Ohio Rev. Code § 325.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 325 / § 325.19
§ 325.19. Vacation leave - holiday pay
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A)(1) The granting of vacation leave under division (A)(1) of this section is subject to divisions (A)(2) and (3) of this section. Each full-time employee in the several offices and departments of the county service, including full-time hourly rate employees, after service of one year with the county or any political subdivision of the state, shall have earned and will be due upon the attainment of the first year of employment, and annually thereafter, eighty hours of vacation leave with full pay. One year of service shall be computed on the basis of twenty-six biweekly pay periods. A full-time county employee with eight or more years of service with the county or any political subdivision of the state shall have earned and is entitled to one hundred twenty hours of vacation leave with full pay. A full-time county employee with fifteen or more years of service with the county or any political subdivision of the state shall have earned and is entitled to one hundred sixty hours of vacation leave with full pay. A full-time county employee with twenty-five years of service with the county or any political subdivision of the state shall have earned and is entitled to two hundred hours of vacation leave with full pay. Such vacation leave shall accrue to the employee at the rate of three and one-tenth hours each biweekly period for those entitled to eighty hours per year; four and six-tenths hours each biweekly period for those entitled to one hundred twenty hours per year; six and two-tenths hours each biweekly period for those entitled to one hundred sixty hours per year; and seven and seven-tenths hours each biweekly period for those entitled to two hundred hours per year. The appointing authorities of the offices and departments of the county service may permit all or any part of a person's prior service with any regional council of government established in accordance with Chapter 167. of the Revised Code to be considered service with the county or a political subdivision of the state for the purpose of determining years of service under this division. (2) Full-time employees granted vacation leave under division (A)(1) of this section who render any standard of service other than forty hours per week as described in division (K) of this section and who are in active pay status in a biweekly pay period, shall accrue a number of hours of vacation leave during each such pay period that bears the same ratio to the number of hours specified in division (A)(1) of this section as their number of hours which are accepted as full-time in active pay status, excluding overtime hours, bears to eighty hours. (3) Full-time employees granted vacation leave under division (A)(1) of this section who are in active pay status in a biweekly pay period for less than eighty hours or the number of hours of service otherwise accepted as full-time by their employing office or department shall accrue a number of hours of vacation leave during that pay period that bears the same ratio to the number of hours specified in division (A)(1) of this section as their number of hours in active pay status, excluding overtime hours, bears to eighty or the number of hours of service accepted as full-time, whichever is applicable. (B) A board of county commissioners, by resolution, may grant vacation leave with full pay to part-time county employees. A part-time county employee shall be eligible for vacation leave with full pay upon the attainment of the first year of employment, and annually thereafter. The ratio between the hours worked and the vacation hours awarded to a part-time employee shall be the same as the ratio between the hours worked and the vacation hours earned by a full-time employee as provided for in this section. (C) Days specified as holidays in section 124.19 of the Revised Code shall not be charged to an employee's vacation leave. Vacation leave shall be taken by the employee during the year in which it accrued and prior to the next recurrence of the anniversary date of the employee's employment, provided that the appointing authority may, in special and meritorious cases, permit such employee to accumulate and carry over the employee's vacation leave to the following year. No vacation leave shall be carried over for more than three years. An employee is entitled to compensation, at the employee's current rate of pay, for the prorated portion of any earned but unused vacation leave for the current year to the employee's credit at time of separation, and in addition shall be compensated for any unused vacation leave accrued to the employee's credit, with the permission of the appointing authority, for the three years immediately preceding the last anniversary date of employment. (D)(1) In addition to vacation leave, a full-time county employee 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. Except as provided in division (D)(2) of this section, holidays shall occur on the days specified in section 1.14 of the Revised Code. If any of those holidays fall on Saturday, the Friday immediately preceding shall be observed as the holiday. If any of those holidays fall on Sunday, the Monday immediately succeeding shall be observed as the holiday. If an employee's work schedule is other than Monday through Friday, the employee is entitled to holiday pay for holidays observed on the employee's day off regardless of the day of the week on which they are observed. (2)(a) When a classified employee of a county board of developmental disabilities works at a site maintained by a government entity other than the board, such as a public school, the board may adjust the employee's holiday schedule to conform to the schedule adopted by the government entity. Under an adjusted holiday schedule, an employee shall receive the number of hours of holiday pay granted under division (D)(1) of this section. (b) Pursuant to division (J)(6) of section 339.06 of the Revised Code, a county hospital may observe Martin Luther King day, Washington-Lincoln day, Columbus day, and Veterans' day on days other than those specified in section 1.14 of the Revised Code. (E) In the case of the death of a county employee, the unused vacation leave and unpaid overtime to the credit of the employee shall be paid in accordance with section 2113.04 of the Revised Code, or to the employee's estate. (F) Notwithstanding this section or any other section of the Revised Code, any appointing authority of a county office, department, commission, board, or body may, upon notification to the board of county commissioners, establish alternative schedules of vacation leave and holidays for employees of the appointing authority for whom the state employment relations board has not established an appropriate bargaining unit pursuant to section 4117.06 of the Revised Code, as long as the alternative schedules are not inconsistent with the provisions of at least one collective bargaining agreement covering other employees of that appointing authority, if such an agreement exists. If no such collective bargaining agreement exists, an appointing authority, upon notification to the board of county commissioners, may establish an alternative schedule of vacation leave and holidays for its employees that does not diminish the vacation leave and holiday benefits granted by this section. (G) The employees of a county children services board that establishes vacation benefits under section 5153.12 of the Revised Code are exempt from division (A) of this section. (H) The provisions of this section do not apply to superintendents and management employees of county boards of developmental disabilities. (I) Division (A) of this section does not apply to an employee of a county board of developmental disabilities who works at, or provides transportation services to pupils of, a special education program provided by the county board pursuant to division (A)(4) of section 5126.05 of the Revised Code, if the employee's employment is based on a school year and the employee is not subject to a contract with the county board that provides for division (A) of this section to apply to the employee. (J) Notwithstanding division (C) of this section or any other section of the Revised Code, if a separation from county service occurs in connection with the lease, sale, or other transfer of all or substantially all the business and assets of a county hospital organized under Chapter 339. of the Revised Code to a private corporation or other entity, the appointing authority shall have no obligation to pay any compensation with respect to unused vacation leave accrued to the credit of an employee who accepts employment with the acquiring corporation or other entity, if at the effective time of separation the acquiring corporation or other entity expressly assumes such unused vacation leave accrued to the employee's credit. (K) As used in this section: (1) "Full-time employee" means an employee whose regular hours of service for a county total forty hours per week, or who renders any other standard of service accepted as full-time by an office, department, or agency of county service. (2) "Part-time employee" means an employee whose regular hours of service for a county total less than forty hours per week, or who renders any other standard of service accepted as part-time by an office, department, or agency of county service, and whose hours of county service total at least five hundred twenty hours annually. (3) "Management employee" has the same meaning as in section 5126.20 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 30, 2021 at 10:28 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 309.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 309 / § 309.08
§ 309.08. Powers and duties of prosecuting attorney - rewards for information as to drug-related offenses
Status: in_force

July 1, 2007 House Bill 241 - 126th General Assembly (A) The prosecuting attorney may inquire into the commission of crimes within the county. The prosecuting attorney shall prosecute, on behalf of the state, all complaints, suits, and controversies in which the state is a party, except for those required to be prosecuted by a special prosecutor pursuant to section 177.03 of the Revised Code or by the attorney general pursuant to section 109.83 of the Revised Code, and other suits, matters, and controversies that the prosecuting attorney is required to prosecute within or outside the county, in the probate court, court of common pleas, and court of appeals. In conjunction with the attorney general, the prosecuting attorney shall prosecute in the supreme court cases arising in the prosecuting attorney's county, except for those cases required to be prosecuted by a special prosecutor pursuant to section 177.03 of the Revised Code or by the attorney general pursuant to section 109.83 of the Revised Code. In every case of conviction, the prosecuting attorney forthwith shall cause execution to be issued for the fine and costs, or costs only, as the case may be, and faithfully shall urge the collection until it is effected or found to be impracticable to collect. The prosecuting attorney forthwith shall pay to the county treasurer all moneys belonging to the state or county which come into the prosecuting attorney's possession. The prosecuting attorney or an assistant prosecuting attorney of a county may participate, as a member of the investigatory staff of an organized crime task force established under section 177.02 of the Revised Code that has jurisdiction in that county, in an investigation of organized criminal activity under sections 177.01 to 177.03 of the Revised Code. (B) The prosecuting attorney may pay a reward to a person who has volunteered any tip or information to a law enforcement agency in the county concerning a drug-related offense that is planned to occur, is occurring, or has occurred, in whole or in part, in the county. The prosecuting attorney may provide for the payment, out of the following sources, of rewards to a person who has volunteered tips and information to a law enforcement agency in the county concerning a drug-related offense that is planned to occur, is occurring, or has occurred, in whole or in part, in the county: (1) The law enforcement trust fund established by the prosecuting attorney pursuant to division (C)(1) of section 2981.13 of the Revised Code; (2) The portion of any mandatory fines imposed pursuant to divisions (B)(1) and (2) of section 2929.18 or Chapter 2925. of the Revised Code that is paid to the prosecuting attorney pursuant to that division or chapter, the portion of any additional fines imposed under division (A) of section 2929.18 of the Revised Code that is paid to the prosecuting attorney pursuant to that division, or the portion of any fines imposed pursuant to division (A) of section 2925.42 of the Revised Code that is paid to the prosecuting attorney pursuant to division (B) of that section; (3) The furtherance of justice fund allowed to the prosecuting attorney under section 325.12 of the Revised Code or any additional funds allowed to the prosecuting attorney under section 325.13 of the Revised Code; (4) Any other moneys lawfully in the possession or control of the prosecuting attorney. (C) As used in division (B) of this section, "drug-related offense" means any violation of Chapter 2925. or 3719. of the Revised Code or any violation of a municipal ordinance that is substantially equivalent to any section in either of those chapters.
Ohio Rev. Code § 345.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 345 / § 345.03
§ 345.03. Tax levy resolution certified to board of elections - notice of election
Status: in_force

January 1, 2026 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly A copy of any resolution adopted under section 345.01 of the Revised Code shall be certified within five days by the taxing authority and not later than four p.m. of the ninetieth day before the day of the election, to the county board of elections, and such board shall submit the proposal to the electors of the subdivision at the succeeding general election. The board shall make the necessary arrangements for the submission of such question to the electors of the subdivision, and the election shall be conducted, canvassed, and certified in like manner as regular elections in such subdivision. Notice of the election shall be published once not less than two weeks prior to such election using at least one of the following methods: (A) In the print or digital edition of a newspaper of general circulation within 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 county. The notice shall set out the purpose of the proposed increase in rate, the levy's estimated annual collections, the amount of the increase expressed in dollars for each one hundred thousand dollars of the county auditor's market value as well as in mills for each one dollar of taxable value, the number of years during which such increase will be in effect, and the time and place of holding such election. Last updated October 6, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 307.515 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 307 / § 307.515
§ 307.515. Allowance to law libraries from fines and penalties of municipal courts
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly (A) All fines and penalties collected by, and moneys arising from forfeited bail in, a municipal court for offenses and misdemeanors brought for prosecution in the name of a municipal corporation under one of its penal ordinances, where there is in force a state statute under which the offense might be prosecuted, or brought for prosecution in the name of the state, except a portion of those fines, penalties, and moneys that, plus all costs collected monthly in those state cases, equal the compensation allowed by the board of county commissioners to the judges of the municipal court, its clerk, and the prosecuting attorney of that court in state cases, shall be retained by the clerk of that municipal court and shall be deposited by the clerk each month in the county law library resources fund that is created under section 307.514 of the Revised Code in the county in which that municipal corporation is located. The sum that the clerk of the municipal court deposits in the county law library resources fund shall in no month be less than twenty-five per cent of the amount of such fines, penalties, and moneys received in that month, without deducting the amount of the allowance of the board of county commissioners to the judges, clerk, and prosecuting attorney. The total amount paid under this section in any one calendar year by the clerks of all municipal courts in any one county to the county law library resources fund shall in no event exceed the following amounts: (1) In counties having a population of fifty thousand or less, seventy-five hundred dollars and the maximum amount paid by any of such courts shall not exceed four thousand dollars in any calendar year. (2) In counties having a population in excess of fifty thousand but not in excess of one hundred thousand, eight thousand dollars and the maximum amount paid by any of such courts shall not exceed five thousand five hundred dollars in any calendar year. (3) In counties having a population in excess of one hundred thousand but not in excess of one hundred fifty thousand, ten thousand dollars and the maximum amount paid by any of such courts shall not exceed seven thousand dollars in any calendar year. (4) In counties having a population of in excess of one hundred fifty thousand, fifteen thousand dollars in any calendar year. The maximum amount to be paid by each clerk shall be determined by the county auditor in December of each year for the next succeeding calendar year and shall bear the same ratio to the total amount payable under this section from the clerks of all municipal courts in such county as the total fines, costs, and forfeitures received by the corresponding municipal court, bear to the total fines, costs, and forfeitures received by all the municipal courts in the county, as shown for the last complete year of actual receipts, on the latest available budgets of such municipal courts. Payments in the full amounts provided in this section shall be made monthly by each clerk in each calendar year until the maximum amount for such year has been paid. When that amount, so determined by the auditor, has been paid to the county law library resources fund, then no further payments shall be required in that calendar year from the clerk of that court. (5) This section does not apply to fines collected by a municipal court for violations of division (B) of section 4513.263 of the Revised Code, or for violations of any municipal ordinance that is substantively comparable to that division, all of which shall be forwarded to the treasurer of state as provided in division (E) of section 4513.263 of the Revised Code. (B) The county treasurer, upon the voucher of the county auditor, shall deposit fifty per cent of all moneys collected by a county court accruing from fines, penalties, and forfeited bail, unless otherwise distributed by law, in the county law library resources fund in that county that is created under section 307.514 of the Revised Code. The county treasurer shall deposit those moneys into that fund within thirty days after those moneys have been paid into the county treasury by the clerk of the county court. This section does not apply to fines collected by a county court for violations of division (B) of section 4513.263 of the Revised Code, or for violations of any municipal ordinance that is substantively comparable to that division, all of which shall be forwarded to the treasurer of state as provided in division (E) of section 4513.263 of the Revised Code. (C) In each county of the state, the clerk of the court of common pleas and the clerk of the probate court shall retain all fines and penalties collected by, and moneys arising from forfeited bail in, the court of common pleas and the probate court of that county for offenses and misdemeanors brought for prosecution in those courts in the name of the state and monthly shall deposit those moneys in the county law library resources fund in that county that is created under section 307.514 of the Revised Code. The total sums so deposited shall not exceed twelve hundred fifty dollars per annum, and when that amount has been deposited in the fund in accordance with this section then no further payments shall be required under this section in that calendar year from the clerks of those respective courts. This section does not apply to fines collected by a court of common pleas for violations of division (B) of section 4513.263 of the Revised Code, all of which shall be forwarded to the treasurer of state as provided in division (E) of that section. This section does not apply to fines imposed under division (B)(9) of section 2929.18 of the Revised Code and collected by a court of common pleas, all of which shall be forwarded by the court to the treasurer of state not later than the twentieth day of the month after the month in which they are collected for deposit into the state treasury to the credit of the rape crisis program trust fund created by section 109.921 of the Revised Code. (D) In each county, the treasurer of the county or the treasurer of the municipal corporation shall deposit monthly fifty per cent of all fines and penalties collected by, and fifty per cent of moneys arising from forfeited bail in, any court in that county for offenses brought for prosecution under Chapters 4301. and 4303. of the Revised Code and the state traffic laws in the county legal resources fund in that county that is created under section 307.514 of the Revised Code. The sum so deposited in that fund by each treasurer shall not exceed twelve hundred dollars per annum under Chapters 4301. and 4303. of the Revised Code, and when that amount has been deposited in that fund in accordance with this section, then no further deposits shall be required under this section in that calendar year from those treasurers. As used in this section, "state traffic laws" does not include division (B) of section 4513.263 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 301.29 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 301 / § 301.29
§ 301.29. Use of procurement cards
Status: in_force

