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Ohio Rev Code § 505.09 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.09 | Duty of Trustees at Elections.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The board of township trustees, at any election or township meeting may cause any disorderly person to be removed from such place of election or meeting, and, if necessary, to be confined until the close of the election or meeting. Constables shall obey the orders and directions of the board for the purpose of preserving order at such election or meeting.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.101 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.101 | Contracts With State or Other Public Agency.

Effective: September 29, 2015|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|The board of township trustees of any township may, by resolution, enter into a contract, without advertising or bidding, for the purchase or sale of motor vehicles, materials, equipment, or supplies from or to any department, agency, or political subdivision of the state, for the purchase of services with a soil and water conservation district established under Chapter 940. of the Revised Code, for the purchase of supplies, services, materials, and equipment with a regional planning commission pursuant to division (D) of section 713.23 of the Revised Code, or for the purchase of services from an educational service center under section 3313.846 of the Revised Code. The resolution shall:(A) Set forth the maximum amount to be paid as the purchase price for the motor vehicles, materials, equipment, supplies, or services;(B) Describe the type of motor vehicles, materials, equipment, supplies, or services that are to be purchased;(C) Appropriate sufficient funds to pay the purchase price for the motor vehicles, materials, equipment, supplies, or services, except that no such appropriation is necessary if funds have been previously appropriated for the purpose and remain unencumbered at the time the resolution is adopted.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.102 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.102 | Real Property Transactions With Senior Citizens' Organization.

Effective: June 13, 1984|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 148 - 115th General Assembly|Notwithstanding section 505.10 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees may sell, lease, or transfer any real property belonging to the township and not needed for public use to a nonprofit senior citizens' organization to be used for public purposes involving the provision of housing, health, social services, or recreational activities for the benefit of older persons, upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the board of township trustees and the organization. The nonprofit senior citizens' organization shall report annually to the board of township trustees on the nature of the activities for which the property is being used and shall provide such other information regarding the property that the board may require. Any deed conveying real property under this section may state that if the real property is used at any time for purposes other than those enumerated in this section, all right, title, and interest in the property shall revert to the township.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.103 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.103 | Model System of Preferences for Products Mined or Produced in Ohio and the United States and for Ohio-Based Contractors.

Effective: April 19, 1988|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 708 - 117th General Assembly|With respect to any contract for the purchase of equipment, materials, supplies, insurance, services, or a public improvement into which a township or its officers may enter, a board of township trustees by resolution, may adopt the model system of preferences for products mined or produced in Ohio and the United States and for Ohio-based contractors promulgated pursuant to division (E) of section 125.11 of the Revised Code. The resolution shall specify the class or classes of contracts to which the system of preferences apply, and once adopted, operates to modify the awarding of such contracts accordingly. While the system of preferences is in effect, no township officer or employee with the responsibility for doing so shall award a contract to which the system applies in violation of the preference system.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.104 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.104 | Exchange or Transfer of Real Property Without Bidding.

Effective: July 26, 1989|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 40 - 118th General Assembly|A board of township trustees may, by resolution and without bidding or advertising, exchange and transfer any real property belonging to the township if all of the following apply in regard to the real property the township acquires in the exchange:(A) Its current market value is equal to or greater than that of the real property the township gives up in the exchange and the county auditor so certifies prior to the transfer;(B) It is improved to the township's specifications;(C) It is to be used by the township for a public purpose that is the same as or similar to that for which the real property the township gives up in the exchange was used.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.105 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.105 | Property Recovered by Police Department.

Effective: September 29, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|Stolen or other property recovered by members of an organized police department of a township, a township police district, a joint police district, or the office of a township constable shall be deposited and kept in a place designated by the head of the department, district, or office. Each article of property shall be entered in a book kept for that purpose, with the name of its owner, if ascertained, the person from whom it was taken, the place where it was found with general circumstances, the date of its receipt, and the name of the officer receiving it. An inventory of all money or other property shall be given to the party from whom it was taken, and, if it is not claimed by some person within thirty days after arrest and seizure, it shall be delivered to the person from whom it was taken, and to no other person, either attorney, agent, factor, or clerk, except by special order of the head of the department, district, or office.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.106 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.106 | Neglect or Refuse to Deposit Property in Possession of a Person Arrested.

Effective: September 29, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|No officer, or other member of an organized police department of a township, a township police district, a joint police district, or the office of a township constable shall neglect or refuse to deposit property taken or found by the officer or other member in possession of a person arrested. Any conviction for a violation of this section shall vacate the office of the person so convicted.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.107 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.107 | Restoration of Property to Claimant or Accused Person.

