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Ohio Rev Code § 735.03 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 735 | Public Service|Section 735.03 | Management and Operation of Municipally Owned Public Utilities by Board.

Effective: March 20, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 291 - 132nd General Assembly|Whenever the legislative authority of any city, by ordinance, declares it essential to the best interests of such city, the duties relating to the management and operation of municipally owned public utilities conferred upon the director of public service by sections 735.02 and 743.03 of the Revised Code shall be vested in a board composed of three members. The mayor, with the consent of the legislative authority, shall appoint one member for a term of two years, one for a term of four years, and one for a term of six years. At the expiration of each term of office an appointment shall be made for a term of six years. In case of vacancy by death, resignation, or removal from the city of a member of such board, the mayor, with the consent of the legislative authority, shall immediately appoint a successor to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. The legislative authority shall designate the compensation to be paid to said members, their duties, authority, and powers. Except as otherwise provided in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, the legislative authority shall determine whether such members shall be required to give bond, and, if so, in what amount. The cost of any required bond shall be borne by the city.
Ohio Rev Code § 735.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 735 | Public Service|Section 735.04 | Subdepartment - Employment of Superintendents, Inspectors, Clerks, and Laborers.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The director of public service may establish such subdepartment as is necessary and determine the number of superintendents, deputies, inspectors, engineers, harbor masters, clerks, laborers, and other persons necessary for the execution of the work and the performance of the duties of this subdepartment.
Ohio Rev Code § 735.05 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 735 | Public Service|Section 735.05 | Contracts, Material, and Labor.

Effective: September 28, 2012|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 509 - 129th General Assembly|The director of public service may make any contract, purchase supplies or material, or provide labor for any work under the supervision of the department of public service involving not more than fifty thousand dollars. When an expenditure within the department, other than the compensation of persons employed in the department, exceeds fifty thousand dollars, the expenditure shall first be authorized and directed by ordinance of the city legislative authority. When so authorized and directed, except where the contract is for equipment, services, materials, or supplies to be purchased under division (D) of section 713.23 or section 125.04 or 5513.01 of the Revised Code or available from a qualified nonprofit agency pursuant to sections 4115.31 to 4115.35 of the Revised Code, the director shall make a written contract with the lowest and best bidder after advertisement for not less than two nor more than four consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the city or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 735.051 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 735 | Public Service|Section 735.051 | Emergency Conditions Obviate Formal Bidding and Advertising for Contracts.

Effective: November 5, 1965|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 360 - 106th General Assembly|In the case of a real and present emergency arising in connection with the operation and maintenance of the department of public service, including all municipally owned utilities, the department of public safety, or any other department, division, commission, bureau, or board of the municipality, the legislative authority of the municipality may by a two-thirds vote of all the members elected thereto, authorize the director of public service, director of public safety, city manager, board of public affairs, or other duly authorized contracting officer, commission, board, or authority, to enter into a contract for work to be done or for the purchase of supplies or materials without formal bidding and advertising.
Ohio Rev Code § 735.052 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 735 | Public Service|Section 735.052 | Purchasing Used Equipment Without Bidding.

Effective: October 30, 1969|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 380 - 108th General Assembly|The legislative authority of any city or village may authorize, by ordinance, the director of public service, director of public safety, mayor, city manager, board of trustees of public affairs, village administrator, or other duly authorized contracting officer, commission, board, or authority to enter into a contract, without advertising and bidding, for the purchase of used equipment or supplies at an auction open to the public, or at a sale at which such used equipment or supplies are to be sold upon submission of written bids to the vendor thereof where the vendor has invited the public to submit written bids or when more than one bid is submitted. The ordinance authorizing such contracts shall:(A) Designate the officer, commission, board, or other contracting authority authorized to make such contract;(B) Set forth the maximum amount that may be bid as the purchase price for such used equipment or supplies;(C) Describe the type of used equipment or supplies that may be purchased;(D) Appropriate sufficient funds to meet the maximum amount that may be bid as the purchase price for such used equipment or supplies, unless funds have previously been appropriated and remain unencumbered for such purpose.
Ohio Rev Code § 735.053 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 735 | Public Service|Section 735.053 | Purchasing From Other Political Subdivision Without Bidding.

