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Ohio Rev Code § 505.602 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.602 | Group Life Insurance for Township Officers and Employees.

Effective: September 28, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 413 - 131st General Assembly|A board of township trustees may procure and pay all or any part of the cost of group life insurance to insure the lives of officers and employees of the township. The amount of group life insurance coverage provided by the board to insure the lives of officers of the township shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars per officer.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.603 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.603 | Benefits to Officers and Employees Through a Cafeteria Plan or Health and Wellness Benefit Program.

Effective: September 28, 2012|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 509 - 129th General Assembly|(A) In addition to or in lieu of providing benefits to township officers and employees under section 505.60, 505.601, or 505.602 of the Revised Code, a board of township trustees may offer benefits to officers and employees through a cafeteria plan that meets the requirements of section 125 of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 125, as amended, after first adopting a policy authorizing an officer or employee to receive a cash payment in lieu of a benefit otherwise offered to township officers or employees under any of those sections, but only if the cash payment does not exceed twenty-five per cent of the cost of premiums or payments that otherwise would be paid by the board for benefits for the officer or employee under an offered policy, contract, or plan. No cash payment in lieu of a benefit shall be made pursuant to this section unless the officer or employee signs a statement affirming that the officer or employee is covered under another health insurance or health care policy, contract, or plan in the case of a health benefit, or a life insurance policy in the case of a life insurance benefit, and setting forth the name of the employer, if any, that sponsors the coverage, the name of the carrier that provides the coverage, and an identifying number of the applicable policy, contract, or plan. (B) In addition to providing the benefits to township officers and employees under section 505.60, 505.601, or 505.602 of the Revised Code, a board of township trustees may offer a health and wellness benefit program through which the township provides a benefit or incentive to township officers, employees, and their immediate dependents to maintain a healthy lifestyle, including, but not limited to, programs to encourage healthy eating and nutrition, exercise and physical activity, weight control or the elimination of obesity, and cessation of smoking or alcohol use.(C) The township fiscal officer may deduct from a township employee's salary or wages the amount authorized to be paid by the employee for one or more qualified benefits available under section 125 of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 26 U.S.C. 125, and under the sections listed in division (B) of this section, if the employee authorizes in writing that the township fiscal officer may deduct that amount from the employee's salary or wages, and the benefit is offered to the employee on a group basis and at least ten per cent of the township employees voluntarily elect to participate in the receipt of that benefit. The township fiscal officer may issue warrants for amounts deducted under this division to pay program administrators or other insurers for benefits authorized under this section or those sections listed in division (B) of this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.61 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.61 | Liability Insurance for Police Personnel.

Effective: September 29, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|A board of township trustees may purchase a policy or policies of insurance to indemnify township constables appointed under Chapter 509. of the Revised Code or the chief of police, patrol officers, and other employees of a township police district established under sections 505.48 to 505.55 of the Revised Code against liability arising from the performance of their official duties. A joint police district board may purchase a policy or policies of insurance to indemnify the chief of police, patrol officers, and other employees of a joint police district established under section 505.482 of the Revised Code against liability arising from the performance of their duties.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.62 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.62 | Appropriations for Potential or Pending Annexation Actions.

Effective: March 27, 2002|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 5 - 124th General Assembly|A board of township trustees may enter into a contract with, and may appropriate township general revenue fund moneys for the services of, an attorney to represent the township, expert witnesses, and other consultants as the board determines are necessary for any potential or pending annexation action, including proceedings before a board of county commissioners or any court. The board also may appropriate general revenue fund moneys for any other expenses it considers necessary that are related to any potential or pending annexation actions.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.63 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.63 | Liability Insurance for Firefighting Personnel.

Effective: March 3, 1982|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 76 - 114th General Assembly|A board of township trustees or a board of fire district trustees may purchase a policy or policies of insurance insuring each township or fire district officer and the board's employees and appointees against liability arising from the performance of their official duties.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.66 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.66 | Snow Removal on Public School Property.