Effective: September 29, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|If, within thirty days, the money or property recovered under section 505.105 of the Revised Code is claimed by any other person, it shall be retained by its custodian until after the discharge or conviction of the person from whom it was taken and as long as it is required as evidence in any case in court. If that claimant establishes to the satisfaction of the court that the claimant is the rightful owner, the money or property shall be restored to the claimant; otherwise, it shall be returned to the accused person, personally, and not to any attorney, agent, factor, or clerk of the accused person, except upon special order of the head of the organized police department of the township, township police district, joint police district, or office of a township constable, as the case may be, after all liens and claims in favor of the township have first been discharged and satisfied.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.108 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.108 | Disposition of Unclaimed Property.

Effective: September 29, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|Except as otherwise provided in this section and unless the property involved is required to be disposed of pursuant to another section of the Revised Code, property that is unclaimed for ninety days or more shall be sold by the chief of police or other head of the organized police department of the township, township police district, joint police district, or office of a township constable at public auction, after notice of the sale has been provided by publication once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation, or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code, in the county, or counties, if appropriate, in the case of a joint police district. The proceeds of the sale shall be paid to the fiscal officer of the township and credited to the township general fund, except that, in the case of a joint police district, the proceeds of a sale shall be paid to the treasurer of the joint police district board and credited to the appropriate fund according to agreement of the participating townships and municipal corporations. If authorized to do so by a resolution adopted by the board of township trustees or, in the case of a joint police district, the joint police district board, and if the property involved is not required to be disposed of pursuant to another section of the Revised Code, the head of the department, district, or office may contribute property that is unclaimed for ninety days or more to one or more public agencies, to one or more nonprofit organizations no part of the net income of which inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual and no substantial part of the activities of which consists of carrying on propaganda or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, or to one or more organizations satisfying section 501(c)(3) or (c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.109 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.109 | Payment of Storage and Selling Expenses.

Effective: September 29, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|Upon the sale of any unclaimed property as provided in section 505.108 of the Revised Code, if any of the unclaimed property was ordered removed to a place of storage or stored, or both, by or under the direction of the head of the organized police department of the township, township police district, joint police district, or office of a township constable, any expenses or charges for the removal or storage, or both, and costs of sale, provided they are approved by the head of the department, district, or office, shall first be paid from the proceeds of the sale. Notice shall be given by certified mail, thirty days before the date of the sale, to the owner and mortgagee, or other lienholder, at their last known addresses.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.1010 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.1010 | Purchase of Property at Auction.

Effective: September 29, 2015|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|A board of township trustees may purchase real or personal property at public auction by adopting a resolution to designate an individual, officer, or employee to represent the board and tender bids at the auction. Any purchase made at a public auction shall be subject to a maximum purchase price established by resolution of the board or an appraisal obtained before the auction and approved by the board of township trustees. A purchase made under this section shall comply with division (D) of section 5705.41 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.11 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.11 | Leases of Real Property or Mining Rights in Township.

Effective: December 20, 2005|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly|(A) Whenever the provisions of division (B) of this section do not apply, and when, in its opinion, the township would be benefited, the board of township trustees may lease township real property to any person upon terms agreed upon by the board and the lessee. Any consideration received from the lease shall be payable, as prescribed in the lease, to the township fiscal officer, who shall give a receipt for the amount received and deposit it in the township general fund.(B) When, in its opinion, the township would be benefited, the board of township trustees may execute and deliver contracts or leases to mine iron ore, stone, coal, petroleum, gas, salt, and other minerals upon lands owned by the township, 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 considers most advantageous to the township. The contracts or leases shall be forfeited to the township for noncompliance with any of the terms set forth in the contracts or leases, and shall not operate as a conveyance of the fee to 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 that date. The consideration for the contracts and leases shall be rental or royalty as is prescribed by the board, and shall be payable, as prescribed in the contract or lease, at least once a year to the township fiscal officer, who shall give a receipt for the amount and deposit it in the township general fund.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.12 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.12 | Solid Waste Facilities.

Effective: April 16, 1993|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 723 - 119th General Assembly|The board of township trustees may secure, maintain, and provide for solid waste facilities as defined in section 3734.01 of the Revised Code if in its opinion the facilities are necessary, and for that purpose the board may purchase, rent, lease, or otherwise acquire land suitable for those facilities. The boards of township trustees of any two or more townships or the legislative authorities of any two or more political subdivisions, or any combination thereof, may through joint action unite in the joint purchase, rental, maintenance, use, and operation of solid waste facilities and prorate the expense on any terms that may be mutually agreed upon. The selection of any site shall have the approval of the board of health of the health district in which the facility will be located.When so required by rules adopted under division (G)(2) of section 343.01 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees, before constructing, enlarging, or modifying a solid waste facility, shall obtain approval for the facility from the board of county commissioners of the county or board of directors of the joint solid waste management district, or board of trustees of a regional solid waste management authority if such has been formed under section 343.011 of the Revised Code, having jurisdiction for compliance with the initial or amended solid waste management plan of the district approved under section 3734.521, 3734.55, or 3734.56 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.13 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.13 | Operation of Scow or Lighter.

