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Ohio Rev Code § 302.12 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 3 | Counties|Chapter 302 | Alternative Form of County Government|Section 302.12 | Board to Be Policy-Determining Body - Powers and Duties.

Effective: January 23, 1963|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 105th General Assembly|The board of county commissioners is the policy-determining body of the county. Except as otherwise provided by sections 302.01 to 302.24, inclusive, of the Revised Code, it has all the powers and duties vested by law in boards of county commissioners. All powers and duties which may be vested by law in counties or in county officers or agencies, or which may be transferred to the county by action of a township or municipality under authority of Section 1 of Article X, Ohio Constitution, and which are not assigned by law to any department, office, or body existing under the alternative form of government in force, shall be exercised or performed by the board or by the department, office, or body designated by resolution of the board.
Ohio Rev Code § 302.14 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 3 | Counties|Chapter 302 | Alternative Form of County Government|Section 302.14 | County Executive.

Effective: July 2, 1967|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 154 - 107th General Assembly|There shall be a county executive, who shall be the chief executive officer of the county. He shall be either an elective county executive as provided for in section 302.15 of the Revised Code, or an appointive county executive as provided for in section 302.16 of the Revised Code.In case of the absence or disability of the county executive as determined by the board of county commissioners, his duties shall be performed during his absence or disability by whomsoever the board of county commissioners designates by resolution.
Ohio Rev Code § 302.15 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 3 | Counties|Chapter 302 | Alternative Form of County Government|Section 302.15 | Elective Executive Plan.

Effective: July 2, 1967|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 154 - 107th General Assembly|In a county adopting the elective executive plan the chief executive officer shall be known as the county executive. The county executive shall be elected at the first regular county general election following the adoption of the alternative form and shall hold his office for a term of four years. Only an elector of the county shall be eligible for election as county executive and shall be nominated and elected in the manner provided by general law for county officers.In case the office of county executive is or becomes vacant by reason of death, resignation, or removal, it shall be filled by the board of county commissioners for the unexpired term.In the elective executive plan, the salary of the first county executive, for his first term, shall be one hundred and sixty per cent of that established by section 325.10 of the Revised Code for a member of the board of county commissioners in the county. For all subsequent county executives and terms, the salary shall be fixed by the board of county commissioners one year prior to the county executive's term of office.
Ohio Rev Code § 302.16 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 3 | Counties|Chapter 302 | Alternative Form of County Government|Section 302.16 | Appointive Executive Plan.

Effective: July 2, 1967|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 154 - 107th General Assembly|In a county adopting the appointive executive plan, the county executive shall be an elector of the county and appointed by the board of county commissioners. No persons elected to membership on the board of county commissioners shall thereafter be eligible for appointment as county executive until the conclusion of one year after the expiration of the term for which he was elected.The county executive shall be appointed for an indefinite term, but may be removed by the board of county commissioners.In the appointive executive plan, the salary of the county executive shall be fixed by the board of county commissioners.
Ohio Rev Code § 302.17 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 3 | Counties|Chapter 302 | Alternative Form of County Government|Section 302.17 | County Executive Responsibilities.

Effective: October 16, 1961|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 855 - 104th General Assembly|The county executive shall be responsible for the proper administration of the affairs of the county placed in his charge, and, by resolution of the board of county commissioners, may serve as the head of any county department created by the board pursuant to sections 302.01 to 302.24, inclusive, of the Revised Code, provided he has the qualifications required by law.
Ohio Rev Code § 302.19 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 3 | Counties|Chapter 302 | Alternative Form of County Government|Section 302.19 | Additional Duties.

Effective: October 16, 1961|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 855 - 104th General Assembly|In addition to other powers and duties provided in sections 302.01 to 302.24, inclusive, of the Revised Code, the county executive shall:(A) Prepare and recommend to the board of county commissioners the annual tax budget and county appropriation resolution;(B) Keep the board advised of the financial condition and future needs of the county;(C) Prepare and submit to the board such measures as he deems necessary for the conduct of the county's business;(D) Attend meetings of the board of county commissioners and take part in the discussion of all matters before the board;(E) Prepare and submit to the board of county commissioners such reports on the operations of any departments, offices, and bodies under his control as may be required by the board.
Ohio Rev Code § 302.20 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 3 | Counties|Chapter 302 | Alternative Form of County Government|Section 302.20 | County Department of Finance - Duties.

