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Ohio Rev Code § 6119.49 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6119 | Regional Water and Sewer Districts|Section 6119.49 | Assessment Equalization Board Appointment and Duties.

Effective: November 19, 1971|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 166 - 109th General Assembly|In the event that the owner of any lot or parcel of land to be assessed objects to the estimated assessments as provided in section 6119.48 of the Revised Code, the board of trustees of the regional water and sewer district shall appoint an assessment equalization board consisting of three disinterested persons residing in the district, and shall fix the time and place for the hearing by such board of such objections, and the secretary of the board of trustees shall notify, by certified mail, the persons so objecting of the time and place of such hearing. Such notice shall be mailed at least five days before the date of such hearing. In the event that all lands within the district are to be subject to assessment, the assessment equalization board shall consist of three disinterested persons residing outside the district.On the day appointed by the board of trustees for that purpose, the assessment equalization board shall meet and take an oath before a proper officer to honestly and impartially discharge its duties. It shall at such meeting, or at any adjournment thereof, hear and determine all objections to the estimated assessments which have been filed under section 6119.48 of the Revised Code, and shall equalize such estimated assessments as it thinks proper to conform to the standard or standards prescribed in the resolution adopted under section 6119.46 of the Revised Code.If the assessment equalization board determines to increase the estimated assessment against any lot or parcel of land or to assess any lot or parcel of land not included in the estimated assessments, the assessment equalization board shall notify the owner of such lot or parcel by certified mail of such fact and set a time and place for a hearing on such increase or assessment. Such notice shall be mailed at least ten days before the date of such hearing.After the completion of all hearings provided for in this section, the assessment equalization board shall report to the board of trustees its recommendations, including any changes which should be made in the estimated assessments.The board of trustees may approve or disapprove the report, including any changes recommended by the assessment equalization board in the estimated assessments.In the event the board of trustees disapproves the report of the assessment equalization board, it shall appoint a new equalization board and shall fix the time and place for the hearing by such new board of objections to the estimated assessments. Such new board shall have the same powers and duties and shall proceed in the same manner as the original board.
Ohio Rev Code § 6119.51 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6119 | Regional Water and Sewer Districts|Section 6119.51 | Resolution of Intent to Proceed With Special Assessment Improvement.

Effective: November 19, 1971|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 166 - 109th General Assembly|The board of trustees of a regional water and sewer district which has adopted a resolution under section 6119.46 of the Revised Code declaring the necessity of constructing a water resource project shall, after the expiration of the time for filing claims for damages under section 6119.50 of the Revised Code, and, in the event that objections to the estimated assessments have been filed under section 6119.48 of the Revised Code, and the report of the assestment equalization board has been approved under section 6119.49 of the Revised Code, determine whether or not it will proceed with the proposed project.In the event that the board determines to proceed with the construction of a project it shall pass a resolution which shall:(A) State the intention of the board to proceed with the project in accordance with the resolution of necessity adopted under section 6119.46 of the Revised Code;(B) Adopt the estimated assessments prepared and filed in accordance with the resolution of necessity passed under section 6119.46 of the Revised Code, or, in the event objections to such estimated assessments have been filed under section 6119.48 of the Revised Code, adopt the estimated assessments approved by the board under section 6119.49 of the Revised Code;(C) State whether or not claims for damages filed in accordance with section 6119.50 of the Revised Code shall be judicially inquired into before commencing or after completing the proposed project.
Ohio Rev Code § 6119.52 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6119 | Regional Water and Sewer Districts|Section 6119.52 | Revision and Finalization of Assessments.