Effective: April 13, 1990|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 254 - 118th General Assembly|The legislative authority of any city or village may authorize, by ordinance, the director of public service, director of public safety, mayor, city manager, board of trustees of public affairs, village administrator, or other duly authorized contracting officer, commission, board, or authority to enter into a contract, without advertising and bidding, for services or the purchase of materiel, equipment, or supplies from any department, division, agency, or political subdivision of the state, or with a regional planning commission pursuant to division (D) of section 713.23 of the Revised Code. The ordinance authorizing such contracts shall:(A) Designate the officer, commission, board, or other contracting authority authorized to make such contract;(B) Set forth the maximum amount that may be paid as the purchase price for such services, materiel, equipment, or supplies;(C) Describe the type of services, materiel, equipment, or supplies that may be purchased;(D) Appropriate sufficient funds to meet the maximum amount that may be paid as the purchase price for such services, materiel, equipment, or supplies, unless funds have previously been appropriated and remain unencumbered for such purpose.
Ohio Rev Code § 735.054 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 735 | Public Service|Section 735.054 | Municipal Corporations Contract Requirements.

Effective: June 30, 2010|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 85 - 128th General Assembly|Notwithstanding sections 715.18, 731.14, 731.141, 733.22, and 735.05 of the Revised Code, any municipal corporation that may be required by law to award contracts in the manner set forth in such sections may comply with section 9.29 of the Revised Code regarding any contract for the engineering, repair, sustainability, water quality management, and maintenance of a water storage tank and appurtenant facilities.
Ohio Rev Code § 735.06 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 735 | Public Service|Section 735.06 | Proceedings on Opening of Bids.

Effective: October 1, 1987|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 59 - 117th General Assembly|Bids for work under the supervision of the department of public service shall be opened at the time, date, and place specified in the notice to bidders or specifications and shall be publicly read by the director of public service or a person designated by him. The time, place, and date of bid openings may be extended to a later date by the director of public service, provided that written or oral notice of the change shall be given to all persons who have received or requested specifications no later than ninety-six hours prior to the original time and date fixed for the opening.Each bid shall contain the full name of each person interested in it and shall be accompanied by a sufficient bond or certified check, cashier's check, or money order on a solvent bank or savings and loan association that if the bid is accepted a contract will be entered into and its performance properly secured unless the bid is for a contract for the construction, demolition, alteration, repair, or reconstruction of a public improvement, in which case it shall meet the requirements of section 153.54 of the Revised Code. If the work bid embraces both labor and material, such items shall be separately stated with the price thereof.The director may reject any bid. Where there is reason to believe there is collusion or combination among bidders, the bids of those concerned therein shall be rejected.
Ohio Rev Code § 735.07 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 735 | Public Service|Section 735.07 | Contract - Alterations or Modifications.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The contract referred to by section 735.05 of the Revised Code shall be between the city and the bidder, and the city shall pay the contract price in cash. Where a bonus is offered for completion of a contract prior to a specified date, the department of public service may exact a prorated penalty in like sum for every day of delay beyond a specified date.When, in the opinion of the director of public service, it becomes necessary, in the prosecution of any work or improvement under contract, to make alterations or modifications in the contract, such alterations or modifications shall only be made upon the order of the director, but such order shall be of no effect until the price to be paid for the work and material or both, under the altered or modified contract, has been agreed upon in writing and signed by the director on behalf of the city and the contractor, and approved by the board of control.No contractor may recover anything for work or material because of any such alteration or modification unless the contract is made in such manner, nor shall he be allowed or recover for such work and material, or either, more than the agreed price. The law relating to the requiring bids and the awarding of contracts for public buildings, and improvements, so far as it applies, shall remain in full force and effect.
Ohio Rev Code § 735.074 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 735 | Public Service|Section 735.074 | Schedule of Payments.

