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Ohio Rev Code § 504.13 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 504 | Limited Home Rule Government|Section 504.13 | Building and Standard Codes - Effect of County Adoption of Building and Standard Codes.

Effective: September 20, 1999|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 187 - 123rd General Assembly|(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the board of township trustees of a township that adopts a limited home rule government may adopt, by resolution, building codes and other standard codes promulgated by the state, or any department, board, or other agency of the state, or any code prepared and promulgated by a public or private organization that publishes a model or standard code, including, but not limited to, a plumbing code, electrical code, refrigeration machinery code, piping code, boiler code, heating code, air conditioning code, or any code pertaining to fire, fire hazards, and fire prevention. Any codes adopted pursuant to this section shall be adopted in the manner provided for in section 505.75 of the Revised Code and shall be made available as required in section 505.76 of the Revised Code.(B)(1) No township that adopts the limited home rule form of government shall adopt a code described in division (A) of this section in any county that has adopted a code dealing with the same matter to be regulated.(2) If a board of township trustees in a township that adopts a limited home rule government adopts a code described in division (A) of this section and the board of county commissioners of the county in which the township is located subsequently adopts a code dealing with the same matter to be regulated, the code adopted by the board of township trustees shall be of no effect one year after the effective date of the code adopted by the board of county commissioners or at an earlier date, as determined by the board of township trustees.
Ohio Rev Code § 504.14 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 504 | Limited Home Rule Government|Section 504.14 | Filing Initiative and Referendum Petitions.

Effective: December 20, 2005|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly|In a township that adopts a limited home rule government, resolutions may be proposed by initiative petition by the electors in the unincorporated area of the township and adopted by election by these electors, and resolutions adopted by the board of township trustees may be submitted to these electors for their approval or rejection by referendum, under the same circumstances and in the same manner as provided by sections 731.28 to 731.40 of the Revised Code for municipal corporations, except that both of the following apply:(A) Initiative and referendum petitions shall be filed with the township fiscal officer, who shall perform the duties imposed under those sections upon the city auditor or village clerk.(B) Initiative and referendum petitions shall contain the signatures of not less than ten per cent of the total number of electors in the unincorporated area of the township who voted for the office of governor at the most recent general election for that office in that area of the township.
Ohio Rev Code § 504.15 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 504 | Limited Home Rule Government|Section 504.15 | Law Director of Township.

Effective: August 17, 2006|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 23 - 126th General Assembly|(A) Unless the board of township trustees acts as authorized by division (B) of this section, in each township that adopts the limited self-government form of township government, the board of township trustees shall appoint a full-time or part-time township law director, who shall be an attorney licensed to practice law in this state. The board of township trustees shall set the salary of the township law director. The township law director shall be the legal advisor to the board of township trustees, the township administrator, and all other township officers, and any of them may require written opinions or instructions from the township law director in matters connected with their official duties. Subject to division (E) of section 503.52 of the Revised Code, the township law director shall prosecute and defend all suits and actions that any such officer or board directs or to which an officer or board is a party, and the township law director shall prosecute any violation of a township resolution, as provided in this chapter. The township law director shall review all resolutions as to form prior to their introduction by a township trustee. Additional legal counsel may be employed as provided in division (B) of section 309.09 of the Revised Code.(B) The board of township trustees may enter into a contract with the prosecuting attorney of the county to have the prosecuting attorney serve as the township law director, with the consent of the board of county commissioners.(C) Nothing in this section confers any of the powers or duties of a prosecuting attorney under section 309.08 of the Revised Code upon a township law director.(D) Nothing in this section limits or affects the operation of division (E) of section 503.52 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 504.151 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 504 | Limited Home Rule Government|Section 504.151 | Appointments by Township Law Director.

