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Ohio Rev Code § 6131.47 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6131 | Single County Drainage Improvements|Section 6131.47 | Notice to Remove or Alter Obstruction.

Effective: March 24, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 340 - 133rd General Assembly|(A) The county engineer shall evaluate all culverts and bridges, except those on state and federal highways, for adequacy of capacity, vertical and horizontal alignment, and stability. The county engineer shall schedule any bridge or culvert that does not conform with the design of the drainage improvement for removal and replacement or repair as the engineer considers necessary. (B) If the county engineer determines that the culverts and bridges were adequate in capacity or vertical and horizontal alignment at the time of their installation, the removal and replacement shall be made at the expense of the project less any costs, which shall be apportioned by the engineer, for correction, maintenance, or replacement of the culvert or bridge in whole or in part due to deterioration or instability had the structure been left in place. The latter costs shall be specially assessed to the owner. (C) The county engineer shall schedule in the project plans any culvert or bridge, except those on state and federal highways, that is washed out in whole or part, but that otherwise meets the requirements of the drainage improvement, for such repairs, additions, or other corrective measures necessary to preserve the bridge or culvert. The costs shall be assessed to the appropriate owner. (D) Fences and floodgates impeding the flow of water shall be removed as a part of the drainage improvement. Replacement may be made by the owner, provided that prior written approval is obtained from the county engineer. (E) The county engineer shall cause notice to be given to the owner not later than seven days in advance of removal or alteration of a culvert, bridge, fence, or floodgate. (F) Any owner may furnish the work and material in lieu of a special assessment, provided the owner does all of the following: (1) Makes written application to the county engineer within ten days after the final hearing; (2) Furnishes the work and materials in accordance with the specifications for the improvement; (3) Performs the work so as not to delay the project contractor; (4) Completes the work prior to the completion of the work on the whole improvement. (G) If the owner defaults on any or all of these conditions, the county engineer shall recommend to the board of county commissioners that the default be completed by an extra work order to the project contractor and its cost assessed to the owner.
Ohio Rev Code § 6131.50 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6131 | Single County Drainage Improvements|Section 6131.50 | General Drainage Improvement Fund.

Effective: March 24, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 340 - 133rd General Assembly|(A) The board of county commissioners of each county may provide and establish the "general drainage improvement fund," to be used as a sinking fund for all bonds issued under sections 6131.01 to 6131.64, inclusive, of the Revised Code.  (B) The fund may consist of any of the following: (1) Any taxes levied and collected for ditch and drainage purposes under county levies, not by law otherwise disposed of; (2) The proceeds of all bonds issued and sold under sections 6131.01 to 6131.64, inclusive, of the Revised Code; (3) The collections from all special assessments for benefits to property, as provided in such sections; (4) Such other funds as by law are provided to be paid therein.
Ohio Rev Code § 6131.51 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6131 | Single County Drainage Improvements|Section 6131.51 | General Drainage Improvement Fund Payments.

Effective: March 24, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 340 - 133rd General Assembly|(A) All costs and expenses of improvements under this chapter, including contract prices of construction and the costs of locating the improvement, may be paid from the general drainage improvement fund.  (B) The letting and approving of any contract for an improvement shall be considered a specific appropriation of the amount of the obligation, and that amount shall be set apart for the purpose of the payment and contingently charged against the fund. If at any time the fund contains the proceeds of bonds or notes issued and sold under such sections, the fund shall not be depleted below the obligations incurred by the bond or note issue unless assessments or levies have been made or ordered made in sufficient amount to redeem the bonds or notes as they fall due. If at any time obligations legally incurred exceed the amount of the drainage improvement fund, an amount of the general revenue funds in the county treasury equal to the deficiency, unless otherwise appropriated, may by resolution of the board of county commissioners be transferred to the general drainage improvement fund.  (C) At any time after assessments collected for a drainage improvement exceed the amount allocated to the board for engineering expenses, the board of county commissioners may by resolution transfer from the drainage improvement fund to the general revenue fund of the county an amount equal to that amount as reimbursement of the sum previously transferred under section 6131.12 or 6131.30 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 6131.52 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6131 | Single County Drainage Improvements|Section 6131.52 | Tax Levy for Drainage Improvements by County Commissioners.

