hydrants; and water supply for firefighting purposes that seems advisable to the board; (2) Provide for the care and maintenance of equipment and, for that purpose, purchase, lease, lease with an option to purchase, or construct and maintain necessary buildings; (3) Establish and maintain lines of fire-alarm communications within the limits of the district; (4) Appropriate land for a fire station or medical emergency unit needed in order to respond in reasonable time to a fire or medical emergency, in accordance with Chapter 163. of the Revised Code; (5) Purchase, appropriate, or accept a deed or gift of land to enlarge or improve a fire station or medical emergency unit; (6) Purchase, lease, lease with an option to purchase, maintain, and use all materials, equipment, vehicles, buildings, and land necessary to perform its duties; (7) Contract for a period not to exceed three years with one or more townships, municipal corporations, counties, joint fire districts, joint ambulance districts, governmental agencies, nonprofit corporations, or private ambulance owners located either within or outside the state, to furnish or receive ambulance services or emergency medical services within the several territories of the contracting parties, if the contract is first authorized by all boards of trustees and legislative authorities concerned; (8) Establish reasonable charges for the use of ambulance or emergency medical services under the same conditions under which a board of fire district trustees may establish those charges under section 505.371 of the Revised Code; (9) Establish all necessary rules to guard against the occurrence of fires and to protect property and lives against damage and accidents; (10) Adopt a standard code pertaining to fire, fire hazards, and fire prevention prepared and promulgated by the state or by a public or private organization that publishes a model or standard code; (11) Provide for charges for false alarms at commercial establishments in the same manner as joint fire districts are authorized to do under section 505.391 of the Revised Code; (12) Issue bonds and other evidences of indebtedness, subject to Chapter 133. of the Revised Code, but only after approval by a vote of the electors of the district as provided by section 133.18 of the Revised Code; (13) To provide the services and equipment it considers necessary, levy a sufficient tax, subject to Chapter 5705. of the Revised Code, on all the taxable property in the district. (D) Any municipal corporation or township may join an existing fire and ambulance district, whether created under division (A)(1) or (2) of this section, by its legislative authority's adoption of a resolution requesting the membership and upon approval of the board of trustees of the district. Any municipal corporation or township may withdraw from a district, whether created under division (A)(1) or (2) of this section, by its legislative authority's adoption of a resolution ordering withdrawal. Upon its withdrawal, the municipal corporation or township ceases to be a part of the district, and the district's power to levy a tax on 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 composed at the time the indebtedness was incurred. Upon the withdrawal of any township or municipal corporation from a district, the county auditor of the county containing the most territory in the district shall ascertain, apportion, and order a division of the funds on hand, including funds in the ambulance and emergency medical services fund, moneys and taxes in the process of collection, except for taxes levied for the payment of indebtedness, credits, and real and personal property 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. (E) As used in this section: (1) "Governmental agency" includes all departments, boards, offices, commissions, agencies, colleges, universities, institutions, and other instrumentalities of this or another state. (2) "Emergency medical service organization" has the same meaning as in section 4766.01 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.13
§ 505.13. Operation of scow or lighter
Status: in_force

July 2, 2010 House Bill 48 - 128th General Assembly The board of township trustees of a township which is composed in whole or in part of islands, accessible from the mainland only by watercraft, may purchase and operate, and may let for hire, a scow or lighter of sufficient tonnage to carry stone and other road building material, equipped with or without a proper crane or loading device, and for such purpose the board may levy a tax upon all the taxable property in the township, in such amount as it determines. The question of levying such tax shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the township at a general election. The trustees shall certify such resolution to the board of elections not later than four p.m. of the ninetieth day before the day of the election. Twenty days' notice thereof shall be previously given by posting in at least three public places in the township. Such notice shall state specifically the amount to be raised and the purpose thereof. If a majority of all the votes cast at such election upon the proposition is in favor thereof, the tax provided for is authorized.
