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Ohio Rev Code § 703.011 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 703 | Classification|Section 703.011 | Village With More Than 5,000 Electors Becomes City.

Effective: August 22, 1995|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 99 - 121st General Assembly|In addition to the method of determining classifications of municipal corporations set out in section 703.01 of the Revised Code, villages, which at the most recent general election had more than five thousand resident electors registered with the board of elections of the county in which the village is situated or, when more than five thousand resident electors have voted at the most recent general election, in such village, shall become cities. In such case, the board of elections of the said county shall immediately certify to the secretary of state the number of resident electors registered or voting within said village, and the secretary of state, upon receiving said certification from the board of elections, certifying that there are five thousand or more resident electors registered or voting within said village, shall issue a proclamation to that effect. A copy of the proclamation shall forthwith be sent to the mayor of the village, which copy shall forthwith be transmitted to the legislative authority of the village, read therein, and made a part of the records thereof. Thirty days after the issuance of the proclamation the village shall be a city.
Ohio Rev Code § 703.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 703 | Classification|Section 703.02 | Enumeration After Census.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|When the preliminary federal census report of a city indicates that such city will return to the status of a village, the legislative authority of the city may by resolution direct the city auditor to make an enumeration as provided in sections 703.03 to 703.05, inclusive, of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 703.03 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 703 | Classification|Section 703.03 | Report of Result of Enumeration.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|Upon presentation of the resolution as provided in section 703.02 of the Revised Code, the city auditor shall cause an enumeration of the population of the city to be taken and shall report the results thereof to the legislative authority of the city and to the secretary of state.
Ohio Rev Code § 703.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 703 | Classification|Section 703.04 | Appointment of Enumerators - Compensation - Duties.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|Within five days from the time he is directed to cause an enumeration to be taken as provided in section 703.02 of the Revised Code, the city auditor shall appoint five persons to make the enumeration. The enumerators may be paid an amount necessary to assure competent personnel, but in no event shall the amount paid exceed ten dollars per day. Each person so appointed shall take an oath or affirmation to make such enumeration accurately and truly to the best of his skill and ability. Each enumerator shall be provided with a book in which he shall record correctly the name of each resident of the city with the name of the street and number of the house in which he lives.
Ohio Rev Code § 703.05 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 703 | Classification|Section 703.05 | Time for Completion - Oath of Enumerators.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|Within ten days from the date of their appointment as provided in section 703.04 of the Revised Code, the enumerators shall complete the enumeration and return their books to the city auditor. With the return of the enumeration to the auditor, each enumerator shall certify with his affidavit that he has taken the census accurately and truly to the best of his knowledge and belief and such lists contain only the names of persons who were residents of such city at the time the said names were placed on the lists. Any officer authorized to administer oaths may administer such oath or affirmation, and take and certify such affidavit.
Ohio Rev Code § 703.06 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 703 | Classification|Section 703.06 | Proclamation of Population.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|When the result of any federal census or an enumeration as provided in sections 703.02 to 703.05, inclusive, of the Revised Code, is officially made known to the secretary of state, he forthwith shall issue a proclamation, stating the names of all municipal corporations having a population of five thousand or more, and the names of all municipal corporations having a population of less than five thousand, together with the population of all such municipal corporations. A copy of the proclamation shall forthwith be sent to the mayor of each such municipal corporation, which copy shall forthwith be transmitted to the legislative authority of such municipal corporation, read therein, and made a part of the records thereof. Thirty days after the issuance of such proclamation each municipal corporation shall be a city or village as the case may be.
Ohio Rev Code § 703.07 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 703 | Classification|Section 703.07 | Status of City or Village Officers.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|Officers of a village advanced to a city, or of a city reduced to a village, shall continue in office until succeeded by the proper officers of the new municipal corporation at the regular municipal election, and the ordinances thereof not inconsistent with the laws relating to the new municipal corporation shall continue in force until changed or repealed.
Ohio Rev Code § 703.08 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 703 | Classification|Section 703.08 | Reduction to Village by Action of Citizens.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|A city, from which territory has been detached since the last federal census, may surrender its corporate rights as such city and be reduced to a village in the manner provided by sections 703.09 to 703.19, inclusive, of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 703.09 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 703 | Classification|Section 703.09 | Content of Petition.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|A petition, requesting that the city, from which territory has been detached, surrender its corporate rights and be reduced to a village, signed by at least one hundred citizens of the city, shall be presented to the legislative authority setting forth that by reason of the detachment of territory the population of the city has been reduced to less than five thousand, and that a majority of the citizens thereof desire to surrender its corporate rights, and requesting that it be reduced to a village. Such petition shall also contain a prayer that the legislative authority authorize the taking of a census in the city for the purpose of ascertaining its population.
Ohio Rev Code § 703.10 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 703 | Classification|Section 703.10 | Resolution to Take Census.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|Upon presentation of a petition as required by section 703.09 of the Revised Code the legislative authority, by resolution, at its next regular meeting, shall authorize the city auditor to take a census of the city and report the result thereof to the legislative authority. The resolution need be read but once, and it shall be published as are other resolutions of a general or permanent nature.
Ohio Rev Code § 703.11 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 703 | Classification|Section 703.11 | Census Enumerators.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The city auditor shall, within five days from the time he is authorized to take a census as provided by section 703.10 of the Revised Code, appoint five persons to take the enumeration, who shall each be allowed by the auditor, out of his contingent fund, three dollars per day as compensation for services. Each such person shall take an oath or affirmation to make such enumeration accurately to the best of his ability. For the purpose of taking such census, each enumerator shall be provided with a book in which he shall record correctly the name of each resident of the city, with the name of the street and the number of the house in which such resident lives.
Ohio Rev Code § 703.12 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 703 | Classification|Section 703.12 | Certification of Enumeration.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|Each census enumerator, with the return of the census enumeration to the city auditor, shall return the book containing the list of the names and addresses, and shall certify with his affidavit that he has taken and returned the census accurately to the best of his knowledge and belief, and that such list contains the names of all persons so enumerated and no others. The auditor or any officer authorized to administer oaths may administer such oath or affirmation, and may take and certify such affidavit.
Ohio Rev Code § 703.13 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 703 | Classification|Section 703.13 | Resolution of Surrender.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The census enumerators shall, within ten days from the date of their appointment, complete the enumeration and return their books to the city auditor. Such auditor shall then make an abstract of the enumeration and transmit it to the legislative authority at its next regular meeting after the report of the enumerators to the auditor. If the result of the census shows that the population of such city is less than five thousand, the legislative authority, by resolution, shall declare the corporate rights of the city surrendered and that each city is reduced to a village.
Ohio Rev Code § 703.14 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 703 | Classification|Section 703.14 | Procedure Upon Failure to Act.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|If the legislative authority fails to authorize the city auditor to take the census of a city, or, if the auditor fails to proceed under authority properly given, upon the presentation of a copy of the original petition provided by section 703.09 of the Revised Code to the board of county commissioners, such board shall forthwith appoint five resident electors of such city as enumerators, who shall perform the duties provided in sections 703.11 and 703.12 of the Revised Code. Such enumerators shall take an oath or affirmation to take the census of the city accurately to the best of their ability.
Ohio Rev Code § 703.15 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 703 | Classification|Section 703.15 | Transcript to Be Transmitted to Legislative Authority.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The census enumerators provided for by section 703.14 of the Revised Code, within ten days from the date of their appointment, shall complete their work of enumerating and return their books, duly verified, to the board of county commissioners. Such board shall then canvass the result of such census, and the county auditor shall make a transcript thereof and transmit a certified copy of such transcript to the legislative authority of the city for which the enumeration was taken. A copy of such transcript shall be spread upon the journal of the legislative authority and if the census shows the population of such city to be less than five thousand the legislative authority shall pass a resolution as provided by section 703.13 of the Revised Code, and the city shall forthwith become a village.
Ohio Rev Code § 703.16 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 703 | Classification|Section 703.16 | Record of Resolution - Copy to Secretary of State.

