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Ohio Rev Code § 5153.39 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5153 | County Children Services|Section 5153.39 | Appointing Board of Trustees.

Effective: September 14, 1957|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 927 - 102nd General Assembly|Immediately upon the organization of the joint board of county commissioners as provided by section 5153.36 of the Revised Code, or as soon thereafter as practicable, such joint board of county commissioners shall appoint a board of five trustees, which shall hold office and perform it duties until the first annual meeting after the choice of an established site and buildings or after the selection and purchase of a building site, at which time such joint board of county commissioners shall appoint a board of five trustees, one of whom shall hold office for the term of one year, one for the term of two years, one for the term of three years, one for the term of four years, and one for the term of five years. Annually thereafter, the joint board of county commissioners shall appoint one trustee, who shall hold his office for the term of five years. The annual meeting of the board of trustees shall be held on the first Tuesday of May in each year.
Ohio Rev Code § 5153.40 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5153 | County Children Services|Section 5153.40 | Meetings.

Effective: September 14, 1957|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 927 - 102nd General Assembly|A majority of the board of trustees appointed under section 5153.39 of the Revised Code constitutes a quorum. Board meetings shall be held quarterly. The executive secretary of each of the counties of the district organized pursuant to section 5153.36 of the Revised Code shall attend such meetings, or shall designate a member of his staff to do so. The members of the board shall receive no compensation for their services, except their actual traveling expenses, which, when properly certified, shall be allowed and paid.
Ohio Rev Code § 5153.41 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5153 | County Children Services|Section 5153.41 | Superintendent of Home - Bond - Powers and Duties.

Effective: September 14, 1957|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 927 - 102nd General Assembly|The board of trustees of a district children's home shall appoint the superintendent thereof. Before entering upon his duties such superintendent shall give a bond to the board, in such sum as it fixes, with sufficient surety, conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties and the full and faithful accounting of the funds and properties coming into his hands.The superintendent shall appoint all employees, who, except for the superintendent, shall be in the classified civil service.The superintendent, under the supervision and subject to the rules and regulations of the board, shall control, manage, operate, and have general charge of the home, and shall have the custody of its property, files, and records.The children to be admitted for care in such home, the period during which they shall be cared for in the home, and the removal and transfer of children from such home shall be determined by the executive secretaries of the respective counties, subject to the terms of the agreement, surrender, or commitment respecting any particular child.
Ohio Rev Code § 5153.42 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5153 | County Children Services|Section 5153.42 | Management and Operation of District Children's Homes.

Effective: September 15, 2014|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 483 - 130th General Assembly|District children's homes shall be established, operated, maintained, and managed in the same manner so far as applicable as county children's homes and shall be subject to the requirements of sections 5103.05 and 5103.051 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 5153.43 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5153 | County Children Services|Section 5153.43 | Site of District Children's Home.

Effective: September 14, 1957|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 927 - 102nd General Assembly|When the board of trustees appointed under section 5153.39 of the Revised Code does not choose an established institution in one of the counties of the district it may select a suitable site for the erection of a district children's home. Such site must be easily accessible, and when, in the judgment of the board, it is equally conducive to health, economy in purchasing or in building, and to the general interest of the home and inmates, such site shall be as near as practicable to the geographical center of the district. When only two counties form such district the site shall be as near as practicable to the dividing line between such counties.
Ohio Rev Code § 5153.44 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5153 | County Children Services|Section 5153.44 | Appointing Trustees.

Effective: September 14, 1957|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 927 - 102nd General Assembly|Each county in the district, organized under section 5153.36 of the Revised Code, shall be entitled to one trustee, and in districts composed of but two counties, each county shall be entitled to not less than two trustees. The county in which a district children's home is located shall have not less than two trustees, who, in the interim period between the regular meetings of the board of trustees, shall act as an executive committee in the discharge of all business pertaining to the home.
Ohio Rev Code § 5153.45 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5153 | County Children Services|Section 5153.45 | Removal - Vacancy.