Effective: July 1, 1985|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly|If established under this chapter, the department of finance shall:(A) Maintain a complete system of accounts of the financial transactions of the county and of the department and shall determine the form of the financial records and accounts to be kept by a county department, office, or agency. The accounting system shall be so designed as to avoid the keeping of duplicate records of tax and other financial transactions insofar as is consistent with proper accounting control.(B) Examine and determine the regularity, legality, and correctness of each expenditure, claim, voucher, or payroll against the county, and the county auditor shall draw warrants on the county treasurer for the payment of such expenditure, claim, voucher, or payroll when approved by the department of finance and only when so approved.(C) Transfer temporarily deputies or employees from one office or department of the county to another to promote efficiency and economy, except that any transfers of employees of an elected officer shall be made only with the consent of such officer, and except that no persons appointed by the sheriff may at any time be so transferred.
Ohio Rev Code § 302.201 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 3 | Counties|Chapter 302 | Alternative Form of County Government|Section 302.201 | Department of Law - Duties of Director of Law.

Effective: July 2, 1967|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 154 - 107th General Assembly|If established under the provisions of Chapter 302. of the Revised Code, the department of law shall be administered by a director of law who shall be an attorney-at-law admitted to the practice of law in this state. The director of law shall serve as legal advisor to the board of county commissioners, the county executive, and the county departments, offices, and agencies responsible to the board and the county executive. The director of law shall give written opinions as to the law when specifically requested so to do by the board or the county executive, act as counsel for the board and the county executive in any proceeding instituted by or against the board or the county executive, and perform any other legal duties assigned by the board of county commissioners or the county executive.
Ohio Rev Code § 302.202 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 3 | Counties|Chapter 302 | Alternative Form of County Government|Section 302.202 | Department of Personnel - Powers and Duties.

Effective: July 1, 2007|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 187 - 126th General Assembly|If established under this chapter, the department of personnel shall make and promulgate personnel rules that, when adopted by the board of county commissioners after public hearing, shall be the sole basis for determining the provisions and procedures of the county personnel system. Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 124. of the Revised Code, personnel rules adopted by the board of county commissioners pursuant to this section, may provide for, but need not be limited to, the following:(A) Classification of all county positions, which classification shall be based on the duties, authority, and responsibility of each position;(B) A pay plan for all county positions, which pay plan may include fringe benefits as may be determined by the board of county commissioners, in addition to salary;(C) Certification of payrolls as to compliance with the pay plan and the personnel rules;(D) The method of holding competitive tests for determining the merit and fitness of candidates for appointment and promotion;(E) The establishment, maintenance, and certification of eligible lists for filling vacancies;(F) The order and manner in which lay-offs may be effected;(G) The procedure for suspension and removal of employees, which procedure shall include provisions for appeals from orders of suspension or removal or other disciplinary action;(H) The hours of work, the attendance regulations, and the provisions for sick and vacation leave;(I) Other practices and procedures necessary to the administration of the county personnel system.
Ohio Rev Code § 302.203 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 3 | Counties|Chapter 302 | Alternative Form of County Government|Section 302.203 | Department of Detention and Correction - Powers and Duties.

Effective: July 2, 1967|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 154 - 107th General Assembly|If established under the provisions of Chapter 302. of the Revised Code, the department of detention and correction shall assume all of the responsibility for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of an adult detention and correction administration for the county. Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 341. of the Revised Code, the department of detention and correction shall assume all responsibility for county jails assigned by that chapter to the county sheriff and shall make and promulgate rules and regulations for the care and custody of prisoners and the maintenance and operation of the county jail. Such rules and regulations shall be subject to approval of the joint session of the court of common pleas.
Ohio Rev Code § 302.204 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 3 | Counties|Chapter 302 | Alternative Form of County Government|Section 302.204 | Department of Water and Sewers - Duties and Functions.

Effective: July 2, 1967|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 154 - 107th General Assembly|If established under the provisions of Chapter 302. of the Revised Code, the department of water and sewers shall assume all duties and perform all functions related to the operation of the county's sewer and water systems. The board of county commissioners may create a board of trustees to serve at its pleasure and may assign to such board such functions and responsibilities as are by law delegated to the board of county commissioners in Chapters 6117. and 6103. of the Revised Code as they pertain to the operation of a county sewer system and a county water system.
Ohio Rev Code § 302.21 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 3 | Counties|Chapter 302 | Alternative Form of County Government|Section 302.21 | Agreements With Other Political Subdivisions.