Effective: December 3, 1971|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 168 - 109th General Assembly|A board of township trustees may remove snow from public school property, or other public property, at the request of the board of education of a city, exempted village, local school district, legislative authority, or governing body, such board of education, legislative authority, or governing body may reimburse the township for the cost of labor and materials utilized for any such maintenance at a fee mutually agreed upon by the board of education, legislative authority, or governing body and the board of township trustees.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.69 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.69 | Acquire, Rehabilitate, and Develop Rail Property and Rail Service.

Effective: October 20, 1994|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 250 - 120th General Assembly|As used in this section, "rail property" and "rail service" have the same meanings as in section 4981.01 of the Revised Code.The board of township trustees may acquire, rehabilitate, and develop rail property and rail service, and may enter into agreements with the Ohio rail development commission, boards of county commissioners, legislative authorities of municipal corporations, other boards of township trustees, with other governmental agencies or organizations, and with private agencies or organizations in order to achieve those purposes.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.70 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.70 | Financial Assistance to and Cooperate With Other Agencies for Senior Citizen Services.

Effective: August 7, 1980|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 827 - 113th General Assembly|(A) The trustees of any township may participate in, give financial assistance to, and cooperate with other agencies or organizations, either private or governmental, in establishing and operating any federal program enacted by the congress of the United States, and for such purpose may adopt any procedures and take any action not prohibited by the constitution of Ohio and not in conflict with the laws of this state.(B) The trustees may participate in, give financial assistance to, and cooperate with public and nonprofit private agencies and organizations in establishing and operating programs to provide necessary social services to meet the needs of older persons, in addition to those agencies and organizations receiving federal funds for this purpose. The trustees may contract with one or more other townships to form a district, comprised of all the territory of the contracting townships, for the purpose of jointly financing the building or renovation of or the operation of a multipurpose senior center as provided for in sections 173.11 and 173.12 of the Revised Code. For the purpose of this division, payments to the township under the "State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972," 86 Stat. 919, 31 U.S.C.A. 1221, as amended, shall be considered to be township general funds. If the trustees find that any agency or organization receiving funds pursuant to this division uses them for any purpose not clearly a public purpose authorized by this division and by the trustees or fails to comply with accounting and reporting requirements under Chapter 117. of the Revised Code, the trustees shall withhold further payments of such funds to such agency or organization.The trustees of a township operating a multipurpose senior center and the trustees of townships that have contracted to form a district for the purpose of jointly financing the operation of a multipurpose senior center may use township general funds to pay for the operating expenses of the multipurpose senior center which may include, but need not be limited to, the purchase of food, supplies, and equipment.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.701 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.701 | Community Improvement Corporations.

Effective: September 29, 2015|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|The board of trustees of any township, through unanimous vote of its membership, may designate, participate in, and cooperate with any community improvement corporation organized under Chapter 1724. of the Revised Code and may give financial or other assistance, including any fees generated by the corporation, to that corporation to defray the expenses of the corporation. The corporation may use the board's contributions for any of its functions under Chapter 1724. of the Revised Code subject to any limitations as may be provided by resolution of the board of trustees. Any moneys contributed by the board to the corporation shall be drawn from the general fund of the township not otherwise appropriated.In addition, the board may purchase real property for the purpose of transferring that property to the community improvement corporation. In order to finance the purchase of that real property, the board may issue general obligation bonds of the township in accordance with Chapter 133. of the Revised Code, for which the full faith and credit of the township shall be pledged.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.702 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.702 | Neighborhood Crime Watch Programs.

Effective: July 26, 1989|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 40 - 118th General Assembly|A board of township trustees may appropriate township general revenue fund moneys not appropriated for any other purpose for the purpose of establishing, promoting, and operating neighborhood crime watch programs in the township.If the board finds that any neighborhood crime watch program receiving funds pursuant to this section uses them for any purpose not clearly a public purpose authorized by this section and by the board, or that any such program fails to comply with accounting and reporting requirements under Chapter 117. of the Revised Code, the board shall withhold further payments of funds to that program.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.703 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.703 | Funds to County Office of Economic Development.