Effective: March 24, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 340 - 133rd General Assembly|(A) If necessary, the board of county commissioners, each March, shall levy upon the grand duplicate of the county a tax, not to exceed five-tenths of one mill on the dollar, that is sufficient to pay for the location and construction of the portions of the respective improvements located by the board or for which the county has been assessed under this chapter or Chapter 6133., 6135., or 6137. of the Revised Code. When collected, the tax shall be credited to the general drainage improvement fund. (B) For the purposes of this chapter and Chapters 6133., 6135., and 6137. of the Revised Code, the board of county commissioners may levy a tax under division (X) of section 5705.19 of the Revised Code upon all of the property listed and assessed for taxation in the county. In addition to the actions required under section 5705.19 of the Revised Code, the board shall cause to be filed with the county auditor and the board of elections of the county, at least sixty days prior to the passage of the resolution required under that section, an accurate map showing the locations and types of any proposed improvements, the areas to be benefited, and the existing system of drainage improvements that is to be maintained from the proceeds of the levy. Any funds collected as a result of such a levy may be credited to the general drainage improvement fund of the county in which the tax is levied. (C) For the purposes of this chapter and Chapters 6133., 6135., and 6137. of the Revised Code, the board of county commissioners may adopt a resolution designating any portion of the county as a drainage improvement district. If a copy of the resolution and a map or legal description of the district's boundaries have been filed with the county auditor in such form as the county auditor prescribes, the board may levy a tax within the district under division (X) of section 5705.19 of the Revised Code. The board shall base its designation on the location of a system of drainage improvements and on the areas to be benefited by that system. The proceeds of the levy shall only be used for the construction and maintenance of the system of drainage improvements within the drainage improvement district.  For the purposes of this section, the board of county commissioners is constituted the "taxing authority" and the county auditor is the "fiscal officer," within the purview of Chapter 5705. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 6131.53 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6131 | Single County Drainage Improvements|Section 6131.53 | Tax Levy for Drainage Improvements by Township Trustees.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The board of township trustees of a township to which is apportioned by the board of county commissioners a portion of the expenses of the construction of an improvement shall levy annually upon the grand duplicate of the township a tax sufficient to pay said apportionment, but not to exceed five tenths of one mill on a dollar, and shall certify this to the county auditor on or before the fifteenth day of May in each year until all installments are provided for.
Ohio Rev Code § 6131.54 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6131 | Single County Drainage Improvements|Section 6131.54 | Tax Levy for Drainage Improvements by Board of Education.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|If it is a party to an improvement under sections 6131.01 to 6131.64, inclusive, of the Revised Code, the board of education of a school district interested in land granted by congress for the support of public schools, unless such land has been permanently leased, and of a school district owning or holding other land for school purposes, when an assessment is made upon said land under such sections, shall pay for such assessment out of the contingent fund of the school district. If necessary for such purpose, the board may increase the levy for that fund otherwise authorized by law.
Ohio Rev Code § 6131.55 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6131 | Single County Drainage Improvements|Section 6131.55 | Rights and Remedies of Owner Who Has Not Received Notice.

Effective: March 24, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 340 - 133rd General Assembly|(A) Any owner of land affected by an improvement who has not received notice thereof and has not had an opportunity to be heard as provided in this chapter or Chapter 6133., 6135., or 6137. of the Revised Code may bring an action in the court of common pleas of the county wherein the owner's land is located, against the board of county commissioners in its official capacity, to recover any tax or assessment paid, to enjoin any tax, assessment, or levy upon the owner's lands, to recover for any damages sustained, or for compensation for any property taken.  (B) The board may plead and prove the value of any actual benefit to the land by reason of the improvement. (C) The rights granted by this section shall be in addition to all other rights provided by law.
Ohio Rev Code § 6131.58 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6131 | Single County Drainage Improvements|Section 6131.58 | Fees.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The fees to be charged and collected for services required of any public officer under sections 6131.01 to 6131.64, inclusive, of the Revised Code, if not specifically otherwise designated, shall be the fees allowed for like services in that office. If he is an officer receiving a salary, then such fees collected shall be in a like manner accounted for. Publication of notices as required in such sections shall be paid at the legal rate provided for similar matter originating in the court of common pleas.
Ohio Rev Code § 6131.59 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6131 | Single County Drainage Improvements|Section 6131.59 | Drainage Improvement - Public Watercourse.

