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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 729 | Assessments - Sidewalks; Sewers › Section 729.06 | Requiring Installation of Sewer or Water Connections.

Effective:
January 1, 1962
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 262 - 104th General Assembly
In addition to the power conferred upon municipal corporations under section 727.01 of the Revised Code to levy and collect special assessments, the legislative authority of a municipal corporation may require the installation of sewer or water connections and assess the cost thereof as provided in this section.
Whenever the legislative authority of a municipal corporation deems it necessary, in view of contemplated street paving or as a sanitary regulation, that sewer or water connections or both be installed, the legislative authority shall cause written notice thereof to be given to the owner of each lot or parcel of land to which such connections are to be made, which notice shall state the number and the character of connections required.
The notice under this section shall be served by the clerk of the legislative authority, or a person designated by such clerk, upon the owners of the lots or parcels of land to which such connections are to be made in the same manner as service of summons in civil cases, or by certified mail addressed to such owner at his last known address or to the address to which tax bills are sent, or by a combination of the foregoing methods. If it appears by the return of service or the return of the certified mail notice that one or more of such owners cannot be found, such owners shall be served by publication of the notice once in a newspaper of general circulation within the municipal corporation. The return of the person serving the notice or a certified copy thereof or a returned receipt for notice forwarded by certified mail accepted by the addressee or anyone purporting to act for him shall be prima-facie evidence of the service of notice under this section.
If said connections are not installed within thirty days from the date of service of such notice, the work may be done by the municipal corporation and the cost thereof together with a forfeiture of five per cent, assessed against the lots and lands for which such connections are made.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 729 | Assessments - Sidewalks; Sewers › Section 729.07 | List of Estimated Assessments.

Effective:
January 1, 1962
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 262 - 104th General Assembly
Upon completion of the construction or repair of sidewalks, curbs, or gutters under sections 729.01 to 729.05, inclusive, of the Revised Code, or the installing of sewer or water connections under section 729.06 of the Revised Code, the total cost of such construction, repair, or installation as defined in section 727.08 of the Revised Code, shall be ascertained and reported to the legislative authority by its clerk, and the legislative authority shall cause a list of estimated assessments to be prepared. Such list shall include the total cost of such construction, repair, or installation to each lot or land abutting upon such construction, repair, or installation and shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the legislative authority and be available for public inspection.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 729 | Assessments - Sidewalks; Sewers › Section 729.08 | Publication of Notice of Estimate.

Effective:
September 29, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly
The legislative authority of the municipal corporation shall cause a notice to be published for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipal corporation or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code, stating that such list of estimated assessments has been made and is on file in the office of the clerk of the legislative authority for the inspection and examination of persons interested therein.
If any person objects to an assessment on such list, the person shall file the objection in writing with the clerk of the legislative authority within two weeks after the expiration of the notice provided in this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 729 | Assessments - Sidewalks; Sewers › Section 729.09 | Adoption of Assessment Ordinance.

Effective:
August 25, 1981
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 68 - 114th General Assembly
The clerk of the legislative authority shall deliver the objections received under section 729.08 of the Revised Code to the legislative authority of the municipal corporation. The legislative authority shall review the written objections and shall adopt an ordinance levying upon the lots and lands enumerated in the list of estimated assessments the amounts set forth on such list with such changes or corrections as the legislative authority shall determine to be proper after consideration of the written objections filed under section 729.08 of the Revised Code. Such ordinance shall state the number of annual installments, not exceeding ten, over which the assessments shall be payable and shall establish a period of time during which the assessments shall be payable in cash.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 729 | Assessments - Sidewalks; Sewers › Section 729.10 | Procedure for Assessments.

Effective:
January 1, 1962
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 262 - 104th General Assembly
The provisions of sections 727.26 to 727.43, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall apply to and govern the proceedings taken under and the assessments levied under sections 729.01 to 729.09, inclusive, of the Revised Code. The proceedings taken under sections 729.01 to 729.10, inclusive, of the Revised Code shall be construed in accordance with the provisions of section 727.40 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 729 | Assessments - Sidewalks; Sewers › Section 729.12 | New Curbs to Have Ramped Curbing for Handicapped.