April 9, 2025 House Bill 497 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Officer" includes an individual who also is an appointing authority. (2) "Procurement card" means a financial transaction device as defined in section 301.28 of the Revised Code and as authorized under this section, but excludes any credit card authorized under section 301.27 of the Revised Code. (B) A procurement card held by a board of county commissioners or the office of any other county appointing authority shall be used only to pay work-related expenses. No late charges or finance charges shall be allowed as an allowable expense unless authorized by the board of county commissioners. (C)(1) In any county that chooses to use procurement cards, the board of county commissioners shall, by resolution, adopt a policy with the advice of the county auditor, for the county's use of those cards. The resolution shall include provisions that limit the use of a procurement card to payment for one or more specific work-related or specific classes of work-related expenses, and limit procurement card transactions to a specific number of transactions per day, month, quarter, or other specified period as authorized in division (F)(2) of this section, by supplier or work-related expense. In addition, the resolution shall limit a procurement card to daily and monthly spending limits. The resolution also shall contain a list of administrative controls that the board determines, after consulting with the county auditor, will be sufficient for use of a procurement card. Those administrative controls shall include at a minimum the following: (a) An aggregate amount that may be incurred through use of each card within a day, week, or month; (b) Classes of permissible goods and services that may be purchased with a procurement card; (c) In case a procurement card is misused, a procedure for revocation of the card. (2) The county auditor shall develop internal accounting controls in consultation with the auditor of state for the implementation of this section. (3) If a board of county commissioners adopts a policy under division (C)(1) of this section, it shall advertise a request for proposals from issuers of procurement cards at least once a week for two consecutive weeks using at least one of the following methods: (a) In the print or digital edition of a newspaper of general circulation within the county; (b) On the official public notice web site established under section 125.182 of the Revised Code; (c) Or on the web site and social media account of the county. The advertisement shall specify the purpose of the request, the type of procurement card or cards sought, and the date by which proposals must be received. That date shall not be less than ten days after the last day of the second week in which the request is advertised. The board shall determine upon the advice of the county auditor and county treasurer whether to contract with any one or more issuers that submit a timely proposal. Before entering into a contract, the board shall adopt a resolution stating the contract's intent and guidelines consistent with divisions (C)(1) and (2) of this section for the use of each procurement card. (D) A county appointing authority may apply to the board of county commissioners for authorization to have an officer or employee of the appointing authority use a procurement card held by that appointing authority. The authorization request shall state whether the card is to be issued only in the name of the office of the appointing authority or whether the issued card also shall include the name of a specified officer or employee. (E) The debt incurred as a result of the use of a procurement card under this section shall be paid from moneys appropriated to specific appropriation line items of the appointing authority. (F)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (F)(2) of this section, every officer or employee authorized to use a procurement card held by the board or appointing authority shall submit to the board by the first day of each month an estimate of the officer's or employee's work-related expenses for that month, unless the board authorizes, by resolution, the officer or employee to submit to the board such an estimate for a period longer than one month. The board may revise the estimate and determine the amount it approves, if any, not to exceed the estimated amount. The board shall certify the amount of its determination to the county auditor along with the specific appropriation line items from which the expenditures are to be made. After receiving certification pursuant to division (D) of section 5705.41 of the Revised Code that the specific appropriation line item for which the procurement card is approved for use is free from previous and then-outstanding obligations or certifications, the board shall authorize the officer or employee to incur debt for the expenses against the county's credit up to the authorized amount. (2) In lieu of following the procedure set forth in division (F)(1) of this section, a board of county commissioners may adopt a resolution authorizing an officer or employee of an appointing authority to use a county procurement card to pay for specific classes of work-related expenses, or to use a specific procurement card for any work-related expenses, without submitting an estimate of those expenses to the board as required by division (F)(1) of this section. Prior to adopting the resolution, the board shall notify the county auditor. The resolution shall specify whether the officer's or employee's exemption extends to the use of a specific procurement card, which card shall be identified by its number, or to one or more specific work-related uses. Before any procurement card issued for specific uses may be used to make purchases for uses other than those specific uses listed in the resolution, the procedures outlined in division (F)(1) of this section must be followed or the use shall be considered an unauthorized use. Use of any procurement card under division (F)(2) of this section shall be limited to the amount appropriated and encumbered in a specific appropriation line item for the permitted use or uses designated in the authorizing resolution, or, in the case of a resolution that authorizes use of a specific procurement card, for any work-related expense, but only to the extent the moneys in those specific appropriation line items are not otherwise encumbered. (3) A procurement card shall not be used in any manner that circumvents the competitive bidding requirements of section 307.86 of the Revised Code. (G)(1) Any time a county procurement card approved for use for an authorized amount under division (F)(1) of this section is used for more than that authorized amount, the appointing authority may request the board of county commissioners to authorize after the fact the expenditure of any amount charged beyond the originally authorized amount if, upon the board's request, the county auditor certifies that sum of money is in the treasury or in the process of collection to the credit of the appropriate appropriation line item for which the procurement card was used, and is free from previous and then-outstanding obligations or certifications. If the card is used for more than the amount originally authorized and if for any reason that amount is not authorized after the fact, the county treasury shall be reimbursed for any amount spent beyond the originally authorized amount in the following manner: (a) If the card is issued in the name of a specific officer or employee, the officer or employee is liable in person and upon any official bond the officer or employee has given to the county to reimburse the county treasury for the amount charged to the county beyond the originally authorized amount. (b) If the card is issued to the office of the appointing authority, the appointing authority is liable in person and upon any official bond the appointing authority has given to the county for the amount charged to the county beyond the originally authorized amount. (2) No user of a county procurement card authorized for use under division (F)(2) of this section shall use the card for any expenditure that is more than the amount appropriated under that division. If at any time a county procurement card authorized for use under division (F)(2) of this section is used for more than the amount appropriated under that division, the appointing authority may request the board of county commissioners to issue a supplemental appropriation or make a transfer to the specific appropriation line items as permitted in section 5705.40 of the Revised Code, to cover the amount charged beyond the originally appropriated amount. If the card is used for more than the amount originally appropriated and if for any reason that amount is not appropriated or transferred as permitted by this division, the county treasury shall be reimbursed for any amount spent beyond the originally appropriated amount in the following manner: (a) If the card is issued in the name of a specific officer or employee, the officer or employee is liable in person and upon any official bond the officer or employee has given to the county for reimbursing the county treasury for any amount charged on the card beyond the originally appropriated amount. (b) If the card is issued in the name of the office of the appointing authority, the appointing authority is liable in person and upon any official bond the appointing authority has given to the county for reimbursement for any amount charged on the card beyond the originally appropriated amount. (3) Whenever any officer or employee who is authorized to use a procurement card held by the board or the office of any other county appointing authority suspects the loss, theft, or possibility of unauthorized or unlawful use of the card, the officer or employee shall notify the county auditor and the officer's or employee's appointing authority or the board immediately and in writing. (4) If the county auditor determines there has been a procurement card expenditure beyond the appropriated or authorized amount as provided in division (F) of this section, or for an unlawful purpose, the auditor immediately shall notify the board of county commissioners. When the board determines, on its own or after notification from the county auditor, that the county treasury should be reimbursed for procurement card expenditures beyond the appropriated or authorized amount as provided in divisions (G)(1) and (2) of this section, it shall give written notice to the county auditor and to the officer or employee or appointing authority liable to the treasury as provided in those divisions. If, within thirty days after issuance of this written notice, the county treasury is not reimbursed for the amount shown on the written notice, the prosecuting attorney of the county shall recover that amount from the officer or employee or appointing authority who is liable under this section by civil action in any court of appropriate jurisdiction. (H) Use of a county procurement card for any use other than those permitted under division (B) of this section is a violation of law for the purposes of section 2913.21 of the Revised Code. Last updated January 28, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 317.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 317 / § 317.12
§ 317.12. Indorsement on and receipt for deed - recording
Status: in_force

January 30, 2014 House Bill 72 - 130th General Assembly Upon the presentation of a deed or other instrument of writing for record, the county recorder shall indorse thereon the date, the precise time of its presentation, and a file number. The file numbering shall be consecutive and in the order in which the instrument of writing is received for record, except financing statements, which may have a separate series of file numbers and may be filed separately, as provided by sections 1309.501 to 1309.527 of the Revised Code. The recorder shall, without fee, give to the person presenting such instrument a receipt naming the parties thereto and the date thereof. When a deed or other instrument is recorded, the county recorder shall indorse on it the time when recorded, and the number or letter and page of the official records in which it is recorded.
Ohio Rev. Code § 317.27 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 317 / § 317.27
§ 317.27. Certified copy of record
Status: in_force

April 7, 2009 Senate Bill 248 - 127th General Assembly On demand and tender of the proper fees, the county recorder shall furnish to any person an accurate, certified copy of any record in the recorder's office other than a record of discharge under section 317.24 of the Revised Code, and affix the recorder's official seal thereto. The recorder shall issue, without charge, upon the request of an authorized party, as defined in section 317.24 of the Revised Code or a person other than an authorized party as defined in that section, one certified copy or one certified photostatic copy of the recorded record of discharge under that section, with the official seal of the county recorder affixed thereto. Any certified copy of any record, document, or map and any transcription of records, required or permitted to be made by the recorder, may be made by any method provided for the making of records.
Ohio Rev. Code § 341.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 341 / § 341.16
§ 341.16. Process for the return of prisoner
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The prosecuting attorney of the county from which a person charged with the commission of an offense has been removed for safekeeping, may file a praecipe with the clerk of the court of common pleas thereof, directing that a warrant be issued to the sheriff having the custody of such person, and commanding him to deliver the prisoner to the sheriff of the county from which the prisoner was removed, or to the sheriff of the county in which the trial is to take place upon change of venue.
Ohio Rev. Code § 315.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 315 / § 315.13
§ 315.13. Emergency repairs - county engineer's emergency repair fund
Status: in_force

October 27, 1981 Senate Bill 114 - 114th General Assembly The county engineer shall make all emergency repairs on all roads, bridges, and culverts in the county, including state highways, and shall keep on hand at all times a supply of material for the purposes of making such repairs. Upon report to the engineer of any road or bridge in the county needing immediate attention, such engineer shall, if he deems it an emergency repair, proceed at once to make such repair by force account, without preparing plans, specifications, estimates of cost, or forms of contract. The board of county commissioners may appropriate a sum of money each year sufficient to enable the county engineer to carry out this section. Such sum shall constitute the "county engineer's emergency repair fund." All expenses incurred in employing extra help or in purchasing materials used in such repairs shall be paid from such fund on vouchers signed by the engineer. Necessary repairs, the total cost of which is not more than five thousand dollars, shall be deemed as necessary for emergency repairs.
Ohio Rev. Code § 341.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 341 / § 341.21
§ 341.21. Confinement of federal or state prisoners in county jail
Status: in_force

January 1, 2004 House Bill 490 - 124th General Assembly (A) The board of county commissioners may direct the sheriff to receive into custody prisoners charged with or convicted of crime by the United States, and to keep those prisoners until discharged. The board of the county in which prisoners charged with or convicted of crime by the United States may be so committed may negotiate and conclude any contracts with the United States for the use of the jail as provided by this section and as the board sees fit. A prisoner so committed shall be supported at the expense of the United States during the prisoner's confinement in the county jail. No greater compensation shall be charged by a sheriff for the subsistence of that type of prisoner than is provided by section 311.20 of the Revised Code to be charged for the subsistence of state prisoners. A sheriff or jailer who neglects or refuses to perform the services and duties directed by the board by reason of this division, shall be liable to the same penalties, forfeitures, and actions as if the prisoner had been committed under the authority of this state. (B) Prior to the acceptance for housing into the county jail of persons who are designated by the department of rehabilitation and correction, who plead guilty to or are convicted of a felony of the fourth or fifth degree, and who satisfy the other requirements listed in section 5120.161 of the Revised Code, the board of county commissioners shall enter into an agreement with the department of rehabilitation and correction under section 5120.161 of the Revised Code for the housing in the county jail of persons designated by the department who plead guilty to or are convicted of a felony of the fourth or fifth degree and who satisfy the other requirements listed in that section in exchange for a per diem fee per person. Persons incarcerated in the county jail pursuant to an agreement entered into under this division shall be subject to supervision and control in the manner described in section 5120.161 of the Revised Code. This division does not affect the authority of a court to directly sentence a person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a felony to the county jail in accordance with section 2929.16 of the Revised Code. (C) Notwithstanding any contrary provision in section 2929.18 , 2929.28 , or 2929.37 or in any other section of the Revised Code, the board of county commissioners may establish a policy that complies with section 2929.38 of the Revised Code and that requires any person who is not indigent and who is confined in the jail under division (B) of this section to pay a reception fee, a fee for any medical treatment or service requested by and provided to that person, or the fee for a random drug test assessed under division (E) of section 341.26 of the Revised Code. (D) If a sheriff receives into custody a prisoner convicted of crime by the United States as described in division (A) of this section, if a person who has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to an offense is incarcerated in the jail in the manner described in division (B) of this section, if a sheriff receives into custody a prisoner charged with a crime by the United States and the prisoner has had bail denied or has had bail set, has not been released on bail, and is confined in jail pending trial, or if a person who has been arrested for an offense, and who has been denied bail or has had bail set and has not been released on bail is confined in jail pending trial, at the time of reception and at other times the sheriff or other person in charge of the operation of the jail determines to be appropriate, the sheriff or other person in charge of the operation of the jail may cause the convicted or accused offender to be examined and tested for tuberculosis, HIV infection, hepatitis, including, but not limited to, hepatitis A, B, and C, and other contagious diseases. The sheriff or other person in charge of the operation of the jail may cause a convicted or accused offender in the jail who refuses to be tested or treated for tuberculosis, HIV infection, hepatitis, including, but not limited to, hepatitis A, B, and C, or another contagious disease to be tested and treated involuntarily.
Ohio Rev. Code § 323.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 323 / § 323.13
§ 323.13. Tax bill mailed or delivered - failure to receive bill
Status: in_force