Effective: August 27, 1976|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 330 - 111th General Assembly|The amounts and time of payments of any contract made by a city or village, or any board, commission, or agency thereof, shall be governed by sections 153.13 and 153.14 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 735.08 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 735 | Public Service|Section 735.08 | Director of Public Service May Contract for Furnishing Water Power.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|In a city in which a water works, electric light plant, artificial or natural gas plant, or other similar public utility is owned by the city, the director of public service, with the consent of the legislative authority thereof, may enter into and contract with the owners of any power plant or of any hydraulic or other natural or artificial watercourse to furnish power for the propelling of machinery in the water works, electric light plant, artificial or natural gas plant, or other similar public utility of the city, or acquire such power privileges by purchase or transfer from others owning such rights. For the purpose of carrying such contracts or leases into effect the director may enter into such contracts for any term of years, and sections 735.05 to 735.07, inclusive, of the Revised Code, do not apply.
Ohio Rev Code § 735.09 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 735 | Public Service|Section 735.09 | Execution of Contracts.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|All contracts made by the director of public service shall be executed by him in the name of the city, one copy of which shall be filed in his office and one with the city auditor. No liability shall be created against the city as to any matters under the supervision of such director except by his express authority. No director of public service or officer or employee of his department shall be interested in any contract under his supervision.
Ohio Rev Code § 735.10 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 735 | Public Service|Section 735.10 | Appointment of Commission to Erect and Furnish City Hall.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|When a city has in contemplation the building of, or is in the process of constructing or furnishing, a city hall, the director of public service may employ five citizens of such city, to be named by him, not more than three of whom shall belong to the same political party, who shall constitute a commission, under his supervision and direction, to procure the necessary land for the construction or to furnish such city hall.The members of the commission shall each receive such compensation, not to exceed five dollars each per meeting, as the director fixes, but such compensation shall in no case exceed twelve hundred dollars per annum each, which, together with the expenses of the members, shall be paid in the same manner as the cost of such city hall.Such commission shall select a president from its members, and may appoint a clerk and other necessary employees, and, subject to the approval of the director, fix their compensation.
Ohio Rev Code § 735.11 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 735 | Public Service|Section 735.11 | Powers and Duties of City Hall Commission.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|Subject to the approval of the director of public service, the commission appointed under section 735.10 of the Revised Code may acquire in the name of the city, by purchase or appropriation, land for city hall purposes, and may employ architects and approve plans and specifications. It shall make, in the name of the city, all contracts necessary for the construction and furnishing of such city hall, which shall be made after advertisement and bidding as provided by sections 735.05 to 735.09, inclusive, of the Revised Code, and shall be subject to the approval of the director. The commission shall keep a full record of its proceedings.
Ohio Rev Code § 735.12 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 735 | Public Service|Section 735.12 | Appointment of Commission to Construct Market House.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|When a city has a market house or public hall in connection therewith in contemplation or in process of construction, the director of public service may employ three citizens of the city, to be named by him, who shall constitute a commission.Each person so appointed shall receive such compensation, not to exceed five dollars for each meeting attended by him, as the director fixes, which shall in no case exceed twelve hundred dollars per annum. The compensation and expenses of the members of the commission shall be paid in the same manner as the cost of such buildings.Such commission may appoint a secretary and other necessary employees, and, subject to the approval of the director, fix their compensation.
Ohio Rev Code § 735.13 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 735 | Public Service|Section 735.13 | Powers and Duties of Commission to Build Market House.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|Subject to the approval of the director of public service, the commission appointed under section 735.12 of the Revised Code may contract in the name of the city for and supervise the building and furnishing of a market house or public hall in connection therewith, and acquire the necessary lands for such purpose, by purchase or appropriation, in the name of the city. The commission shall adopt plans and specifications for erecting, building, and furnishing such market house or public hall.
Ohio Rev Code § 735.14 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 735 | Public Service|Section 735.14 | Erection of Public Buildings.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|When a city, or the county in which such city is located, has in contemplation or in process of construction, buildings for public, municipal, or county purposes within the boundaries of such city, the director of public service may employ three persons, to be named by him, at least two of whom shall be architects.Such persons shall be employed at a salary not to exceed five thousand dollars per annum each, to be fixed by the director and paid by the city from the general fund.
Ohio Rev Code § 735.15 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 735 | Public Service|Section 735.15 | Duties of Persons Appointed to Locate and Erect Certain Public Buildings.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|Under the supervision of the director of public service, persons under section 735.14 of the Revised Code shall have control of the location of public, municipal, or county buildings to be erected on ground acquired within the limits of the city, and of the size, height, style, and general appearance of such buildings. All plans and specifications for the erection thereof shall be submitted to and approved by them before adoption by the authority engaged in such construction.
Ohio Rev Code § 735.16 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 735 | Public Service|Section 735.16 | Commission to Construct, Rebuild, and Combine Public Utilities.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|When a city has in contemplation the construction or rebuilding of a public hall, municipal water-works system, municipal electric lighting system, or the rebuilding in whole or in part and combining of a municipal water-works system and a municipal electric lighting system, the mayor of such city may appoint a commission consisting of the mayor, the director of public service, and three electors of the city, subject to the approval of the board of control of such city. Such commissioners may, in the name of the city, contract for and supervise the building, or rebuilding and furnishing of such city hall, or the building, rebuilding, furnishing, and equipping of such municipal water-works system or municipal electric lighting system, or the rebuilding in whole or in part and combining of such municipal water-works system with a municipal electric lighting system, and subject to like approval, may acquire the necessary lands for such purpose, either by purchase or appropriation, in the name of the city. The commission shall adopt plans and specifications for erecting, building, and furnishing such public hall, or for the building, furnishing, and equipping of such municipal water-works system, municipal electric lighting system, or rebuilding the same, or for the rebuilding in whole or in part and combining of a municipal water-works system, with a municipal electric lighting system.Such commission may appoint a secretary and other necessary employees, and, subject to the approval of the legislative authority of the city, fix their compensation. The commission shall serve without compensation. The expenses of the commission shall be paid in the same manner as the cost of such public hall or public utilities. Except as provided in this section, the making of and terms of all contracts for the construction, furnishing, and equipping of such public hall, municipal water-works system, municipal electric lighting system, or the rebuilding in whole or in part and combining of any municipal water-works system with a municipal electric lighting system, shall be governed by the laws relating to public buildings in cities.
Ohio Rev Code § 735.17 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 735 | Public Service|Section 735.17 | Platting Commissioner.

