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Ohio Rev Code § 6117.09 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6117 | Sewer Districts; County Sewers|Section 6117.09 | Appeal to Probate Court.

Effective: October 22, 1972|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 397 - 109th General Assembly|Any owner of property to be assessed or taxed for an improvement under sections 6117.01 to 6117.45 or sections 6103.01 to 6103.30 of the Revised Code, may appeal to the probate court from the action of the board of county commissioners in determining to proceed with the improvement in regard to any of the following matters:(A) The necessity of the improvement, including the question whether the cost of the improvement will exceed the benefits resulting therefrom;(B) Boundaries of the assessment district;(C) The tentative apportionment of the assessment.Such appeal shall be effected within ten days after the passage of the resolution to proceed with the improvement. No appeal shall be allowed from said decision of the board except as to the tentative apportionment of the assessment if the owners of land tentatively assessed for at least eighty-five per cent of the cost of said improvement under sections 6117.01 to 6117.45, or sections 6103.01 to 6103.30 of the Revised Code, have consented in writing to the action of the board in determining to proceed with said improvement. If such an appeal to the probate court has been perfected by any property owner prior to procuring such consent in writing of the owners of land tentatively assessed for at least eighty-five per cent of the cost of said improvement, the probate court before whom such appeal is pending, on the motion of the board or any owner of land assessed for said improvements, shall dismiss so much of said appeal as refers to the necessity of the improvement or the boundaries of said district upon the introduction of satisfactory proof of such written consent of the owners of land tentatively assessed for at least eighty-five per cent of the cost of the improvement as provided for in this section. Such property owner may also appeal from the decision of the board in refusing to grant the prayer of any petition for improvements under sections 6117.01 to 6117.40 of the Revised Code. If the director of environmental protection has made an order declaring that any improvement is necessary for the public health and welfare as provided in section 6117.34 or 6103.17 of the Revised Code, no property owner shall have the right to appeal from the action of the board declaring such improvement necessary.
Ohio Rev Code § 6117.10 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6117 | Sewer Districts; County Sewers|Section 6117.10 | Appeal When Improvement Is Located in Two or More Counties.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|Any person, firm, or corporation desiring to appeal to the probate court as provided in section 6117.09 of the Revised Code, when the improvement is located in two or more counties, may appeal to the probate court of the county in which property of such appellant to be assessed for such improvement is located.Any person, firm, or corporation desiring to appeal from the final order or judgment of the board upon any of the questions mentioned in such section, shall on or before the date of the passage of the improvement resolution give notice in writing of an intention to appeal, specifying therein the matters to be appealed from. The board shall fix the amount of the bond to be given by the appellant, which amount shall be reasonable, and shall make an entry thereof upon its journal. The appellant within ten days thereafter shall file with the county auditor a bond in the amount so fixed with sureties to be approved by the auditor, and such bond shall be conditioned to pay all costs made on the appeal if the appellant fails to sustain such appeal or the same is dismissed.
Ohio Rev Code § 6117.11 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6117 | Sewer Districts; County Sewers|Section 6117.11 | Appeal When Petition for Improvement Is Dismissed.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|In case the petition for an improvement is dismissed, or the prayer thereof is not granted, then a person, firm, or corporation desiring to appeal therefrom must give the notice provided for in section 6117.10 of the Revised Code, on the date when the order is made dismissing said petition, or refusing to grant the prayer thereof, and file the bond required within the time prescribed in such section.
Ohio Rev Code § 6117.12 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6117 | Sewer Districts; County Sewers|Section 6117.12 | Appeal by Guardian of Minors or Other Persons Under Disability.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The guardian of minors or other persons under disability may appeal to the probate court as provided in sections 6117.09 to 6117.11, inclusive, of the Revised Code, without giving bond for the payments of costs. The taking of such appeal must first be authorized by the court which appointed such guardian. The probate court shall make an entry showing such disability on the journal. The estates of such persons shall be liable for all costs adjudged against them or their legal representatives.