April 3, 2023 House Bill 405 - 134th General Assembly (A)(1) Except as provided in section 323.134 of the Revised Code, immediately upon receipt of any tax duplicate from the county auditor, but not less than twenty days prior to the last date on which the first one-half taxes may be paid without penalty as prescribed in section 323.12 or 323.17 of the Revised Code, the county treasurer shall cause to be prepared and mailed or delivered to each person charged on such duplicate with taxes or to an agent designated by such person, the tax bill prescribed by the commissioner of tax equalization under section 323.131 of the Revised Code. When taxes are paid by installments, the county treasurer shall mail or deliver to each person charged on such duplicate or the agent designated by such person, a second tax bill showing the amount due at the time of the second tax collection. The second-half tax bill shall be mailed or delivered at least twenty days prior to the close of the second-half tax collection period. The treasurer shall maintain a record of the person or agent to whom each bill is mailed or delivered. (2) A county treasurer may adopt a policy authorizing persons required to receive a tax bill under division (A)(1) of this section to request to receive the bill at an electronic mail address or telephone number capable of receiving the bill. A person who has made such a request may, at any time, rescind that request by providing the county treasurer with written notice of that rescission and a current mailing address to which the tax bill may be delivered. The request shall terminate upon a change in the name of the person charged with the taxes pursuant to section 319.20 of the Revised Code. A county treasurer may rescind a policy adopted under division (A)(2) of this section by providing notice to all persons who requested to receive electronic delivery of tax bills under division (A)(2) of this section or division (D)(6)(a) of section 4503.06 of the Revised Code not later than thirty days before that rescission. Such notice shall be sent to the electronic mail address or telephone number provided by each person and shall inform the person that future tax bills will be mailed or delivered to the mailing address on file with the county treasurer and that the person may update that mailing address with written notice to the treasurer. Electronic mail addresses and telephone numbers submitted to the county treasurer pursuant to division (A)(2) of this section or division (D)(6)(a) of section 4503.06 of the Revised Code are not public records for purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code. Nothing in division (A)(2) of this section or division (D)(6)(a) of section 4503.06 of the Revised Code authorizes a county treasurer to impose a fee or charge to receive a tax bill by mail against a person that does not make an electronic delivery request under either of those divisions. (B) After delivery of the delinquent land duplicate as prescribed in section 5721.011 of the Revised Code, the county treasurer may prepare and mail to each person in whose name property therein is listed an additional tax bill showing the total amount of delinquent taxes appearing on such duplicate against such property. The tax bill shall include a notice that the interest charge prescribed by division (B) of section 323.121 of the Revised Code has begun to accrue. (C) A change in the mailing address, electronic mail address, or telephone number of any tax bill shall be made in writing to the county treasurer. (D) Upon certification by the county auditor of the apportionment of taxes following the transfer of a part of a tract or lot of real estate, and upon request by the owner of any transferred or remaining part of such tract or parcel, the treasurer shall cause to be prepared and mailed or delivered to such owner a tax bill for the taxes allocated to the owner's part, together with the penalties, interest, and other charges. (E) Failure to receive any bill required by this section does not excuse failure or delay to pay any taxes shown on such bill or, except as provided in division (B)(1) of section 5715.39 of the Revised Code, avoid any penalty, interest, or charge for such delay. Last updated January 19, 2023 at 11:19 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 305.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 305 / § 305.17
§ 305.17. Compensation of employees
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The board of county commissioners shall fix the compensation of all persons appointed or employed under sections 305.13 to 305.16 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, which, with their reasonable expenses, shall be paid from the county treasury upon the allowance of the board. No law requiring a certificate that the money for such compensation and expenses is in the treasury shall apply to the appointment or employment of such persons.
Ohio Rev. Code § 325.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 325 / § 325.09
§ 325.09. Salary of county recorder
Status: in_force

December 27, 2018 Senate Bill 296 - 132nd General Assembly Each county recorder shall be classified, for salary purposes, according to the population of the county. All county recorders shall receive annual compensation in accordance with the following schedules and in accordance with section 325.18 of the Revised Code: CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION SCHEDULE FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2018 Class Population Range Compensation 1 1 - 55,000 $47,599 2 55,001 - 95,000 55,349 3 95,001 - 200,000 63,098 4 200,001 - 400,000 71,951 5 400,001 - 1,000,000 78,594 6 1,000,001 or more 82,051 CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION SCHEDULE FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2019 Class Population Range Compensation 1 1 - 55,000 $49,979 2 55,001 - 95,000 58,116 3 95,001 - 200,000 66,253 4 200,001 - 400,000 75,549 5 400,001 - 1,000,000 82,524 6 1,000,001 or more 86,154 CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION SCHEDULE FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2020 Class Population Range Compensation 1 1 - 55,000 $52,478 2 55,001 - 95,000 61,022 3 95,001 - 200,000 69,566 4 200,001 - 400,000 79,326 5 400,001 - 1,000,000 86,650 6 1,000,001 or more 90,461 Last updated August 16, 2022 at 4:26 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 302.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 302 / § 302.05
§ 302.05. Process when alternative form adopted
Status: in_force

December 13, 1967 Senate Bill 346 - 107th General Assembly If a majority of the votes cast on the proposition of adopting an alternative form of county government is in the affirmative, then such form shall thereby be adopted and become the form of government of the county. If more than one alternative form receives a majority of votes cast on the proposition in an election, the form receiving the largest number of votes shall be adopted. The provisions of sections 302.01 to 302.24 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, as they apply to the nomination and election of county officers, shall be in effect immediately. All other provisions of sections 302.01 to 302.24 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall take effect on the first Monday in January following the next regular state election. Under an alternative form whereby any members of the board of county commissioners are elected by districts, each county commissioner shall receive, in lieu of the annual compensation provided by section 325.10 of the Revised Code, the percentage thereof specified in the adopted plan.
Ohio Rev. Code § 306.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 306 / § 306.12
§ 306.12. Acquiring publicly or privately owned transit system - employee rights
Status: in_force

October 25, 1995 House Bill 61 - 121st General Assembly Any board of county commissioners operating a transit system or any county transit board shall, if it acquires any existing transit system, assume all the employer's obligations under any existing labor contract between the employees and management of the system. The board shall, if it acquires, constructs, controls, or operates any such facilities, negotiate arrangements to protect the interests of employees affected by such acquisition, construction, control, or operation. Such arrangements shall include, but are not limited to: (A) The preservation of rights, privileges, and benefits under existing collective bargaining agreements or otherwise, the preservation of rights and benefits under any existing pension plans covering prior service, and continued participation in social security, in addition to participation in the public employees retirement system as required in Chapter 145. of the Revised Code; (B) The continuation of collective bargaining rights; (C) The protection of individual employees against a worsening of their positions with respect to their employment; (D) Assurances of employment to employees of such transit systems and priority of re-employment of employees terminated or laid off; (E) Paid training or retraining programs; (F) Signed written labor agreements. Such arrangements may include provisions for the submission of labor disputes to final and binding arbitration.
Ohio Rev. Code § 343.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 343 / § 343.02
§ 343.02. Contracts for solid waste collection, storage, transfer, disposal, recycling, processing, or resource recovery services
Status: in_force

October 29, 1993 Senate Bill 165 - 120th General Assembly A board of county commissioners or board of directors of a county or joint solid waste management district may contract with any person, municipal corporation, township, or other political subdivision located within or outside its district for the furnishing to the district or joint district of solid waste collection, storage, transfer, disposal, recycling, processing, or resource recovery services. When consistent with the solid waste management plans approved under section 3734.55 of the Revised Code or amended solid waste management plan approved under section 3734.56 of the Revised Code, the board of county commissioners or directors of a county or joint district may enter into an agreement with the board of county commissioners or directors of another county or joint district authorizing the joint use of facilities within the districts. To the extent consistent with the plans or amended plans of the districts involved, the boards of county commissioners or directors of the districts may enter into a joint use agreement upon such terms and for such lengths of time as the boards consider appropriate.
Ohio Rev. Code § 351.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 351 / § 351.13
§ 351.13. Power to lease, sell or encumber facility
Status: in_force

February 20, 1986 House Bill 583 - 116th General Assembly (A) With respect to facilities and the financing thereof, and under agreements whereby the party to whom the facility is to be leased, subleased, or sold is to make payments sufficient to pay all of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the convention facilities authority revenue bonds issued for the facility, the convention facilities authority may, in addition to other powers under this chapter: (1) Sell such facility under such terms as it may determine, including, without limitation, sale by conditional sale or installment sale, under which title may pass prior to or after completion of the facility; (2) Grant a mortgage, lien, or other encumbrance on, or pledge or assignment of, or other security interest with respect to, all or any part of the facility, revenues, reserve funds, or other funds established in connection with such bonds, or on, of, or with respect to any lease, sublease, sale, conditional sale, or installment sale agreement, or other agreement pertaining to the lease, sublease, sale, or other disposition of a facility or any interest of the authority therein, or any other interest granted, assigned, or released to secure payments of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the bonds or to secure any other payments to be made by the authority, which mortgage, lien, encumbrance, pledge, assignment, or other security interest may be prior or subordinate to or on a parity with any other mortgage, assignment, or other security interest, or lien or encumbrance; (3) Provide that the interest on such bonds may be at a variable rate or rates changing from time to time in accordance with a base or formula as authorized by the authority; (4) Contract for the leasing, subleasing, sale, or other disposition of such facility in a manner determined by the convention facilities authority in its sole discretion, without necessity for competitive bidding or performance bonds. (B) In the lease or sale with respect to a facility referred to in division (A) of this section, the authority shall make appropriate provision for adequate maintenance of the facility.
Ohio Rev. Code § 307.204 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 307 / § 307.204
§ 307.204. Procedure concerning construction or expansion of 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 county 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 county commissioners of the county 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 county infrastructure that is anticipated as a result of the facility, including increased travel or the types of vehicles on county 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 county 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)(4) 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 county, 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 12:27 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 302.204 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 302 / § 302.204
§ 302.204. Department of water and sewers - duties and functions
Status: in_force

July 2, 1967 Senate Bill 154 - 107th General Assembly If established under the provisions of Chapter 302. of the Revised Code, the department of water and sewers shall assume all duties and perform all functions related to the operation of the county's sewer and water systems. The board of county commissioners may create a board of trustees to serve at its pleasure and may assign to such board such functions and responsibilities as are by law delegated to the board of county commissioners in Chapters 6117. and 6103. of the Revised Code as they pertain to the operation of a county sewer system and a county water system.
Ohio Rev. Code § 306.53 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 306 / § 306.53
§ 306.53. Cooperation with other governmental agencies
Status: in_force

August 25, 1970 Senate Bill 125 - 108th General Assembly A regional transit authority may cooperate with other governmental agencies of this state, or of the United States, to carry out the purposes set forth in section 306.31 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 307.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 307 / § 307.11
§ 307.11. Board of county commissioners may execute leases of mineral lands
Status: in_force

September 24, 1986 Senate Bill 312 - 116th General Assembly When the county would be benefited, the board of county commissioners may make, execute, and deliver contracts or leases to mine iron ore, stone, coal, petroleum, gas, salt, and other minerals upon lands owned by such county, to any person complying with the terms prescribed by the board as to consideration, rights of way, and occupancy of ground for necessary purposes. All other matters of contract shall be such as the board deems most advantageous to the county. Such contracts or leases shall be forfeited to the county for noncompliance with any of the terms of the contract, and shall not operate as a conveyance of the fee of any part of the realty. No contract or lease for the drilling or operation of a petroleum or gas well shall be valid for a longer term than forty years from the date of the contract or lease, and no contract or lease for the mining of iron ore, stone, coal, salt, or other minerals shall be valid for a longer term than fifteen years from such date. The consideration of such contracts and leases shall be a rental or royalty, payable at least once in each year to the county treasurer, who shall give a receipt for such amount, and be charged with it by the county auditor, with whom such receipts, contracts, and leases shall be deposited. The fund created by such payments shall be held and used for county purposes.
Ohio Rev. Code § 305.28 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 305 / § 305.28
§ 305.28. Criminal justice regional information fund
Status: in_force

September 29, 2005 House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly If a board of county commissioners by resolution elects to participate in a criminal justice regional information system as provided in section 2949.093 of the Revised Code, the board also shall create in its county treasury a criminal justice regional information fund. All money deposited into the fund shall be used only as provided in that section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 323.132 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 323 / § 323.132
§ 323.132. Paying delinquent taxes
Status: in_force

April 7, 2009 Senate Bill 353 - 127th General Assembly If one-half of the current taxes charged against an entry of real estate is not paid on or before the thirty-first day of December of the year for which they are charged or on or before the last day for such payment as extended pursuant to section 323.17 of the Revised Code, that amount, together with the penalty charged under division (A)(1) of section 323.121 of the Revised Code and all delinquent taxes or installment thereof charged against such entry may be paid at any time prior to the date on which tax bills for the second half collection are mailed and delivered, without at the same time requiring payment of the second half of such taxes. If the total amount of such current taxes, delinquent taxes, and all installment payments due under section 323.31 of the Revised Code are not paid on or before the twentieth day of June, next thereafter, or on or before the last day for that payment as extended pursuant to section 323.17 of the Revised Code, the balance of the amount of such taxes, plus all penalties and interest imposed by section 323.121 of the Revised Code, constitutes the delinquent taxes on such entry, which shall be placed on the delinquent land list and duplicate pursuant to section 5721.011 of the Revised Code and shall be collected in the manner prescribed by law, unless the property against which such taxes are charged is the subject of an application for exemption from taxation pursuant to section 5715.27 of the Revised Code. A taxpayer may tender, and the treasurer shall accept, the full amount of delinquent taxes charged against an entry of real estate without having to tender at the same time the payment of any current taxes that are due and payable. A county treasurer may accept partial payments of taxes. Any overpayment shall be refunded by the treasurer in the manner most convenient to the treasurer. When the amount tendered and accepted is less than the amount due, the unpaid balance shall be treated as other unpaid taxes, and, except when the unpaid amount is the penalty or interest and charges on the unpaid taxes, the treasurer shall notify the taxpayer of such deficiency. If the taxpayer files with the payment of taxes a copy of an application to the tax commissioner for remission of penalty, or the payment is received within ten days after the last day the taxes may be paid without penalty, the county treasurer shall accept a partial payment in which the only unpaid amount is the penalty for late payment. If, at any time, and having been provided such documentation as may be found acceptable by the county treasurer, the county treasurer determines that due to a clerical error, a taxpayer has overpaid either the first one-half or second one-half payment of current taxes as charged on the tax list and duplicate, the treasurer may refund the amount of the overpayment to the taxpayer in the manner most convenient to the treasurer.
Ohio Rev. Code § 302.202 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 302 / § 302.202
§ 302.202. Department of personnel - powers and duties
Status: in_force

July 1, 2007 House Bill 187 - 126th General Assembly If established under this chapter, the department of personnel shall make and promulgate personnel rules that, when adopted by the board of county commissioners after public hearing, shall be the sole basis for determining the provisions and procedures of the county personnel system. Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 124. of the Revised Code, personnel rules adopted by the board of county commissioners pursuant to this section, may provide for, but need not be limited to, the following: (A) Classification of all county positions, which classification shall be based on the duties, authority, and responsibility of each position; (B) A pay plan for all county positions, which pay plan may include fringe benefits as may be determined by the board of county commissioners, in addition to salary; (C) Certification of payrolls as to compliance with the pay plan and the personnel rules; (D) The method of holding competitive tests for determining the merit and fitness of candidates for appointment and promotion; (E) The establishment, maintenance, and certification of eligible lists for filling vacancies; (F) The order and manner in which lay-offs may be effected; (G) The procedure for suspension and removal of employees, which procedure shall include provisions for appeals from orders of suspension or removal or other disciplinary action; (H) The hours of work, the attendance regulations, and the provisions for sick and vacation leave; (I) Other practices and procedures necessary to the administration of the county personnel system.
Ohio Rev. Code § 303.28 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 303 / § 303.28
§ 303.28. Workable program to control spread of slums and blight
Status: in_force

October 21, 1959 House Bill 1081 - 103rd General Assembly The board of county commissioners, for the purposes of sections 303.26 to 303.56 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, may formulate for the county a workable program for utilizing appropriate private and public resources to eliminate, and prevent the development or spread of, slums and blight, to encourage needed county rehabilitation, to provide for the redevelopment of slum and blighted areas, or to undertake such of the aforesaid activities or other feasible county activities as may be suitably employed to achieve the objectives of such workable program. The workable program may include, without limitation, provision for: the prevention of the spread of blight into areas of the county which are free from blight through diligent enforcement of housing, zoning, and occupancy controls and standards; the rehabilitation or conservation of slums and blighted areas or portions thereof by replanning, removing congestion, providing parks, playgrounds, and other public improvements, by encouraging voluntary rehabilitation, and by compelling the repair and rehabilitation of deteriorated or deteriorating structures; and the clearance and redevelopment of slum and blighted areas or portions thereof.
Ohio Rev. Code § 319.44 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 319 / § 319.44
§ 319.44. Proceedings as to delinquent list
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly In making a list as provided by section 319.43 of the Revised Code, the delinquencies of each township shall be kept separate. After deducting the amount of taxes as returned delinquent and the collection fees allowed the county treasurer from the several taxes charged on the duplicate, in a just and ratable proportion, the treasurer shall be held liable for the balance of such taxes. After first correcting any error which may have occurred in the apportionment of taxes at any previous settlement, the county auditor shall certify the balance due the state, the balance due the county, the balance due for road purposes, and the balance due the township, and shall record such list of delinquencies in his office forthwith.
Ohio Rev. Code § 307.62 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 307 / § 307.62
§ 307.62. Crime victim assistance program - appropriating moneys
Status: in_force