Effective:
August 12, 1975
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 85 - 111th General Assembly
All new curbs that are authorized by any municipal corporation or township, and all existing curbs which are part of any reconstruction, shall have a ramp with nonslip surface built into the curb at each pedestrian crosswalk so that the sidewalk and street blend to a common level. Such ramps shall be not less than forty inches wide and shall insofar as feasible be constructed in accordance with the standard drawings and specifications for curb ramps of the department of transportation.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 729 | Assessments - Sidewalks; Sewers › Section 729.42 | Two or More Municipal Corporations May Construct Joint Sewers.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The legislative authorities of two or more municipal corporations may provide for the construction of a main sewer and branches jointly by such municipal corporations for the sewering and draining of such municipal corporations or any part thereof, and agree upon the plan and location of such main sewer, the terms on which it shall be constructed and maintained for common use, and the portion of the cost thereof to be paid by each municipal corporation. For this purpose such municipal corporations may jointly appropriate land either within or without their respective limits.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 729 | Assessments - Sidewalks; Sewers › Section 729.43 | Payment of Cost of Joint Sewers; Exemption.

Effective:
June 30, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 26 - 132nd General Assembly
The legislative authority of each municipal corporation shall provide for assessing such portion of the cost and expenses of constructing any main sewer or drain under section 729.42 of the Revised Code as it determines to be a proper charge upon the lots and lands within the respective municipal corporations benefited thereby. Any excess over such assessment shall be paid from the sewer funds of the municipal corporations respectively, or if they or either of them are divided into sewer districts, from the sewer fund of the district directly or indirectly sewered in whole or in part thereby. If more than one district is so sewered thereby, the legislative authority shall apportion the amount to be paid by each district or assessed against the property therein, or such legislative authorities, or either, may determine to place the whole cost, or any part thereof, upon the general tax duplicate.
The portion of lots and lands owned by a railroad as defined in section 4907.02 of the Revised Code that are covered by railroad track are exempt from sewer or drain assessments required by this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 729 | Assessments - Sidewalks; Sewers › Section 729.44 | Advertisement for Bids.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The advertisement for bids for the construction of a sewer under section 729.42 of the Revised Code shall be joint, and shall be filed with the clerk of the legislative authority of the municipal corporation, and reported to the legislative authority of each such municipal corporation. Any contract made for the construction of such sewer shall be in the names of the municipal corporations jointly, but each shall be liable only for such portion of the cost as is specified in the ordinances providing therefor.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 729 | Assessments - Sidewalks; Sewers › Section 729.45 | Joint Management of Sewerage System.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Upon completion, the main sewer or drain, branches, and appurtenances constructed under section 729.42 of the Revised Code shall be the property of the municipal corporations jointly, and they may take all necessary steps to keep them in proper repair and condition and to protect them from damage and improper use. Such municipal corporations may, by ordinance jointly passed, prescribe the terms, including the price to be paid therefor, upon which other municipal corporations, public institutions, or individuals may connect with and use such main sewer or drain, and the disposition of the fund arising therefrom.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 729 | Assessments - Sidewalks; Sewers › Section 729.46 | Repairs of Sewers and Ditches.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The legislative authority of a municipal corporation may provide for the repair or reconstruction of any sewer, ditch, or drain and the proceedings for that purpose shall be the same, so far as applicable, as are required for the original construction thereof.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 729 | Assessments - Sidewalks; Sewers › Section 729.47 | Construction and Maintenance of Sewer Pumping Stations.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 361 - 100th General Assembly
The legislative authority of a municipal corporation, in accordance with Title VII of the Revised Code, may provide for the construction and maintenance of sewer pumping stations, equip them with necessary machinery and apparatus and provide the necessary buildings therefor.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 729 | Assessments - Sidewalks; Sewers › Section 729.48 | Sewerage Farm.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
A municipal corporation may purchase and hold land outside its limits, to be used as a sewerage farm, and may construct and maintain thereon all the necessary appliances for the proper disposal of the sewage of such municipal corporation, under such rules and regulations as are prescribed by the legislative authority thereof and approved by the department of health.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 729 | Assessments - Sidewalks; Sewers › Section 729.49 | Sewerage Rates or Charges of Rent.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The legislative authority of a municipal corporation which has installed or is installing sewerage, a system of sewerage, sewage pumping works, or sewage treatment or disposal works for public use, may, by ordinance, establish just and equitable rates or charges of rents to be paid to the municipal corporation for the use of such services, by every person, firm, or corporation whose premises are served by a connection thereof. Such charges shall constitute a lien upon the property served by such connection and if not paid when due shall be collected in the same manner as other municipal corporation taxes. The legislative authority may change such rates or charges from time to time as is deemed advisable. The legislative authority of a municipal corporation operating under a charter may establish such schedule of rates and provide for its administration by designating the department or officer to be charged with the enforcement of sections 729.49 to 729.52, inclusive, of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 729 | Assessments - Sidewalks; Sewers › Section 729.50 | Management and Control of Sewerage System.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
In a city the director of public service shall manage, conduct, and control the sewerage system and sewage pumping, treatment, and disposal works mentioned in section 729.49 of the Revised Code, and, when the legislative authority thereof has established a schedule of rates or charges of rents therefor, the director shall collect sewer rentals, and shall appoint the necessary officers and agents for such purposes.
When the legislative authority of a village has established a schedule of rates or charges of rents for such use, such duties shall be performed by the board of trustees of public affairs. The board shall assume all duties, in relation to sewers, imposed upon the street commissioner by section 735.32 of the Revised Code, whereupon the street commissioner shall be relieved of such duties.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 729 | Assessments - Sidewalks; Sewers › Section 729.51 | Bylaws and Regulations.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The director of public service and the board of trustees of public affairs may make such bylaws and regulations as are necessary for the safe, economical, and efficient management and protection of the sewerage system and sewage pumping, treatment, and disposal works mentioned in section 729.49 of the Revised Code, and for the construction and use of house sewers and their connections to the sewerage system. Such bylaws and regulations shall have the same effect as ordinances, when not repugnant thereto, or to the constitution or laws of the state.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 729 | Assessments - Sidewalks; Sewers › Section 729.52 | Funds From Sewer Rentals Deposited Into Sewer Fund.

