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Ohio Rev Code § 166.27 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 166 | Economic Development Program|Section 166.27 | Minority Outreach for Rc 166.25 Loans.

Effective: September 30, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly|(A) As used in this section, "minority" has the same meaning as in section 184.17 of the Revised Code, except that the individual must be a resident of this state. The term also includes an economically disadvantaged individual who is a resident of this state. (B) The director of development shall conduct outreach activities in Ohio that seek to include minorities in the loan program for logistics and distribution projects established under section 166.25 of the Revised Code. The outreach activities shall include the following, when appropriate: (1) Identifying and partnering with historically black colleges and universities; (2) Working with all institutions of higher education in the state to support minority faculty and students involved in logistics and distribution fields; (3) Developing a plan to contact by telephone minority-owned businesses and entrepreneurs and other economically disadvantaged businesses to notify them of opportunities to participate in the loan program for logistics and distribution projects; (4) Identifying minority professional and technical trade associations and economic development assistance organizations and notifying them of the loan program for logistics and distribution projects; (5) Partnering with regional councils to foster local efforts to support minority-owned businesses or otherwise identify networks of minority-owned businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals operating locally; (6) Identifying minority firms and notifying them of the opportunities that exist within the investment community, including the Ohio venture capital authority created under section 150.02 of the Revised Code. (C) The director shall publish an annual report that includes all of the following: (1) Details of loans awarded for logistics and distribution projects; (2) The status of loan recipients' projects funded in previous years; (3) The amount of loans awarded for projects in economically distressed areas, and if possible to ascertain, the impact of the loans to those areas. (D) To the extent possible, outreach activities described in this section shall be conducted in conjunction with the EDGE program created in section 122.922 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 30, 2021 at 3:55 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 166.35 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 166 | Economic Development Program|Section 166.35 | Economic Development Support Fund.

Effective: September 10, 2012|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly|There is hereby created in the state treasury the economic development support fund. The fund shall consist of excess money received by the state representing gross profit on the sale of spirituous liquor that is credited or transferred to it. Money in the fund shall be used to carry out economic development activities.
Ohio Rev Code § 166.50 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 166 | Economic Development Program|Section 166.50 | Microbusiness Defined.

Effective: September 29, 2017|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly|"Microbusiness" means an independently owned and operated for-profit business entity, including any affiliates, that has fewer than twenty full-time employees or full-time equivalent employees and is located in this state.For purposes of this section:(A) "Full-time employee" means an employee who, with respect to a calendar month, is employed an average of at least thirty hours of service per week.(B) The number of full-time equivalent employees for a calendar month is determined by calculating the aggregate number of hours of service for that calendar month for employees who were not full-time employees and dividing that number by one hundred twenty.
Ohio Rev Code § 167.01 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 167 | Regional Councils of Governments|Section 167.01 | Regional Councils of Government.

Effective: November 17, 1967|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 266 - 107th General Assembly|That governing bodies of any two or more counties, municipal corporations, townships, special districts, school districts, or other political subdivisions may enter into an agreement with each other, or with the governing bodies of any counties, municipal corporations, townships, special districts, school districts or other political subdivisions of any other state to the extent that laws of such other state permit, for establishment of a regional council consisting of such political subdivisions.
Ohio Rev Code § 167.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 167 | Regional Councils of Governments|Section 167.02 | Membership.

Effective: October 29, 2018|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 239 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) Membership in the regional council shall be the counties, municipal corporations, townships, special districts, school districts, and other political subdivisions entering into the agreement establishing the council or admitted to membership subsequently pursuant to the agreement establishing the council or the bylaws of the council. Representation on the council may be in the manner as provided in the agreement establishing the council.(B) If the agreement establishing the council does not set forth the manner for determining representation on the council such representation shall consist of one representative from each county, municipal corporation, township, special district, school district, or other political subdivision entering into the agreement, or subsequently admitted to membership in the council. The representative from each member county, municipal corporation, township, special district, school district, or other political subdivision shall be elected chief executive thereof, or, if such county, municipal corporation, township, special district, school district, or other political subdivision does not have an elected chief executive, a member of its governing body chosen by such body to be its representative.(C) Records containing the names of the political subdivisions that are members of a regional council of governments or the names of the representatives from those political subdivisions who serve on the council are public records within the meaning of section 149.43 of the Revised Code, and those names are not considered to be trade secrets under section 1333.61 of the Revised Code. (D) The director of development services shall assist the council in securing the cooperation of all appropriate agencies of the state or of the United States to aid in promoting the orderly growth and development of the area, solving the problems of local government, and discharging the responsibilities and duties of local government in the most efficient possible manner. (E) Any county, municipal corporation, township, special district, school district, or other political subdivision which has become a member of the council may withdraw by formal action of its governing board and upon sixty days notice to council after such action, or in the manner provided in the agreement establishing the council, provided no such procedure relative to withdrawals in the agreement establishing the council shall require the political subdivision desiring to withdraw to retain its membership in the council for a period in excess of two years.
Ohio Rev Code § 167.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 167 | Regional Councils of Governments|Section 167.04 | Adoption of By-Laws.