Effective: March 16, 1969|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 108th General Assembly|The board of county commissioners as provided in section 302.22 of the Revised Code may enter into an agreement with the legislative authority of any municipal corporation, township, port authority, water or sewer district, school district, library district, health district, park district, soil and water conservation district, water conservancy district, or other taxing district, or with the board of any other county, and such legislative authorities may enter into agreements with the board, whereby such board undertakes, and is authorized by the contracting subdivision, to exercise any power, perform any function, or render any service, in behalf of the contracting subdivision or its legislative authority, which such subdivision or legislative authority may exercise, perform, or render.Upon the execution of such agreement and within the limitations prescribed by it, the board may exercise the same powers as the contracting subdivision possesses with respect to the performance of any function or the rendering of any service, which, by such agreement, it undertakes to perform or render, and all powers necessary or incidental thereto, as amply as such powers are possessed and exercised by the contracting subdivision directly. In the absence in such agreement of provisions determining by what officer, office, department, agency, or authority, the powers and duties of the board shall be exercised or performed, the board shall, within the limits of this section, determine and assign such powers and duties to any officer or officers of county government including the auditor, treasurer, engineer, recorder, coroner, sheriff, and prosecuting attorney. Any agreement authorized by this section shall not suspend the possession by a contracting subdivision of any power or function exercised or performed by the board in pursuance of such agreement. Nor shall the board, by virtue of any agreement entered into under this section, acquire any power to levy taxes within and in behalf of a contracting subdivision unless approved by a majority of the electors of the contracting subdivision.The boards of county commissioners of any two or more counties may contract with each other or by contract create any joint agency to exercise any power, perform any function, or render any service which any board of county commissioners may exercise, perform, or render.
Ohio Rev Code § 302.22 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 3 | Counties|Chapter 302 | Alternative Form of County Government|Section 302.22 | Agreements With Other Political Subdivisions to Provide for Payment.

Effective: October 16, 1961|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 855 - 104th General Assembly|Every agreement entered into under sections 302.21 to 302.24, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall provide, either in specific terms or by prescribing a method for determining the amounts, for any payments to be made by the contracting subdivision into the county treasury, in consideration of the performance of the agreement. In cases where it is deemed practicable, the agreement may provide that payment shall be made by the retention in the treasury of the amounts due from taxes collected for the contracting subdivision and the county auditor and county treasurer shall be governed by any such provision in settling the accounts for such taxes.Any agreement entered into by and between two or more boards of county commissioners shall specify the method of payment for the joint exercise of any power, the joint performing of any function, or the joint rendering of any service, which method of payment shall be authorized and binding on the counties so long as the agreement is in effect.
Ohio Rev Code § 302.23 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 3 | Counties|Chapter 302 | Alternative Form of County Government|Section 302.23 | Rescinding Agreements With Other Political Subdivisions.

Effective: October 16, 1961|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 855 - 104th General Assembly|In the absence from an agreement entered into under sections 302.21 to 302.24, inclusive, of the Revised Code, of a specification of its own duration, such agreement shall continue in effect until it is rescinded. Every such agreement, whether for a definite term or of indefinite duration, may provide for its own rescission. In the absence of any such provision, such agreement may, at any time, be rescinded by the agreement of both parties, and may at any time be rescinded by resolution of either party to the agreement, effective at the end of the fiscal year.
Ohio Rev Code § 302.24 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 3 | Counties|Chapter 302 | Alternative Form of County Government|Section 302.24 | Agreements With Other Political Subdivisions Transferring Property.

Effective: October 16, 1961|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 855 - 104th General Assembly|Any agreement entered into under sections 302.21 to 302.24, inclusive, of the Revised Code, may provide for the transfer to the board of county commissioners of any property, real or personal, used or useful, in the performance of functions or the rendering of services under such agreement. Such transfer may include the proceeds of bonds issued or to be issued by the contracting subdivision, appropriate to the powers, functions, or services under the agreement, such proceeds to be expended by the board subject to the same conditions as would govern the contracting subdivision. Such transfer may convey the absolute title to such property, subject, in the case of the disposal or encumbrance of such real property by the board, to the consent of the legislative authority of the contracting subdivision; or may convey its use only, or any estate or title less than absolute; may limit the power of the board to dispose of such property; and may provide for its return, disposition, division, or distribution, in the event of the rescission or expiration of the agreement.
Ohio Rev Code § 303.01 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 3 | Counties|Chapter 303 | County Rural Zoning; Renewal of Slums and Blighted Areas|Section 303.01 | County Rural Zoning - Agriculture Defined.