Effective: July 2, 2010|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 48 - 128th General Assembly|The board of township trustees of a township which is composed in whole or in part of islands, accessible from the mainland only by watercraft, may purchase and operate, and may let for hire, a scow or lighter of sufficient tonnage to carry stone and other road building material, equipped with or without a proper crane or loading device, and for such purpose the board may levy a tax upon all the taxable property in the township, in such amount as it determines. The question of levying such tax shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the township at a general election. The trustees shall certify such resolution to the board of elections not later than four p.m. of the ninetieth day before the day of the election. Twenty days' notice thereof shall be previously given by posting in at least three public places in the township. Such notice shall state specifically the amount to be raised and the purpose thereof. If a majority of all the votes cast at such election upon the proposition is in favor thereof, the tax provided for is authorized.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.14 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.14 | Residence for Physician - Tax Levy - Election - Anticipatory Notes.

Effective: July 2, 2010|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 48 - 128th General Assembly|The board of township trustees of a township described in section 505.13 of the Revised Code, which, for any reason, is inaccessible from the mainland at some time of the year, may construct, acquire, purchase, lease, and maintain a house as the residence of a resident physician, when, in the opinion of a majority of the members of such board, it is necessary for the maintenance of the public health and welfare. For the maintenance, construction, acquisition, purchase, or lease of such a house the board may levy a tax upon all the taxable property in the township, in such amount as it determines.The question of levying such a tax shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the township at a general or special election. The trustees shall certify such resolution to the board of elections not later than four p.m. of the ninetieth day before the day of the election. Twenty days' notice thereof shall be previously given by posting in at least three public places in the township. Such notice shall state specifically the amount to be raised and the purpose thereof. If a majority of all votes cast at such election upon the proposition is in favor thereof, the tax provided for is authorized.Upon the authorization of such tax levy the board may issue notes in anticipation of such revenues, to mature in not more than two years from the date of issue, and to bear interest at not more than four per cent per annum.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.15 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.15 | Airports, Landing Fields, or Other Air Navigation Facilities.

Effective: December 8, 1988|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 661 - 117th General Assembly|(A) As used in this section, "airport," "landing field," and "air navigation facility" have the same meanings as in section 4561.01 of the Revised Code.(B) The board of township trustees of a township which is composed in whole or in part of islands may acquire by purchase, gift, devise, bequest, lease, condemnation proceedings, or otherwise, real or personal property to establish, construct, enlarge, improve, equip, maintain, and operate airports, landing fields, or other air navigation facilities, and may acquire by purchase, gift, devise, lease, or condemnation proceedings rights-of-way for connections with highways and waterways. The township may provide for the making of necessary surveys, appraisals, and examinations preliminary to the acquisition or construction of any airport, landing field, or air navigation facility, and may improve and equip the facilities with necessary and appropriate structures.(C) For the purpose of acquiring, establishing, constructing, improving, equipping, maintaining, or operating, or any combination of the foregoing, an airport, landing field, or other air navigation facility, the board of township trustees may levy a tax upon all taxable property in the township in the manner provided by section 5705.19 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.16 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.16 | Harbor Masters.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The board of township trustees may, in a township containing a harbor or port which is outside a municipal corporation, and in which vessels are accustomed to lie for the purpose of receiving or discharging freights, if it believes the public interest so demands, appoint a suitable person to act as harbor master. The powers and duties of such person shall be prescribed by the board, and shall be such as are prescribed for harbor masters in municipal corporations in so far as they are applicable.Such harbor master shall hold his office for one year or until his appointment is annulled by the board. He shall receive such compensation, not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars each year, as the board designates, which sum shall be paid from the township treasury on the order of the board.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.171 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.171 | Drive-in Theater Screens.

Effective: March 14, 1979|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 662 - 112th General Assembly|(A) Except in a township or portion thereof that is within the limits of a municipal corporation, the board of township trustees may adopt regulations necessary to require an owner or operator of a drive-in theater located in the township, to erect the theater screen in such a manner and location that the images projected on the screen are not clearly visible to persons driving on any road, street, or highway located within a radius of one-third mile from the theater screen.(B) Except in a township or portion thereof that is within the limits of a municipal corporation, the board of township trustees may adopt regulations necessary to require an owner or operator of a drive-in theater located in the township to construct and maintain a fence, wall, or tangible or intangible barrier which shall, to the maximum extent practicable in view of the topography of the site and location of the screen, conceal or obscure x-rated or obscene images projected on the screen from the ordinary view of persons driving on any road, street, or highway located within a radius of one-third mile from the theater screen.(C) The township constable or police district chief shall inspect each drive-in theater located in the township, but not within the limits of a municipal corporation; furnish the owner or operator thereof with a copy of the regulations adopted pursuant to divisions (A) and (B) of this section; and notify in writing the owner or operator if he finds there is a violation of the regulations.(D) Whoever violates any regulation adopted pursuant to division (A) or (B) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.