Effective: October 29, 2018|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 239 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) The regional council of governments shall adopt by-laws, by a majority vote of its members, designating the officers of the council and the method of their selection, creating a governing board that may act for the council as provided in the by-laws, and providing for the conduct of its business.(B) The by-laws of the regional council of governments shall provide for the appointment of a fiscal officer, who may hold any other office or employment with the council, and who shall receive, deposit, invest, and disburse the funds of the council in the manner authorized by the by-laws or action by the council.(C) The by-laws of a regional council of governments the members of which include, under sections 167.01 and 167.02 of the Revised Code, at least eight counties may include a provision authorizing member attendance and voting at council meetings either in person or by proxy.(D) The officers of the council shall notify the auditor of state of the regional council's formation, provide a copy of the council's by-laws, and provide on a form prescribed by the auditor of state any other information regarding the regional council that the auditor of state considers necessary.The council shall take no official action, other than formation, before notifying the auditor of state of its formation in accordance with this section. Any official action the council takes before making that notification, including entering into any contract, is void.
Ohio Rev Code § 167.041 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 167 | Regional Councils of Governments|Section 167.041 | Infrastructure Loans.

Effective: September 29, 2015|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|An educational service center serving as a fiscal agent for a regional council of governments may establish a program for the council in which the fiscal agent may enter into agreements with the governing body of one or more member governments to lend money to the member or members for the purpose of improving infrastructure within the territory of the member or members located within this state. Last updated May 6, 2021 at 12:23 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 167.05 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 167 | Regional Councils of Governments|Section 167.05 | Employing Personnel.

Effective: November 17, 1967|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 266 - 107th General Assembly|The council may employ such staff and contract for the services of such consultants and experts, and may purchase or lease or otherwise provide for such supplies, materials, equipment, and facilities as it deems necessary and appropriate in the manner and under procedures established in the by-laws of the council.
Ohio Rev Code § 167.06 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 167 | Regional Councils of Governments|Section 167.06 | Financing Programs and Operations.

Effective: September 29, 2015|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|(A) The governing bodies of the member governments may appropriate funds to meet the expenses of the council. Services of personnel, use of equipment, and office space, and other necessary services may be accepted from members as part of their financial support. The members of the council, or the state of Ohio, its departments, agencies, instrumentalities, or political subdivisions or any governmental unit may give to the council moneys, real property, personal property, or services. The council may establish schedules of dues to be paid by its voting members to aid the financing of the operations and programs of the council in the manner provided in the agreement establishing the council or in the by-laws of the council. The council may permit non-member political subdivisions to participate in any of its activities regardless of whether such political subdivisions have paid dues to the council.(B) The council may accept funds, grants, gifts, and services from the government of the United States or its agencies, from this state or its departments, agencies, instrumentalities, or from political subdivisions or from any other governmental unit whether participating in the council or not, and from private and civic sources.(C) A regional council of governments established to provide health care benefits to the member governments' employees and the employees' dependents may pool funds received from all the members of the council, including members from other states to the extent that the laws of such other states permit, for the payment of health care related claims and expenses.(D) The council shall make an annual report of its activities to the member governments.
Ohio Rev Code § 167.07 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 167 | Regional Councils of Governments|Section 167.07 | Membership Not a Public Office.

Effective: October 29, 2018|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 239 - 132nd General Assembly|(A)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(2) of this section, membership on a regional council of governments and holding an office of the council does not constitute the holding of a public office or employment within the meaning of any section of the Revised Code.(2) A regional council of governments is considered a public agency for purposes of Chapter 102. and is considered a political subdivision for purposes of Chapter 2921. of the Revised Code.(B) Membership on the council and holding an office of the council shall not constitute an interest, either direct or indirect, in a contract or expenditure of money by any municipal corporation, township, special district, school district, county, or other political subdivision other than the council itself.(C) No member or officer of the council shall be disqualified from holding any public office or employment, nor shall such member or officer forfeit any such office or employment, by reason of serving as an officer or member of the council, notwithstanding any law to the contrary.
Ohio Rev Code § 167.08 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 167 | Regional Councils of Governments|Section 167.08 | Contracts for Service.

Effective: November 17, 1967|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 266 - 107th General Assembly|The appropriate officials, authorities, boards, or bodies of counties, municipal corporations, townships, special districts, school districts, or other political subdivisions may contract with any council established pursuant to sections 167.01 to 167.07, inclusive, of the Revised Code to receive any service from such council or to provide any service to such council. Such contracts may also authorize the council to perform any function or render any service in behalf of such counties, municipal corporations, townships, special districts, school districts, or other political subdivisions, which such counties, municipal corporations, townships, special districts, school districts, or other political subdivisions may perform or render.
Ohio Rev Code § 167.081 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 167 | Regional Councils of Governments|Section 167.081 | Authority of Regional Council to Contract on a per Unit Basis.