July 1, 1992 Senate Bill 32 - 119th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "County agency" includes any department, authority, commission, office, or board of the county. (2) "Crisis intervention services" means short-term emotional or psychological aid provided in the form of counseling or referral for crime victims. (3) "Emergency services" means the provision of aid including temporary shelter for victims who cannot safely remain in their current lodgings, repair of locks or boarding up of windows to prevent the immediate reburglarization of a home or an apartment, or provision of petty cash for meeting immediate needs related to transportation, food, shelter, and other necessities. (4) "Support services" includes follow-up counseling, guidance for resolution of problems caused by the crime, and assistance in obtaining aid and services from social service agencies, criminal justice agencies, and the police. (5) "Court-related services" means services calculated to assist crime victims in participating in criminal justice proceedings involving crimes committed against such victims, including transportation to court, child care while in court or at a court-related proceeding, escort services, and the filing of requests for restraining orders. "Court-related services" does not include the provision of an attorney to represent the crime victim in any criminal prosecution based upon the crime committed against such victim. (6) "Crime prevention services" means educational programs and materials to help avoid and prevent the commission of criminal acts in the future. (7) "Victim and offender mediation services" means services designed to provide victims the opportunity for a meeting to ask questions, express feelings, or discuss restitution agreements with the convicted offenders or delinquent juveniles involved in the crimes against such victims. (B) In addition to any money from another source appropriated for the same purpose, the board of county commissioners of any county may appropriate to a county agency, or grant to a private, nonprofit corporation or association, the money derived from a tax levied pursuant to division (II) of section 5705.19 of the Revised Code, for the public purpose of providing and maintaining in the county a crime victim assistance program offering crisis intervention services, emergency services, support services, court-related services, crime prevention services, or victim and offender mediation services. Money appropriated or granted under this section may be used to pay the salaries of employees of the county agency or of the private, nonprofit corporation or association who provide those services to clients of the agency, corporation, or association, but shall not be used to pay the fees of attorneys, doctors, mental health counselors, or other professionals who are not employees of the agency, corporation, or association. All or some of the money may be given by the board in the form of a grant to a private, nonprofit corporation or association, if such corporation or association applies, on an application form prescribed by the board, for a grant to provide and maintain a crime victim assistance program. The board shall evaluate the application, and if such application is approved, the board shall enter into an agreement with the corporation or association granting all or some of the money. The agreement shall specify the following conditions for use of the money granted: (1) That the recipient of the grant money shall keep current and accurate accounts of its use of the grant money; (2) That, in accordance with rules adopted by the auditor of state pursuant to section 117.20 of the Revised Code, at least annually the recipient shall audit its crime victim assistance program. The recipient may contract with private auditors for performance of these audits. The cost of the audits shall be paid out of the grant money, except that no more than ten thousand dollars of the grant money may be expended per year on audits. A copy of the fiscal audit report shall be provided to the director of the recipient providing the crime victim assistance program, the board, the auditor of state, and the county auditor. (3) That the recipient is liable to repay to the board any grant money that is improperly used; (4) That the recipient shall repay to the board all grant money remaining unused at the end of the fiscal year or other accounting period for which the board granted the money. However, when the recipient is to receive grant money in the next succeeding fiscal year or other accounting period following the fiscal year or other accounting period for which the board granted the money, the recipient need not repay the grant money remaining unused. (5) That a summary of program activities offered under the recipient crime victim assistance program annually be provided to the board. The board shall not expend any money granted under this section until it has received a written agreement, signed by an officer or agent of the recipient authorized to legally bind the recipient, embodying all conditions stated in division (B) of this section and any other conditions specified in the agreement, regarding the use of the money granted by the board. Upon discovering that money granted under this section is being or has been improperly used, the board, by resolution, shall demand that the recipient repay the improperly used money and shall transmit a certified copy of the resolution to the recipient. If the recipient does not repay the improperly used money within a reasonable period of time, the board shall direct the prosecuting attorney to bring a civil action to recover the improperly used money.
Ohio Rev. Code § 307.37 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 307 / § 307.37
§ 307.37. Adoption of county building code
Status: in_force

April 9, 2025 House Bill 497 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in division (B)(3) of this section, "proposed new construction" means a proposal to erect, construct, repair, alter, redevelop, or maintain a single-family, two-family, or three-family dwelling or any structure that is regulated by the Ohio building code. (B)(1)(a) The board of county commissioners may adopt local residential building regulations governing residential buildings as defined in section 3781.06 of the Revised Code, to be enforced within the unincorporated area of the county or within districts the board establishes in any part of the unincorporated area. No local residential building regulation shall differ from the state residential building code the board of building standards establishes pursuant to Chapter 3781. of the Revised Code unless the regulation addresses subject matter not addressed by the state residential building code or is adopted pursuant to section 3781.01 of the Revised Code. (b) The board of county commissioners may, by resolution, adopt, administer, and enforce within the unincorporated area of the county, or within districts the board establishes in the unincorporated area, an existing structures code pertaining to the repair and continued maintenance of structures and the premises of those structures provided that the existing structures code governs subject matter not addressed by, and is not in conflict with, the state residential building code adopted pursuant to Chapter 3781. of the Revised Code. The board may adopt by incorporation by reference a model or standard code prepared and promulgated by the state, any agency of this state, or any private organization that publishes a recognized or standard existing structures code. (c) The board shall assign the duties of administering and enforcing any local residential building regulations or existing structures code to a county officer or employee who is trained and qualified for those duties and shall establish by resolution the minimum qualifications necessary to perform those duties. (2) The board may adopt regulations for participation in the national flood insurance program as defined in section 1521.01 of the Revised Code and regulations for the purposes of section 1506.04 or 1506.07 of the Revised Code governing the prohibition, location, erection, construction, redevelopment, or floodproofing of new buildings or structures, substantial improvements to existing buildings or structures, or other development in unincorporated territory within flood hazard areas identified under the "Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973," 87 Stat. 975, 42 U.S.C.A. 4002, as amended, or within Lake Erie coastal erosion areas identified under section 1506.06 of the Revised Code, including, but not limited to, residential, commercial, institutional, or industrial buildings or structures or other permanent structures, as defined in section 1506.01 of the Revised Code. Rules adopted under division (B)(2) of this section shall not conflict with the state residential and nonresidential building codes adopted pursuant to section 3781.10 of the Revised Code. (3)(a) A board may adopt regulations that provide for a review of the specific effects of a proposed new construction on existing surface or subsurface drainage. The regulations may require reasonable drainage mitigation and reasonable alteration of a proposed new construction before a building permit is issued in order to prevent or correct any adverse effects that the proposed new construction may have on existing surface or subsurface drainage. The regulations shall not be inconsistent with, more stringent than, or broader in scope than standards adopted by the natural resource conservation service in the United States department of agriculture concerning drainage or rules adopted by the environmental protection agency for reducing, controlling, or mitigating storm water runoff from construction sites, where applicable. The regulations shall allow a person who is registered under Chapter 4703. or 4733. of the Revised Code to prepare and submit relevant plans and other documents for review, provided that the person is authorized to prepare the plans and other documents pursuant to the person's registration. (b) If regulations are adopted under division (B)(3) of this section, the board shall specify in the regulations a procedure for the review of the specific effects of a proposed new construction on existing surface or subsurface drainage. The procedure shall include at a minimum all of the following: (i) A meeting at which the proposed new construction shall be examined for those specific effects. The meeting shall be held within thirty days after an application for a building permit is filed or a review is requested unless the applicant agrees in writing to extend that time period or to postpone the meeting to another date, time, or place. The meeting shall be scheduled within five days after an application for a building permit is filed or a review is requested. (ii) Written notice of the date, time, and place of that meeting, sent by regular mail to the applicant. The written notice shall be mailed at least seven days before the scheduled meeting date. (iii) Completion of the review by the board of county commissioners not later than thirty days after the application for a building permit is filed or a review is requested unless the applicant has agreed in writing to extend that time period or postpone the meeting to a later time, in which case the review shall be completed not later than two days after the date of the meeting. A complete review shall include the issuance of any order of the board of county commissioners regarding necessary reasonable drainage mitigation and necessary reasonable alterations to the proposed new construction to prevent or correct any adverse effects on existing surface or subsurface drainage so long as those alterations comply with the state residential and nonresidential building codes adopted pursuant to section 3781.10 of the Revised Code. If the review is not completed within the thirty-day period or an extended or postponed period that the applicant has agreed to, the proposed new construction shall be deemed to have no adverse effects on existing surface or subsurface drainage, and those effects shall not be a valid basis for the denial of a building permit. (iv) A written statement, provided to the applicant at the meeting or in an order for alterations to a proposed new construction, informing the applicant of the right to seek appellate review of the denial of a building permit under division (B)(3)(b)(iii) of this section by filing a petition in accordance with Chapter 2506. of the Revised Code. (c) The regulations may authorize the board, after obtaining the advice of the county engineer, to enter into an agreement with the county engineer or another qualified person or entity to carry out any necessary inspections and make evaluations about what, if any, alterations are necessary to prevent or correct any adverse effects that a proposed new construction may have on existing surface or subsurface drainage. (d) Regulations adopted pursuant to division (B)(3) of this section shall not apply to any property that a platting authority has approved under section 711.05 , 711.09 , or 711.10 of the Revised Code and shall not govern the same subject matter as the state residential or nonresidential building codes adopted pursuant to section 3781.10 of the Revised Code. (e) As used in division (B)(3) of this section, "subsurface drainage" does not include a household sewage treatment system as defined in section 3709.091 of the Revised Code. (C)(1) Any regulation, code, or amendment may be adopted under this section only after a public hearing at not fewer than two regular or special sessions of the board. The board shall cause notice of any public hearing to be published once a week for the two consecutive weeks immediately preceding the hearing using at least one of the following methods: (a) In the print or digital edition of a newspaper of general circulation within 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 county. Any notice of a public hearing shall include the time, date, and place of the hearing. (2) Any proposed regulation, code, or amendment shall be made available to the public at the board office. The regulations or amendments shall take effect on the thirty-first day following the date of their adoption. (D)(1) No person shall violate any regulation, code, or amendment the board adopts under sections 307.37 to 307.40 of the Revised Code. (2) Each day during which an illegal location, erection, construction, floodproofing, repair, alteration, development, redevelopment, or maintenance continues may be considered a separate offense. (E) Regulations or amendments the board adopts pursuant to this section, with the exception of an existing structures code, do not affect buildings or structures that exist or on which construction has begun on or before the date the board adopts the regulation or amendment. (F)(1) The board may create a building department and employ the personnel it determines necessary to administer and enforce any local residential building regulations or existing structures code the board adopts pursuant to this section. The building department may enforce the state residential and nonresidential building codes adopted pursuant to Chapter 3781. of the Revised Code if the building department is certified pursuant to section 3781.10 of the Revised Code to enforce those codes. (2) The board may direct the building department, upon certification, to exercise enforcement authority and to accept and approve plans pursuant to sections 3781.03 and 3791.04 of the Revised Code for the class of building for which the department and personnel are certified. Last updated January 28, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 303.56 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 303 / § 303.56
§ 303.56. Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

October 21, 1959 House Bill 1081 - 103rd General Assembly Any county availing itself of any of the provisions of sections 303.26 to 303.56 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, in order to fully effectuate the purposes and objectives of said sections in respect of any planning or project activities thereunder by such county, may, by its board of county commissioners, prescribe such reasonable rules and regulations not inconsistent with said sections, as such board of county commissioners determines to be necessary or appropriate.
Ohio Rev. Code § 308.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 308 / § 308.07
§ 308.07. Eminent domain powers
Status: in_force

January 1, 1966 Senate Bill 94 - 106th General Assembly (A) The board of trustees of a regional airport authority may exercise the power of eminent domain to appropriate any land, rights, rights of way, franchises, easements, or other property, within or without the territorial boundaries of the regional airport authority, necessary or proper for the construction or efficient operation of any airport or airport facility or access thereto under its jurisdiction pursuant to the procedure provided in sections 163.01 to 163.22 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, and subject to division (B) of this section. (B) No regional airport authority shall exercise the right of eminent domain to take or disturb property or facilities belonging to any political subdivision, public corporation, public utility, or common carrier, which property or facility is necessary and convenient in the operation of such political subdivision, public corporation, public utility, or common carrier unless provision is made for the restoration, relocation, or duplication of such property or facility, or upon the election of such political subdivision, public corporation, public utility, or common carrier, for the payment of compensation, if any, at the sole cost of the regional airport authority, provided: (1) If any restoration or duplication of any property or facility proposed to be made under this division involves a relocation of such property or facility the new facility and location thereof shall be of at least comparable utilitarian value and effectiveness and such relocation shall not impair the ability of the public utility or common carrier to compete in its original area of operation. (2) If any restoration or duplication of any property or facility proposed to be made under this division involves a relocation of such property or facility, the regional airport authority shall acquire no interest or right in or to the appropriated property or facility until the relocated property or facility is available for use and until marketable title thereto has been transferred to the public utility or common carrier.
Ohio Rev. Code § 353.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 353 / § 353.02
§ 353.02. Creation of lake facilities authority
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly A lake facilities authority may be created by the board of county commissioners of a county that contains all of the territory of an impacted watershed. If the territory of an impacted watershed is contained within more than one county, a joint facilities lake authority may be created by resolution of the board of commissioners of each county in which the impacted watershed is located. A resolution creating a lake facilities authority must include a finding that the watershed sought to be improved or remediated pursuant to this chapter is an impacted watershed. A lake facilities authority created pursuant to this section is a body corporate and politic which may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and has the powers and jurisdiction enumerated in this chapter. The exercise by an authority of the powers conferred upon it shall be deemed to be essential governmental functions of this state. Within sixty days after the creation of a lake facilities authority, the county engineer of each county with territory in the impacted watershed shall prepare a survey denoting the boundaries of the impacted watershed in the county. The survey shall include references to the county auditor's permanent parcel number designations as those parcel number designations correspond to the boundaries of the impacted watershed. If requested by the county engineer of each county with territory in the impacted watershed, the cost of such surveys shall be paid from the funds of the lake facilities authority pursuant to an agreement between the lake facilities authority and the county engineer of each county. Such funds may be advanced by the board of county commissioners of any county with territory in the impacted watershed. The county auditor of the county with the greatest amount of territory in the impacted watershed shall be the fiscal officer for the lake facilities authority. The county prosecutor of the county with the greatest amount of territory in the impacted watershed shall be the legal advisor of the lake facilities authority and shall prosecute and defend all suits and actions that the lake facilities authority directs or to which it is a party. Upon the creation of a lake facilities authority, no authority that is granted by law any powers or duties that are substantially the same as the powers and duties of a lake facilities authority may be created if its territorial jurisdiction includes any territory within the impacted lake district.
Ohio Rev. Code § 325.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 325 / § 325.17
§ 325.17. Appointing and hiring employees - compensation - bond
Status: in_force

August 17, 2006 House Bill 235 - 126th General Assembly The officers mentioned in section 325.27 of the Revised Code may appoint and employ the necessary deputies, assistants, clerks, bookkeepers, or other employees for their respective offices, shall fix the compensation of those employees and discharge them, and shall file certificates of that action with the county auditor. The employees' compensation shall not exceed, in the aggregate, for each office, the amount fixed by the board of county commissioners for that office. When so fixed, the compensation of each such deputy, assistant, bookkeeper, clerk, and other employee shall be paid biweekly from the county treasury, upon the warrant of the county auditor. The amount of the biweekly payment shall be adjusted so that the total amount paid out to an employee over a period of one year is equal to the amount the employee would receive if the employee were paid semimonthly. Each of the officers mentioned in section 325.27 of the Revised Code may require such of the officer's employees as the officer considers proper to give bond to the state, in an amount to be fixed by the officer, with sureties approved by the officer, conditioned for the faithful performance of their official duties. The bond, with the approval of the officer endorsed on it, shall be deposited with the county treasurer and kept in the treasurer's office. From moneys appropriated for their offices, the officers mentioned in section 325.27 of the Revised Code may contract for the services of fiscal and management consultants to aid them in the execution of their powers and duties.
Ohio Rev. Code § 302.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 302 / § 302.10
§ 302.10. Board rules, records and voting
Status: in_force