Ohio Rev. Code § 519.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 519 / § 519.06
§ 519.06. Public hearings on recommendations - notice
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly Before certifying its recommendations of a zoning plan to the board of township trustees, the township zoning commission shall hold at least one public hearing, notice of which shall be given by one publication at least thirty 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 township; (B) On the official public notice web site established under section 125.182 of the Revised Code; (C) On the web site and social media account of the township. The notice shall state the place and time at which the text and maps of the proposed zoning resolution may be examined. Last updated February 19, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.381 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.381
§ 505.381. Criminal records check
Status: in_force

April 9, 2003 Senate Bill 258 - 124th General Assembly (A) The fire chief of a township or fire district may request the superintendent of BCII to conduct a criminal records check with respect to any person who is under consideration for appointment or employment as a permanent, full-time paid firefighter or any person who is under consideration for appointment as a volunteer firefighter. (B)(1) The fire chief of the township or fire district may request that the superintendent of BCII obtain information from the federal bureau of investigation as a part of the criminal records check requested pursuant to division (A) of this section. (2) A fire chief authorized by division (A) of this section to request a criminal records check shall provide to each person for whom the fire chief intends to request a criminal records check a copy of the form prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of section 109.578 of the Revised Code and a standard impression sheet to obtain fingerprint impressions prescribed pursuant to division (C)(2) of section 109.578 of the Revised Code, obtain the completed form and impression sheet from the person, and forward the completed form and impression sheet to the superintendent of BCII at the time the criminal records check is requested. (3) Any person subject to a criminal records check who receives a copy of the form and a copy of the impression sheet pursuant to division (B)(2) of this section and who is requested to complete the form and provide a set of fingerprint impressions shall complete the form or provide all the information necessary to complete the form and shall provide the impression sheet with the impressions of the person's fingerprints. If a person fails to provide the information necessary to complete the form or fails to provide impressions of the person's fingerprints, the appointing authority shall not appoint or employ the person as a permanent, full-time paid firefighter or a volunteer firefighter. (C)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (C)(2) of this section, an appointing authority shall not appoint or employ a person as a permanent, full-time paid firefighter or a volunteer firefighter if the fire chief has requested a criminal records check pursuant to division (A) of this section and the criminal records check indicates that the person previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any of the following: (a) A felony; (b) A violation of section 2909.03 of the Revised Code; (c) A violation of an existing or former law of this state, any other state, or the United States that is substantially equivalent to any of the offenses described in division (C)(1)(a) or (b) of this section. (2) Notwithstanding division (C)(1) of this section, an appointing authority may appoint or employ a person as a permanent, full-time paid firefighter or a volunteer firefighter if all of the following apply: (a) The fire chief has requested a criminal records check pursuant to division (A) of this section. (b) The criminal records check indicates that the person previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any of the offenses described in division (C)(1) of this section. (c) The person meets rehabilitation standards established in rules adopted under division (E) of this section. (3) If a fire chief requests a criminal records check pursuant to division (A) of this section, an appointing authority may appoint or employ a person as a permanent, full-time paid firefighter or volunteer firefighter conditionally until the criminal records check is completed and the fire chief receives the results. If the results of the criminal records check indicate that, pursuant to division (C)(1) of this section, the person subject to the criminal records check does not qualify for appointment or employment, the fire chief shall release the person from appointment or employment. (D) The fire chief shall pay to the bureau of criminal identification and investigation the fee prescribed pursuant to division (C)(3) of section 109.578 of the Revised Code for each criminal records check conducted in accordance with that section. The fire chief may charge the applicant who is subject to the criminal records check a fee for the costs the fire chief incurs in obtaining the criminal records check. A fee charged under this division shall not exceed the amount of fees the fire chief pays for the criminal records check. If a fee is charged under this division, the fire chief shall notify the applicant at the time of the applicant's initial application for appointment or employment of the amount of the fee and that, unless the fee is paid, the applicant will not be considered for appointment or employment. (E) The appointing authority shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement this section. The rules shall include rehabilitation standards a person who has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to an offense listed in division (C)(1) of this section must meet for the appointing authority to appoint or employ the person as a permanent, full-time paid firefighter or a volunteer firefighter. (F) A fire chief who intends to request a criminal records check for an applicant shall inform the applicant, at the time of the person's initial application for appointment or employment, that the applicant is required to provide a set of impressions of the applicant's fingerprints and that the fire chief requires a criminal records check to be conducted and satisfactorily completed in accordance with section 109.578 of the Revised Code. (G) As used in this section: (1) "Appointing authority" means any person or body that has the authority to hire, appoint, or employ permanent, full-time paid firefighters and volunteer firefighters under section 505.38 of the Revised Code. (2) "Criminal records check" has the same meaning as in section 109.578 of the Revised Code. (3) "Superintendent of BCII" has the same meaning as in section 2151.86 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 503.162 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 503 / § 503.162
§ 503.162. Election on name change procedure
