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Ohio Rev Code § 505.173 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.173 | Storage of Junk Motor Vehicles.

Effective: November 19, 1996|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 121 - 121st General Assembly|(A) Notwithstanding sections 4513.60 to 4513.65 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees may adopt resolutions as the board considers necessary to regulate the storage of junk motor vehicles on private or public property within the unincorporated area of the township. No resolution shall restrict the operation of a scrap metal processing facility licensed under authority of sections 4737.05 to 4737.12 of the Revised Code; the operation as a motor vehicle salvage dealer, salvage motor vehicle auction, or salvage motor vehicle pool of a person licensed under Chapter 4738. of the Revised Code; or the provision of towing and recovery services conducted under sections 4513.60 to 4513.63 of the Revised Code, including the storage and disposal of junk motor vehicles removed from public or private property in accordance with those sections. Except for a case in which division (C) of this section applies, no resolution shall prevent a person from storing or keeping, or restrict a person in the method of storing or keeping, any collector's vehicle on private property with the permission of the person having the right to the possession of the property, except that a person having such permission may be required to conceal, by means of buildings, fences, vegetation, terrain, or other suitable screening, any unlicensed collector's vehicle stored in the open.(B) In addition to other remedies provided by law, the board of township trustees may institute an action for injunction, mandamus, or abatement, or any other appropriate action or proceeding to prohibit the storage of junk motor vehicles in violation of this section.(C) Regardless of whether it is licensed or unlicensed, a collector's vehicle is a "junk motor vehicle" for purposes of this section if the collector's vehicle meets all of the criteria contained in division (E) of this section. If a collector's vehicle meets all of the criteria contained in division (E) of this section, a board of township trustees, in accordance with division (A) of this section, may regulate the storage of that motor vehicle on private or public property in the same manner that the board may regulate the storage of any other junk motor vehicle and, in case of a violation of this section, may pursue any remedy provided by law, including any remedy provided in division (B) of this section.(D) Whoever violates any resolution adopted under this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. Each day that a violation of this section continues constitutes a separate offense. Fines levied and collected under this section shall be paid into the township general revenue fund.(E) As used in this section, "junk motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle that meets all of the following criteria:(1) Three model years old, or older;(2) Apparently inoperable;(3) Extensively damaged, including, but not limited to, any of the following: missing wheels, tires, engine, or transmission.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.18 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.18 | Joint Issue of Bonds.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|When a township has been divided into two or more parts, subsequent to the original issue of bonds in aid of or for purposes of public improvement, the authorities of the parts so constituted, jointly, may issue new bonds for the amount of such original issue becoming due.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.19 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.19 | Annual Meeting of Trustees of Divided Township.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|Within thirty days after the first Monday in April in each year, the trustees of a township constituted out of the division of a township, shall meet together and jointly assess and levy on the taxable property, real and personal, within the limits of the original township, the taxes necessary to pay the interest on bonds issued under section 505.18 of the Revised Code, and to pay such sum as seems expedient to them for the redemption of the principal named in such bonds.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.20 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.20 | Tax for Drilling Oil or Gas Well.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|In addition to the tax already authorized by law, the board of township trustees may levy a tax, not to exceed five mills on the dollar for the purpose of drilling an oil or gas well in the township, when so authorized by a majority vote of the electors of such township at a regular or special election. Such election shall be conducted the same as elections for township officers, and the tax shall be collected as other taxes.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.21 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.21 | Copy of Revised Code for Township Officers.

Effective: September 20, 1967|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 303 - 107th General Assembly|The board of township trustees may purchase for its use one copy of the Revised Code, and such other standard works containing all the sections of the Revised Code applicable to township officers, with forms and citations for the guidance of such officers, as are necessary, to be paid for from unappropriated funds in the township treasury when there are sufficient unappropriated funds in the treasury.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.22 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.22 | Volunteer Fire Department Definitions.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|As used in section 505.23 of the Revised Code:(A) "Political subdivision" includes municipal corporation, township, and taxing district.(B) "Insurance" means insurance coverage, including group insurance, as provided in standard casualty insurance policies.(C) "Volunteer firemen" means all members in good standing of the volunteer fire department of such political subdivision.(D) "Accident and death benefits" means such benefits as are provided in standard casualty insurance policies.(E) "Line of duty" includes such duties as are prescribed by the rules and regulations of such volunteer fire department.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.23 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.23 | Insurance for Members of Volunteer Department - Joint Fire Department.

Effective: October 13, 1967|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 169 - 107th General Assembly|Any political subdivision which maintains and operates a volunteer fire department may provide for insurance against liability, and accident and death benefits, for the members of such fire department by the purchase of standard liability and casualty insurance, insuring such members while acting in the line of duty.When two or more political subdivisions jointly own, control, or manage a volunteer fire department, this section shall apply, at the discretion of the legislative authority of such subdivisions.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.241 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.241 | Dues for Township Government Association.