Effective: September 14, 1957|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 927 - 102nd General Assembly|The joint board of county commissioners organized under section 5153.36 of the Revised Code may remove any trustee appointed under section 5153.39 of the Revised Code, but no such removal shall be made on account of the religious or political opinion of such trustee. The trustee appointed to fill any vacancy shall hold his office for the unexpired term of his predecessor.
Ohio Rev Code § 5153.46 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5153 | County Children Services|Section 5153.46 | Powers Between Selection and Purchase of Site, and Erection and Occupancy.

Effective: September 14, 1957|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 927 - 102nd General Assembly|In the interim, between the selection and purchase of a site, and the erection and occupancy of the district children's home, the joint board of county commissioners provided by section 5153.36 of the Revised Code may delegate to board of trustees appointed under section 5153.39 of the Revised Code, such powers and duties as, in its judgment, will be of general interest or aid to the institution. Such joint board of county commissioners may appropriate a trustees' fund, to be expended by the board of trustees in payment of such contracts, purchases, or other expenses necessary to the wants or requirements of the home, which are not otherwise provided for. The board of trustees shall make a complete settlement with the joint board of county commissioners once each six months, or quarterly if required, and shall make a full report of the condition of the home and inmates, as provided by section 5153.14 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 5153.47 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5153 | County Children Services|Section 5153.47 | Control of Farm.

Effective: September 14, 1957|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 927 - 102nd General Assembly|The choice of an established site and buildings, or the purchase of a site, stock, implements, and general farm equipment, should there be a farm, the erection of buildings, and the completion and furnishing of the district children's home for occupancy, shall be in the hands of the joint board of county commissioners organized under section 5153.36 of the Revised Code. Such joint board of county commissioners may delegate all or a portion of these duties to the board of trustees provided for under section 5153.39 of the Revised Code, under such restrictions and regulations as the joint board of county commissioners imposes.
Ohio Rev Code § 5153.48 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5153 | County Children Services|Section 5153.48 | Appraising Value of Site and Buildings.

Effective: September 14, 1957|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 927 - 102nd General Assembly|When an established site and buildings are used for a district children's home the joint board of county commissioners organized under section 5153.36 of the Revised Code shall cause the value of such site and buildings to be properly appraised. This appraisal value, or in case of the purchase of a site, the purchase price and the cost of all betterments and additions thereto, shall be paid by the counties comprising the district, in proportion to the taxable property of each county, as shown by its tax duplicate. The current expense of maintaining the home and the cost of ordinary repairs thereto shall be paid by each such county in proportion to the number of children from such county who are maintained in the home during the year.
Ohio Rev Code § 5153.49 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5153 | County Children Services|Section 5153.49 | County Withdrawing From District.

Effective: July 1, 2000|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 471 - 123rd General Assembly|The board of county commissioners of any county within a children's home district may, upon the recommendation of the public children services agency, and subject to the approval of the department of job and family services, withdraw from such district and dispose of its interest in such home by selling or leasing its right, title, and interest in the site, buildings, furniture, and equipment to any counties in the district, at such price and on such terms as are agreed upon among the boards of county commissioners of the counties concerned. Section 307.10 of the Revised Code does not apply to this section. The net proceeds of any such sale or lease shall be paid into the county treasury of the withdrawing county.Members of the board of trustees of a district children's home who are residents of a county withdrawing from such district are deemed to have resigned their positions upon completion of the withdrawal procedure provided by this section. Vacancies thus created shall be filled according to sections 5153.39 and 5153.45 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 5153.50 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5153 | County Children Services|Section 5153.50 | Meeting of County Auditors of Counties Comprising District.

Effective: September 14, 1957|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 927 - 102nd General Assembly|The county auditors of the several counties composing a children's home district, shall meet at the district children's home, not less than once in six months, to adjust accounts and to transact such other duties in connection with the institution as pertain to the business of their office.
Ohio Rev Code § 5153.51 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5153 | County Children Services|Section 5153.51 | Expenses of County Commissioners.

Effective: September 14, 1957|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 927 - 102nd General Assembly|Members of the board of county commissioners who meet by appointment to consider the organization of a district children's home, shall, upon presentation of properly certified accounts, be paid their necessary expenses upon a warrant drawn by the county auditor of their county.
Ohio Rev Code § 5153.52 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5153 | County Children Services|Section 5153.52 | County May Support Private Children's Homes.