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly (A) After certification of a resolution as provided in section 503.161 of the Revised Code, the board of elections shall submit the question of whether the township's name shall be changed to the electors of the unincorporated area of the township in accordance with division (C) of that section, and the ballot language shall be substantially as follows: "Shall the township of __________ (name) change its name to ________ (proposed name)? __________ For name change __________ Against name change" (B)(1) At least forty-five days before the election on this question, the board of township trustees shall publish notice of the election and an explanation of the proposed name change 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. The board of township trustees shall post the notice and explanation in five conspicuous places in the unincorporated area of the township. (2) If the board of elections operates and maintains a web site, notice of the election and an explanation of the proposed name change shall be posted on that web site for at least thirty days before the election on this question. (C) If a majority of the votes cast on the proposition of changing the township's name is in the affirmative, the name change is adopted and becomes effective ninety days after the board of elections certifies the election results to the fiscal officer of the township. Upon receipt of the certification of the election results from the board of elections, the fiscal officer of the township shall send a copy of that certification to the secretary of state. (D) A change in the name of a township shall not alter the rights or liabilities of the township as previously named. Last updated February 19, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.264 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.264
§ 505.264. Evaluating township buildings for energy conservation measures
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "energy conservation measure" means an installation or modification of an installation in, or remodeling of, an existing building, to reduce energy consumption. It includes the following: (1) Insulation of the building structure and of systems within the building; (2) Storm windows and doors, multiglazed windows and doors, heat-absorbing or heat-reflective glazed and coated window and door systems, additional glazing, reductions in glass area, and other window and door system modifications that reduce energy consumption; (3) Automatic energy control systems; (4) Heating, ventilating, or air conditioning system modifications or replacements; (5) Caulking and weatherstripping; (6) Replacement or modification of lighting fixtures to increase the energy efficiency of the system without increasing the overall illumination of a facility, unless an increase in illumination is necessary to conform to the applicable state or local building code for the proposed lighting system; (7) Energy recovery systems; (8) Cogeneration systems that produce steam or forms of energy such as heat, as well as electricity, for use primarily within a building or complex of buildings; (9) Any other modification, installation, or remodeling approved by the board of township trustees as an energy conservation measure. (B) For the purpose of evaluating township buildings for energy conservation measures, a township may contract with an architect, professional engineer, energy services company, contractor, or other person experienced in the design and implementation of energy conservation measures for a report that analyzes the buildings' energy needs and presents recommendations for building installations, modifications of existing installations, or building remodeling that would significantly reduce energy consumption in the buildings owned by that township. The report shall include estimates of all costs of the installations, modifications, or remodeling, including costs of design, engineering, installation, maintenance, and repairs, and estimates of the amounts by which energy consumption could be reduced. (C) A township desiring to implement energy conservation measures may proceed under either of the following methods: (1) Using a report or any part of a report prepared under division (B) of this section, advertise for bids and comply with the bidding procedures set forth in sections 307.86 to 307.92 of the Revised Code; (2) Request proposals from at least three vendors for the implementation of energy conservation measures. Before sending any installer of energy conservation measures a copy of any such request, the township shall advertise its intent to request proposals for the installation of energy conservation measures 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. The notice shall state that the township intends to request proposals for the installation of energy conservation measures; indicate the date, which shall be at least ten days after the second publication, on which the request for proposals will be mailed to installers of energy conservation measures; and state that any installer of energy conservation measures interested in receiving the request for proposal shall submit written notice to the township not later than noon of the day on which the request for proposal will be mailed. Upon receiving the proposals, the township shall analyze them and select the proposal or proposals most likely to result in the greatest energy savings considering the cost of the project and the township's ability to pay for the improvements with current revenues or by financing the improvements. The awarding of a contract to install energy conservation measures under division (C)(2) of this section shall be conditioned upon a finding by the township that the amount of money spent on energy savings measures is not likely to exceed the amount of money the township would save in energy and operating costs over ten years or a lesser period as determined by the township or, in the case of contracts for cogeneration systems, over five years or a lesser period as determined by the township. Nothing in this section prohibits a township from rejecting all proposals or from selecting more than one proposal. (D) A board of township trustees may enter into an installment payment contract for the purchase and installation of energy conservation measures. Any provisions of those installment payment contracts that deal with interest charges and financing terms shall not be subject to the competitive bidding procedures of section 307.86 of the Revised Code. Unless otherwise approved by a resolution of the board, an installment payment contract entered into by a board of township trustees under this section shall require the board to contract in accordance with the procedures set forth in section 307.86 of the Revised Code for the installation, modification, or remodeling of energy conservation measures pursuant to this section. (E) The board may issue securities of the township specifying the terms of the purchase and securing the deferred payments, payable at the times provided and bearing interest at a rate not exceeding the rate determined as provided in section 9.95 of the Revised Code. The maximum maturity of the securities shall be as provided in division (B)(7)(g) of section 133.20 of the Revised Code. The securities may contain an option for prepayment and shall not be subject to Chapter 133. of the Revised Code. Revenues derived from local taxes or otherwise, for the purpose of conserving energy or for defraying the current operating expenses of the township, may be applied to the payment of interest and the retirement of the securities. The securities may be sold at private sale or given to the contractor under the installment payment contract authorized by division (D) of this section. (F) Debt incurred under this section shall not be included in the calculation of the net indebtedness of a township under section 133.09 of the Revised Code. Last updated February 19, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.032 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.032
§ 505.032. Powers and duties of township administrator
Status: in_force