Effective: November 19, 1971|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 166 - 109th General Assembly|A water resource project authorized under section 6119.51 of the Revised Code shall be constructed in accordance with section 6119.10 of the Revised Code and, after the actual cost of such project has been ascertained, the board of trustees of the regional water and sewer district shall by resolution assess, in the manner provided in the resolution of necessity adopted under section 6119.46 of the Revised Code, upon the lots and lands enumerated in the estimated assessments adopted under section 6119.51 of the Revised Code, the total cost of the project or such lesser portion thereof as is to be specially assessed and such assessment as to each lot or parcel of land shall be increased or decreased in the same proportion to the estimated assessment on each such lot or parcel of land as the actual cost of the project bears to the estimated cost of the project upon which the estimated assessment was based. All such assessments shall be payable as provided in the resolution of necessity adopted under section 6119.46 of the Revised Code, and shall be final upon the adoption of the resolution provided for in this section.Assessments made under this section shall be filed with the secretary of the board of trustees of the regional water and sewer district and shall be open to public inspection.Upon the passage of such resolution levying special assessments, the board shall publish notice of the passage of such resolution once in at least one newspaper having a general circulation in the district, stating that such assessment has been made and is on file in the office of the secretary for the inspection and examination of persons interested therein.Such special assessments are payable by the time and in the manner stipulated in such resolution, except that any such assessment in the amount of twenty-five dollars or less, or any unpaid balance or any such assessment which is twenty-five dollars or less, shall be paid in full, and not in installments, at the time the first or next installment would otherwise become due and payable, and are a lien from the date of the passage of such resolution upon the respective lots or parcels of land assessed.
Ohio Rev Code § 6119.53 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6119 | Regional Water and Sewer Districts|Section 6119.53 | Penalty and Interest.

Effective: November 19, 1971|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 166 - 109th General Assembly|When special assessments levied but uncollected by a district pursuant to Chapter 6119. of the Revised Code are pledged to the repayment of water resource revenue bonds or notes issued by the district, the interest accrued or to accrue before the first installment of such assessments shall be collected on such bonds or notes and shall be treated as part of the cost of the project for which such assessments are made. The assessments levied and collected or to be collected in installments which are pledged to the repayment of water resource revenue bonds and notes shall bear interest at the same rate and for the same period as such bonds or notes. When the contribution of a regional water and sewer district, under an agreement between the district and the Ohio water development authority provided for in section 6121.13 of the Revised Code for the construction of a project for which the district can levy assessments as provided in Chapter 6119. of the Revised Code is to be made over a period of time from the proceeds of the collection or assessments, the interest accrued and to accrue before the first installment of such assessment shall be collected that is payable by such district on such contribution under such agreement shall be treated as part of the cost of the project for which such assessments are made, and that portion of such assessments as is collected in installments shall bear interest at the same rate that the district is obligated to pay on its contribution under such agreement and for the same period of time as the contribution is to be made under such agreement. If the assessments or any installment thereof are not paid when due, they shall bear interest until the payment thereof at the same rate as such contribution or as the bonds or notes issued in anticipation thereof, and the county auditor shall annually place upon the tax list and duplicate the penalty and interest as provided in Chapter 6119. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 6119.54 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6119 | Regional Water and Sewer Districts|Section 6119.54 | Collection of Special Assessments.

Effective: September 21, 1982|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 379 - 114th General Assembly|When any special assessment is levied under sections 6119.52 and 6119.58 of the Revised Code, and water resource revenue bonds or notes of the regional water and sewer district are issued pledging the same, the secretary of the board of trustees of the district shall on or before the second Monday in September of each year, certify such assessment to the county auditor, stating the amounts and the time of payment. The auditor shall place the assessment upon the tax list and duplicate in accordance therewith. The county treasurer shall collect the assessment in the same manner and at the time as other taxes are collected, and shall pay the amounts collected, together with interest and penalty, to the secretary, to be applied by him to the payment of such bonds or notes and interest thereon, and for no other purpose.For the purpose of enforcing such collection, the county treasurer shall have the same power and authority as allowed by law for the collection of state and county taxes. Each installment of such assessments remaining unpaid after becoming due and collectible shall be delinquent and bear the same penalty and interest as delinquent taxes. The authorized legal representative of any such district may act as attorney for the county treasurer in actions brought for the enforcement of the lien of such delinquent assessments.When a special assessment is made on real estate subject to a life estate, the assessment shall be payable by the tenant for life, but upon application by the life tenant to a court of competent jurisdiction, by action against the owner of the estate in fee, such court may apportion the cost of the assessment between the life tenant and the owner in fee in proportion to the relative value of the improvement to their estates, respectively, to be ascertained and determined by the court on principles of equity.In placing any assessment on the tax list and duplicate the county auditor shall add to each assessment such per cent as he deems necessary to defray the expense of collecting it.
Ohio Rev Code § 6119.55 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6119 | Regional Water and Sewer Districts|Section 6119.55 | Proceedings for Recovery of Assessment.