October 16, 1961 House Bill 855 - 104th General Assembly The board of county commissioners shall determine its own rules and order of business and cause a journal of its proceedings to be kept. A majority of the members elected to the board shall constitute a quorum to do business. No action of the board shall be valid or binding unless adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members elected to the board.
Ohio Rev. Code § 307.36 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 307 / § 307.36
§ 307.36. Corners of originally surveyed townships
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 Senate Bill 361 - 100th General Assembly When the board of county commissioners considers that the public good so requires, it shall authorize and require the county engineer to ascertain, by actual survey and evidence, the corners of each or any of the originally surveyed townships in such county, and there place, perpendicularly in the ground, a stone post, not less than ten inches in diameter nor less than three feet long. The board shall furnish the posts, and all expenses of the county shall be paid from the county treasury.
Ohio Rev. Code § 319.30 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 319 / § 319.30
§ 319.30. Tax levied upon each tract of real property
Status: in_force

April 7, 2009 Senate Bill 353 - 127th General Assembly (A) After receiving from officers and authorities empowered to determine the rates or amounts of taxes to be levied for the various purposes authorized by law, statements of the rates and sums to be levied for the current year, the county auditor shall proceed to determine the sums to be levied upon each tract and lot of real property, adding, except as provided under section 319.48 of the Revised Code for tracts and lots on the real property tax suspension list, the taxes of any previous year that have been omitted or that are delinquent, including the penalties and interest thereon, and upon the amount of public utility property listed on the general tax list and duplicate in the county, in the name of each public utility, which shall be assessed equally on all property subject to such taxes, and entered in one or more columns, in such manner and form as the tax commissioner prescribes. The auditor shall enter as separate items any interest required to be so entered under division (B)(1), (2), or (3) of section 323.121 of the Revised Code. (B) If a taxing authority or unit has not certified the necessary levies to the county auditor by the time prescribed by section 5705.34 of the Revised Code and an appeal of an action of the budget commission with respect to the tax rate of that authority or unit has been initiated under section 5705.341 or 5705.37 of the Revised Code but a final determination has not been made, the county auditor, in order to avoid a delay in the preparation of the tax list and duplicate, may proceed under division (A) of this section, using in lieu of the rate of tax to be levied for such authority or unit for any levy that has not been so certified, the estimated rate certified to the taxing authority or unit under section 5705.34 of the Revised Code. If as a result of the appeal the tax rate certified to the county auditor is not the same as the estimated rate used to determine the sums to be levied, the auditor shall proceed in the manner prescribed by this section and sections 319.301 and 319.302 of the Revised Code to determine the correct amount of taxes to be levied, charged, and payable for the year. If the correct amount of taxes charged and payable after the determination is complete is greater than or less than the taxes charged and payable as shown on the tax list and duplicate, a clerical error shall be deemed to have occurred in the preparation of the tax list and duplicate, and the auditor shall proceed in the manner prescribed by section 319.35 of the Revised Code. (C) Notwithstanding section 2723.01 of the Revised Code, when any taxing district or the county auditor or county treasurer is involved in litigation, no court shall, with respect to such litigation, enjoin the collection of any taxes on real property, except assessments, for the current tax year, on or after the fifteenth day of November of that year. Any such injunction issued prior to that date shall expire on the fifteenth day of November of that year, and the county auditor and county treasurer shall proceed to levy and collect taxes for that year as required by law, in the following manner: (1) Each tax that is a subject of the litigation and that was approved and authorized by the county budget commission pursuant to section 5705.31 of the Revised Code shall be levied by the county auditor at the rate approved and authorized by the budget commission. (2) With respect to any other matter that was the subject of any order, determination, or certification required by law to be made by the tax commissioner, or is the subject of any rule, opinion, order, or instruction issued by the commissioner pursuant to section 5715.28 , 5715.29 , or 5715.30 of the Revised Code, the county auditor shall proceed in accordance with such authority. The court shall attempt to decide the litigation prior to the first day of May, so that, absent an appeal, the county auditor may adjust the amount of taxes to be collected at the second-half collection in accordance with the order of the court. In such a case the adjustment shall be treated as the correction of a clerical error pursuant to section 319.35 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 313.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 313 / § 313.11
§ 313.11. Unlawfully disturbing a body
Status: in_force

September 26, 1990 House Bill 639 - 118th General Assembly (A) No person, without an order from the coroner, any deputy coroner, or an investigator or other person designated by the coroner as having authority to issue an order under this section, shall purposely remove or disturb the body of any person who has died in the manner described in section 313.12 of the Revised Code, or purposely and without such an order disturb the clothing or any article upon or near such a body or any of the possessions that the coroner has a duty to store under section 313.14 of the Revised Code. (B) It is an affirmative defense to a charge under this section that the offender attempted in good faith to rescue or administer life-preserving assistance to the deceased person, even though it is established he was dead at the time of the attempted rescue or assistance. (C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of unlawfully disturbing a body, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
Ohio Rev. Code § 319.36 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 319 / § 319.36
§ 319.36. Clerical errors in taxes
Status: in_force

May 8, 1996 Senate Bill 158 - 121st General Assembly If, after having delivered a duplicate to the county treasurer for collection, the county auditor is satisfied that any tax, assessment, recoupment charge, or any part thereof has been erroneously charged as a result of a clerical error as defined in section 319.35 of the Revised Code, the county auditor shall give the person so charged a certificate to that effect to be presented to the treasurer, who shall deduct the amount from such tax, assessment, or charge. If, at any time, the auditor discovers that erroneous taxes, assessments, or charges have been charged or collected in previous years as a result of a clerical error, except for public utility taxes covered under section 5727.471 of the Revised Code, the auditor shall call the attention of the county board of revision to such charge or collection at a regular or special session of the board. If the board finds that taxes, assessments, or charges have been erroneously charged or collected, as a result of a clerical error, it shall certify that finding to the county auditor. Upon receipt of the board's certification, and in all cases where the tax commissioner has certified such a determination under section 5711.32 of the Revised Code, the auditor shall do one of the following: (A) In the event of erroneous charges that have not been collected, give the person so charged a certificate of erroneous assessments to be presented to the treasurer, who shall deduct the amount from such taxes, assessments, or charges; (B) In the event of erroneous charges that have been collected, do one of the following: (1) Draw a warrant on the treasurer in favor of the person paying the erroneous charges, or the personal representative of the person paying the erroneous charges, for the full amount of the taxes, assessments so charged and collected with any applicable interest thereon as prescribed by division (E) of this section or by section 5719.041 of the Revised Code; (2) Refund a portion of the overpayment and any interest and prorate the remaining balance as a credit against future taxes that may be charged to the person; (3) Prorate the full amount of the overpayment and any interest as a credit against future taxes that may be charged to the person; (4) Enter into a written undertaking with the person providing for refund of the overpayment in installments. The terms of such an undertaking shall include the amount payable and the due date of each installment, including the due date of the final payment, which shall not be later than two years after the due date of the first installment. Notwithstanding section 5719.041 of the Revised Code to the contrary, any applicable interest on the overpayment allowed under that section shall not accrue beyond the day on which the undertaking is entered into. (C) The auditor shall have discretion as to which method to use and shall advise the person of the decision within sixty days after receipt of the board's or tax commissioner's certification. The auditor shall draw a warrant for payment of any refund under division (B)(1) or (2) of this section within ninety days after receipt of the certification. Any amount to be credited under division (B)(2) or (3) of this section shall be applied to all or a part of the taxes otherwise due from the person on any property tax due dates after the date on which the certification was received, but shall not be spread over more than the next ten ensuing due dates. If any portion of the overpayment has not been refunded or credited by the tenth such tax due date or by a time when the auditor determines that the person and the property of the person are not shown on any tax list for the county, the auditor immediately shall draw a warrant to refund that portion. Interest allowed under division (E) of this section or by section 5719.041 of the Revised Code shall continue to accrue on portions of overpayments credited against future taxes until the last day of the month preceding the day the portion of the overpayment is credited, and shall be computed separately on each portion credited. In computing the interest on a portion of an overpayment credited against current taxes due, the portion shall be considered to have been credited on the last day on which those taxes may be paid without penalty. (D) The treasurer shall pay a refund warrant from the undivided general property tax fund and such refund or any prorated refund credit, including interest paid thereon, shall be properly apportioned by the auditor among the subdivision accounts to which the overpayment originally was paid. When the auditor finds that there are insufficient funds present in the undivided tax fund to the credit of any subdivision account for the full repayment of a refund, the auditor may draw a warrant in an amount not exceeding the amount present and the balance, with accrued interest, shall be paid as funds become available. In no instance shall taxes that are to be apportioned to any one subdivision be used to refund erroneous payments that have been previously distributed to any other subdivision. Except for taxes required to be refunded by the county auditor pursuant to division (A) of section 5711.32 of the Revised Code, no taxes or assessments shall be refunded unless they have been erroneously charged or collected in the five years next preceding the discovery of such charge or collection by the auditor. (E) In the event of an erroneous tax, assessment, or charge against real property, the county auditor shall add the accrued interest to the overpayment, which interest becomes part of the overpayment. The interest accrues on the overpayment from the first day of the month following the date of overpayment until the last day of the month preceding the date of the drawing of the warrant pursuant to division (A) of this section. The date of overpayment with respect to persons who pay their real property taxes in two installments is the date of the second installment payment. The rate at which the interest accrues is the rate per calendar month, rounded to the nearest one-hundredth of one per cent, equal to one-twelfth of the rate per annum prescribed by section 5703.47 of the Revised Code for the calendar year that includes the month for which the charge accrues. The interest shall be paid on a pro-rata basis from the fund or funds to which the overpayment was credited. (F) The payment of interest under division (E) of this section shall not be made on an overpayment resulting from a reduction in the appraised true value, other than such a reduction resulting from the correction of a clerical error.
Ohio Rev. Code § 323.43 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 323 / § 323.43
§ 323.43. Authorizing or consenting to payment by taxes by another
Status: in_force

January 30, 2014 House Bill 72 - 130th General Assembly Each person owning lands may authorize or consent to the payment by another of the taxes levied upon those lands or the surface owner of lands may pay the taxes levied upon coal under the land if the taxes are delinquent, without consent of the owner of the coal. A person paying those taxes shall first obtain from the owner of the lands, except in the case of coal, a certificate of authority to pay them that is signed and acknowledged before an officer authorized to administer oaths. The certificate shall contain an accurate description of the property as shown by the tax duplicate, the amount of the taxes levied on the property, the year for which they were levied, the name of the person authorized to pay them, and the date of the payment of the taxes. If the tax on coal has been paid by the surface owner, the certificate shall contain an accurate description of the property as shown by the tax duplicate, the amount of the taxes levied on the coal, the year for which they were levied, and the date of the payment of the taxes. The person paying those taxes shall file the certificate in the office of the county recorder for record within ten days from the date of the payment of the taxes. When the certificate has been filed, the amount of the tax, with interest at eight per cent per annum from the date of the payment of the tax, shall become a lien upon such real estate in preference to all liens thereafter attaching to the property, and in preference to all pre-existing liens the holders of which have executed and acknowledged that certificate of authority. The money paid, with the interest thereon, may be recovered from the person legally liable for the payment of the tax. An action may be brought by the person paying the tax at any time after the expiration of one year from the date of the payment. If the surface owner has paid taxes on coal under this section, the surface owner may bring an action in foreclosure in the same manner provided by law for the foreclosure of mortgages on land. The surface owner shall have the option after judgment in the foreclosure action to purchase the coal at the appraised amount or to have the coal sold at public sale in accordance with law. The certificate filed with the recorder shall be recorded and canceled in the same manner as mortgages on real estate in the official records of the county recorder. The county recorder shall receive the fees prescribed by law for recording real estate mortgages.
Ohio Rev. Code § 345.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 345 / § 345.17
§ 345.17. Permitting use of county buildings
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The board of county commissioners may permit the occupancy by any society or association of soldiers, sailors, marines, and pioneers, or any historical association, of any county building, or part thereof, not necessary for other county purposes.
Ohio Rev. Code § 307.90 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 307 / § 307.90
§ 307.90. Contract award - preferences
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The award of all contracts subject to sections 307.86 to 307.92 of the Revised Code shall be made to the lowest and best bidder. The bond or bid guaranty of all unsuccessful bidders shall be returned to them by the contracting authority immediately upon awarding the contract or rejection of all bids. The contracting authority may reject all bids. Last updated September 11, 2023 at 10:36 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 315.36 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 315 / § 315.36
§ 315.36. Copies of transcribed records as evidence
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly After dilapidated maps, records of plats, and field notes or surveys have been transcribed and placed among the other records, as provided in section 315.35 of the Revised Code, copies thereof, certified by the county engineer, shall be received in evidence in the same manner, and shall have the same force and effect as is given to copies of other records of maps, records of plats, and field notes of surveys.
Ohio Rev. Code § 343.015 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 343 / § 343.015
§ 343.015. Resolution of intent to continue designations after 1-1-94
Status: in_force

October 29, 1993 Senate Bill 153 - 120th General Assembly The designations of solid waste disposal, transfer, or resource recovery facilities or recycling activities contained in an initial solid waste management plan of a county or joint solid waste management district approved under section 3734.55 of the Revised Code that does not include the provision authorized under division (E)(2)(b) or (c) of section 3734.53 of the Revised Code are void on and after January 1, 1994, for the purposes of division (I)(2) of section 343.01 of the Revised Code unless the board of county commissioners or directors of the district acts in accordance with this section to continue the designations. In order to continue the designations, the board shall adopt a resolution of intent to designate under division (B) of section 343.014 of the Revised Code not later than January 1, 1994. For the purposes of proceedings initiated under this section, the board shall complete the actions required under divisions (C) to (G) of that section within one hundred eighty days after the adoption of the resolution of intent under division (B) of that section. If the district fails to so complete those actions, the designations contained in the district's initial plan become void on the one hundred eightieth day after the adoption of the resolution of intent to designate. Nothing in this section precludes the board from altering the list of designated facilities contained in the district's approved initial plan in connection with the proceedings initiated under this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 329.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 329 / § 329.06
§ 329.06. County family services planning committee
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, the board of county commissioners shall establish a county family services planning committee. The board shall appoint a member to represent the county department of job and family services; an employee in the classified civil service of the county department of job and family services, if there are any such employees; and a member to represent the public. The board shall appoint other individuals to the committee in such a manner that the committee's membership is broadly representative of the groups of individuals and the public and private entities that have an interest in the family services provided in the county. The board shall make appointments in a manner that reflects the ethnic and racial composition of the county. The following groups and entities may be represented on the committee: (1) Consumers of family services; (2) The public children services agency; (3) The child support enforcement agency; (4) The county family and children first council; (5) Public and private colleges and universities; (6) Public entities that provide family services, including boards of health, boards of education, the county board of developmental disabilities, and the board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services that serves the county; (7) Private nonprofit and for-profit entities that provide family services in the county or that advocate for consumers of family services in the county, including entities that provide services to or advocate for victims of domestic violence; (8) Labor organizations; (9) Any other group or entity that has an interest in the family services provided in the county, including groups or entities that represent any of the county's business, urban, and rural sectors. (B) The county family services planning committee shall do all of the following: (1) Serve as an advisory body to the board of county commissioners with regard to the family services provided in the county, including assistance under Chapters 5107. and 5108. of the Revised Code, publicly funded child care under Chapter 5104. of the Revised Code, and social services provided under section 5101.46 of the Revised Code; (2) At least once a year, review and analyze the county department of job and family services' implementation of the programs established under Chapters 5107. and 5108. of the Revised Code. In its review, the committee shall use information available to it to examine all of the following: (a) Return of assistance groups to participation in either program after ceasing to participate; (b) Teen pregnancy rates among the programs' participants; (c) The other types of assistance the programs' participants receive, including medicaid, publicly funded child care under Chapter 5104. of the Revised Code, supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits under section 5101.54 of the Revised Code, and energy assistance under Chapter 5117. of the Revised Code; (d) Other issues the committee considers appropriate. The committee shall make recommendations to the board of county commissioners and county department of job and family services regarding the committee's findings. (3) Conduct public hearings on proposed county profiles for the provision of social services under section 5101.46 of the Revised Code; (4) At the request of the board, make recommendations and provide assistance regarding the family services provided in the county; (5) At any other time the committee considers appropriate, consult with the board and make recommendations regarding the family services provided in the county. The committee's recommendations may address the following: (a) Implementation and administration of family service programs; (b) Use of federal, state, and local funds available for family service programs; (c) Establishment of goals to be achieved by family service programs; (d) Evaluation of the outcomes of family service programs; (e) Any other matter the board considers relevant to the provision of family services. (C) If there is a committee in existence in a county on October 1, 1997, that the board of county commissioners determines is capable of fulfilling the responsibilities of a county family services planning committee, the board may designate the committee as the county's family services planning committee and the committee shall serve in that capacity.
Ohio Rev. Code § 302.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 302 / § 302.01
§ 302.01. Electors may adopt alternative form of county government
Status: in_force