Effective: March 2, 1994|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 285 - 120th General Assembly|Subject to section 2921.421 of the Revised Code, a township law director appointed under section 504.15 of the Revised Code may appoint, as an assistant law director, prosecutor, clerk, stenographer, or other employee, a person who is an associate or partner of, or who is employed by, the township law director, assistant law director, or prosecutor in the private practice of law in a partnership, professional association, or other law business arrangement.
Ohio Rev Code § 504.16 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 504 | Limited Home Rule Government|Section 504.16 | Police Protection.

Effective: September 29, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|(A) Each township that adopts a limited home rule government shall promptly do one of the following: (1) Establish a police district pursuant to section 505.48 of the Revised Code, except that the district shall include all of the unincorporated area of the township and no other territory;(2) Establish a joint police district pursuant to section 505.482 of the Revised Code;(3) Contract pursuant to section 311.29, 505.43, or 505.50 of the Revised Code to obtain police protection services, including the enforcement of township resolutions adopted under this chapter, on a regular basis;(4) Designate one or more police constables under Chapter 509. of the Revised Code.(B) A township that has taken an action described in division (A) of this section before adopting a limited home rule government need not take any other such action upon adopting that government.(C) The requirement that a township take one of the actions described in divisions (A)(1), (2), and (3) of this section does not prevent a township that acts under division (A)(1) or (2) of this section from contracting under division (A)(3) of this section to obtain additional police protection services on a regular basis.
Ohio Rev Code § 504.17 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 504 | Limited Home Rule Government|Section 504.17 | Acts Prior to Establishment of Limited Home Rule.

Effective: September 20, 1999|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 187 - 123rd General Assembly|The establishment of a limited home rule government does not affect any act done, ratified, or affirmed, or any contract or other right or obligation accrued or established, or any action, prosecution, or proceeding, civil or criminal, pending at the time this change in government takes effect. The establishment of a limited home rule government does not affect any cause of action, prosecutions, or proceedings existing at the time it takes effect. Rights that attach to any act of the township, and actions, prosecutions, or proceedings may be prosecuted and continued, or instituted and prosecuted against, by, or before the department having jurisdiction or power of the subject matter to which the right, action, prosecution, or proceedings pertain.All rules and orders lawfully promulgated prior to the establishment of a limited home rule government in the township continue in force and effect until amended or rescinded in accordance with this chapter.
Ohio Rev Code § 504.18 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 504 | Limited Home Rule Government|Section 504.18 | Supplying Water or Sewer Services.

Effective: September 20, 1999|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 187 - 123rd General Assembly|(A) As used in this section and in sections 504.19 and 504.20 of the Revised Code, "water supply facilities" means all buildings, facilities, and pipelines acquired, constructed, or operated by or leased to a township, or to be acquired, constructed, or operated by or leased to a township, that the board of township trustees considers necessary for the storage, transportation, or treatment of water resources and the operation of facilities that supply water, together with all property rights, easements, and interests in real or personal property that may be required for the operation of the facilities.(B) For the purpose of supplying water or sewer services to users within the unincorporated area of the township, the board of township trustees may provide a supply of water or sewer services by contract with any municipal corporation, county sewer district, or regional water and sewer district or any person, firm, or private corporation furnishing a public water supply or sewer services within or outside the township.(C) To pay all or any part of the costs of a water supply or sewer services under this section or section 504.19 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees by resolution may levy special assessments upon lots and lands in the township benefiting from the water supply facilities or sewer improvements and may issue unvoted securities in anticipation of the levy or collection of those special assessments in accordance with Chapter 133. of the Revised Code. At the discretion of the board, assessments may be levied by one of the following methods:(1) By a percentage of the tax value of the property assessed;(2) In proportion to the benefits that result from the improvements;(3) By the front footage of the property bounding and abutting the improvements.
Ohio Rev Code § 504.24 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 504 | Limited Home Rule Government|Section 504.24 | Off-Street Parking Facilities.