Effective:
March 18, 1969
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 108th General Assembly
The funds received from the collection of sewer rentals under section 729.49 of the Revised Code shall be deposited weekly with the treasurer of the municipal corporation. Money so deposited shall be kept as a separate and distinct fund and shall be known as the sewer fund. When appropriated by the legislative authority of the municipal corporation, the fund shall be subject to the order of the director of public service of a city or of the board of trustees of public affairs of a village. The director or board shall sign all orders drawn on the treasurer of the municipal corporation against such fund, which fund shall be used for the payment of the cost of the management, maintenance, operation, and repair of the sewerage system and sewage pumping, treatment, and disposal works. Any surplus in such fund may be used for the enlargement or replacement of the system and works, for construction and reconstruction of main and interceptor storm sewers, for the payment of the interest on any debt incurred for the construction thereof, and for the creation of a sinking fund for the payment of such debt, but shall not be used for the extension of a sewerage system to serve unsewered areas or for any other purpose; provided, where such municipal corporation does not operate or maintain a sewage pumping, treatment, and disposal works, any or all of such surplus may be transferred to the general fund of the municipal corporation in the manner provided in sections 5705.15 and 5705.16 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 731 | Organization › Section 731.02 | Qualifications of Members of Legislative Authority.

Effective:
August 22, 1995
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 99 - 121st General Assembly
Members of the legislative authority at large shall have resided in their respective cities, and members from wards shall have resided in their respective wards, for at least one year immediately preceding their election. Each member of the legislative authority shall be an elector of the city, shall not hold any other public office, except that of notary public or member of the state militia, and shall not be interested in any contract with the city, and no such member may hold employment with said city. A member who ceases to possess any of such qualifications, or removes from the member's ward, if elected from a ward, or from the city, if elected from the city at large, shall forthwith forfeit the member's office.
The purpose of establishing a one-year residency requirement in this section is to recognize that the state has a substantial and compelling interest in encouraging qualified candidacies for election to the office of member of the legislative authority of a city by ensuring that a candidate for such office has every opportunity to become knowledgeable with and concerned about the problems and needs of the area the candidate seeks to represent. In enacting this requirement, the general assembly finds that the one-year period is reasonably related to this purpose, while leaving unimpaired a person's right to travel, to vote, and to be a candidate for public office.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 731 | Organization › Section 731.04 | Officers of Legislative Authority.