July 21, 1976 House Bill 983 - 111th General Assembly The township administrator shall, under the direction of the board of township trustees: (A) Assist in the administration, enforcement, and execution of the policies and resolutions of the board; (B) Supervise and direct the activities of the affairs of the divisions of township government under the control or jurisdiction of the board; (C) Attend all meetings of the board at which his attendance is required by that body; (D) Recommend measures for adoption to the board; (E) Prepare and submit to the board such reports as are required by that body, or as he considers advisable; (F) Keep the board fully advised on the financial conditions of the township, preparing and submitting a budget for the next fiscal year; (G) Perform such additional duties as the board may determine by resolution. The board of township trustees may assign to such township administrator any office, position, or duties under its control; such office, position, and duties to be performed under the direction and supervision of the board and to be in addition to those set forth in this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.701 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.701
§ 505.701. Community improvement corporations
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly The board of trustees of any township, through unanimous vote of its membership, may designate, participate in, and cooperate with any community improvement corporation organized under Chapter 1724. of the Revised Code and may give financial or other assistance, including any fees generated by the corporation, to that corporation to defray the expenses of the corporation. The corporation may use the board's contributions for any of its functions under Chapter 1724. of the Revised Code subject to any limitations as may be provided by resolution of the board of trustees. Any moneys contributed by the board to the corporation shall be drawn from the general fund of the township not otherwise appropriated. In addition, the board may purchase real property for the purpose of transferring that property to the community improvement corporation. In order to finance the purchase of that real property, the board may issue general obligation bonds of the township in accordance with Chapter 133. of the Revised Code, for which the full faith and credit of the township shall be pledged.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.011 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.011
§ 505.011. Trustee may serve as volunteer fireman or policeman
Status: in_force

July 1, 1993 House Bill 152 - 120th General Assembly (A) A member of a board of township trustees may be appointed as a volunteer fireman and in such capacity be considered an employee of the township, or he may be a member of a private fire company which has entered into an agreement to furnish fire protection for the township of which such member is a trustee; provided that such member shall not receive compensation for his services as a volunteer fireman. (B) A member of a board of township trustees may be appointed as a volunteer policeman and in that capacity may be considered an employee of the township, except that the member shall not receive compensation for his services as a volunteer policeman.
Ohio Rev. Code § 517.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 517 / § 517.21
§ 517.21. Abandonment or discontinuance of cemetery - removal of bodies and stones
Status: in_force

November 24, 1995 House Bill 328 - 121st General Assembly When a public or private cemetery has been abandoned, or when the board of township trustees or the trustees or directors of a cemetery association are of the opinion that the further use for burial purposes of a cemetery will be detrimental to the public welfare or health, and a cemetery in the near vicinity is open for public use, the board, trustees, or directors may order that the abandoned cemetery or the cemetery whose further use for burial purposes is believed to be detrimental to the public welfare or health be discontinued and provide for the removal of all remains buried in that cemetery, for the removal of all stones and monuments marking the graves of that cemetery, for the reinterment of the remains, and for the re-erection of those stones and monuments in suitable public ground in the near vicinity, all of which shall be paid for from the township treasury. Before providing for any removal described in this section, the board, trustees, or directors shall first give notice to the family, friends, or next of kin of the decedent involved, if known, of the discontinuance order and of the time within which, not less than thirty days, the removal must be made. The notice shall state that it is desired that the removal be made by the family, friends, or next of kin of the decedent. If, at the expiration of the thirty-day period, the removals have not been made, the board, trustees, or directors may make the removals as provided by this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.376 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.376
§ 505.376. Bids on fire and ambulance district contracts
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly When any expenditure of a fire and ambulance district, other than for the compensation of district employees, exceeds the amount specified in section 9.17 of the Revised Code, the contract for the expenditure shall be in writing and made with the lowest and best bidder after advertising once a week for not less than two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the district. The board of trustees of a fire and ambulance district 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 posts the notice on its web site, it may eliminate the second notice otherwise required to be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the district, provided that the first notice published in such newspaper meets all of the following requirements: (A) It is published at least two weeks before the opening of bids. (B) It includes a statement that the notice is posted on the board's internet web site. (C) It includes the internet address of the board's internet web site. (D) It includes instructions describing how the notice may be accessed on the board's internet web site. The bids shall be opened and shall be publicly read by the clerk of the district, or the clerk's designee, at the time, date, and place specified in the advertisement to bidders or the specifications. The time, date, and place of bid openings may be extended to a later date by the board of trustees of the district, provided that written or oral notice of the change shall be given to all persons who have received or requested specifications no later than ninety-six hours prior to the original time and date fixed for the opening. Each bid on any contract shall contain the full name of every person interested in the bid. If the bid is for a contract for the construction, demolition, alteration, repair, or reconstruction of an improvement, it shall meet the requirements of section 153.54 of the Revised Code. If the bid is for any other contract, it shall be accompanied by a sufficient bond or certified check, cashier's check, or money order on a solvent bank or savings and loan association that, if the bid is accepted, a contract will be entered into and the performance of it will be properly secured. If the bid for work embraces both labor and material, it shall be separately stated, with the price of the labor and the material. The board may reject any and all bids. The contract shall be between the district and the bidder, and the district shall pay the contract price in cash. When a bonus is offered for completion of a contract prior to a specified date, the board may exact a prorated penalty in like sum for each day of delay beyond the specified date. When there is reason to believe there is collusion or combination among bidders, the bids of those concerned shall be rejected. No expenditure subject to this section shall be divided into component parts, separate projects, or separate items of work in order to avoid the requirements of this section. Last updated July 31, 2023 at 4:54 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.882 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.882