Effective: July 1, 2000|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 471 - 123rd General Assembly|The board of county commissioners of any county which has no county children's home may aid an incorporated children's home or other unincorporated society, whose object is the care, aid, and education of neglected or destitute children, by contributing toward the purchase of land for such home or society, the erection of buildings by it, or of additions to existing buildings, or other improvements, to an amount not to exceed twenty-five hundred dollars in any one year.The board of any such county may submit to the people of such county, under section 133.18 of the Revised Code, the question of whether bonds of such county shall be issued for the purposes of this section. If the people of such county approve the issue of bonds, the board may issue the bonds under Chapter 133. of the Revised Code, as if they were being issued for the construction of a county children's home owned by the county, and may use the proceeds of such bond issue for the purposes of and without the restriction as to amount imposed by this section.The board may contribute an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars in any one year for the purpose of keeping such property in repair. If such children's home ceases to exist, so that the property so purchased ceases to be used for the purpose of a children's home by the corporation, such county shall have a lien upon the property for the amount of money contributed for its purchase, and if such corporation fails to maintain, manage, and control such home so as to subserve the purpose of a children's home for which it was incorporated, the board may enforce such lien or, if it prefers may, upon approval of the department of job and family services, first being obtained, organize such home into a county children's home. The title to such property, where the county has contributed the whole amount of the purchase money, shall vest in and be the property of such county.
Ohio Rev Code § 5153.53 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5153 | County Children Services|Section 5153.53 | Operating Buses for Educational Purposes.

Effective: October 1, 1997|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 408 - 122nd General Assembly|The public children services agency may purchase, operate, and maintain buses to be used for educational purposes.The operation and maintenance of such buses shall be according to the law relating to school buses.
Ohio Rev Code § 5153.99 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5153 | County Children Services|Section 5153.99 | Penalty.

Effective: October 6, 2009|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 79 - 128th General Assembly|Whoever violates division (F) of section 5153.176 of the Revised Code shall be punished as follows: (A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.(B) The person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree if, during the period between the violation and the conviction of or plea of guilty by the person for that violation, the license holder who is the subject of the investigation about which the person fails to provide information inflicts on any child attending a school district, educational service center, public or nonpublic school, or county board of developmental disabilities where the license holder works any physical or mental wound, injury, disability, or condition of a nature that constitutes abuse or neglect of the child.
Ohio Rev Code § 5155.01 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5155 | County Homes|Section 5155.01 | Contracts for New Buildings and Additions.

Effective: April 6, 2017|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 290 - 131st General Assembly|(A) As used in this section, "appointing authority" has the same meaning as in section 124.01 of the Revised Code.(B) The board of county commissioners shall make all contracts for new buildings and for additions to existing buildings necessary for the county home. The board shall prescribe rules for the management and good government of the home.(C)(1) If the superintendent or administrator of the county home is a public employee, the superintendent or administrator is the county home's appointing authority and may employ an administrative assistant and additional necessary personnel, at rates of wages to be fixed by the board of county commissioners, as may not be found available on the part of the residents of the facility.(2) If the superintendent or administrator is not a public employee, the board is the appointing authority for any public employees of the county home. The superintendent or administrator may make recommendations to the board regarding the employment or removal of any public employee of the county home. The board is not the appointing authority for a county home employee who is not a public employee.(D) The superintendent or administrator and administrative assistant shall be removed if either of them requires or permits residents or employees to render services for the private interests of the superintendent or administrator, the administrative assistant, any member of the board of county commissioners, any private interest, or any member of the board of county hospital trustees if that board has entered into an agreement or otherwise has operational control as provided in section 5155.011 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 5155.011 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5155 | County Homes|Section 5155.011 | Transfer of Control of County Home to County Hospital Trustees.