Effective:
July 26, 1984
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 338 - 115th General Assembly
Within ten days from the commencement of their term, the members of the legislative authority of a city shall elect a president pro tempore, a clerk, and such other employees as are necessary, and fix their duties, bonds, and compensation. Such officers and employees shall serve for two years, unless the members of the legislative authority serve terms of four years pursuant to division (B) of section 731.03 of the Revised Code, in which case these officers and employees shall serve for four years, but may be removed at any time for cause, at a regular meeting of the legislative authority by a two-thirds vote of the members elected.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 731 | Organization › Section 731.05 | Powers of Legislative Authority.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The powers of the legislative authority of a city shall be legislative only, it shall perform no administrative duties, and it shall neither appoint nor confirm any officer or employee in the city government except those of its own body, unless otherwise provided in Title VII of the Revised Code. All contracts requiring the authority of the legislative authority for their execution shall be entered into and conducted to performance by the board or officers having charge of the matters to which they relate. After the authority to make such contracts has been given and the necessary appropriation made, the legislative authority shall take no further action thereon.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 731 | Organization › Section 731.06 | Division of City Into Wards.

Effective:
July 16, 1970
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 994 - 108th General Assembly
(A) The legislative authority of a city shall subdivide the city into wards, equal in number to the members of the legislative authority to be elected from wards, within ninety days after:
(1) The first day of October of the year following the decennial census year;
(2) The approval of the adoption, change, or abandonment of an alternative plan for the composition of the legislative authority of the city under division (B) or (C) of section 731.01 of the Revised Code, if the number of wards is changed;
(3) The annexation of territory containing, according to the last federal census or a census authorized by the legislative authority, such population as will entitle the city to an additional member of the legislative authority under division (A) of section 731.01 of the Revised Code.
(B) If the legislative authority fails to make such subdivision within the time required, it shall be made by the director of public service.
(C) In order to provide substantially equal population in each of the wards, the legislative authority may redivide the city into wards at any time.
(D) All wards shall be bounded, as far as practicable, by county lines, streets, alleys, lot lines, avenues, public grounds, canals, watercourses, municipal corporation lines, center lines of platted streets, or railroads, and shall be composed of adjacent and compact territory, and substantially equal in population.
(E) The legislative authority may authorize and provide for conducting a census of the population of the city at any time in order to carry out the powers granted by this section.
(F) Action of the legislative authority to divide the city into wards shall be taken by ordinance and shall be effective for the first municipal primary election occurring at least one hundred fifty days after the passage of the ordinance.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 731 | Organization › Section 731.07 | Salaries Shall Not Be Changed During Term.

Effective:
January 9, 1981
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 299 - 113th General Assembly
The salary of any officer of a city shall not be increased or diminished during the term for which he was elected or appointed. This section does not prohibit the payment of any increased costs of continuing to provide the identical benefits provided to an officer at the commencement of his term of office.
Unless otherwise provided, all fees pertaining to any office shall be paid into the city treasury.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 731 | Organization › Section 731.08 | Power of Legislative Authority as to Salaries and Bonds.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Except as otherwise provided in Title VII of the Revised Code, the legislative authority of a city, by ordinance or resolution, shall determine the number of officers, clerks, and employees in each department of the city government, and shall fix, by ordinance or resolution, their respective salaries and compensation, and the amount of bond to be given for each officer, clerk, or employee in each department of the government, if any is required. Such bond shall be made by such officer, clerk, or employee, with surety subject to the approval of the mayor.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 731 | Organization › Section 731.09 | Members of Village Legislative Authority - Election - Terms of Office.