Ohio Rev Code § 6117.13 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6117 | Sewer Districts; County Sewers|Section 6117.13 | Transmission of Original Papers in Proceedings and Certified Transcript of Record.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|Within ten days after the filing of an appeal bond provided for in section 6117.10 or 6117.11 of the Revised Code, or the making of the entry provided for in section 6117.12 of the Revised Code, the board of county commissioners shall transmit to the probate court the original papers in the proceedings, and a certified transcript of the record of said board of all proceedings in connection therewith. Upon receipt thereof, the probate judge shall forthwith docket the cause, and the appellants shall be designated as the plaintiffs, and the board shall be designated as the defendant.
Ohio Rev Code § 6117.14 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6117 | Sewer Districts; County Sewers|Section 6117.14 | Hearing on Appeal.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The probate judge shall designate a day not exceeding five days after the docketing of the cause as provided in section 6117.13 of the Revised Code for the hearing of all preliminary questions and motions on the appeal, and for the examination of the papers and proceedings. On the day so fixed, all preliminary motions and questions arising upon the appeal shall be heard and determined, and if the probate court finds that the proceedings are irregular, or that the appeal is not perfected according to law, it shall dismiss such appeal at the cost of the appellants, and certify such dismissal with its proceedings thereon to the board of county commissioners. The court may waive technical defects, errors, or omissions in such proceedings.
Ohio Rev Code § 6117.15 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6117 | Sewer Districts; County Sewers|Section 6117.15 | Trial in Probate Court.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|If the probate judge finds that an appeal under sections 6117.09 to 6117.24, inclusive, of the Revised Code, has been properly perfected, and that the proceedings are substantially regular, he shall fix a day not more than twenty days thereafter for the trial of the case, and shall publish at least twice in a newspaper of general circulation within the county a notice that such appeal has been made and stating the time and place of such trial. The first publication shall be at least fifteen days before such trial, and the second publication shall be at least eight days before such trial. At the time so fixed the parties shall offer their evidence to the court upon the matters appealed from. The rules of law and procedure governing civil cases in the court of common pleas shall apply to the trial of the cause in the probate court.
Ohio Rev Code § 6117.16 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6117 | Sewer Districts; County Sewers|Section 6117.16 | Action When More Than One Party Appeals.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|If more than one party appeals in regard to the same improvement, the probate court shall order the cases to be consolidated and tried together, but the rights of each person, firm, or corporation as to the inclusion of their property in the assessment district or as to the apportionment of the tentative assessment shall be separately determined by the court in its verdict.
Ohio Rev Code § 6117.17 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6117 | Sewer Districts; County Sewers|Section 6117.17 | Court Findings.

Effective: March 17, 1987|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 412 - 116th General Assembly|At the conclusion of the trial provided for in section 6117.15 of the Revised Code, the probate court shall find separately upon each claim for adjustment of the apportionment of the tentative assessment, if the appeal is from the judgment of the board of county commissioners in reference to apportionment of such assessment. The court shall determine whether the improvement petitioned for or granted will be necessary for the public health, convenience, or welfare, or whether the cost of it will exceed the benefit resulting from such improvement, or whether the boundaries of the assessment district should be modified, if the appeal is from an order establishing the proposed improvement or dismissing or refusing to grant the prayer of the petition or establishing the boundaries of the assessment district.If the court finds that the cost of the improvement will exceed the benefit resulting from it, it shall declare that the improvement is not necessary for the public health, convenience, or welfare. No property shall be added to the assessment district until the owners of it have been given an opportunity to be heard by the court. A notice of such hearing shall be served on such property owners by the court in the manner provided for the service of summons in civil actions. If such owners are not residents of the county, or if in any case it appears by the return of the notice that such owner cannot be found, the notice shall be published at least twice in a newspaper of general circulation within the county, and the date of such hearing shall be at least one week after service of notice or of the second publication of such notice. If a new trial is not granted for cause shown, the court shall render a judgment ordering such modification of the tentative assessment, or of the boundaries of the assessment district as the court determines. The court shall also make a finding for or against the improvement.