Effective: September 29, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|A regional council may enter into a contract that establishes a unit price for, and provides upon a per unit basis, materials, labor, services, overhead, profit, and associated expenses for the repair, enlargement, improvement, or demolition of a building or structure if the contract is awarded pursuant to a competitive bidding procedure of a county, municipal corporation, or township or a special district, school district, or other political subdivision that is a council member; a statewide consortium of which the council is a member; or a multistate consortium of which the council is a member. A public notice requirement pertaining to the contract shall be considered as having been met if the public notice is given once a week for at least two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within a county in this state in which the council has members and if the notice is posted on the council's internet web site for at least two consecutive weeks before the date specified for receiving bids.A county, municipal corporation, or township and a special district, school district, or other political subdivision that is a council member may participate in a contract entered into under this section. Purchases under a contract entered into under this section are exempt from any competitive selection or bidding requirements otherwise required by law. A county, municipal corporation, or township or a special district, school district, or other political subdivision that is a member of the council is not entitled to participate in a contract entered into under this section if it has received bids for the same work under another contract, unless participation in a contract under this section will enable the member to obtain the same work, upon the same terms, conditions, and specifications, at a lower price.
Ohio Rev Code § 167.10 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 167 | Regional Councils of Governments|Section 167.10 | Qualifying Council Defined - General Powers.

Effective: September 29, 2007|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly|(A) As used in this section and sections 167.101 to 167.105 of the Revised Code: (1) "Qualifying council" means a regional council established under section 167.01 of the Revised Code to which both of the following requirements apply:(a) The council's membership is composed primarily of city, local, and exempted village school districts, or any combination of such districts;(b) The council is an information technology center approved under section 3301.075 of the Revised Code.(2) "Securities" means bonds, notes, or other evidence of obligation issued in temporary or permanent form, including book-entry securities.(B) A qualifying council may acquire, construct, and otherwise improve real and personal property to be used by or for the benefit of the qualifying council or one or more of its members. The acquisition, construction, and improvement may be financed by cash, installment payments with or without a mortgage, lease-purchase agreements, leases with an option to purchase, or securities issued pursuant to section 167.101 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 167.101 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 167 | Regional Councils of Governments|Section 167.101 | Issuance of Securities by Qualifying Council.

Effective: September 29, 2007|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly|(A) A qualifying council may issue securities only for the purpose described in section 167.10 of the Revised Code. The securities may be secured only by the following: (1) A pledge of and lien on the revenue of the qualifying council, or such lesser portion of the revenue as may be designated by the qualifying council, whether derived from agreements with its members and other persons or from its ownership or operation of any property, including available rates, charges, rents, interest subsidies, debt charges, grants, or payments by federal or state agencies, but excluding funds received pursuant to section 3301.075 of the Revised Code;(2) Covenants of the qualifying council to maintain rentals, rates, and charges to produce revenue sufficient to do all of the following:(a) Pay all the current expenses of the property financed with the proceeds of the securities;(b) Pay the debt charges on the securities;(c) Establish and maintain any contractually required special funds relating to the securities or the property acquired, constructed, or improved.(B) The qualifying council may issue securities to fund or refund the securities issued pursuant to division (A) of this section. The qualifying council also may issue securities in anticipation of the proceeds of the securities issued pursuant to this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 167.102 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 167 | Regional Councils of Governments|Section 167.102 | Qualifying Council Securities as Special Obligations.

Effective: September 29, 2007|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly|Securities issued under section 167.101 of the Revised Code are special obligation securities and are not general obligations of the state, the issuing qualifying council, the members of the issuing qualifying council, or any political subdivision of the state. Such securities shall not constitute debt for which the full faith and credit of the state, the issuing qualifying council, the members of the issuing qualifying council, or any political subdivision of the state may be pledged. The holder or owner of the securities shall have no right to have money raised by taxation by the state or any political subdivision of the state obligated or pledged, and money so raised shall not be obligated or pledged, for the payment of principal or interest or premium on such securities, and each security shall bear on its face a statement to that effect. Money received by the qualifying council pursuant to section 167.06 of the Revised Code shall not be considered money raised by taxation.
Ohio Rev Code § 167.103 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 167 | Regional Councils of Governments|Section 167.103 | Documents Executed by Qualifying Council Officers.

Effective: September 29, 2007|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly|The officers authorized by a qualifying council issuing securities under section 167.101 of the Revised Code shall execute the necessary documents to provide for the pledge, protection, and disposition of the pledged revenues from which debt charges and any special fund deposits are to be paid. Those necessary documents include the issued securities, trust agreements, leases, and other financing documents.
Ohio Rev Code § 167.104 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 167 | Regional Councils of Governments|Section 167.104 | Maximum Maturity of Qualifying Council Securities.

Effective: September 29, 2007|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly|The maximum maturity of securities issued under section 167.101 of the Revised Code shall be governed by section 133.20 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 167.105 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 167 | Regional Councils of Governments|Section 167.105 | Application of Laws Governing State-Issued Securities.

Effective: September 29, 2007|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly|Except for sections 9.98 to 9.983 and 167.10 to 167.105 of the Revised Code, the securities issued under section 167.101 of the Revised Code shall not be subject to any other provision of the Revised Code governing the issuance of securities by the state, its agencies, or any political subdivision of the state.