Effective: January 30, 2014|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 72 - 130th General Assembly|The city auditor, upon the passage by the legislative authority of a resolution surrendering the corporate rights of the city, shall make two certified transcripts of such resolution, one of which shall forthwith be delivered to the county recorder, who shall record it in the official records, and the other shall be forwarded to the secretary of state.
Ohio Rev Code § 703.17 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 703 | Classification|Section 703.17 | Effect of Surrender of Corporate Rights.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The surrender of corporate rights by a city, as provided by sections 703.08 to 703.16, inclusive, of the Revised Code, does not affect rights accrued or liabilities incurred by such city or the power to settle claims, dispose of property, or levy and collect taxes to discharge liabilities incurred. Such rights, liabilities, and powers, and the corporate character of such municipal corporation in respect thereto, shall remain in effect as though no surrender had been made.After the presentation of a petition requesting such surrender, the city or legislative authority thereof shall not incur or create any new debt or liability, enter into any new contract, or increase the debts and liabilities of such city in any manner during the pendency of such petition until the result of the census is declared, except that current expenses may be paid or provided for.
Ohio Rev Code § 703.18 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 703 | Classification|Section 703.18 | Collection and Disbursement of Taxes.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|Taxes which remain due and unpaid at the time of the surrender of corporate rights pursuant to sections 703.08 to 703.16, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall be collected, and shall, with all moneys in the city treasury, be applied to the objects for which they were raised. Moneys which remain on hand after the debts and liabilities of the city are discharged shall be paid into the village treasury, and all property owned by the city at the time of the surrender shall become the property of, and the title thereto shall vest in, the village.
Ohio Rev Code § 703.19 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 703 | Classification|Section 703.19 | Payment of Expenses Incurred by Commissioners.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|When the census of a city desiring to surrender its corporate rights as such city and be reduced to a village is taken pursuant to the order of the board of county commissioners under section 703.14 of the Revised Code, the necessary expenses thereof shall be paid from the county treasury as other county expenses, but shall be charged against the municipal corporation in which the census was taken, and the amount so paid by the county shall be retained by the county auditor from funds due such municipal corporation at the time of making the next semiannual distribution of taxes.
Ohio Rev Code § 703.20 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 703 | Classification|Section 703.20 | Surrender of Corporate Power by Villages.