Effective: September 28, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 413 - 131st General Assembly|(A) A board of township trustees of an urban township, as defined in section 504.01 of the Revised Code, may lay out, establish, construct, maintain, and operate, within the unincorporated territory of the township, off-street parking facilities for motor vehicles. For this purpose, the board may acquire by purchase, gift, devise, exchange, lease, or sublease any existing off-street parking facilities or any real estate or interest in real estate required for the construction of the parking facilities. In addition, the board may exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by sections 163.01 to 163.22 of the Revised Code. (B) Land acquired by a township under this section is not tax exempt, except if any township owns and operates parking facilities used exclusively for a public purpose and charges no fee for the privilege of parking in such a facility, the facilities are tax exempt.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.01 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.01 | Board of Township Trustees - Election and Term.

Effective: March 22, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 500 - 132nd General Assembly|In each township there shall be a board of township trustees consisting of three members. Two of such trustees shall be elected at the general election in nineteen forty-nine and quadrennially thereafter, in each township, who shall hold office for a term of four years, commencing on the first day of January next after their election. The third trustee shall be elected at the general election in nineteen fifty-one and quadrennially thereafter, in each township, who shall hold office for a term of four years, commencing on the first day of January next after the person's election. At the first meeting of the board each calender year, the board shall select one of its members to serve as chairperson for a term of one year. If the position of chairperson becomes vacant, the board shall select one of its members to preside.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.011 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.011 | Trustee May Serve as Volunteer Fireman or Policeman.

Effective: July 1, 1993|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 152 - 120th General Assembly|(A) A member of a board of township trustees may be appointed as a volunteer fireman and in such capacity be considered an employee of the township, or he may be a member of a private fire company which has entered into an agreement to furnish fire protection for the township of which such member is a trustee; provided that such member shall not receive compensation for his services as a volunteer fireman.(B) A member of a board of township trustees may be appointed as a volunteer policeman and in that capacity may be considered an employee of the township, except that the member shall not receive compensation for his services as a volunteer policeman.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.012 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.012 | Appointment or Election of Board Member to District Governing Body.

Effective: September 28, 2012|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 509 - 129th General Assembly|A member of a board of township trustees may be elected or appointed to serve on the governing body of any district that is organized or created by the board of township trustees, including a district organized or created under section 505.28, 505.37, 505.371, 505.375, 505.482, 505.71, 511.18, or 6119.02 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.02 | Bond of Township Trustees.

Effective: March 20, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 291 - 132nd General Assembly|Except as otherwise provided in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, each township trustee, before entering upon the discharge of official duties, shall give bond to the state for the use of the township, in the sum of one thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of official duties as a trustee, and with at least two sureties, each of whom shall be a resident of the same township with the trustee or a corporate surety authorized to do business in this state. Such bond shall be approved by a judge of the county court or judge of a municipal court having jurisdiction in the township.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.03 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.03 | Additional or New 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, whenever the judge deems it necessary, and on application of at least twelve freeholders of the township, the judge of the county or municipal court having jurisdiction in the township who approves the bond under section 505.02 of the Revised Code, may require additional security or the execution of a new bond. If a trustee fails, for ten days, to give additional security or execute a new bond after service of the notice in writing, the office shall be declared vacant and filled as required by section 503.24 of the Revised Code. The original bond or new bond shall be deposited with the township fiscal officer and recorded by the fiscal officer.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.031 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.031 | Appointment of Township Administrator.

Effective: February 29, 2008|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 36 - 127th General Assembly|(A)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, the board of township trustees may appoint a township administrator, who shall be the administrative head of the township under the direction and supervision of the board and who shall hold office at the pleasure of the board. (2) The board of township trustees shall appoint a township administrator before the adoption of a resolution under division (A)(1) of section 504.01 of the Revised Code directing the board of elections to submit to the electors of the unincorporated territory of the township the question of whether the township should adopt a limited home rule government. The administrator shall be the administrative head of the township under the direction and supervision of the board and shall hold office at the pleasure of the board.(B) In the event that the township administrator is absent from that office by reason of illness, death, vacation, resignation, or removal, the chairperson of the board or a qualified person designated by the chairperson with the approval of the board shall act as township administrator and perform all duties of such township office, until such time as the township administrator returns to official duties or the board appoints a new township administrator to fill the vacancy.(C) The board shall fix the salary of the township administrator and cause the same to be paid.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.032 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.032 | Powers and Duties of Township Administrator.