October 16, 1961 House Bill 855 - 104th General Assembly The electors of any county may adopt an alternative form of county government authorized by the provisions of sections 302.01 to 302.24 , inclusive, of the Revised Code. Upon adoption as provided by such sections, said alternative form of government shall take the place of the form of government then existing in such county and the provisions of sections 302.01 to 302.24 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, applicable to the adopted alternative form of government shall be controlling in such county as to all matters to which they relate, and other provisions of the general laws of the state shall be operative therein only insofar as they are not inconsistent with the aforesaid provisions.
Ohio Rev. Code § 307.802 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 307 / § 307.802
§ 307.802. Powers and duties of board
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly The county microfilming board shall coordinate the use of all microfilming or image processing equipment, software, or services in use throughout the county offices at the time the board is established. The board may, in writing, authorize any county office to contract for microfilming or image processing services, or operate or acquire microfilming or image processing equipment or software, where the board determines such action is desirable. The authorization shall be signed by a majority of the members of the board and shall be filed in the office of the board of county commissioners. The county microfilming board may establish a microfilming center which shall provide a centralized system for the use of microfilming or image processing equipment, software, or services for all county offices.
Ohio Rev. Code § 307.679 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 307 / § 307.679
§ 307.679. Sports parks; cooperative agreements; bonds
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Sports park" means any facility designed and constructed as a venue for public entertainment and recreation by the presentation of sporting and athletic events, or other events and exhibitions, including a facility designed to provide a site for one or more athletic or sports teams or activities, spectator facilities, parking facilities, walkways, and auxiliary facilities; real and personal property; property rights; easements; leasehold estates; and other interests appropriate for, or used in connection with, the operation of those facilities. "Sports park" includes sports complexes consisting of multiple athletic fields for youth and secondary school students and related spectator, parking, and auxiliary facilities. (2) "Sports park bonds" means bonds, notes, or any other debt issued by a county or a port authority for a project, including any bonds issued to refinance or otherwise refund such debt. (3) "Debt service charges" means the principal of and interest and any premium due on sports park bonds whether due at maturity or upon mandatory redemption, together with any required deposits to reserves for the payment of principal of and interest on such sports park bonds, and includes any payments required by a port authority to satisfy any of its obligations arising from any guaranty agreements, reimbursement agreements, or other credit enhancement agreements described in this section. (4) "Eligible corporation" means a nonprofit corporation that is organized under the laws of this state the authorized purposes of which encompasses the ability to construct, lease, and operate a sports park, including a nonprofit corporation established under Chapter 1702. or a community improvement corporation established under Chapter 1724. of the Revised Code. (5) "Operator" means the person that leases or subleases a sports park from a county, port authority, or eligible corporation and that operates and manages the sports park. (6) "Port authority" means a port authority created under Chapter 4582. of the Revised Code. (7) "Project" means acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, renovating, rehabilitating, expanding, adding to, equipping, furnishing, or otherwise improving a sports park. (8) "One purpose," "permanent improvement," and "person," have the same meanings as in section 133.01 of the Revised Code. (B) The board of county commissioners of a county having a population greater than seventy-five thousand but less than seventy-eight thousand according to the 2010 federal decennial census may enter into a cooperative agreement with a port authority, eligible corporation, operator, or any other person under which: (1) The board agrees to do any or all of the following: (a) Levy a tax or increase the rate of a tax under section 5739.09 of the Revised Code, as authorized by that section; (b) Acquire, convey, or lease real or other property for a project; (c) Issue sports park bonds for a project; (d) Pledge and contribute all or a portion of the revenue from a tax levied under section 5739.09 of the Revised Code, together with any investment and earnings on that revenue, to pay debt service charges; (e) Pledge and contribute nontax revenues, together with any investment and earnings on such revenues, to pay the debt service charges, and, as the board considers appropriate, use all or any portion of a tax levied under section 5739.09 of the Revised Code to maintain, pay, or otherwise satisfy county obligations and expenses that such nontax revenues would otherwise pay; (f) Acquire, construct, reconstruct, renovate, rehabilitate, expand, add to, equip, furnish, or otherwise improve a sports park; (g) Authorize the port authority, eligible corporation, operator, or other person to administer on behalf of the county any contracts for a project. (2) The port authority agrees to do any or all of the following: (a) Acquire, convey, or lease real or other property for a project; (b) Issue sports park bonds for a project; (c) Acquire, construct, reconstruct, renovate, rehabilitate, expand, add to, equip, furnish, or otherwise improve a sports park; (d) Authorize the eligible corporation, operator, or other person to administer on behalf of the port authority any contracts for a project. (3) The eligible corporation agrees to do any or all of the following: (a) Acquire, convey, or lease real or other property for a project; (b) Acquire, construct, reconstruct, renovate, rehabilitate, expand, add to, equip, furnish, or otherwise improve a sports park; (c) Authorize the operator or another person to administer on behalf of the corporation any contracts for a project. (4) The operator agrees to do any or all of the following: (a) Acquire, convey, or lease real or other property for a project; (b) Administer on behalf of the county, port authority, or corporation, any contracts for a project; (c) Lease a sports park from the county, port authority, or corporation on terms to be agreed upon between the operator and the lessor, including a lease-purchase agreement under which the operator agrees to acquire for one dollar the sports park at the later of the end of the lease or upon retirement of the sports park bonds; (d) Operate and maintain the sports park. (C) The pledges and contributions provided for in a cooperative agreement entered into under this section shall be for the period prescribed in the cooperative agreement, but shall not exceed the period necessary to retire any sports park bonds and to satisfy any sports park bond issuing authority's obligations arising from a guaranty agreement, reimbursement agreement, or other credit enhancement agreement relating to sports park bonds or to the revenues pledged to such bonds. The cooperative agreement shall provide for its termination, including termination of the pledges and contributions described in division (B) of this section if the sports park bonds have not been issued, sold, and delivered within two years after the effective date of the cooperative agreement. The cooperative agreement shall provide that any sports park bonds shall be secured by a trust agreement between the issuing authority and a corporate trustee that is a trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company. If the bonds are issued by the port authority, the county may be a party to such trust agreement for the purpose of securing the pledge by the county of its contribution to the corporation pursuant to division (B)(1) of this section. A pledge of money by a county under this section shall not be net indebtedness of the county for purposes of section 133.07 of the Revised Code. Transactions described in divisions (B)(1)(b), (2)(a), (3)(a), and (4)(a) and (c) of this section are not subject to the requirements and limitations of sections 307.02 , 307.09 , 307.12 , 307.86 , 307.862 , and 4582.12 of the Revised Code. A project is a permanent improvement for one purpose for the purposes of Chapter 133. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 319.54 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 319 / § 319.54
§ 319.54. Fees to compensate for auditor's services
Status: in_force

April 9, 2025 House Bill 265 (GA 135), House Bill 496 (GA 135) (A) On all moneys collected by the county treasurer on any tax duplicate of the county, other than estate tax duplicates, on all property tax relief reimbursements paid to the county under sections 323.156 and 4503.068 and divisions (F) and (I) of section 321.24 of the Revised Code, and on all moneys received as advance payments of personal property and classified property taxes, the county auditor, on settlement with the treasurer and tax commissioner, on or before the date prescribed by law for such settlement or any lawful extension of such date, shall be allowed as compensation for the county auditor's services the following percentages: (1) On the first one hundred thousand dollars, two and one-half per cent; (2) On the next two million dollars, eight thousand three hundred eighteen ten-thousandths of one per cent; (3) On the next two million dollars, six thousand six hundred fifty-five ten-thousandths of one per cent; (4) On all further sums, one thousand six hundred sixty-three ten-thousandths of one per cent. If any settlement is not made on or before the date prescribed by law for such settlement or any lawful extension of such date, the aggregate compensation allowed to the auditor shall be reduced one per cent for each day such settlement is delayed after the prescribed date. No penalty shall apply if the auditor and treasurer grant all requests for advances up to ninety per cent of the settlement pursuant to section 321.34 of the Revised Code. The compensation allowed in accordance with this section on settlements made before the dates prescribed by law, or the reduced compensation allowed in accordance with this section on settlements made after the date prescribed by law or any lawful extension of such date, shall be apportioned ratably by the auditor and deducted from the shares or portions of the revenue payable to the state as well as to the county, townships, municipal corporations, and school districts. (B) For the purpose of reimbursing county auditors for the expenses associated with the increased number of applications for reductions in real property taxes under sections 323.152 and 4503.065 of the Revised Code that result from the amendment of those sections by Am. Sub. H.B. 119 of the 127th general assembly, there shall be paid from the state's general revenue fund to the county treasury, to the credit of the real estate assessment fund created by section 325.31 of the Revised Code, an amount equal to one per cent of the total annual amount of property tax relief reimbursement paid to that county under sections 323.156 and 4503.068 of the Revised Code for the preceding tax year. Payments made under this division shall be made at the same times and in the same manner as payments made under section 323.156 of the Revised Code. (C) From all moneys collected by the county treasurer on any tax duplicate of the county, other than estate tax duplicates, on all property tax relief reimbursements paid to the county under sections 323.156 and 4503.068 and divisions (F) and (I) of section 321.24 of the Revised Code, and on all moneys received as advance payments of personal property and classified property taxes, there shall be paid into the county treasury to the credit of the real estate assessment fund created by section 325.31 of the Revised Code, an amount to be determined by the county auditor, which shall not exceed the percentages prescribed in divisions (C)(1) and (2) of this section. (1) For payments made after June 30, 2007, and before 2011, the following percentages: (a) On the first five hundred thousand dollars, four per cent; (b) On the next five million dollars, two per cent; (c) On the next five million dollars, one per cent; (d) On all further sums not exceeding one hundred fifty million dollars, three-quarters of one per cent; (e) On amounts exceeding one hundred fifty million dollars, five hundred eighty-five thousandths of one per cent. (2) For payments made in or after 2011, the following percentages: (a) On the first five hundred thousand dollars, four per cent; (b) On the next ten million dollars, two per cent; (c) On amounts exceeding ten million five hundred thousand dollars, three-fourths of one per cent. Such compensation shall be apportioned ratably by the auditor and deducted from the shares or portions of the revenue payable to the state as well as to the county, townships, municipal corporations, and school districts. (D) Each county auditor shall receive four per cent of the amount of tax collected and paid into the county treasury, on property omitted and placed by the county auditor on the tax duplicate. (E) On all estate tax moneys collected by the county treasurer, the county auditor, on settlement annually with the tax commissioner, shall be allowed, as compensation for the auditor's services under Chapter 5731. of the Revised Code, two per cent of the amount collected and reported that year in excess of refunds distributed, for the use of the general fund of the county. (F) On all cigarette license moneys collected by the county treasurer, the county auditor, on settlement semiannually with the treasurer, shall be allowed as compensation for the auditor's services in the issuing of such licenses one-half of one per cent of such moneys, to be apportioned ratably and deducted from the shares of the revenue payable to the county and subdivisions, for the use of the general fund of the county. (G) The county auditor shall charge and receive fees as follows: (1) For deeds of land sold for taxes to be paid by the purchaser, five dollars; (2) For the transfer or entry of land, lot, or part of lot, or the transfer or entry on or after January 1, 2000, of a used manufactured home or mobile home as defined in section 5739.0210 of the Revised Code, fifty cents for each transfer or entry, to be paid by the person requiring it; (3) For receiving statements of value and administering section 319.202 of the Revised Code, one dollar, or ten cents for each one hundred dollars or fraction of one hundred dollars, whichever is greater, of the value of the real property transferred or, for sales occurring on or after January 1, 2000, the value of the used manufactured home or used mobile home, as defined in section 5739.0210 of the Revised Code, transferred, except no fee shall be charged when the transfer is made: (a) To or from the United States, this state, or any instrumentality, agency, or political subdivision of the United States or this state; (b) Solely in order to provide or release security for a debt or obligation; (c) To confirm or correct a deed previously executed and recorded, or when a current owner is changing the current owner name listed on any record made available to the general public on the internet, or a publicly accessible database, and the general tax list of real and public utility property, and the general duplicate of real and public utility property, to the initials of the current owner as prescribed in division (C)(1) of section 319.28 of the Revised Code; (d) To evidence a gift, in trust or otherwise and whether revocable or irrevocable, between husband and wife, or parent and child or the spouse of either; (e) On sale for delinquent taxes or assessments; (f) Pursuant to court order, to the extent that such transfer is not the result of a sale effected or completed pursuant to such order; (g) Pursuant to a reorganization of corporations or unincorporated associations or pursuant to the dissolution of a corporation, to the extent that the corporation conveys the property to a stockholder as a distribution in kind of the corporation's assets in exchange for the stockholder's shares in the dissolved corporation; (h) By a subsidiary corporation to its parent corporation for no consideration, nominal consideration, or in sole consideration of the cancellation or surrender of the subsidiary's stock; (i) By lease, whether or not it extends to mineral or mineral rights, unless the lease is for a term of years renewable forever; (j) When the value of the real property or the manufactured or mobile home or the value of the interest that is conveyed does not exceed one hundred dollars; (k) Of an occupied residential property, including a manufactured or mobile home, being transferred to the builder of a new residence or to the dealer of a new manufactured or mobile home when the former residence is traded as part of the consideration for the new residence or new manufactured or mobile home; (l) To a grantee other than a dealer in real property or in manufactured or mobile homes, solely for the purpose of, and as a step in, the prompt sale of the real property or manufactured or mobile home to others; (m) To or from a person when no money or other valuable and tangible consideration readily convertible into money is paid or to be paid for the real estate or manufactured or mobile home and the transaction is not a gift; (n) Pursuant to division (B) of section 317.22 of the Revised Code, or section 2113.61 of the Revised Code, between spouses or to a surviving spouse pursuant to section 5302.17 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to April 4, 1985, between persons pursuant to section 5302.17 or 5302.18 of the Revised Code on or after April 4, 1985, to a person who is a surviving, survivorship tenant pursuant to section 5302.17 of the Revised Code on or after April 4, 1985, or pursuant to section 5309.45 of the Revised Code; (o) To a trustee acting on behalf of minor children of the deceased; (p) Of an easement or right-of-way when the value of the interest conveyed does not exceed one thousand dollars; (q) Of property sold to a surviving spouse pursuant to section 2106.16 of the Revised Code; (r) To or from an organization exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 1, as amended, provided such transfer is without consideration and is in furtherance of the charitable or public purposes of such organization; (s) Among the heirs at law or devisees, including a surviving spouse, of a common decedent, when no consideration in money is paid or to be paid for the real property or manufactured or mobile home; (t) To a trustee of a trust, when the grantor of the trust has reserved an unlimited power to revoke the trust; (u) To the grantor of a trust by a trustee of the trust, when the transfer is made to the grantor pursuant to the exercise of the grantor's power to revoke the trust or to withdraw trust assets; (v) To the beneficiaries of a trust if the fee was paid on the transfer from the grantor of the trust to the trustee or if the transfer is made pursuant to trust provisions which became irrevocable at the death of the grantor; (w) To a corporation for incorporation into a sports facility constructed pursuant to section 307.696 of the Revised Code; (x) Between persons pursuant to section 5302.18 of the Revised Code; (y) From a county land reutilization corporation organized under Chapter 1724. of the Revised Code, or its wholly owned subsidiary, to a third party. (4) For the cost of publishing the delinquent manufactured home tax list, the delinquent tax list, and the delinquent vacant land tax list, a flat fee, as determined by the county auditor, to be charged to the owner of a home on the delinquent manufactured home tax list or the property owner of land on the delinquent tax list or the delinquent vacant land tax list. The auditor shall compute and collect the fee. The auditor shall maintain a numbered receipt system, as prescribed by the tax commissioner, and use such receipt system to provide a receipt to each person paying a fee. The auditor shall deposit the receipts of the fees on conveyances in the county treasury daily to the credit of the general fund of the county, except that fees charged and received under division (G)(3) of this section for a transfer of real property to a county land reutilization corporation shall be credited to the county land reutilization corporation fund established under section 321.263 of the Revised Code. The real property transfer fee provided for in division (G)(3) of this section shall be applicable to any conveyance of real property presented to the auditor on or after January 1, 1968, regardless of its time of execution or delivery. The transfer fee for a used manufactured home or used mobile home shall be computed by and paid to the county auditor of the county in which the home is located immediately prior to the transfer. The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation. Last updated March 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 307.78 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 307 / § 307.78
§ 307.78. Making contributions to community improvement corporations
Status: in_force