Effective: November 19, 1971|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 166 - 109th General Assembly|If the payment of a special assessment which has not been certified to the county auditor for collection is not made by the time stipulated in the resolution providing therefor, the amount assessed, with interest, and a forfeiture of ten per cent thereon, may be recovered by suit before a court of competent jurisdiction, in the name of the regional water and sewer district, to enforce the lien against the lots and lands charged with such assessment.Proceedings for the recovery of the assessment may be instituted by the district to enforce the lien against all the lots or lands, or any of them embraced in any one assessment, but the judgment or decree shall be rendered severally or separately for the amount assessed. Any proceeding may be severed, in the discretion of the court, for the purpose of trial, review, or appeal when an appeal is allowed.In proceedings to enforce the lien, when the owner of any lot or land assessed is a nonresident of this state, or is unknown, notice shall be given by publication in the manner prescribed by law in similar cases.If, in any action for the recovery of a special assessment, it appears that by reason of any technical irregularity or defect, whether in the proceedings of the board of trustees or of any officer of the district, or in the plans or estimates, or otherwise, the assessment has not been properly made upon any lot or parcel of land sought to be charged, the court may nevertheless, on satisfactory proof that expense has been incurred which is a proper charge against such lot or parcel of land in question, render judgment for the amount properly charged against it. The court shall make such order for the payment of the costs as is equitable and proper.The board of trustees may order the secretary of such board, or any other proper officer of the district, to certify any unpaid assessment levied under sections 6119.52 and 6119.58 of the Revised Code to the county auditor, and the amount so certified shall be placed upon the tax list and duplicate by the auditor, and shall, with a ten per cent penalty to cover interest and cost of collection, be collected with and in the same manner as state and county taxes and credited to the district. Such ten per cent penalty shall in no case be added unless at least thirty days have intervened between the date of the passage of the resolution making the levy and the time of certifying it to the auditor for collection.
Ohio Rev Code § 6119.56 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6119 | Regional Water and Sewer Districts|Section 6119.56 | Lien of Assessment or Any Installment.

Effective: November 19, 1971|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 166 - 109th General Assembly|The lien of an assessment or any installment thereof shall continue for two years from date of passage of the resolution under section 6119.52 or 6119.58 of the Revised Code, and no longer, unless the regional water and sewer district, before the expiration of such time, causes it to be certified to the county auditor for entry upon the tax list and duplicate, for collection, or causes the proper action to be commenced in a court having jurisdiction thereof, to enforce the lien against such lots or lands, in which case the lien shall continue in force so long as the assessment or any installment thereof remains on the tax list uncollected, or so long as the action is pending, and any judgment obtained under and by virtue thereof remains in force and unsatisfied.If an action for the recovery of an assessment is commenced within due time, and a judgment therein for the plaintiff is reversed, or if the plaintiff fails in such action otherwise than upon the merits and the time limited for the action has expired, a new action may be commenced within one year after such reversal or failure.A court of common pleas shall have the jurisdiction authorized by Chapter 6119. of the Revised Code for the collection of any charge or debt or the enforcement of any lien, notwithstanding the amount involved is less than that to which the jurisdiction is limited in other cases. Such court may make such special rules concerning the class of cases authorized to be brought under such chapter as will tend to expedite the disposition and prevent unnecessary costs.
Ohio Rev Code § 6119.57 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6119 | Regional Water and Sewer Districts|Section 6119.57 | Additional Assessment to Supply Deficiencies.