Effective:
March 22, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 347 - 129th General Assembly
(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) or (C) of this section, the legislative power of each village shall be vested in, and exercised by, a legislative authority, composed of six members, who shall be elected by the electors of the village at large, for terms of four years. At the municipal election held in the year 1961 two members shall be elected for terms of two years and four members shall be elected for terms of four years. Except in villages where a primary election was held in 1961 for the nomination of candidates for member of the legislative authority, the four candidates who receive the greatest number of votes cast shall be elected for terms of four years, and the two candidates who receive the next greatest number of the votes cast shall be elected for terms of two years.
All candidates nominated prior to June 8, 1961, except by primary election, shall have their names grouped together on the election ballot regardless of whether their nominating petition or declaration of candidacy designated that they were candidates for a two-year or a four-year term.
At the municipal election in 1963 and quadrennially thereafter, two members shall be elected for terms of four years.
At the municipal election in 1965 and quadrennially thereafter, four members shall be elected for terms of four years.
Beginning with the year 1964, all members of village council shall hold office for a term of four years.
(B) The legislative authority of a village may adopt an ordinance or resolution that, if approved by a majority of the electors voting on the issue, would reduce the number of members of the legislative authority to five. A certified copy of the ordinance or resolution shall be filed with the board of elections no later than four p.m. of the ninetieth day before the day of the next election at which members of the legislative authority are to be elected.
(C) The electors may propose a reduction in the number of members of the legislative authority from six to five by initiative petition in accordance with the procedure set forth in section 731.28 of the Revised Code.
(D) If a majority of the votes cast on the question proposed under division (B) or (C) of this section is in the affirmative, the legislative authority shall be composed of five members, who shall be elected at large, for terms of four years. If members of the legislative authority have staggered terms of office as required by this section, the decrease in number of members shall be implemented as necessary over the next two municipal elections at which members of the legislative authority would be elected. If the legislative authority has adopted an ordinance or resolution to eliminate staggered terms of office under section 731.091 of the Revised Code, the five members shall be elected as set forth in division (B)(2) of that section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 731 | Organization › Section 731.091 | Elimination of Staggered Terms of Office.

Effective:
June 30, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
(A) The legislative authority of a village may, by the adoption of an ordinance or resolution to eliminate staggered terms of office, determine that all members of the legislative authority shall be elected at the same municipal election as provided for in this section.
(B) At the regular municipal election occurring not less than ninety days after the certification of the ordinance or resolution to the board of elections eliminating staggered terms of office, the following apply:
(1) If there are six members of the legislative authority, the number of members eligible for election at that regular municipal election shall be elected to two-year nonstaggered terms, and all members of the legislative authority shall be elected to four-year nonstaggered terms at all following municipal elections.
(2) If there are five members of the legislative authority, a number of members that is one less than the number of members that would otherwise be eligible for election at that regular municipal election but for the first-time implementation of the new membership of five, or, in the case of a village that has previously reduced its number of members to five, then the number of members eligible for election at that regular municipal election shall be elected to two-year nonstaggered terms, and all members shall be elected to four-year nonstaggered terms at all following municipal elections.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 731 | Organization › Section 731.10 | President Pro Tempore of the Legislative Authority - Employees.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
At the first meeting in January of each year, the legislative authority of a village shall immediately proceed to elect a president pro tempore from its own number, who shall serve until the first meeting in January next after his election. The legislative authority may provide such employees for the village as it determines, and such employees may be removed at any regular meeting by a majority of the members elected to such legislative authority.
When the mayor is absent from the village or is unable, for any cause, to perform his duties, the president pro tempore shall be the acting mayor, and shall have the same powers and perform the same duties as the mayor.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 731 | Organization › Section 731.11 | Vacancy When President Pro Tempore Becomes Mayor.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
When the president pro tempore of the legislative authority of a village becomes the mayor, the vacancy thus created shall be filled as provided in section 731.43 of the Revised Code, and the legislative authority shall elect another president pro tempore from its own number, who shall have the same rights, powers, and duties as his predecessor.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 731 | Organization › Section 731.12 | Qualifications of Members of Village Legislative Authority.