Effective: April 10, 1991|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 174 - 118th General Assembly|A board of township trustees may appropriate township general revenue fund moneys not appropriated for any other purpose to a county office of economic development created pursuant to section 307.07 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.704 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.704 | Participation and Contribution to Regional Cooperation and Improvement Organization.

Effective: April 10, 1991|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 174 - 118th General Assembly|The board of trustees of any township may participate in and contribute to a nonprofit organization that is incorporated under Chapter 1702. of the Revised Code, that consists of units of government, and that has as its purpose regional cooperation and improvement. The board may appropriate contributions to the organization from the township's general fund. As used in this section, "organization" does not include any organization created pursuant to a law or ordinance that expressly names the organization and its purpose.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.705 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.705 | Appropriations for Water or Sewerage Systems.

Effective: September 29, 2007|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly|A board of township trustees may agree to appropriate township general revenue fund moneys to, and may agree to grant or lend moneys from the township general revenue fund to, any political subdivision with authority to provide water, sanitary sewerage, or storm water drainage within the township, for the purpose of providing moneys to the political subdivision to pay for the planning of or actual costs, fees, debt retirement, or any other expense, including, but not limited to, administrative and professional fees, incurred in supplying one or more of these purposes within the township, or the planning of or actual construction, maintenance, repair, or operation of water, sanitary sewerage, or storm water drainage within the township. A board of township trustees that grants or lends moneys to a political subdivision for this purpose shall expressly state the terms of the grant or loan agreement in a written memorandum.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.706 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.706 | Money for Providing and Maintaining Services and Facilities for Senior Citizens.

Effective: September 20, 1993|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 184 - 120th General Assembly|The board of township trustees of a township may expend money for providing and maintaining services and facilities for senior citizens.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.707 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.707 | Appropriations for Organization Serving Community Purpose.

Effective: April 5, 2001|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 315 - 123rd General Assembly|A board of township trustees may appropriate from the township general revenue fund moneys not appropriated for any other purpose to an organization that the board determines serves a community purpose and that is exempt from federal taxation under subsection 501(a) and described in subsection 501(c)(3) of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C. 1, as amended.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.721 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.721 | Joint Ambulance District - Reasonable Charges for Use of Services.

Effective: November 5, 2004|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 148 - 125th General Assembly|As used in this section, "authorized medicare reimbursement rate" means such rate established for the locality under Title XVIII of the "Social Security Act," 49 Stat. 620 (1935), 42 U.S.C.A. 301, as amended.A board of trustees of a joint ambulance district may establish reasonable charges for the use of ambulance or emergency medical services. The board may establish different charges for district residents and nonresidents, and, in its discretion, may waive all or part of the charge for any district resident. The charge for nonresidents shall be an amount not less than the authorized medicare reimbursement rate, except that, if prior to the effective date of this section, the board had different charges for residents and nonresidents and the charge for nonresidents was less than the authorized medicare reimbursement rate, the board may charge nonresidents less than the authorized medicare reimbursement rate.Charges collected under this section shall be kept in a separate fund designated as the ambulance and emergency medical services fund, and shall be appropriated and administered by the board. The moneys in the fund shall be used for the payment of the costs of the management, maintenance, and operation of ambulance and emergency medical services in the district. If ambulance and emergency medical services are discontinued in the district, any balance remaining in the fund shall be allocated in amounts proportionate to the percentage of the district's total population served and paid accordingly into the general funds of the participating political subdivisions.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.73 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.73 | Model or Standard Building Code.