Effective: April 29, 2005|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 239 - 125th General Assembly|(A) As used in this chapter, "operator" means a board of county hospital trustees acting under an agreement, or pursuant to a resolution adopted by the board of county commissioners, as provided in this section.(B) The board of county commissioners may transfer operational control of the county home to the board of county hospital trustees of a county hospital located in the county by either of the following means:(1) By adopting a resolution to transfer all operational control of the home to the board of county hospital trustees of that county hospital. The board of county hospital trustees also must adopt a resolution to accept the transfer of operational control. In transferring operational control, the board of county commissioners cannot and does not transfer ownership of any real or personal property of the county to the board of county hospital trustees.(2) By entering into an agreement with the board of county hospital trustees of that county hospital to authorize the board of county hospital trustees to manage and operate the home on behalf of the board of county commissioners. Except as otherwise provided in the agreement, the operator shall carry out the duties of an operator authorized in this chapter in the same manner as otherwise would be required of the board of county commissioners. The agreement may specify duties set forth in this chapter that will be retained by the board of county commissioners instead of being carried out by the operator on behalf of the board. The board of county commissioners shall retain ownership of the county home under the agreement.
Ohio Rev Code § 5155.012 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5155 | County Homes|Section 5155.012 | Board May Enter Contract for Management of County Home.

Effective: April 6, 2017|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 290 - 131st General Assembly|A board of county commissioners may enter into a contract with a public or private entity to aid the board in the execution of its powers and duties for the management and good government of the county home. Pursuant to such a contract, the board may authorize a public or private entity to select a superintendent or administrator for the county home. A superintendent or administrator may not be selected pursuant to a contract without the advice and consent of the board. An individual selected as a superintendent or administrator pursuant to a contract is not a public employee due to being selected to serve in that position or performing the duties of that position.
Ohio Rev Code § 5155.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5155 | County Homes|Section 5155.02 | Record of Board's Transactions Respecting County Home.

Effective: April 29, 2005|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 239 - 125th General Assembly|The clerk of the board of county commissioners or, if there is no clerk of the board, the county auditor shall keep a record of the board's transactions respecting the county home, and this record shall be kept in the manner provided by sections 305.10 and 305.11 of the Revised Code. The board of county commissioners may determine that the clerk or, if there is no clerk of the board, the county auditor shall keep a separate record of the board's transactions respecting the county home. If a separate record is kept, it shall be kept in the manner provided by sections 305.10 and 305.11 of the Revised Code. Either record shall at all reasonable times be open to public inspection.The operator shall keep a record of its transactions regarding the county home in the manner provided in sections 305.10 and 305.11 of the Revised Code. The record shall be open to public inspection at all reasonable times.
Ohio Rev Code § 5155.03 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5155 | County Homes|Section 5155.03 | Appointment of Superintendent or Administrator or Contract With Public or Private Entity.

Effective: April 6, 2017|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 290 - 131st General Assembly|(A) The board of county commissioners or operator shall do either of the following:(1) Appoint a superintendent or administrator of the county home;(2) In accordance with section 5155.012 of the Revised Code, enter into a contract with a public or private entity that agrees to select a superintendent or administrator with the advice and consent of the board.(B) The superintendent or administrator may reside on the premises of the county home or another building contiguous to the county home. The superintendent or administrator and any administrative assistant shall each be allowed actual necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of official duties. The superintendent or administrator shall perform the duties that the board or operator imposes and shall be governed in all respects by the board's or operator's rules.(C) A superintendent or administrator appointed under division (A)(1) of this section shall receive the compensation the board or operator determines and shall be in the unclassified civil service.(D) If the superintendent or administrator is a public employee, the board or operator may, by resolution, provide for the appointment by the superintendent or administrator of an assistant superintendent or administrator, who shall perform the duties at the county home prescribed by the superintendent or administrator. Otherwise, the board or operator may appoint an assistant superintendent or administrator.(E) No member of the board or operator shall serve as superintendent or administrator, nor shall any commissioner or trustee be eligible to any other office in the county home, or receive any compensation as physician or otherwise, directly or indirectly, wherein the appointing power is vested in the board of county commissioners or board of county hospital trustees, as applicable.
Ohio Rev Code § 5155.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5155 | County Homes|Section 5155.04 | Bond.

Effective: March 20, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 291 - 132nd General Assembly|Except as otherwise provided in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, before entering upon official duties, the superintendent or administrator of the county home shall give bond as the board of county commissioners or operator requires, with a surety acceptable to the board or operator, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of that office. The bond, with the approval of the board or operator and the oath of office of the superintendent or administrator, required by sections 3.22 and 3.23 of the Revised Code and by Section 7 of Article XV, Ohio Constitution, endorsed on it, shall be deposited with the county treasurer and kept in the treasurer's office.