§ 505.882. Broadband expansion challenge process
Status: in_force

April 6, 2023 House Bill 501 - 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Challenging provider" means either of the following: (a) A broadband provider that provides tier two broadband service within or directly adjacent to an eligible project that is a broadband expansion project under division (B)(1) of this section; (b) A municipal electric utility that provides tier two broadband service to an area within the eligible project that is a broadband expansion project described under division (B)(1) of this section and that is within the geographic area served by the municipal electric utility. (2) "Eligible project," "tier one area," "tier two broadband service," "program grant," and "unserved area" have the same meanings as in section 122.40 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) A board of township trustees may adopt a resolution to expend general funds to support broadband expansion projects within the unincorporated territory of the township pursuant to this section, if each project meets the definition of an eligible project and has not been awarded a program grant. (2) If the board adopts a resolution under division (B)(1) of this section, the board shall also establish requirements and a process for awarding the funds to broadband expansion projects and administering the challenge process described in divisions (C) to (G) of this section. (C)(1) A challenging provider may challenge, in writing, the expending of township general funds to support broadband expansion projects not later than thirty days after a resolution is passed to expend general funds for such purpose. (2) The challenging provider shall provide, by certified mail, a written copy of the challenge to the board of township trustees and to the broadband provider whose broadband expansion project is subject to the challenge. The copy provided to the board may include any information the challenging provider considers to be proprietary or a trade secret. Proprietary information or trade secrets may be redacted from the copy provided to the broadband provider whose broadband expansion project is subject to the challenge. (D) To successfully challenge a broadband expansion project, a challenging provider shall provide sufficient evidence to the board of township trustees demonstrating that all or part of the project is ineligible. The challenge shall, at minimum, include the following information: (1) Sufficient evidence disputing that the broadband expansion project contains unserved or tier one areas; (2) Sufficient evidence attesting to the challenging provider's existing or planned offering of tier two broadband service to all or part of the broadband expansion project, which evidence shall include the following: (a) With regard to existing tier two broadband service, a signed, notarized statement submitted by the challenging provider that sufficiently identifies the part of the broadband expansion project to which the challenging provider offers broadband service; (b) With regard to the planned provision of tier two broadband service by a challenging provider, both of the following: (i) A signed, notarized statement submitted by the challenging provider that sufficiently identifies the part of the broadband expansion project to which the challenging provider will offer broadband service; (ii) A summary of the construction efforts that includes the dates when tier two broadband construction is expected to be completed and when tier two broadband service will first be offered to the part of the broadband expansion project being challenged. (E) To demonstrate that all or part of a broadband expansion project is ineligible, a challenging provider may present shapefile data, residential addresses, maps, or similar geographic details. Census block or census tract level data shall not be acceptable as evidence of ineligibility of all or part of a project. (F) Not later than thirty days after receipt of a challenge, the board of township trustees may do any of the following: (1) Suspend the use of general funds for broadband expansion projects subject to the challenge under this section; (2) Reject the challenge, approve the use of funds, and proceed with the broadband expansion project by the broadband provider whose project was subject to the challenge; (3) Accept in part and reject in part the challenge, and then approve the use of funds for a modified broadband expansion project that includes some but not all of the locations initially proposed for the broadband expansion project. (G) The board of township trustees, by certified mail or electronic mail, shall provide a copy of its decision both to the challenging provider and to the broadband provider whose broadband expansion project was subject to the challenge. The decision shall be considered final, and further challenges are prohibited. Last updated February 7, 2023 at 5:15 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 511.51 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 511 / § 511.51
§ 511.51. Township preservation commission -- creation
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly (A) A board of township trustees by resolution may establish a township preservation commission. The commission shall consist of seven members appointed by the board of township trustees. Initially, two members shall serve a term of one year, two members shall serve a term of two years, and three members shall serve a term of three years. All subsequent terms shall be for a period of three years. The board of township trustees shall appoint members to fill vacancies caused by death, resignation, or removal for the unexpired term. Members shall serve without compensation. (B) Not later than thirty days after the appointment of all initial members by the board of township trustees, the commission shall meet and select a chairperson and vice-chairperson. The commission shall adopt rules of procedure, which shall be approved by resolution of the board of township trustees. Four members shall be required for official action and constitute a quorum. The commission shall take official action only by a vote of a majority of the members voting on the question on the table, during a public meeting open to the public. A record of proceedings shall be maintained and available for inspection. (C) Not later than six months after the appointment of all initial members by the board of township trustees, the commission shall adopt procedures and guidelines by which the commission shall perform the duties enumerated under section 511.52 of the Revised Code, which shall be approved by the board of township trustees. Last updated February 21, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 519.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 519 / § 519.19
§ 519.19. Nonconforming use of buildings and land not affected by zoning
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The lawful use of any dwelling, building, or structure and of any land or premises, as existing and lawful at the time of enactment of a zoning resolution or amendment thereto, may be continued, although such use does not conform with such resolution or amendment, but if any such nonconforming use is voluntarily discontinued for two years or more, any future use of said land shall be in conformity with sections 519.02 to 519.25 , inclusive, of the Revised Code. The board of township trustees shall provide in any zoning resolution for the completion, restoration, reconstruction, extension, or substitution of nonconforming uses upon such reasonable terms as are set forth in the zoning resolution.