Effective: April 16, 1993|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 125 - 119th General Assembly|A board of township trustees may authorize its elected officers to join an association or nonprofit organization formed for the improvement of township government. Such board may appropriate from its general fund an amount sufficient to pay the dues, subscription costs, or membership charges of such association or nonprofit organization.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.25 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.25 | Additional Compensation for Certain Trustees.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The board of township trustees of a township such as that described in section 505.13 of the Revised Code, which, for any reason, is inaccessible from the mainland at some time of the year, shall be entitled to additional compensation, not to exceed ten dollars for each trip, for reasonable expenses incurred in attending necessary meetings of the board and meetings with the county officials on the mainland.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.26 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.26 | Additional Powers of Trustees.

Effective: June 28, 1990|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 717 - 118th General Assembly|The board of township trustees may purchase, appropriate, construct, enlarge, improve, rebuild, repair, furnish, and equip a township hall, a township park, public library buildings, and bridges and viaducts over streets, streams, railroads, or other places where an overhead roadway or footway is necessary, and such board may acquire sites by lease or otherwise for any of such improvements, including lands and buildings for recreational purposes.The board of township trustees, not for purposes of recreation, but for the purposes of protecting and preserving the natural, scenic, open, or wooded condition of land, water, or wetlands against modification or encroachment resulting from occupation, development, or other use, may acquire, other than by appropriation, an ownership interest in land, water, or wetlands, and may restore and maintain land, water, or wetlands in which it has such an interest.If sufficient space for township offices is not available, the board of township trustees may purchase, lease, or construct, and furnish, equip, and maintain office space. When such offices are to be provided by construction, a site upon which to erect such offices may be acquired by purchase, lease for twenty-five years or longer, or otherwise. The cost of providing such office space shall be paid out of funds in the township treasury. If sufficient funds are not available the board shall proceed as provided in sections 511.01 to 511.04 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.262 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.262 | Township Buildings Finance and Construction.

Effective: December 20, 2005|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly|(A) Notwithstanding division (D) of section 505.37 of the Revised Code or any other statute of this state, the board of township trustees of any township, by unanimous vote, may adopt a resolution allowing the township to contract for the purchase of equipment, buildings, and sites, or for the construction of buildings, for any lawful township purpose. The board may issue, by resolution adopted by unanimous vote, securities of the township to finance purchases and construction made pursuant to this division. The securities shall be signed by the board and attested by the signature of the township fiscal officer, and the maximum maturity of those securities is subject to the limitations in section 133.20 of the Revised Code. The securities shall bear interest not to exceed the rate determined as provided in section 9.95 of the Revised Code and shall not be subject to Chapter 133. of the Revised Code. The resolution authorizing the issuance of the securities shall provide for levying and collecting annually by taxation, amounts sufficient to pay the interest on and principal of the securities. The securities may contain a clause permitting prepayment at the option of the board. Securities shall be offered for sale on the open market or given to the vendor or contractor if no sale is made.(B) No purchase or construction pursuant to division (A) of this section shall be undertaken unless the county auditor certifies that, if the purchase or construction is undertaken, the debt service charge for the purchase or construction in the first year, together with the debt service charge for that same year for any other purchase or construction already undertaken pursuant to division (A) of this section, does not exceed one-tenth of the township's total revenue from all sources. If the county auditor so certifies, in every year of the debt after the first year, the county budget commission shall include a debt charge in the township's annual tax budget submitted pursuant to sections 5705.01 to 5705.47 of the Revised Code sufficient to meet the annual debt incurred pursuant to division (A) of this section, if the debt charge is omitted from the budget.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.263 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.263 | Water Supply Improvement Contracts.

Effective: March 1, 1990|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 75 - 118th General Assembly|The board of township trustees may enter into a contract with the board of county commissioners under which the trustees agree to pay all or any part of the cost of constructing, maintaining, repairing, or operating any water supply improvement established within the limits of the township pursuant to Chapter 6103. of the Revised Code. The contract shall be upon mutually agreed terms. For the purpose of meeting contractual obligations incurred pursuant to this section, the board of township trustees may levy taxes, subject to Chapter 5705. of the Revised Code, and issue bonds and other evidences of indebtedness, subject to Chapter 133. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.265 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.265 | Issuing Securities for Payment of Accrued Liability to Police and Firemen's Disability and Pension Fund.

Effective: December 21, 1998|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 194 - 122nd General Assembly|(A) A township may enter into an agreement with the board of trustees of the police and firemen's disability and pension fund in accordance with section 742.30 of the Revised Code. The board of township trustees may issue securities under Chapter 133. of the Revised Code, including Chapter 133. special obligation securities that pledge taxes, other than ad valorem property taxes, or other revenues for the purpose of providing some or all of the funds required to satisfy the township's obligation under the agreement.(B) A township may enter into an agreement with one or more other townships or municipal corporations to issue on behalf of those townships or municipal corporations the securities described in division (A) of this section. The agreement may authorize the township issuing the securities to appoint one or more fiscal agents to perform any functions necessary to carry out an agreement entered into under this division.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.27 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.27 | Collection, Transfer, and Disposal of Solid Wastes.