Effective: November 19, 1971|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 166 - 109th General Assembly|If an assessment proves insufficient to pay the cost of a water resource project, the board of trustees of a regional water and sewer district may levy an additional assessment to supply the deficiency. Such additional assessment shall be levied against the same properties as were assessed for the cost of the project and shall be assessed among such properties in the same proportion as the assessment for the cost of the project was levied. In case a larger amount from an assessment than is necessary to pay the cost of the project or to retire the bonds or notes issued in anticipation thereof, the amount of such assessments collected in excess of that necessary to pay such cost or retire such bonds or notes shall be returned to the persons from whom it was collected in proportion to the amounts collected from each such person respectively.When it appears to the board that a special assessment is invalid by reason of informality or irregularity in the proceedings, or when an assessment is adjudged to be illegal by a court of competent jurisdiction, the board may order a reassessment whether the project has been made or not.Proceedings upon a reassessment, and for the collection thereof, shall be conducted in the same manner as is provided for the original assessment.Proceedings with respect to projects to be paid for in whole or in part by special assessments shall be liberally construed by the board and by the courts in order to secure a speedy completion of the work at reasonable cost, and the speedy collection of the assessment after the time has elapsed for its payment. Merely formal objections shall be disregarded, but the proceedings shall be strictly construed in favor of the owner of the property assessed or injured as to any limitation on assessment of private property and compensation for damages sustained.With respect to any assessment upon the abutting, adjacent, and contiguous, or other specially benefited lots or lands in a regional water and sewer district for any part of the cost connected with a project, the passage by the board of a resolution levying such assessment shall be construed a declaration by such board that the project for which it is levied is conducive to the public health, convenience, and welfare. No assessment shall be held invalid by any court because of the omission of the board to declare expressly in the proceedings and legislation for such project and assessment that the project is conducive to the public health, safety, convenience, or welfare.
Ohio Rev Code § 6121.042 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6121 | Water Development Authority|Section 6121.042 | Rates or Charges Imposed Upon the Owners or Occupants of Lands Within Waste Water Facilities Service Area.

Effective: December 3, 1971|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 105 - 109th General Assembly|For the purpose of paying rates, rentals, or charges imposed pursuant to an order issued under section 6121.041 of the Revised Code, a governmental agency may raise money by any method or combination of methods authorized by law, as if the governmental agency itself were proposing to construct, were constructing, or had constructed waste water facilities. For such purpose the legislative authority of a municipal corporation or the board of county commissioners of a county may by resolution define an area, within their respective jurisdictions, that will derive a benefit from the waste water facilities service provided under an order, and may fix and impose rates or charges upon the owners or occupants of lands within such area.
Ohio Rev Code § 6121.043 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6121 | Water Development Authority|Section 6121.043 | Collection of Charges for Waste Water Facilities Service Area.

Effective: June 13, 1975|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 111th General Assembly|If a governmental agency fails to pay any charge imposed pursuant to an order issued under section 6121.041 of the Revised Code within sixty days of the date due, such charge shall be deducted from the amount of the undivided local government fund to which the agency is entitled pursuant to section 5747.51 or 5747.53 of the Revised Code, and shall be paid directly to the Ohio water development authority. If a person fails to pay a charge within sixty days of the date due, the authority shall certify such charge to the county auditor, who shall place the charge on the real property tax list and duplicate against the property served. Such charge becomes a lien on such property from the date it is certified by the authority, and shall be collected in the manner that taxes are ordinarily collected and forwarded to the authority.Any revenues or other moneys pledged against obligations which are collected by the authority in the operation of a single or regional system of waste water facilities shall first be applied to the payment of debt service on such obligations. No action of the authority relieves a governmental agency of any duty which it may have to pay such obligations.
Ohio Rev Code § 6121.045 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6121 | Water Development Authority|Section 6121.045 | Fees and Fines May Not Exceed Loan Principal.

Effective: September 23, 2008|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 562 - 127th General Assembly|With respect to a loan made under this chapter, the Ohio water development authority shall not charge any fees or fines that, in the aggregate, exceed an amount equal to the principal amount of the loan.
Ohio Rev Code § 6121.05 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6121 | Water Development Authority|Section 6121.05 | Studies of Proposed Water Development Projects.

Effective: October 23, 1972|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 397 - 109th General Assembly|With the approval and the consent of the controlling board, the director of natural resources shall expend, out of any funds available for the purpose, such moneys as are necessary for the study of any proposed water development project, and may use its engineering and other forces, including consulting engineers and sanitary engineers, for the purpose of effecting such study. All such expenses incurred by such directors prior to the issuance of water development revenue bonds or notes under Chapter 6121. of the Revised Code, shall be paid by the respective directors incurring such expenses and charged to the appropriate water development project, and the respective directors shall keep proper records and accounts, showing the amounts so charged. Upon the sale of water development revenue bonds or notes for a water development project, the funds so expended by the respective directors, with the approval of the Ohio water development authority, in connection with such project, shall be reimbursed to the respective departments from the proceeds of such bonds or notes.