Ohio Rev. Code § 503.30 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 503 / § 503.30
§ 503.30. Street markers and house numbers in unincorporated areas
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly A township may erect markers and assign numbers for houses on streets and roads in unincorporated areas. Such expenditures shall be paid for out of the general fund of the township.
Ohio Rev. Code § 504.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 504 / § 504.04
§ 504.04. Exercise of powers under limited home rule government
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) A township that adopts a limited home rule government may do all of the following by resolution, provided that any of these resolutions, other than a resolution to supply water or sewer services in accordance with sections 504.18 to 504.20 of the Revised Code, may be enforced only by the imposition of civil fines as authorized in this chapter: (1) Exercise all powers of local self-government within the unincorporated area of the township, other than powers that are in conflict with general laws, except that the township shall comply with the requirements and prohibitions of this chapter, and shall enact no taxes other than those authorized by general law, and except that no resolution adopted pursuant to this chapter shall encroach upon the powers, duties, and privileges of elected township officers or change, alter, combine, eliminate, or otherwise modify the form or structure of the township government unless the change is required or permitted by this chapter; (2) Adopt and enforce within the unincorporated area of the township local police, sanitary, and other similar regulations that are not in conflict with general laws or otherwise prohibited by division (B) of this section; (3) Supply water and sewer services to users within the unincorporated area of the township in accordance with sections 504.18 to 504.20 of the Revised Code; (4) Adopt and enforce within the unincorporated area of the township any resolution of a type described in section 503.52 or 503.60 of the Revised Code. (B) No resolution adopted pursuant to this chapter shall do any of the following: (1) Create a criminal offense or impose criminal penalties, except as authorized by division (A) of this section or by section 503.52 of the Revised Code; (2) Impose civil fines other than as authorized by this chapter; (3) Establish or revise subdivision regulations, road construction standards, urban sediment rules, or storm water and drainage regulations, except as provided in section 504.21 of the Revised Code; (4) Establish or revise building standards, building codes, and other standard codes except as provided in section 504.13 of the Revised Code; (5) Increase, decrease, or otherwise alter the powers or duties of a township under any other chapter of the Revised Code pertaining to agriculture or the conservation or development of natural resources; (6) Establish regulations affecting hunting, trapping, fishing, or the possession, use, or sale of firearms; (7) Establish or revise water or sewer regulations, except in accordance with section 504.18 , 504.19 , or 504.21 of the Revised Code; (8) Impose a fee, assessment, or other charge on auxiliary containers, on the sale, use, or consumption of such containers, or on the basis of receipts received from the sale of such containers. As used in this division, "auxiliary container" has the same meaning as in section 3767.32 of the Revised Code. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as affecting the powers of counties with regard to the subjects listed in divisions (B)(3) to (5) of this section. (C) Under a limited home rule government, all officers shall have the qualifications, and be nominated, elected, or appointed, as provided in Chapter 505. of the Revised Code, except that the board of township trustees shall appoint a full-time or part-time law director pursuant to section 504.15 of the Revised Code, and except that a five-member board of township trustees approved for the township before September 26, 2003, shall continue to serve as the legislative authority with successive members serving for four-year terms of office until a termination of a limited home rule government under section 504.03 of the Revised Code. (D) In case of conflict between resolutions enacted by a board of township trustees and municipal ordinances or resolutions, the ordinance or resolution enacted by the municipal corporation prevails. In case of conflict between resolutions enacted by a board of township trustees and any county resolution, the resolution enacted by the board of township trustees prevails. Last updated August 4, 2021 at 10:58 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 511.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 511 / § 511.13
§ 511.13. Interest in township contract prohibited - exception
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly No member of the board of township trustees or any officer or employee thereof shall be interested in any contract entered into by such board. No such person shall be individually liable to any contractor upon any contract made under sections 511.08 to 511.17 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, nor shall he be liable to any person on any claims occasioned by any act or default of a contractor or anyone employed by him. This section does not apply where such person is a shareholder of a corporation, but not an officer or director thereof, and owns not more than five per cent of the stock of such corporation, the value of which does not exceed five hundred dollars. If a stockholder desires to avail himself of the exception provided in this section, he shall, before entering upon such contract, first file with the clerk of the board of county commissioners, an affidavit, stating his exact status and connection with the corporation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.49 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.49
§ 505.49. Rules necessary for operation of township police district