Effective: September 28, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 413 - 131st General Assembly|(A)(1) Boards of township trustees, either severally or jointly, may provide, maintain, and operate facilities for the collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal of solid wastes or may enter into written contracts with the proper municipal or county authorities or with independent contractors for such services for the township or for a waste disposal district as provided in section 505.28 of the Revised Code.(2)(a) If a board of township trustees enters into a contract with an independent contractor under division (A)(1) of this section, the contract may provide that the independent contractor is the exclusive provider of any or all of the services described in that division for the township or the waste disposal district. If the contract so provides, both of the following apply:(i) The contract shall be entered into only by competitive bidding.(ii) No other independent contractor or other person or entity shall provide, in the township or waste disposal district, the services agreed to in the contract during the contract period.(b) Whoever violates division (A)(2)(a)(ii) of this section shall be fined one hundred fifty dollars for the first offense and five hundred dollars for each subsequent offense. Each service provided in violation of that division constitutes a separate offense. Fines collected under that division shall be paid into the waste collection fund established under division (A) of section 505.31 of the Revised Code.(B) When so required by rules adopted under division (G)(2) of section 343.01 of the Revised Code, a board of township trustees, before constructing, enlarging, or modifying a solid waste facility as defined in section 3734.01 of the Revised Code, 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 § 505.28 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.28 | Creation of Waste Disposal District.

Effective: September 29, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|The board of township trustees may create a waste disposal district under sections 505.27 to 505.33 of the Revised Code, by a unanimous vote of the board and give notice thereof by a publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the township. If, within thirty days after such publication, a protest petition is filed with the board, signed by at least fifty per cent of the electors residing in the district, the act of the board in creating such district shall be void. If a petition is filed with the board asking for the creation of such a district in the township, accompanied by a map clearly showing the boundaries of such district, and signed by at least sixty-five per cent of the electors residing therein, with addresses of such signers, the board shall, within sixty days, create such a district. Each district shall be given a name, and the entire cost of any necessary equipment and labor shall be apportioned against each district by the respective boards.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.29 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.29 | Tax Levy for Waste and Leaf Disposal Service - Service Charge.

Effective: September 28, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 413 - 131st General Assembly|The board of township trustees may levy, in any year, a sufficient tax within the ten-mill limitation upon all taxable property in a waste disposal district to provide and maintain waste collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal services and to provide for the collection and disposal of tree leaves.In the alternative, the board of township trustees of any township that has provided or contracted for the collection, transfer, recycling, or disposal of garbage or refuse on behalf of the township or any district may establish, by resolution, equitable charges of rents to be paid to the township for the use and benefit of that service by every person, firm, or corporation whose premises are so served. The charges shall constitute a lien upon the property served and, if not paid when due, shall be collected in the same manner as other township taxes.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.30 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.30 | Liability for Damages.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The township or its officers shall not be liable for damages, from any cause in performing waste disposal service. Private parties or firms entering a contract to perform said service shall carry public liability and property damage insurance, in an amount acceptable to the board of township trustees, and shall present proper evidence of such insurance to the board.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.31 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.31 | Collection of Service Charges - Waste Collection Fund - Use of Fund.

Effective: September 28, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 413 - 131st General Assembly|(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, the township fiscal officer shall collect the service charges for waste collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal services and administer them under rules established by the board of township trustees. All of those service charges shall be kept in a separate fund designated as the waste collection fund and shall be appropriated and administered by the board. The fund shall be used for payment of the costs of the management, maintenance, and operation of the garbage and refuse collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal system in the township or several waste disposal districts. The board also may use the fund for payment of the costs incurred by the township in relation to the collection and disposal of tree leaves.Service charges for waste disposal service collected from one district cannot be used for any other district. If a district is abandoned or discontinued, any balance remaining in the fund for that district shall be paid into the general fund of the township.(B) When a board of township trustees contracts with an independent contractor for the collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal of solid wastes under section 505.27 of the Revised Code, the contract may provide for the independent contractor to collect and keep the service charges for the services the contractor provides.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.32 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.32 | Compensation of Fiscal Officer - Bond.

Effective: December 20, 2005|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly|For the services arising in each fiscal year under sections 505.27 to 505.33 of the Revised Code, the township fiscal officer shall be allowed the compensation fixed by the board of township trustees. The compensation shall be paid semiannually, and shall be charged back, and prorated against each waste disposal district as part of its operating costs. Any increase required by the board in the bond of the fiscal officer, and the costs of any necessary supplies, shall be prorated and charged back to each district.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.33 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.33 | Delinquent List Certified to County Auditor - Collection.

Effective: December 20, 2005|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly|Annually, before the first day of October, the township fiscal officer shall certify to the county auditor the names of the property owners and a description of their lands that are delinquent as to waste disposal service charges. The auditor then shall place the charges on the tax duplicate for the ensuing December installment of taxes, for collection.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.34 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.34 | Compounding or Release of Claims Due From Banks.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The board of township trustees may compound or release, in whole or in part, a debt, obligation, judgment, or claim due the township, from a bank in process of liquidation or operating under a conservatorship, or due the board, except where any member of such board is personally interested as a stockholder of the bank. The board shall enter upon its records a statement of the facts and the reasons for such compounding or release.