Effective: September 29, 2017|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) Villages may surrender their corporate powers upon the petition to the legislative authority of the village, or, in the alternative, to the board of elections of the county in which the largest portion of the population of the village resides as provided in division (B)(1) of this section, of at least thirty per cent of the electors thereof, to be determined by the number voting at the last regular municipal election and by an affirmative vote of a majority of the electors at a special election, which shall be provided for by the legislative authority or, in the alternative, at a general or special election as provided for by the board of elections under division (B)(1) of this section. The election shall be conducted, canvassed, and the result certified and made known as at regular municipal elections. If the result of the election is in favor of the surrender, the village clerk or, in the alternative, the board of elections shall certify the result to the secretary of state, the auditor of state, and the county recorder, who shall record it in their respective offices. The corporate powers of the village shall cease upon the recording of the certified election results in the county recorder's office.(B)(1) If the legislative authority of a village fails to act upon the petition within thirty days after receipt of the petition, the electors may present the petition to the board of elections to determine the validity and sufficiency of the signatures. The petition shall be governed by the rules of section 3501.38 of the Revised Code. The petition shall be filed with the board of elections of the county in which the largest portion of the population of the village resides. If the petition is sufficient, the board of elections shall submit the question "Shall the village of __________ surrender its corporate powers?" for the approval or rejection of the electors of the village at the next general or special election, in any year, occurring after the period ending ninety days after the filing of the petition with the board. If the result of the election is in favor of the surrender, the board of elections shall certify the results to the secretary of state, the auditor of state, and the county recorder, who shall record it in their respective offices. The corporate powers of the village shall cease upon the recording of the certified election results in the county recorder's office.(2) In addition to filing the petition with the board of elections as provided in division (B)(1) of this section, a copy of the petition shall be filed with the board of township trustees of each township affected by the surrender.(C) The auditor of state shall assist in facilitating a timely and systematic manner for complying with the requirements of section 703.21 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 703.22 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 703 | Classification|Section 703.22 | Identical Municipal and Township Boundaries.

Effective: February 14, 1967|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 2 - 107th General Assembly|When the limits of a municipal corporation become identical with those of a township, all township offices shall be abolished, and the duties thereof shall be performed by the corresponding officers of the municipal corporation. All property, moneys, credits, books, records, and documents of such township shall be delivered to the legislative authority of such municipal corporation. All rights, interests, or claims in favor of or against the township may be enforced by or against such municipal corporation.
Ohio Rev Code § 703.23 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 703 | Classification|Section 703.23 | Judicial Notice of Classification.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|All courts shall take judicial notice of the classification of municipal corporations, and of their advancement, reduction, and surrender of powers.
Ohio Rev Code § 705.01 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 705 | Plans of Government|Section 705.01 | Petition for Submission of Question of Organizing Municipal Corporation Under a Specific Plan.

Effective: July 2, 2010|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 48 - 128th General Assembly|Whenever electors of any municipal corporation, equal in number to ten per cent of those who voted at the last regular municipal election, file a petition with the board of elections of the county in which such municipal corporation is situated, asking that the question of organizing the municipal corporation under any one of the plans of government provided in sections 705.41 to 705.86 of the Revised Code, be submitted to the electors thereof, such board shall at once certify that fact to the legislative authority of the municipal corporation and the legislative authority shall, within thirty days, provide for submitting such question at a special election, to be held not less than ninety days after the filing of such petition. Any such election shall be conducted in accordance with the general election laws except as otherwise provided in sections 705.01 to 705.92 of the Revised Code, and the legislative authority of any municipal corporation holding such an election shall appropriate whatever money is necessary for the proper conduct of such election. Last updated August 18, 2021 at 9:54 AM
Ohio Rev Code § 705.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 705 | Plans of Government|Section 705.02 | Effect of Petition for Submission of Question of Choosing Commission to Frame Charter on Petition to Adopt Optional Plan.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The proposition to adopt a plan of government provided in sections 705.41 to 705.86, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall not be submitted to the electors of any municipal corporation less than ninety days before a regular municipal election. If, in any municipal corporation, a sufficient petition is filed, requiring that the question of choosing a commission to frame a charter be submitted to the electors thereof, the proposition to adopt a plan of government provided in such sections shall not be submitted in that municipal corporation as long as the question of choosing such commission or of adopting a charter framed by such commission is pending therein. While the proposition of adopting any plan of government provided by such sections is pending in any municipal corporation, no other proposition provided for in such sections shall be submitted until the pending proposition is adopted or rejected.