Effective: July 24, 1990|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 563 - 118th General Assembly|The director of public service shall be the platting commissioner of the city, and shall provide regulations governing the platting of all lands to require all streets and alleys to be the proper width and coterminous with adjoining streets and alleys.Whenever the legislative authority of such city deems it expedient to plat any portion of the territory within the city in which the necessary or convenient streets or alleys have not already been accepted by the city so as to become public streets, or when any person plats any lands within three miles of the city, the commissioner shall, if such plats are in accordance with the rules prescribed by him, endorse his written approval on such plat. The commissioner shall not require any person to alter a plat or any part of it as a condition for approval, as long as the plat is in accordance with the platting regulations provided for in this section in effect at the time the plat was submitted. No plat of such land is entitled to record in the office of the county recorder without such written approval so endorsed thereon. The approval of the platting commissioner of a city shall not be required, unless such city is the nearest to the land sought to be allotted.
Ohio Rev Code § 735.18 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 735 | Public Service|Section 735.18 | Employment of Engineer and Assistants.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|When acting as the platting commissioner, the director of public service may employ an engineer and such assistants as he finds necessary, and fix their salaries within limits to be prescribed by the legislative authority of the city.
Ohio Rev Code § 735.19 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 735 | Public Service|Section 735.19 | Powers and Duties of Platting Commissioner.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The platting commissioner shall cause a plat to be made of the territory which he is ordered to lay out, as soon as it can be conveniently done, showing the location of the streets and alleys already dedicated, and those proposed. For the purpose of making the necessary surveys, such commissioner may enter upon all property within the limits of the city.