Effective: September 29, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|(A) The board of township trustees may, by resolution, adopt by incorporation by reference, administer, and enforce within the unincorporated area of the township an existing structures code pertaining to the repair and continued maintenance of structures and the premises of those structures. For that purpose, the board shall adopt any model or standard code prepared and promulgated by this state, any department, board, or agency of this state, or any public or private organization that publishes a recognized model or standard code on the subject. The board shall ensure that the code adopted governs subject matter not addressed by the state residential building code and that it is fully compatible with the state residential and nonresidential building codes the board of building standards adopts pursuant to section 3781.10 of the Revised Code. (B) The board shall assign the duties of administering and enforcing the existing structures code to a township officer or employee who is trained and qualified for those duties and shall establish by resolution the minimum qualifications necessary to perform those duties.(C)(1) After the board adopts an existing structures code, the township fiscal officer shall post a notice that clearly identifies the code, states the code's purpose, and states that a complete copy of the code is on file for inspection by the public with the fiscal officer and in the county law library and that the fiscal officer has copies available for distribution to the public at cost.(2) The township fiscal officer shall post the notice in five conspicuous places in the township for thirty days before the code becomes effective and shall publish the notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the township for three consecutive weeks or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code. If the adopting township amends or deletes any provision of the code, the notice shall contain a brief summary of the deletion or amendment.(D) If the agency that originally promulgated or published the existing structures code amends the code, the board may adopt the amendment or change by incorporation by reference in the manner provided for the adoption of the original code.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.74 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.74 | Model or Standard Building Code Violations.

Effective: October 20, 1987|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 285 - 117th General Assembly|No person shall violate a standard existing structures code as adopted pursuant to section 505.73 of the Revised Code. Each day of continued violation of this section constitutes a separate offense.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.76 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.76 | Availability of Township Residential Building Code.

Effective: May 27, 2005|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 175 - 125th General Assembly|Local residential building regulations a board of township trustees adopts under section 505.75 of the Revised Code and an existing structures code the board adopts pursuant to section 505.73 of the Revised Code shall be made available to the public at the office of the board, and the section headings and numbers and a notice of the availability of the regulations shall be published in at least one newspaper of general townshipwide circulation within ten days after their adoption or amendment.
Ohio Rev Code § 505.77 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 505 | Trustees|Section 505.77 | Building Prohibitions.

Effective: May 27, 2005|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 175 - 125th General Assembly|(A)(1) No person shall erect, construct, alter, repair, or maintain any residential building, as defined in section 3781.06 of the Revised Code, within the unincorporated portion of any township in which a building department has authority to administer and enforce local residential building regulations or an existing structures code unless that person complies with the regulations and code.(2) No person shall erect, construct, alter, repair, or maintain any residential building, as defined in section 3781.06 of the Revised Code, within the unincorporated portion of any township in which a certified building department has jurisdiction to enforce the state residential building code unless that person fully complies with the state residential building code.(3) No person shall erect, construct, alter, repair, or maintain any residential, commercial, or industrial buildings or structures within the unincorporated area of any township, if a board of township trustees has enacted building regulations under section 505.75 of the Revised Code that are necessary for participation in the national flood insurance program, without complying with those regulations.(4) In addition to any remedies provided by law, if any building is being erected, constructed, altered, repaired, or maintained in violation of the building regulations, existing structures code, or state residential building code in townships in which a certified building department has jurisdiction, the board, the township building inspector, or any owner of an adjacent, contiguous, or neighboring property who would be especially damaged by the violation may institute a suit for injunction, abatement, or other appropriate action to prevent the violation of the building regulations or the state residential building code relating to the erection, construction, alteration, repair, or maintenance of that building.(B) Sections 505.75 to 505.77 of the Revised Code do not confer any power on any board with respect to the location, erection, construction, reconstruction, change, alteration, maintenance, removal, use, or enlargement of any buildings or structures of any public utility or railroad, whether publicly or privately owned, or the use of land by any public utility or railroad for the operation of its business. Local building regulations the board adopts and the building code that the building department administers and enforces do not affect buildings or structures that exist or on which construction has begun on or before the date on which the building department begins enforcement of the building code or the date the board adopts the building regulations.(C) No person shall violate any building regulation the board adopts under division (A) of section 505.75 of the Revised Code. Each day during which an illegal location, erection, construction, floodproofing, repair, alteration, or maintenance continues may be considered a separate offense.