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "felony" has the same meaning as in section 109.511 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) The township trustees of a township police district, by a two-thirds vote of the board, or a joint police district board, by majority vote of its members, may adopt rules necessary for the operation of the township or joint police district, including a determination of the qualifications of the chief of police, patrol officers, and others to serve as members of the district police force. (2) Except as otherwise provided in division (E) of this section and subject to division (D) of this section, the township trustees of a township police district, by a two-thirds vote of the board or the joint police district board, by majority vote of its members, shall appoint a chief of police for the district, determine the number of patrol officers and other personnel required by the district, and establish salary schedules and other conditions of employment for the employees of the township or joint police district. The chief of police of the district shall serve at the pleasure of the township trustees or the joint police district board and shall appoint patrol officers and other personnel that the district may require, subject to division (D) of this section and to the rules and limits as to qualifications, salary ranges, and numbers of personnel established by the board of township trustees or the joint police district board. The township trustees may include in the township police district and under the direction and control of the chief of police any constable appointed pursuant to section 509.01 of the Revised Code, or may designate the chief of police or any patrol officer appointed by the chief of police as a constable, as provided for in section 509.01 of the Revised Code, for the township police district. (3) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, a patrol officer, other police district employee, or police constable, who has been awarded a certificate attesting to the satisfactory completion of an approved state, county, or municipal police basic training program, as required by section 109.77 of the Revised Code, may be removed or suspended only under the conditions and by the procedures in sections 505.491 to 505.495 of the Revised Code. Any other patrol officer, police district employee, or police constable shall serve at the pleasure of the township trustees or joint police district board. In case of removal or suspension of an appointee by the board of township trustees of a township police district or the joint police district board, that appointee may appeal the decision of either board to the court of common pleas of the county in which the district is situated to determine the sufficiency of the cause of removal or suspension. The appointee shall take the appeal within ten days of written notice to the appointee of the decision of the board. (C)(1) Division (B) of this section does not apply to a 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 police 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 police personnel 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 chief of police, and a 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. A person appointed chief of police under these conditions who is removed by the board or who resigns from the position shall be entitled to return to the classified service in the township police department, in the position that person held previous to the person's appointment as chief of police. (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 of a township described in this division 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) Persons employed as police personnel in a 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 police training program, shall retain their employment and any rank previously granted them by action of the township trustees or otherwise, but those persons are eligible for promotion only by compliance with Chapter 124. of the Revised Code. (6) This division does not apply to constables appointed pursuant to section 509.01 of the Revised Code. This division is subject to division (D) of this section. (D)(1) The board of township trustees or a joint police district board shall not appoint or employ a person as a chief of police, and the chief of police shall not appoint or employ a person as a patrol officer or other peace officer of a township police district, township police department, or joint police district on a permanent basis, on a temporary basis, for a probationary term, or on other than a permanent basis if the person previously has been convicted of or has pleaded guilty to a felony. (2)(a) The board of township trustees or joint police district board shall terminate the appointment or employment of a chief of police, patrol officer, or other peace officer of a township police district, township police department, or joint police district who does either of the following: (i) Pleads guilty to a felony; (ii) Pleads guilty to a misdemeanor pursuant to a negotiated plea agreement as provided in division (D) of section 2929.43 of the Revised Code in which the chief of police, patrol officer, or other peace officer of a township police district, township police department, or joint police district agrees to surrender the certificate awarded to that chief of police, patrol officer, or other peace officer under section 109.77 of the Revised Code. (b) The board shall suspend the appointment or employment of a chief of police, patrol officer, or other peace officer of a township police district, township police department, or joint police district who is convicted, after trial, of a felony. If such chief of police, patrol officer, or other peace officer files an appeal from that conviction and the conviction is upheld by the highest court to which the appeal is taken, or, if no timely appeal is filed, the board shall terminate the appointment or employment of that chief of police, patrol officer, or other peace officer. If the chief of police, patrol officer, or other peace officer of a township police district, township police department, or joint police district files an appeal that results in that chief of police's, patrol officer's, or other peace officer's acquittal of the felony or conviction of a misdemeanor, or in the dismissal of the felony charge against the chief of police, patrol officer, or other peace officer, the board shall reinstate