September 8, 2016 House Bill 166 - 131st General Assembly (A) The board of county commissioners of any county may make contributions of moneys, supplies, equipment, office facilities, and other personal property or services to any community improvement corporation organized pursuant to Chapter 1724. of the Revised Code to defray the expenses of the corporation. The community improvement corporation may use the board's contributions for any of its functions under Chapter 1724. of the Revised Code. (B) Any moneys contributed by the board for such purposes shall be drawn from the general fund of the county not otherwise appropriated. The board may anticipate the contributions of money for such purposes and enter the amount of such contributions in its annual statement to the county budget commission for inclusion in the budget upon which rates of taxation are based. (C) The board of county commissioners of any county may pledge, as security for the repayment of moneys borrowed by a community improvement corporation under division (A)(1) of section 1724.02 of the Revised Code, revenue appropriated to a county treasurer under section 321.261 of the Revised Code, subject to annual appropriation of specific amounts of such revenues, and any other specified revenue lawfully available for the purposes for which such a corporation is organized.
Ohio Rev. Code § 306.52 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 306 / § 306.52
§ 306.52. Real and personal property exempt from taxation
Status: in_force

June 30, 1999 House Bill 163 - 123rd General Assembly (A) A regional transit authority created under sections 306.30 to 306.53 of the Revised Code, shall be exempt from and shall not be required to pay any taxes on property, both real and personal, belonging to any such authority, which is used exclusively for any public purpose. However, except as provided in division (B) of this section, such exemption shall not apply to any property belonging to any authority while a private enterprise is a lessee of such property under written lease providing for tenancy for longer than one year. (B) The property tax exemption under this section applies to a transit facility that is the subject of an agreement under division (AA) of section 306.35 of the Revised Code, so long as the transit facility is used by the regional transit authority exclusively for a public purpose.
Ohio Rev. Code § 341.27 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 341 / § 341.27
§ 341.27. Qualified immunity for injuries to work detail prisoners
Status: in_force

March 22, 2013 House Bill 247 - 129th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "County correctional facility" has the same meaning as in section 341.42 of the Revised Code. (2) "County correctional officer" has the same meaning as in section 341.41 of the Revised Code. (B) The sheriff and board of county commissioners of any county jointly may establish in writing a prisoner work program pursuant to which prisoners and adult offenders confined in a county correctional facility under control of the county work outside of the facility in a work detail administered by the facility. A program established under this division shall be separate from and independent of any program or camp established under section 341.31 , 5147.28 , or 5147.30 of the Revised Code or under any other provision of the Revised Code. A sheriff and board of county commissioners that jointly establish a program under this division shall specify rules for the operation of the program. The rules shall include, but are not limited to, rules that provide the following: (1) That no prisoner or adult offender confined in the facility under a charge of, or a sentence imposed for, an offense of violence may be assigned to a work detail under the program; (2) That no prisoner or adult offender may be assigned to a work detail under the program unless the prisoner or adult offender volunteers for the work detail; (3) That no prisoner or adult offender under supervisory authority of the adult parole authority may be assigned to a work detail under the program. (C) If all the prisoners or adult offenders working on a work detail administered by a county correctional facility and outside the facility have volunteered for the work detail and are imprisoned or reside in that facility for an offense other than a felony of the first or second degree and if the applicable county correctional officer complies with division (D) of this section, both of the following apply: (1) No sheriff, deputy sheriff, or county correctional officer is liable for civil damages for injury, death, or loss to person or property caused or suffered by a prisoner or adult offender working on the work detail unless the injury, death, or loss results from malice or wanton or reckless misconduct of the sheriff, deputy sheriff, or county correctional officer. (2) The county in which the prisoners or adult offenders work on the work detail and that employs the sheriff, deputy sheriff, or county correctional officer is not liable for civil damages for injury, death, or loss to person or property caused or suffered by a prisoner or adult offender working on the work detail unless the injury, death, or loss results from malice or wanton or reckless misconduct of the sheriff or any deputy sheriff or county correctional officer. (D) To qualify for the immunity described in division (C)(1) of this section regarding a work detail, a county correctional officer, prior to having the prisoners or adult offenders of the county correctional facility, work outside the facility on the work detail, shall inform each prisoner or adult offender on the work detail of the provisions of this section, including notifying the prisoner or adult offender that, by volunteering for the work detail, the prisoner or adult offender cannot hold the sheriff, deputy sheriff, or county correctional officer or the county liable for civil damages for injury, death, or loss to person or property unless the injury, death, or loss results from malice or wanton or reckless misconduct of the sheriff, deputy sheriff, or county correctional officer.
Ohio Rev. Code § 351.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 351 / § 351.07
§ 351.07. Employees of authority
Status: in_force

March 17, 2000 House Bill 118 - 123rd General Assembly (A)(1) A convention facilities authority shall employ and fix the qualifications, duties, and compensation of employees and enter into contracts for professional services as it may require to conduct the business of the authority, provided that no full-time employees shall be employed until the authority adopts and implements a policy regarding hiring preferences for veterans. The authority at any time may suspend or dismiss any employee or terminate any contract for professional services. (2) "Veteran" means either of the following: (a) An individual who has served in the active military or naval service of the United States and who was discharged or released under circumstances other than dishonorable; (b) An individual who has served as a member of the United States merchant marine and to whom either of the following applies: (i) The individual has an honorable report of separation from the active duty military service, form DD214 or DD215. (ii) The individual served in the United States merchant marine between December 7, 1941, and December 31, 1946, and died on active duty while serving in a war zone during that period of service. (3) "United States merchant marine" includes the United States army transport service and the United States naval transport service. (B) A convention facilities authority may provide for the administration and enforcement of the laws of the state by employing special police officers, and may seek the assistance of other appropriate law enforcement officers to enforce its rules and maintain order. Special police officers employed by an authority shall serve as a security force with respect to the property, grounds, buildings, equipment, and facilities under the authority's control to protect the authority's property, suppress nuisances and disturbances and breaches of the peace, and enforce laws for the preservation of good order. In performing their duties, special police officers are vested with the same powers of arrest as police officers are given under divisions (A) and (B) of section 2935.03 of the Revised Code while on the grounds of the authority's facilities, and under division (D) of such section when off of the grounds of the authority's facilities.
Ohio Rev. Code § 325.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 325 / § 325.22
§ 325.22. No reduction of compensation due to decline of population
Status: in_force

December 20, 1980 House Bill 1122 - 113th General Assembly Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this chapter, the compensation payable to a county auditor, county treasurer, county sheriff, clerk of the court of common pleas, county recorder, county commissioner, prosecuting attorney, county engineer, or county coroner shall not be reduced during the remainder of his term of office on account of a decline in the population of the county.
Ohio Rev. Code § 303.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 303 / § 303.22
§ 303.22. Township zoning regulations to take precedence
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Where the people of any township or part thereof have approved township zoning regulations in accordance with sections 519.02 to 519.25 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, prior to the adoption of a county rural zoning resolution by the board of county commissioners, and the county plan includes any area covered by the township zoning plan, the zoning resolution adopted by the board of township trustees shall take precedence over the zoning resolution adopted by the board of county commissioners, unless a majority of the voters in such zoned area of the township voting on the issue have voted to have the township plan of zoning replaced with the plan of county rural zoning.
Ohio Rev. Code § 306.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 306 / § 306.04
§ 306.04. Powers and duties of board
Status: in_force

September 15, 2014 House Bill 483 - 130th General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, employees of a county transit board or a board of county commissioners operating a transit system are employees of the county. If the system is operated by the board of county commissioners, the board shall appoint an executive director, who shall be in the unclassified service. (B) Any county transit board that established its own civil service organization and procedure prior to October 25, 1995, shall continue to operate under that organization. Appointments and promotions in that system shall be made, as far as practicable, by competitive examination. A board that established its own civil service organization prior to October 25, 1995, shall establish by rule the seniority provisions relating to street railway and motor bus employees in effect at the time of the acquisition of the transit system by the county. The vacation, holiday, and sick leave privileges shall not be regulated by other provisions of law relating to public employees of the state or county, except that the transit board, its officers and employees, shall be subject to the public employees retirement system of the state and the transit board shall assume any pension obligations which have been assumed by any publicly owned transit system which the county may acquire. (C) A county transit board or board of county commissioners operating a transit system may: (1) Acquire in its name by gift, grant, purchase, or condemnation and hold and operate real estate and interests therein and personal property suitable for its purposes; (2) In its name purchase, acquire, construct, enlarge, improve, equip, repair, maintain, sell, exchange, lease as lessee or lessor, receive a right of use of, and manage, control, and operate, in or out of the county, a county transit system consisting of all real estate and interests therein, personal property, and a combination thereof, for or related to the movement of persons including but not limited to street railway, tramline, subways, rapid transits, monorails, and passenger bus systems but excluding therefrom trucks, the movement of property by truck, and facilities designed for use in the movement of property by truck for hire; (3) Issue, with the approval of the county commissioners when the issuance is made by the transit board, revenue bonds of the county as provided in division (B) of section 306.09 of the Revised Code, to secure funds to accomplish its purposes. The principal of and interest on such bonds, together with all other payments required to be made by the trust agreement or indenture securing such bonds, shall be paid solely from revenues or other income accruing to the board from facilities of the county transit system designated in said agreement or indenture. (4) Enter into contracts in the exercise of the rights, powers, and duties conferred upon it, and execute all instruments necessary in the conduct of its business; (5) Fix, alter, and charge rates and other charges for the use of its real estate and interests therein, personal property, and combinations thereof; (6) Employ such financial consultants, accountants, appraisers, consulting engineers, architects, construction experts, attorneys-at-law, managers and other supervisory personnel, and other officers, employees, and agents as it determines necessary to conduct its business, and fix their compensation and duties; (7) Pledge, hypothecate, or otherwise encumber its revenues and other income as security for its obligations and enter into trust agreements or indentures for the benefit of revenue bondholders; (8) Borrow money or accept or contract to accept advances, loans, gifts, grants, devises, or bequests from and enter into contracts or agreements with any federal, state, or other governmental or private source and hold and apply advances, loans, gifts, grants, devises, or bequests according to the terms thereof including provisions which are required by such federal, state, or other governmental or private source to protect the interest of employees affected by such advances, loans, gifts, grants, devises, or bequests. Such advances, loans, gifts, grants, or devises may be subject to any reasonable reservation and any gift, grant, or devise or real estate may be in fee simple or any lesser estate. Any advances or loans received from any federal, state, or other governmental or private source may be repaid in accordance with the terms of such advance or loan. A loan accepted by a county transit board shall not, in any way, obligate the general fund of a county or a board of county commissioners. (9) Conduct investigations and surveys into the needs of the public within or without the county for transportation services to provide for the movement of persons within, into, or from the area serviced or to be serviced by the county transit system; (10) Enter into lawful arrangements with the appropriate federal or state department or agency, county, township, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision or public agency for the planning and installation of any public facilities which are determined necessary in the conduct of its business; (11) Purchase fire, extended coverage, and liability insurance for the real estate and interests therein, personal property and any combination thereof, used by or in connection with the county transit system and insurance covering the board and the county transit system and its officers and employees for liability for damage or injury to persons or property; (12) Procure and pay all or any part of the cost of group hospitalization, surgical, major medical, or sickness and accident insurance, or a combination thereof, for the officers and employees of the county transit system and their immediate dependents, issued by an insurance company, duly authorized to do business in this state; (13) Sell, lease, release, or otherwise dispose of real estate or interests therein or personal property owned by it and grant such easements across its real estate and interests therein as will not interfere with its use by the county transit system; (14) Establish rules for the use and operation of the county transit system including the real estate or interests therein, personal property or a combination of the foregoing used by or in connection with such system; (15) Exercise the power of eminent domain to appropriate any real estate or interests therein, personal property, franchises, or any combination thereof, within or without the county, necessary or proper in the exercise of its powers provided in sections 306.01 to 306.13 of the Revised Code, as provided in sections 163.01 to 163.22 of the Revised Code, and subject to divisions (15)(a), (b), and (c) of this section, provided that a county transit board or a board of county commissioners operating a transit system shall not proceed to so appropriate real property outside its territorial boundaries, until it has served at the office of the county commissioners of the county in which it is proposed to appropriate real property, a notice describing the real property to be taken and the purpose for which it is proposed to be taken, and such county commissioners have entered on their journal within thirty days after such service a resolution approving such appropriation. (a) Nothing contained in this division authorizes a county transit board or a board of county commissioners to appropriate any land, rights, rights-of-way, franchises, or easements belonging to the state or to a municipal corporation without the consent of the state or of the municipal corporation, and no county transit board or board of county commissioners shall exercise the right of eminent domain to acquire any certificate of public convenience and necessity, or any part thereof, issued to a for-hire motor carrier by the public utilities commission of Ohio or by the federal motor carrier safety administration of the United States, or to take or disturb other real estate or interests therein, personal property, or any combination thereof belonging to any municipal corporation without the consent of the legislative authority of such municipal corporation, or take or disturb real estate or interests therein, personal property, or any combination thereof belonging to any other political subdivision, public corporation, public utility, or common carrier, which is necessary and convenient in the operation of such political subdivision, public corporation, public utility, or common carrier unless provision is made for the restoration, relocation, or duplication of that taken or upon the election of such political subdivision, public corporation, public utility, or common carrier for the payment of compensation, if any, at the sole cost of the county transit system. (b) If any restoration or duplication proposed to be made under this division involves a relocation, the new location shall have at least comparable utilitarian value and effectiveness, and such relocation shall not impair the ability of the public utility or common carrier to compete in its original area of operation. (c) If such restoration or duplication proposed to be made under this division involves a relocation, the county transit board or board of county commissioners shall acquire no interest or right in or to the appropriated property or facility until the relocated property or facility is available for use and until marketable title thereto has been transferred to the political subdivision, public corporation, public utility, or common carrier. Nothing in this division shall require any board of county commissioners or county transit board operating a county transit system to so restore, relocate, or duplicate, if all of the real estate and interests therein, personal property, and any combination of the foregoing which is owned by a public utility or common carrier and used by it or in connection with the movement of persons, is acquired by exercise of the power of eminent domain. (16) When real property is acquired that is located outside the county and is removed from the tax duplicate, the county transit board or board of county commissioners operating a transit system shall pay annually to the county treasurer of the county in which that property is located, commencing with the first tax year in which that property is removed from the tax duplicate, an amount of money in lieu of taxes equal to the smaller of the following: (a) The last annual installment of taxes due from the acquired property before removal from the tax duplicate; (b) An amount equal to the difference between the combined revenue from real estate taxes of all the taxing districts in which the property is located in the tax year immediately prior to the removal of the acquired property from the tax duplicate, and either: (i) The total revenue which would be produced by the tax rate of each such taxing district in the tax year immediately prior to the removal of the acquired property from the tax duplicate, applied to the real estate tax duplicate of each of such taxing districts in each tax year subsequent to the year of removal; or (ii) The combined revenue from real estate taxes of all such taxing districts in each tax year subsequent to the year of removal, whichever is the greater. The county transit board or board of county commissioners may be exempted from such payment by agreement of the affected taxing district or districts in the county in which the property is located. The county auditor of the county in which that property is located shall apportion each such annual payment to each taxing district as if the annual payment had been levied and collected as a tax. Those annual payments shall never again be made after they have ceased. (17) Sue or be sued, plead or be impleaded, and be held liable in any court of proper jurisdiction for damages received by reason of negligence, in the same manner and to the same extent as if the county transit system were privately operated, provided, that no funds of a county other than those of the county transit board or, if the transit system is operated by the board of county commissioners, other than those in the account for the county transit system created under division (C) of section 306.01 of the Revised Code, shall be available for the satisfaction of judgments rendered against that system; (18) Annually prepare and make available for public inspection a report in condensed form showing the financial results of the operation of the county transit system. For systems operated by a county transit board, copies of this report shall be furnished to the county commissioners as well as a monthly summary statement of revenues and expenses for the preceding month sufficient to show the exact financial condition of the county transit system as of the last day of the preceding month. (19) With the approval of the county commissioners when the action is taken by the transit board, and without competitive bidding, sell, lease, or grant the right of use of all or a portion of the county transit system to any other political subdivision, taxing district, or other public body or agency having the power to operate a transit system. (D)(1) As used in this division: (a) "Applicant" means any person who responds to a request for proposals and submits an application for a franchise to operate a public transit system or portion of a public transit system; (b) "Application for certification" means the documents that are required to be filed by a franchisee to initiate the proceedings required for certification; (c) "Application for a franchise" means the documents that are required to be filed in response to a request for proposals and that initiate the proceedings required for the award of a franchise; (d) "Certification" means the order issued by a board of county commissioners, after submission of an application for certification, that approves the operation of a public transit system, or a portion of a public transit system, by a franchisee, subject to terms and conditions imposed by the board. (e) "Franchise" means the document and all accompanying rights approved by the board of county commissioners that provides the franchisee with the exclusive right to establish a public transit system and, subject to certification, the right to operate a public transit system. A franchise may include the right of a franchisee to provide transportation services for a county department of job and family services. (f) "Franchisee" means the individual, corporation, or other entity awarded a franchise. (2) A board of county commissioners, on behalf of a county transit board, may award a franchise to an applicant subject to such terms and conditions as the board of county commissioners considers appropriate and consistent with applicable laws. Subsequent to awarding the franchise, the board of county commissioners may issue a certification and, until such issuance, the franchisee has no right to operate a public transit system or part of such a system. The board of county commissioners shall not delete, alter, or amend the terms and conditions of the certification after its issuance. The board shall include in the certification performance targets related to the operation of a public transit system by the franchisee, including cost savings to the county, gains in efficiency, the safety and security of the traveling public and franchise employees, service to the traveling public, return on any investments made by the county, and any other performance targets as determined by the board. All terms and conditions of the order of certification are terms and conditions of the franchise. Unless expressly exempted or granted a waiver in the certification, the franchisee shall comply with all applicable rules, regulations, orders, and ordinances. (3) The award of a franchise by a board of county commissioners to an applicant is the sole license and authority for the franchisee to establish a public transit system and, subject to certification, operate a public transit system. (4) A board of county commissioners shall award a franchise for a period of not less than ten years, as provided in the franchise. (5) A franchise shall not prohibit the franchisee from implementing new or improved services during the term of the franchise. (6) A franchisee shall coordinate its services, as specified in the franchise, with public transit providers to make effective transportation services available to the public and provide access to and from the public transit system. (7) A board of county commissioners shall provide terms and conditions in a franchise to ensure that the franchisee will continue operation of the public transit system for the duration of the term of the franchise or, if the franchise is revoked, suspended, or abandoned, that financial and other necessary resources are available to continue the operation of the system until another franchisee is selected or until the board of county commissioners determines to cease the transit operations governed by the franchise. The franchise shall specifically provide that the board shall have the right to terminate the franchise if the board determines that the franchisee has materially breached the franchise in any manner. The franchisee may appeal such a termination to the board, and, if the board upholds the termination, to the proper court of common pleas.
Ohio Rev. Code § 339.85 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 339 / § 339.85
§ 339.85. Injunctions
Status: in_force