Effective:
August 22, 1995
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 99 - 121st General Assembly
Each member of the legislative authority of a village shall have resided in the village one year immediately preceding the member's election, and shall be an elector of the village. No member of the legislative authority shall hold any other public office, be interested in any contract with the village, or hold employment with said village, except that such member may be a notary public, a member of the state militia, or a volunteer fireman of said village, provided that such member shall not receive any compensation for his services as a volunteer fireman of the village in addition to his regular compensation as a member of the legislative authority. Any member who ceases to possess any of such qualifications or who removes from the village shall forfeit the member's office.
The purpose of establishing a one-year residency requirement in this section is to recognize that the state has a substantial and compelling interest in encouraging qualified candidacies for election to the office of member of the legislative authority of a village by ensuring that a candidate for such office has every opportunity to become knowledgeable with and concerned about the problems and needs of the area the candidate seeks to represent. In enacting this requirement, the general assembly finds that the one-year period is reasonably related to this purpose, while leaving unimpaired a person's right to travel, to vote, and to be a candidate for public office.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 731 | Organization › Section 731.13 | Compensation and Bonds of Village Officers, Clerks and Employees.

Effective:
January 9, 1981
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 299 - 113th General Assembly
The legislative authority of a village shall fix the compensation and bonds of all officers, clerks, and employees of the village except as otherwise provided by law. The legislative authority shall, in the case of elective officers, fix their compensation for the ensuing term of office at a meeting held not later than five days prior to the last day fixed by law for filing as a candidate for such office. All bonds shall be made with sureties subject to the approval of the mayor. The compensation so fixed shall not be increased or diminished during the term for which any officer is elected or appointed. This section does not prohibit the payment of any increased costs of continuing to provide the identical benefits provided to an officer at the commencement of his term of office.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 731 | Organization › Section 731.14 | Contracts by Legislative Authority of a Village - Exception.

Effective:
October 13, 2020
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 4 - 133rd General Assembly
All contracts made by the legislative authority of a village shall be executed in the name of the village and signed on its behalf by the mayor and clerk. Except where the contract is for equipment, services, materials, or supplies to be purchased under division (D) of section 713.23 or section 125.04 or 5513.01 of the Revised Code, available from a qualified nonprofit agency pursuant to sections 4115.31 to 4115.35 of the Revised Code, or required to be purchased from a qualified nonprofit agency under sections 125.60 to 125.6012 of the Revised Code, or, during the period of emergency declared by Executive Order 2020-01D, issued on March 9, 2020, when the purchase is for personal protective equipment necessary to respond to that emergency, when any expenditure, other than the compensation of persons employed in the village, exceeds fifty thousand dollars, such contracts shall be in writing and made with the lowest and best bidder after advertising once a week for not less than two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the village. The legislative authority may also cause notice to be inserted in trade papers or other publications designated by it or to be distributed by electronic means, including posting the notice on the legislative authority's internet web site. If the legislative authority posts the notice on its web site, it may eliminate the second notice otherwise required to be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the village, provided that the first notice published in such newspaper meets all of the following requirements:
(A) It is published at least two weeks before the opening of bids.
(B) It includes a statement that the notice is posted on the legislative authority's internet web site.
(C) It includes the internet address of the legislative authority's internet web site.
(D) It includes instructions describing how the notice may be accessed on the legislative authority's internet web site.
The bids shall be opened and shall be publicly read by the clerk of the village or a person designated by the clerk at the time, date, and place specified in the advertisement to bidders or specifications. The time, date, and place of bid openings may be extended to a later date by the legislative authority of the village, provided that written or oral notice of the change shall be given to all persons who have received or requested specifications no later than ninety-six hours prior to the original time and date fixed for the opening. This section does not apply to those villages that have provided for the appointment of a village administrator under section 735.271 of the Revised Code.
As used in this section, "personal protective equipment" means equipment worn to minimize exposure to hazards that cause workplace injuries and illnesses.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 731 | Organization › Section 731.141 | Village Administrator to Make Contracts and Purchases.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
In those villages that have established the position of village administrator, as provided by section 735.271 of the Revised Code, the village administrator shall make contracts, purchase supplies and materials, and provide labor for any work under the administrator's supervision involving not more than the amount specified in section 9.17 of the Revised Code. When an expenditure, other than the compensation of persons employed by the village, exceeds the amount specified in section 9.17 of the Revised Code, the expenditure shall first be authorized and directed by ordinance of the legislative authority of the village. When so authorized and directed, except where the contract is for equipment, services, materials, or supplies to be purchased under division (D) of section 713.23 or section 125.04 or 5513.01 of the Revised Code, available from a qualified nonprofit agency pursuant to sections 4115.31 to 4115.35 of the Revised Code, or required to be purchased from a qualified nonprofit agency under sections 125.60 to 125.6012 of the Revised Code, the village administrator shall make a written contract with the lowest and best bidder after advertisement for not less than two nor more than four consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the village or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code. The bids shall be opened and shall be publicly read by the village administrator or a person designated by the village administrator at the time, date, and place as specified in the advertisement to bidders or specifications. The time, date, and place of bid openings may be extended to a later date by the village administrator, provided that written or oral notice of the change shall be given to all persons who have received or requested specifications no later than ninety-six hours prior to the original time and date fixed for the opening. All contracts shall be executed in the name of the village and signed on its behalf by the village administrator and the clerk. No expenditure subject to this section shall be divided into component parts, separate projects, or separate items of work in order to avoid the requirements of this section.
The legislative authority of a village may provide, by ordinance, for central purchasing for all offices, departments, divisions, boards, and commissions of the village, under the direction of the village administrator, who shall make contracts, purchase supplies or materials, and provide labor for any work of the village in the manner provided by this section.
Last updated September 22, 2023 at 4:15 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 731 | Organization › Section 731.15 | Bids and Proceedings.