that chief of police, patrol officer, or other peace officer. A chief of police, patrol officer, or other peace officer who is reinstated under division (D)(2)(b) of this section shall not receive any back pay unless the conviction of that chief of police, patrol officer, or other peace officer of the felony was reversed on appeal, or the felony charge was dismissed, because the court found insufficient evidence to convict the chief of police, patrol officer, or other peace officer of the felony. (3) Division (D) of this section does not apply regarding an offense that was committed prior to January 1, 1997. (4) The suspension or termination of the appointment or employment of a chief of police, patrol officer, or other peace officer under division (D)(2) of this section shall be in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (E) The board of township trustees or the joint police district board may enter into a contract under section 505.43 or 505.50 of the Revised Code to obtain all police protection for the township police district or joint police district from one or more municipal corporations, county sheriffs, or other townships. If the board enters into such a contract, subject to division (D) of this section, it may, but is not required to, appoint a police chief for the district. (F) The members of the police force of a township police district of a township, or of a joint police district board comprised of a township, that adopts the limited self-government form of township government shall serve as peace officers for the township territory included in the district. (G) A chief of police or patrol officer of a township police district, township police department, or joint police district may participate, as the director of an organized crime task force established under section 177.02 of the Revised Code or as a member of the investigatory staff of that task force, in an investigation of organized criminal activity in any county or counties in this state under sections 177.01 to 177.03 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 505.72 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 5 / Chapter 505 / § 505.72
§ 505.72. Joint ambulance district employees
Status: in_force

July 1, 2013 House Bill 51 - 130th General Assembly (A) The board of trustees of a joint ambulance district shall provide for the employment of such employees as it considers best, and shall fix their compensation. Such employees shall continue in office until removed as provided by sections 733.35 to 733.39 of the Revised Code. To initiate removal proceedings, and for such purpose, the board shall designate a private citizen to investigate the conduct and prepare the necessary charges in conformity with sections 733.35 to 733.39 of the Revised Code. The board may pay reasonable compensation to such person for the person's services. In case of the removal of an employee of the district, an appeal may be had from the decision of the board to the court of common pleas of the county in which such district, or part of it, is situated, to determine the sufficiency of the cause of removal. Such appeal from the findings of the board shall be taken within ten days. (B) As used in this division, "emergency medical service organization" has the same meaning as in section 4765.01 of the Revised Code. (1) In order to obtain the services of ambulance service organizations, to obtain additional services from ambulance service organizations in times of emergency, or to obtain the services of emergency medical service organizations, a district may enter into a contract, for a period not to exceed three years, with one or more townships, municipal corporations, joint fire districts, nonprofit corporations, any other governmental unit that provides ambulance services or emergency medical services, or with private ambulance owners, regardless of whether such townships, municipal corporations, joint fire districts, nonprofit corporations, governmental unit, or private ambulance owners are located within or without this state, upon such terms as are agreed to, to furnish or receive services from ambulance or emergency medical service organizations or the interchange of services from ambulance or emergency medical service organizations within the several territories of the contracting subdivisions, if such contract is first authorized by all boards of trustees and legislative authorities concerned. The contract may provide for a fixed annual charge to be paid at the times agreed upon and stipulated in the contract, or for compensation based upon a stipulated price for each run, call, or emergency, or the elapsed time of service required in such run, call, or emergency, or any combination thereof. (2) Expenditures of a district for the services of ambulance service organizations or emergency medical service organizations, whether pursuant to contract or otherwise, are lawful expenditures, regardless of whether the district or the party with which it contracts charges additional fees to users of the services. (3) A district's board of trustees, by adoption of an appropriate resolution, may choose to have the state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services license any emergency medical service organization the district operates. If a board adopts such a resolution, Chapter 4766. of the Revised Code, except for sections 4766.06 and 4766.99 of the Revised Code, applies to the district emergency medical service organization. All rules adopted under the applicable sections of that chapter also apply to the organization. A board, by adoption of an appropriate resolution, may remove the district emergency medical service organization from the jurisdiction of the state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services. (C) Ambulance services or emergency medical services rendered for a joint ambulance district under this section and section 505.71 of the Revised Code shall be deemed services of the district. These sections do not authorize suits against a district or any township or municipal corporation providing or receiving, or contracting to provide or receive, such services under these sections for damages for injury or loss to persons or property or for wrongful death caused by persons providing such services.