October 10, 2000 Senate Bill 173 - 123rd General Assembly If an individual fails to comply with an order issued under section 339.84 of the Revised Code, the county or district tuberculosis control unit may apply to the probate court of the appropriate county for an injunction prohibiting the individual from continuing to violate the unit's order. If the tuberculosis control unit believes that an individual's failure to comply with its order involves an immediate danger to the public health, the unit may request that the court issue an injunction without granting the individual an opportunity for a prior hearing or that the court hold an expedited hearing on the matter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 319.23 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 319 / § 319.23
§ 319.23. Discharge of indigent prisoner
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The county auditor may discharge from imprisonment any person confined in the county jail for the nonpayment of a fine or amercement due the county, except fines for contempt of court or an officer of the law, when it is made clearly to appear to him that the fine or amercement cannot be collected by such imprisonment.
Ohio Rev. Code § 315.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 315 / § 315.03
§ 315.03. Bond of county engineer
Status: in_force

March 20, 2019 House Bill 291 - 132nd General Assembly Except as provided in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, the county engineer, before entering upon the duties of the office of county engineer, shall give bond, signed by a bonding or surety company authorized to do business in this state, or, at the engineer's option, signed by two or more freeholders having real estate in the value of double the amount of the bond, over and above all encumbrances to the state, in the sum of not less than two thousand nor more than ten thousand dollars as fixed by the board of county commissioners. Such surety company shall be approved by the board and the bond shall be conditioned for the faithful performance of such engineer's official duties. The expense or premium for such bond shall be paid by the board and charged to the general fund of the county. Such bond, with the oath of office required by sections 3.22 and 3.23 of the Revised Code and Section 7 of Article XV, Ohio Constitution, and the approval of the board indorsed thereon, shall be deposited with the county treasurer and kept in the treasurer's office.
Ohio Rev. Code § 301.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 301 / § 301.25
§ 301.25. Noninstitutional relief for needy persons
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly In addition to other powers vested in it, the board of county commissioners of any county may provide for needy persons in the county, whose condition requires it, such noninstitutional support, care, assistance, or relief as they are entitled to received at public expense, and establish a suitable office or agency for its administration.
Ohio Rev. Code § 305.30 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 305 / § 305.30
§ 305.30. County administrator - powers and duties
Status: in_force

September 29, 1999 Senate Bill 31 - 123rd General Assembly The county administrator, under the direction of the board of county commissioners, shall do the following: (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 county government under the control or jurisdiction of the board; (C) Attend all meetings of the board at which the administrator's attendance is required by that body; (D) Recommend measures for adoption to the board; (E) Prepare and submit to the board reports required by that body, or reports that it considers advisable; (F) Keep the board fully advised on the financial conditions of the county, preparing and submitting a budget for the next fiscal year; (G) Contract on behalf of the board within limits provided by a resolution of the board, provided that the resolution authorizing such actions shall also specify the types of contracts upon which the administrator may act without further resolution of the board; (H) Allow and pay claims for goods received and services rendered within limits provided by a resolution of the board, provided that the county department receiving those goods and services certifies their receipt before the administrator allows the claim; (I) Perform any or all personnel functions otherwise conferred or incumbent upon the board of county commissioners under Chapter 124. or any other chapter or section of the Revised Code, provided that the board, by resolution, has delegated the specific functions to the administrator; (J) Perform any or all functions conferred or incumbent upon the board of county commissioners in the case of a disaster or emergency, provided that the board, by resolution, has delegated the specific functions or all of the functions to the administrator. As used in this division, "disaster" and "emergency" have the same meanings as in divisions (E) and (F) of section 5502.21 of the Revised Code. (K) Perform such additional duties as the board may determine by resolution. The board of county commissioners may assign to such county 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 § 305.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 305 / § 305.04
§ 305.04. Bond of county commissioners - oath of office
Status: in_force

March 20, 2019 House Bill 291 - 132nd General Assembly Before entering upon the discharge of official duties, each county commissioner, except as otherwise provided in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, shall give bond, signed by a bonding or surety company authorized to do business in this state, or, at the county commissioner's option, by two or more freeholders having real estate in the value of double the amount of the bond over and above all encumbrances to the state, in a sum not less than five thousand dollars, and the surety company to be approved by the probate judge of the county. The bond shall be conditioned for the faithful discharge of the commissioner's official duties, and for the payment of any loss or damage that the county may sustain by reason of the commissioner's failure in such duties. Such bond, with the oath of office and approval of the probate judge indorsed thereon, shall be deposited with the county treasurer and kept in the treasurer's office. The expense or premium for such bond shall be paid by the board of county commissioners and charged to the general fund of the county. Such surety may be discharged in the manner provided by section 2109.18 of the Revised Code for the release of sureties of guardians.
Ohio Rev. Code § 315.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 315 / § 315.25
§ 315.25. Record to be kept by county engineer
Status: in_force

April 29, 2022 House Bill 93 - 134th General Assembly (A) The county engineer shall make and keep, in a book provided for that purpose, an accurate record of all surveys made by the engineer or the engineer's deputies for the purpose of locating any land or road lines, or fixing any corner or monument by which it may be determined, whether official or otherwise. Such surveys shall include corners, distances, azimuths, angles, calculations, plats, and a description of the monuments set up, with such references thereto as will aid in finding the names of the parties for whom the surveys are made, and the date of making such surveys. Such book shall be kept as a public record by the engineer at the engineer's office, and it shall be at all proper times open to inspection and examination by all persons interested therein. Any other surveys made in the county by competent surveyors, certified by such surveyor to be correct and deemed worthy of preservation, may, by order of the board of county commissioners, be recorded by the engineer. (B) The county engineer shall keep confidential information that is subject to a real property confidentiality notice under section 111.431 of the Revised Code, in accordance with that section. Last updated February 2, 2022 at 3:58 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 331.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 331 / § 331.04
§ 331.04. Duties of board
Status: in_force

September 4, 1985 House Bill 68 - 116th General Assembly The county facilities review board, by personal visitation or otherwise, shall keep fully advised of the condition and management of all charitable or correctional institutions supported in whole or in part by county or municipal taxation, or which are under county or municipal control, and especially the county home, county jail, municipal prisons, and children's home. From time to time the county facilities review board shall recommend to the board of county commissioners and to other officials responsible for such institutions, such changes and additional provisions as the county facilities review board considers essential for the economical and efficient administration of the institutions. At least once in every three months each of such institutions shall be visited by the county facilities review board or a committee of its members. Failure in the performance of these duties on the part of any member of the county facilities review board for one year shall be sufficient cause for his removal by the judge of the probate court.
Ohio Rev. Code § 321.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 321 / § 321.18
§ 321.18. Termination of interest on warrants
Status: in_force

April 9, 2025 House Bill 497 - 135th General Assembly As soon as sufficient funds are in the county treasury to redeem the warrants drawn on the treasury, and on which interest is accruing, the county treasurer shall give notice that the treasurer is ready to redeem such warrants, and from the date of the notice the interest on such warrants shall cease. The notice shall be 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 county. Last updated January 28, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 325.33 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 325 / § 325.33
§ 325.33. Certificate of title administration fund
Status: in_force

October 24, 2024 House Bill 56 - 135th General Assembly (A) Notwithstanding sections 325.27 and 325.31 of the Revised Code, all fees retained by the clerk of courts under Chapters 1548., 4505., and 4519. of the Revised Code, all fees the clerk of courts receives as a third-party administrator of the motor vehicle skills test under section 4507.112 of the Revised Code, and all fees the clerk of courts receives in the capacity of deputy registrar under section 4503.03 of the Revised Code shall be paid into the county treasury to the credit of the certificate of title administration fund, which is hereby created. Fees credited to the fund shall be used as follows: (1) To pay the costs incurred by the clerk of courts in processing titles under Chapters 1548., 4505., and 4519. of the Revised Code; (2) To pay the clerk of courts an eight thousand dollar annual pay supplement for performing the duties of a deputy registrar if the clerk is not a limited authority deputy registrar, as described in section 4501:1-6-04 of the Ohio Administrative Code. (B) If the board of county commissioners and the clerk of courts agree that the money in the fund exceeds what is needed to pay the costs specified in division (A) of this section, the excess may be transferred to the county general fund and used for other county purposes. If the board of county commissioners and the clerk of courts are unable to agree on the amount of any such excess, the county budget commission shall determine the amount that will be transferred to the county general fund. Last updated February 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 307.691 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 307 / § 307.691
§ 307.691. County or municipal assistance to nonprofit corporations engaged in certain activities benefiting public
Status: in_force

November 12, 1992 Senate Bill 98 - 119th General Assembly The board of county commissioners of any county or the legislative authority of a municipal corporation may cooperate with, give financial assistance to, and provide equipment to any nonprofit corporation engaged in promoting safety in this state, to any nonprofit corporation that provides ambulance service, emergency medical services, or nonemergency patient transport services in this state, to any nonprofit corporation engaged in this state in the development of public interest and understanding of the economic benefits resulting from the building of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway, and to any nonprofit ombudsman corporation engaged in this state in assisting citizens in dealing with governments, including political subdivisions, governmental agencies and instrumentalities, and public officials through the investigation of citizen complaints concerning government services and operations. The nonprofit corporation shall be required to make an audited account at least once every year of any funds received, and a report of the use and disposition of any equipment received, from the board of county commissioners or the legislative authority of any municipal corporation, to the board of county commissioners or the legislative authority of any municipal corporation from which the funds or equipment is received.
Ohio Rev. Code § 307.48 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 307 / § 307.48
§ 307.48. Proof of validity of claim
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The board of county commissioners may require such proof as it deems necessary to establish the validity of any claim under section 307.47 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 327.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 327 / § 327.07
§ 327.07. Record of proceedings and transactions
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The board of trustees of the sinking fund shall keep a full and complete record of its transactions, a complete record of the funded debt of the county specifying the dates, purposes, amounts, numbers, maturities, and rates, and maturities of interest installments on such debt, where such installments are payable, and an account exhibiting the amount held in the sinking fund for the payment thereof.
Ohio Rev. Code § 307.24 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 307 / § 307.24
§ 307.24. Itemized account
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly No allowance for expenses, provided for in section 307.23 of the Revised Code, shall be made or paid unless an itemized account of such expenses, approved by the board of trustees or directors of an incorporated historical society, are presented to the board of county commissioners.