Ohio Rev Code § 6117.18 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6117 | Sewer Districts; County Sewers|Section 6117.18 | Record - Costs.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The probate judge shall make a record of all proceedings before him, and tax the cost in favor of the prevailing party and against the losing party. If more than one matter is appealed from, and a party prevails as to one matter and loses as to another, the probate court shall determine how much of the costs each party shall pay. The costs on motions or continuance and the like shall be taxed and paid as the court directs. If there are several persons upon the side taxed with costs the court shall apportion the costs equitably among them, and in case several persons are interested on one side of the case and part of them fail, the court shall make such order as to costs as it deems equitable. In cases not specifically provided for, the court shall render such judgment in respect to costs as is equitable. The board of county commissioners shall pay any costs adjudged against it out of the county treasury.
Ohio Rev Code § 6117.19 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6117 | Sewer Districts; County Sewers|Section 6117.19 | Appeal Made in Reference to Necessity of Improvement.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|If an appeal has been made in reference to the necessity of the improvement as provided in section 6117.09 of the Revised Code, and it appears from the transcript certified to the board of county commissioners by the probate judge that the proposed improvement is not necessary for the public health, convenience, and welfare, or that the cost thereof will exceed the benefits resulting from such improvement, the board shall abandon the improvement. If it appears from such transcript that the improvement is necessary for the public health, convenience, and welfare and that the cost thereof will not exceed the benefits resulting therefrom, the board may proceed with the improvement.
Ohio Rev Code § 6117.20 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6117 | Sewer Districts; County Sewers|Section 6117.20 | Appeal Made in Reference to Boundaries of Assessment District or to Tentative Assessment.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|If an appeal has been made in reference to the boundaries of the assessment district or to the tentative assessment as provided in section 6117.09 of the Revised Code, and it appears from the transcript certified to the board of county commissioners by the probate judge that the boundaries of the assessment district should be changed or that the tentative assessment should be modified, the board may make such changes or modifications and proceed with the improvement, provided that the necessity of such improvement has not been denied by the probate court or the cost thereof found to exceed the benefits resulting from such improvement.
Ohio Rev Code § 6117.21 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6117 | Sewer Districts; County Sewers|Section 6117.21 | Judgment Establishing Improvement.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|If an appeal is taken from the order of the board of county commissioners dismissing or refusing to grant the prayer of the petition, and the probate court finds in favor of the improvement, it shall render judgment establishing such improvement, unless it grants a new trial, and the improvement shall henceforth be established unless the judgment of said court is reversed on appeal.
Ohio Rev Code § 6117.22 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6117 | Sewer Districts; County Sewers|Section 6117.22 | Fees and Compensation of Officers.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|For their services required on appeal the officers and other persons mentioned in sections 6117.01 to 6117.40, inclusive, of the Revised Code, are entitled to the fees and compensation which they are entitled to by law for like services in other cases.
Ohio Rev Code § 6117.23 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6117 | Sewer Districts; County Sewers|Section 6117.23 | Appeal From Probate Court.

Effective: March 12, 2001|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 549 - 123rd General Assembly|The final judgment of the probate court may be reviewed on appeal as in other cases. If an appeal is prosecuted from the judgment of the probate court as to the necessity of the improvement, the construction of the improvement shall be deferred until the appeal is finally disposed of. If an appeal is prosecuted from the judgment of the court as to the inclusion of any property in the assessment district or as to the apportionment of the tentative assessment, the board of county commissioners may proceed with the construction of the improvement in accordance with the transcript of the probate court and thereafter shall adjust those matters to the extent necessary in accordance with their final adjudication.