Effective:
October 1, 1987
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 59 - 117th General Assembly
Each bid on any contract under section 731.14 or 731.141 of the Revised Code shall contain the full name of every person interested in such bid. If the bid is for a contract for the construction, demolition, alteration, repair, or reconstruction of an improvement, it shall meet the requirements of section 153.54 of the Revised Code. If the bid is for any other contract authorized by section 731.14 or 731.141 of the Revised Code, it shall be accompanied by a sufficient bond or certified check, cashier's check, or money order on a solvent bank or savings and loan association that, if the bid is accepted, a contract will be entered into and the performance of it properly secured. If the bid for work embraces both labor and material, it shall be separately stated, with the price thereof. The legislative authority of a village, or, in the event a village administrator has been appointed as provided by section 735.271 of the Revised Code, the village administrator may reject any and all bids. The contract shall be between the village and the bidder, and the village shall pay such contract price in cash. When a bonus is offered for completion of a contract prior to a specified date, the legislative authority, or, in the event a village administrator has been appointed as provided by section 735.271 of the Revised Code, the village administrator may exact a prorated penalty in like sum for each day of delay beyond the specified date. When there is reason to believe there is collusion or combination among bidders, the bids of those concerned therein shall be rejected.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 731 | Organization › Section 731.16 | Alterations or Modifications of Contracts.

Effective:
September 28, 1965
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 397 - 106th General Assembly
When it becomes necessary in the opinion of the legislative authority of a village, or, in the event a village administrator has been appointed as provided by section 735.271 of the Revised Code, the village administrator, in the prosecution of any work under contract, to make alterations or modifications in such contract, such alterations or modifications shall be made only by the legislative authority by resolution, or, in the event a village administrator has been appointed as provided by section 735.271 of the Revised Code, such alterations or modifications shall be made only by the village administrator in writing, but such resolution or written modification shall be of no effect until the price to be paid for the work and material, or both, under the altered or modified contract, has been agreed upon in writing and signed by the contractor, and by the mayor, or, in the event a village administrator has been appointed as provided by section 735.271 of the Revised Code, the village administrator on behalf of the village. No contractor shall recover anything for work or material because of any alteration or modification, unless such contract is made as provided by this section, nor shall he recover for such work or material, or either, more than the agreed price. The law relating to requiring bids and the awarding of contracts for public buildings, so far as they apply, shall remain in effect. A duplicate copy of each contract shall be filed in the office of the village treasurer.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 731 | Organization › Section 731.17 | Passage of Ordinances and Resolutions.