Effective: July 21, 1976|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 983 - 111th General Assembly|The township administrator shall, under the direction of the board of township trustees:(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 township government under the control or jurisdiction of the board;(C) Attend all meetings of the board at which his attendance is required by that body;(D) Recommend measures for adoption to the board;(E) Prepare and submit to the board such reports as are required by that body, or as he considers advisable;(F) Keep the board fully advised on the financial conditions of the township, preparing and submitting a budget for the next fiscal year;(G) Perform such additional duties as the board may determine by resolution.The board of township trustees may assign to such township 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 § 505.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.04 | Annual Inventory.

Effective: March 22, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 500 - 132nd General Assembly|The board of township trustees shall make an inventory on the second Monday of January, each year, of all the materials, machinery, tools, and other township supplies in its possession. The inventory shall be a public record and one copy shall be filed with the fiscal officer of the township.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.05 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.05 | Program Recognizing Outstanding Employee Performance.

Effective: April 16, 1998|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 110 - 122nd General Assembly|Upon notifying the board of township trustees, any appointing authority of a township office or department may establish a program to recognize outstanding employee performance. The program may include, but is not limited to, cash awards, additional paid leave, or other additional benefits as the appointing authority considers appropriate, so long as the costs of the program do not exceed the total amount of compensation fixed by the board of township trustees for the office or department.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.07 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.07 | Settlement of Court Action - Zoning Issue Subject to Referendum.

Effective: December 20, 2005|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly|Notwithstanding any contrary provision in another section of the Revised Code, section 519.12 of the Revised Code, or any vote of the electors on a petition for zoning referendum, a township may settle any court action by a consent decree or court-approved settlement agreement which may include an agreement to rezone any property involved in the action as provided in the decree or court-approved settlement agreement without following the procedures in section 519.12 of the Revised Code and also may include township approval of a development plan for any property involved in the action as provided in the decree or court-approved settlement agreement, provided that the court makes specific findings of fact that notice has been properly made pursuant to this section and the consent decree or court-approved settlement agreement is fair and reasonable.If the subject of the consent decree or court-approved settlement agreement involves a zoning issue subject to referendum under section 519.12 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees shall publish notice of their intent to meet and consider and take action on the decree or court-approved settlement agreement and the date and time of the meeting in a newspaper of general circulation in the township at least fifteen days before the meeting. The board shall permit members of the public to express their objections to the consent decree or court-approved settlement agreement at the meeting. Copies of the proposed consent decree or court-approved settlement agreement shall be available to the public at the township fiscal officer's office during normal business hours.At least ten days prior to the submission of a proposed consent decree or settlement agreement to the court for its review and consideration, the plaintiff in the action involving the consent decree or settlement agreement shall publish a notice that shall include the caption of the case, the case number, and the court in which the consent decree or settlement agreement will be filed, the intention of the parties in the action to file a consent decree or settlement agreement, and, when applicable, a description of the real property involved and the proposed change in zoning or permitted use, in a newspaper of general circulation in the township.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.08 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.08 | Emergency Contracts.

Effective: October 13, 2020|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 4 - 133rd General Assembly|After adopting by a unanimous vote a resolution declaring a real and present emergency in connection with the administration of township services or the execution of duties assigned by law to any officer of a township, the board of township trustees may, by resolution, enter into a contract, without bidding or advertising, for the purchase of services, materials, equipment, or supplies needed to meet the emergency if the estimated cost of the contract is less than fifty thousand dollars. During the period of the emergency declared by Executive Order 2020-01D, issued on March 9, 2020, the board of township trustees may, by resolution, enter into a contract, without bidding or advertising, for the purchase of personal protective equipment needed to meet the emergency, regardless of the estimated cost of the contract. "Personal protective equipment" means equipment worn to minimize exposure to hazards that cause workplace injuries and illnesses.