Effective: April 9, 1981|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 268 - 113th General Assembly|When an improvement consisting of a ditch, drain, or watercourse has been established and constructed or used for seven years or more, it shall be considered to be a public watercourse notwithstanding any error, defect, or irregularity in the location, establishment, or construction thereof, and the public shall have and possess in and to any such watercourse that has thus been constructed or used for seven years the rights and privileges that relate to and pertain to natural watercourses, but the same shall be subject to any improvement upon petition as provided in sections 6131.01 to 6131.64 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 6131.60 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6131 | Single County Drainage Improvements|Section 6131.60 | Personal Interest of County Commissioner.

Effective: March 24, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 340 - 133rd General Assembly|If one or more members of a board of county commissioners are petitioners for an improvement or own land that will be taken, benefited, or damaged by the improvement petitioned for, the clerk of the board of county commissioners shall notify the judge of the court of common pleas of the county who shall within ten days appoint as many disinterested owners of the county as are necessary to take the place of the interested members. The appointees shall perform all the duties of the disqualified members and may receive from the general drainage improvement fund the same per diem rate as the disqualified members receive.
Ohio Rev Code § 6131.61 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6131 | Single County Drainage Improvements|Section 6131.61 | Oath of Witnesses.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|In any hearing provided for in sections 6131.01 to 6131.64, inclusive, of the Revised Code, before a board of county commissioners, at which testimony to determine any fact is to be received, an oath as in trials in the court of common pleas shall be administered to all witnesses before they testify. Such oath may be administered by the president of the board.
Ohio Rev Code § 6131.631 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6131 | Single County Drainage Improvements|Section 6131.631 | New Single Span Bridge or Culvert or Extension of Existing Culvert Limiting Future Deepening of Public Watercourse.

Effective: March 24, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 340 - 133rd General Assembly|(A) When construction of a new single span bridge or culvert or extension of an existing culvert that will limit the future deepening of a public watercourse is contemplated in connection with the construction of a state highway or other public improvement, the director of transportation or other public agency proposing the construction shall file plans for the construction with the clerk of the board of county commissioners of the county in which the construction or improvement is to be constructed. (B) The clerk shall immediately refer the plans to the county engineer who shall review the proposed location, both horizontal and vertical, of the proposed structures and the effect of the proposed improvements on any other improvements and on any highways in the area. (C) The county engineer shall file, within sixty days, with the clerk of the board of county commissioners and the director of transportation or other public agency a report of the review with such recommendations for change, amendment, or alteration in the plans for the proposed improvement as the engineer may determine to be necessary in the public interest. (D) When the plans for the proposed improvements as presented, or as amended pursuant to the county engineer's recommendations, are approved by the county engineer, the engineer shall file, within sixty days, a certificate of approval with the clerk of the board of county commissioners. If the engineer does not file such a report of the engineer's review with the clerk within sixty days after the date that the plans were referred to the engineer, the engineer's approval shall be presumed by the clerk. (E) The improvement shall then be constructed in accordance with the approved plans at the expense of the department of transportation or other public agency.
Ohio Rev Code § 6131.64 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6131 | Single County Drainage Improvements|Section 6131.64 | Vacation of Ditch or Drain.

Effective: March 24, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 340 - 133rd General Assembly|(A) Upon a petition being filed and a bond given as provided for the location and construction of an improvement, and upon the same proceedings with notice to interested parties for a hearing upon the petition, and with the same hearing as is provided for the location of an improvement, the board of county commissioners may determine whether any ditch or drain described in the petition has ceased to be a public utility, whether the public welfare no longer demands the maintenance thereof, and whether its vacation will be to the advantage of the public welfare. (B) If the board finds that the vacation of the ditch or drain will be conducive to the public welfare, it may declare the same to be vacated and abandoned as a public ditch or drain and its location and establishment held for naught. The private rights of persons acquired by reason of the location and establishment of the ditch or drain shall not be interfered with nor impaired without due compensation being made, which compensation may be assessed on property that is benefited by the vacation of the ditch or drain. (C) All proceedings relating to the vacation of a ditch or drain shall be conducted in accordance with this chapter, with all rights of appeal as provided in such sections.
Ohio Rev Code § 6133.01 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6133 | Joint County Drainage Improvements|Section 6133.01 | Joint County Drainage Improvements Definitions.