Ohio Rev Code § 6117.24 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6117 | Sewer Districts; County Sewers|Section 6117.24 | Manifest Error in Proceedings.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|Any court in which an action is brought to enjoin, reverse, or declare void the proceedings by which any improvement has been made or ordered to be made under sections 6117.01 to 6117.45, inclusive, or 6103.02 to 6103.30, inclusive, of the Revised Code, or to enjoin a collection of a tax or assessment levied for such purpose, or any part thereof, or to which appeal is taken under section 6117.09 of the Revised Code to declare the improvement unnecessary or to amend the boundaries of any assessment district, or to modify the tentative assessment prior to the construction of any improvement, if there is manifest error in such proceedings affecting the right of the plaintiff in such action, may set such proceedings aside as to him without affecting the rights or liabilities of the other parties in interest.The court shall allow parol testimony that said improvement will be conducive to the public health, convenience, and welfare and that any steps required by law for an improvement have been substantially complied with, notwithstanding any errors or defects in any record required to be kept by any board or officer, and without finding error the court may correct any gross injustice in the assessment made by the board of county commissioners. The court on the final hearing shall make such order as it deems equitable, and order any tax or assessment levied against the plaintiff to remain on the duplicate for collection, or order it to be levied in whole or in part, or perpetually enjoin it or any part thereof, or if it has been paid under protest, order the whole or such part thereof as it deems proper to be refunded. The cost of such action shall be apportioned among the parties or paid out of the county treasury as the court directs.
Ohio Rev Code § 6117.25 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6117 | Sewer Districts; County Sewers|Section 6117.25 | Payment for Costs of Improvement.

Effective: September 23, 2008|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 562 - 127th General Assembly|(A) The board of county commissioners may pay the whole or any part of the cost of constructing, maintaining, repairing, or operating any improvement provided for in this chapter, including the payment of a county sanitary engineer and the sanitary engineer's assistants and other necessary expenses. Insofar as such expenses relate to the construction of a permanent improvement, they may be considered as part of the cost of such improvement and bonds may be issued therefor. (B) Bonds and notes in anticipation thereof, including bonds issued in anticipation of the collection of assessments deferred pursuant to sections 6117.061 and 6117.33 of the Revised Code, may be issued by the board pursuant to Chapter 133. of the Revised Code, to finance any such improvement, provided that where a separate issue of bonds is issued in anticipation of the collection of deferred assessments, the first principal maturity of such bonds may be not later than five years from the date of such bonds. Bonds issued in anticipation of the collection of assessments deferred pursuant to sections 6117.061 and 6117.33 of the Revised Code and notes issued in anticipation of such bonds shall be considered for all purposes under this chapter and Chapter 133. of the Revised Code as being bonds or notes issued in anticipation of the levy or collection of special assessments.(C) Bonds may be issued by the board under Chapter 165. of the Revised Code to finance such improvements payable solely from revenues generated by the improvements.
Ohio Rev Code § 6117.27 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6117 | Sewer Districts; County Sewers|Section 6117.27 | Contracts for Construction of Improvements.

Effective: December 9, 1967|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 428 - 107th General Assembly|After the issuance and sale of bonds or certificates of indebtedness, as provided in sections 6117.01 to 6117.45, inclusive, of the Revised Code, the board of county commissioners shall enter into a written contract in accordance with sections 307.86 to 307.92, inclusive, of the Revised Code. The contract shall be between the board and the bidder, and the board shall pay the contract price in cash. Such payment may be made in proper installments as the work progresses. When there is reason to believe that there is collusion or combination among the bidders, the bids of those concerned therein shall be rejected. Whenever it becomes necessary, in the opinion of such board, in the prosecution of any such work or improvements, to make alterations or modifications in such contract, such alterations or modifications shall only be made by such board by resolution. Such resolution shall be of no effect until the prices to be paid for work or material, or both, caused by such alterations or modifications, have been agreed upon in writing and signed by the contractor and said board. No contractor for any such work shall recover anything for additional work or materials required by any alterations or modifications or for any other cause due to such alterations or modifications, unless such contract is made as provided in this section, nor shall he in any event recover for such work or materials or other cause more than the agreed price. The money derived from the lawfully authorized bonds or certificates of indebtedness sold as provided in section 6117.25 of the Revised Code, shall not thereafter be considered unappropriated until the county is fully discharged from such contract.