Effective:
November 19, 1975
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 350 - 111th General Assembly
(A) The following procedures shall apply to the passage of ordinances and resolutions of a municipal corporation:
(1) Each ordinance and resolution shall be read by title only, provided the legislative authority may require any reading to be in full by a majority vote of its members.
(2) Each ordinance or resolution shall be read on three different days, provided the legislative authority may dispense with this rule by a vote of at least three-fourths of its members.
(3) The vote on the passage of each ordinance or resolution shall be taken by yeas and nays and entered upon the journal.
(4) Each ordinance or resolution shall be passed, except as otherwise provided by law, by a vote of at least a majority of all the members of the legislative authority.
(B) Action by the legislative authority, not required by law to be by ordinance or resolution, may be taken by motion approved by at least a majority vote of the members present at the meeting when the action is taken.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 731 | Organization › Section 731.18 | Style of Ordinances.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The style of all ordinances shall be, "Be it ordained by the __________ filling the blank with the name of the legislative authority of the city or village) of _______________state of Ohio," (filling the blank with the name of the city or village.)
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 731 | Organization › Section 731.19 | Subject and Amendment of Bylaws, Ordinances, and Resolutions.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
No ordinance, resolution, or bylaw shall contain more than one subject, which shall be clearly expressed in its title. No bylaw or ordinance, or section thereof, shall be revived or amended, unless the new bylaw or ordinance contains the entire bylaw, ordinance, or section revived or amended, and the bylaw, ordinance, or section so amended shall be repealed. Each such bylaw, resolution, and ordinance shall be adopted or passed by a separate vote of the legislative authority of a municipal corporation and the yeas and nays shall be entered upon the journal.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 731 | Organization › Section 731.20 | Authentication and Recording.

Effective:
September 29, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly
Ordinances, resolutions, and bylaws shall be authenticated by the signature of the presiding officer and clerk of the legislative authority of the municipal corporation. A succinct summary of ordinances of a general nature or providing for improvements shall be published as provided by sections 731.21 and 731.22 of the Revised Code before going into operation. No ordinance shall take effect until the expiration of ten days after the first publication of such notice. As soon as a bylaw, resolution, or ordinance is passed and signed, it shall be recorded by the clerk in a book furnished by the legislative authority for that purpose.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 731 | Organization › Section 731.21 | Publication of Ordinances and Resolutions.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) A succinct summary of each municipal ordinance or resolution and all statements, orders, proclamations, notices, and reports required by law or ordinance to be published shall be published using at least one of the following methods:
(1) In a newspaper of general circulation in the municipal corporation;
(2) On the official public notice web site established under section 125.182 of the Revised Code;
(3) On the web site and social media account of the municipal corporation.
Proof of the publication shall be made by affidavit of the proprietor of the newspaper or operator of the official public notice web site, as applicable, and shall be filed with the clerk of the legislative authority.
(B) The publication shall contain notice that the complete text of each such ordinance or resolution may be obtained or viewed at the office of the clerk of the legislative authority of the municipal corporation and may be viewed at any other location designated by the legislative authority of the municipal corporation. The city director of law, village solicitor, or other chief legal officer of the municipal corporation shall review the summary of an ordinance or resolution published under this section before forwarding it to the clerk for publication, to ensure that the summary is legally accurate and sufficient.
(C) Upon publication of a summary of an ordinance or resolution in accordance with this section, the clerk of the legislative authority shall supply a copy of the complete text of each such ordinance or resolution to any person, upon request, and may charge a reasonable fee, set by the legislative authority, for each copy supplied. The clerk shall post a copy of the text at the clerk's office and at every other location designated by the legislative authority.
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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 731 | Organization › Section 731.211 | Method of Giving Notice of Proposed Charter Amendments.

Effective:
September 29, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly
In accordance with Section 9 of Article XVIII, Ohio Constitution, notice of proposed amendments to municipal charters shall be given in one of the following ways:
(A) Not less than thirty days prior to the election at which the amendment is to be submitted to the electors, the clerk of the municipality shall mail a copy of the proposed charter amendment to each elector whose name appears upon the poll or registration books of the last regular or general election held therein.
(B) The full text of the proposed charter amendment shall be published once a week for not less than two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipal corporation or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code, with the first publication being at least fifteen days prior to the election at which the amendment is to be submitted to the electors.