Effective: June 4, 2012|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 276 - 129th General Assembly|As used in sections 303.02 to 303.25 of the Revised Code, "agriculture" includes farming; ranching; algaculture meaning the farming of algae; aquaculture; apiculture; horticulture; viticulture; animal husbandry, including, but not limited to, the care and raising of livestock, equine, and fur-bearing animals; poultry husbandry and the production of poultry and poultry products; dairy production; the production of field crops, tobacco, fruits, vegetables, nursery stock, ornamental shrubs, ornamental trees, flowers, sod, or mushrooms; timber; pasturage; any combination of the foregoing; and the processing, drying, storage, and marketing of agricultural products when those activities are conducted in conjunction with, but are secondary to, such husbandry or production.
Ohio Rev Code § 303.021 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 3 | Counties|Chapter 303 | County Rural Zoning; Renewal of Slums and Blighted Areas|Section 303.021 | Designating Street Names and Assigning Numbers to Buildings.

Effective: September 29, 1955|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 277 - 101st General Assembly|The board of county commissioners may designate street names and assign numbers to buildings along streets in unincorporated areas. The owners of such buildings shall number or renumber such buildings in accordance with the numbers assigned by the county commissioners.
Ohio Rev Code § 303.023 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 3 | Counties|Chapter 303 | County Rural Zoning; Renewal of Slums and Blighted Areas|Section 303.023 | Prior Planned-Unit Developments Continue to Be Governed by Regulations in Effect at Time of Approval or Modification.

Effective: July 26, 1989|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 164 - 118th General Assembly|Any planned-unit development regulations adopted in accordance with section 303.12 of the Revised Code, or any planned-unit developments constructed or approved in a preliminary or final form, under the provisions of a zoning resolution adopted prior to the effective date of this section, if otherwise lawful had they originated on that date, shall be deemed to have been lawful from their origin and the developments shall continue to be governed by regulations in effect at the time of approval, or as modified.
Ohio Rev Code § 303.03 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 3 | Counties|Chapter 303 | County Rural Zoning; Renewal of Slums and Blighted Areas|Section 303.03 | Adoption of Resolution of Intention to Proceed With County Rural Zoning.

Effective: August 22, 1995|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 99 - 121st General Assembly|Before availing itself of the powers conferred in section 303.02 of the Revised Code, the board of county commissioners shall pass a resolution declaring its intention to proceed under sections 303.01 to 303.25 of the Revised Code. The board may act in the following manner:(A) It may adopt such a resolution upon its own initiative.(B) It shall adopt such a resolution if there is presented to it a petition, signed by a number of qualified voters residing in the unincorporated area of each township or part of that unincorporated area to be included in the zoning plan equal to not less than eight per cent of the total vote cast for all candidates for governor in such area at the most recent general election at which a governor was elected, requesting the board to proceed with county rural zoning under such sections.
Ohio Rev Code § 303.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 3 | Counties|Chapter 303 | County Rural Zoning; Renewal of Slums and Blighted Areas|Section 303.04 | County Rural Zoning Commission.

Effective: July 22, 1998|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 388 - 122nd General Assembly|The board of county commissioners of any county proceeding under sections 303.01 to 303.25 of the Revised Code, shall create and establish a county rural zoning commission. The commission shall be composed of five members who reside in the unincorporated area of the county to be zoned, to be appointed by the board. The board of county commissioners may appoint two alternate members to the county rural zoning commission, for terms to be determined by the board of county commissioners. An alternate member shall take the place of an absent regular member at any meeting of the county rural zoning commission, according to procedures prescribed by resolution by the board of county commissioners. An alternate member shall meet the same appointment criteria as a regular member. When attending a meeting on behalf of an absent member, the alternate member may vote on any matter on which the absent member is authorized to vote. The terms of the regular members shall be of such length and so arranged that the term of one member will expire each year. Where there is a county or regional planning commission the board of county commissioners may appoint qualified members of such commission who reside in the unincorporated area of the county to serve on the county rural zoning commission. Each regular or alternate member shall serve until the member's successor is appointed and qualified. Members of the zoning commission shall be removable for nonperformance of duty, misconduct in office, or other cause by the board, upon written charges being filed with the board, after a public hearing has been held regarding such charges, and after a copy of the charges has been served upon the member so charged at least ten days prior to the hearing, either personally, by registered mail, or by leaving such copy at the member's usual place of residence. The member shall be given an opportunity to be heard and answer such charges. Vacancies shall be filled by the board and shall be for the unexpired term.