Effective: March 24, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 340 - 133rd General Assembly|As used in this chapter: (A) "Owner," "person," "public corporation," "land," "benefit," and "improvement" have the same meanings as in section 6131.01 of the Revised Code. (B) "Lead county" means the county in which the majority of the initial length of a joint county drainage improvement would be located, as specified in an original petition filed under section 6133.02 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 6133.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6133 | Joint County Drainage Improvements|Section 6133.02 | Hearing - Filing Petition.

Effective: March 24, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 340 - 133rd General Assembly|(A) When an improvement is proposed to be located in or benefits or damages land in two or more counties, the proceeding shall be conducted by a joint board of county commissioners consisting of the members of the boards of county commissioners of the several counties in which land may be benefited or damaged by the proposed improvement.  (B) The petition for a joint county drainage improvement shall be filed with the clerk of the board of county commissioners of the lead county.
Ohio Rev Code § 6133.03 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6133 | Joint County Drainage Improvements|Section 6133.03 | Procedure of Joint Board.

Effective: March 24, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 340 - 133rd General Assembly|(A) A joint board of county commissioners may do all the things that a board of county commissioners may do in a single county improvement, and shall be governed by and be subject to sections 6131.01 to 6131.64 of the Revised Code, relating to single county ditches insofar as applicable.  (B) Except as otherwise provided for in this chapter, a petition for a joint county improvement shall proceed before the joint board of county commissioners the same as if the joint board were a board of county commissioners representing a county that included all the territory of all the counties represented by the commissioners on the joint board, except as otherwise modified in accordance with this chapter.  (C) The cost of a joint county improvement shall be paid by the counties affected by such improvement, in proportion to their total drainage assessments, or as otherwise apportioned by the joint board, for such improvement. To meet its portion of such cost, a board of county commissioners may borrow such sums of money as are apportioned to the county, and may issue and sell the bonds of the county to secure the payment of the principal and interest of the sum borrowed. Such principal and interest shall be paid as provided in section 133.26 of the Revised Code.  (D) All owners affected by the proceedings for a joint county improvement shall have all the rights and remedies given them in the case of single county improvements. All rights of appeal and all other rights or remedies as provided in Chapter 6131. of the Revised Code apply to joint county improvements.
Ohio Rev Code § 6133.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6133 | Joint County Drainage Improvements|Section 6133.04 | Organization of Joint Board.

Effective: March 24, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 340 - 133rd General Assembly|(A) On the date fixed by the clerk of the board of county commissioners with whom the petition was filed, the board of county commissioners from each of the counties affected by a proposed joint county improvement shall meet and organize a joint board of county commissioners by electing one of their number president.  (B) The clerk of the board of county commissioners of the lead county shall act as clerk and administrator of the joint board and shall enter the findings of the joint board in the journal of the board of county commissioners of the clerk's county, shall do all things required to be done by the clerk, and shall make the final record of the improvement in the clerk's county. The clerk shall provide copies of all proceedings with the clerks of the boards of all affected counties.  (C) A majority of the county commissioners constituting the joint board shall constitute a quorum. All decisions of the joint board shall be made by a vote of a majority of the county commissioners constituting the joint board.  (D) The director of natural resources shall be a member ex officio of the joint board and may participate, either in person or through a designated representative, in deliberations and proceedings of the joint board but shall have no vote except in case of a tie, in which case the proceedings shall be adjourned for thirty days, during which time the director shall review the proceedings and cast the deciding vote. The vote shall be recorded in the journal.  (E) After the view of a proposed improvement by the joint board of county commissioners, all hearings shall be held in the lead county unless a majority of the joint board of county commissioners agree to an alternative location. (F) When the joint board of county commissioners is formed, the joint board of county commissioners shall be administered by the lead county's elected officials, including the lead county's county engineer, county recorder, county auditor, county prosecutor, common pleas judges, county treasurer, and clerk of the board of county commissioners.