The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-08-06

LOT TWO years, with the state
and locals splitting equally.
Starting in mid-September,
municipalities can increase their
net Indebtedness, without a pop
ular vote, from l to ~ per cent
of real property valuations. Char
ter cities can boost their net from
2 to 2H per cent. But the total
of all such debt cannot exceed
7 per cent of valuations. The
| present limit is 5 per cent.
Cut Vote Requirement
Another enactment cuts from
SIS to SO per cent the vote e
CURED in primary and general
elections for approval of bond
issues and tax levies.
The margin for approval at
| special elections remains at 80
per cent.
Excluded in figuring debt linn
its were water and sewer bonds.
Those issues can be made under
a new law to a limit of 2 per
cent of valuations.
Another new law, effective
next year, permits that portion
Of a school districts first 10 mills
of operating income which must
be voted to be levied for an
indefinite period. present law
limits the life Of all operating
levies to five years.. In addition,
another part of the same new
law permits levies beyond the
first 10 mills of school operating
income to be effective for as
long as 10 years.
Local governments will con-
tinue to receive two million dol
lars annually from sales tax
collections. They also will get
about 25 millions from the tax
on financial institutions and
security dealers on the basis of
past revenue. And they will get
additional help for child welfare
and for old age pensioners in
county hospitals.
Fee Increases
Another six million dollars
annually will come from fee in
creaseS for courthouse services.
Already in effect, those increases
range from 10 to 35 cents for
property transfers to a SIS daily
charge by sheriff for inventories
at sheriff sales. The old inventory
fee was $3.50. A host of other
fee boosts were provided.
County officials raised a storm
Of protest two years ago when
former Republican Gov. c. Will
liam O'Neill vetoed a similar
county fee bill on grounds that
it violated his then-pOpular no
neW-taX program.
Counties also will benefit from
the / per cent fee allowed clerks
of courts for sales tax collections
in motor vehicle transactions.
Pay Raise Voted
The Democratic-cOntrolled leg.
islature voted pay raises for
elected county officials ranging
from 10 to % per cent according
to population. Affected officials
were: auditors, treaSurers, sher'
ifs, clerks of courts, recorders
commissioners, prosecutors, engl'
neers and coroners.
; Other voted pay boosts includ,
| ed judges, from municipal tt
supreme courts, and health anc
election board members. Schoo.
board employees were allowed
pay while serving on juries. The
pay of appellate court shorthand
reporters also was increased. Anc
common pleas judges In counties
of more than 100000 were al,
lowed administrative assistants
County commissioners were
authorized to build incinerators
and set fees for their use, buy
and operate ZOOS, rehabilitate
blighted rural areas and buy
airplaneS.
Public employees retirement
benefits were increased. They
| will be based on the best five
t years salary rather than the
. best five in the last 10 years OF
service.
County courts were allowed tc
hire clerks or use the services
| of common pleas court clerks fol
that purpose.
Detention Homes
Commissioners of a county OF
. group of counties received per
mission to establish juvenile re-
Mobilization camps for frs
l offenders in misdemeanor cases
= Under another new law, juvenile
Judges can require commission
ers to build juvenile detention
t homes.
| The Dec. 81, 1860 deadline fol
commissioners to build and lease
5 county hospitals vas eliminated
l and those officials were author
lied to accept transfer of hospita
facilities from municipalities
The sum commissioners car
spend for building repairs from
general funds without a popular
vote was increased from $25,00t
to 100000.
Fees to be paid appraisers il