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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 507 | Clerk › Section 507.01 | Township Fiscal Officer.

Effective:
December 20, 2005
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly
A township fiscal officer shall be elected at the general election in 2007, and quadrennially thereafter in each township, and the fiscal officer shall hold office for a term of four years commencing on the first day of April next after election.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 507 | Clerk › Section 507.02 | Deputy Township Fiscal Officer.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
When the office of township fiscal officer becomes vacant, or when a township fiscal officer is unable to carry out the duties of office because of illness, because of entering the military service of the United States, because of a court ordered suspension as provided for under section 507.13 of the Revised Code, or because the fiscal officer is otherwise incapacitated or disqualified, the board of township trustees shall appoint a deputy fiscal officer, who shall have full power to discharge the duties of the office. The deputy fiscal officer shall serve during the period of time the fiscal officer is absent or incapacitated, or until a successor fiscal officer is appointed or elected and qualified as provided in section 503.24 of the Revised Code. Except as otherwise provided in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, before entering on the discharge of official duties, the deputy fiscal officer shall give bond, for the faithful discharge of official duties, as required under section 507.03 of the Revised Code. The board shall, by resolution, adjust and determine the compensation of the fiscal officer and deputy fiscal officer. The total compensation of both the fiscal officer and any deputy fiscal officer shall not exceed the sums fixed by section 507.09 of the Revised Code in any one year.
Last updated July 31, 2023 at 4:55 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 507 | Clerk › Section 507.021 | Assistants to Fiscal Officer - Compensation.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 501 - 134th General Assembly
(A) The township fiscal officer may hire and appoint one or more persons as the fiscal officer finds necessary to provide assistance to the township fiscal officer or deputy fiscal officer. The township fiscal officer may set the compensation of those persons subject to division (B) of this section. Those persons shall serve at the pleasure of the township fiscal officer or, in the absence of the township fiscal officer, the deputy fiscal officer. The township fiscal officer may delegate to an assistant any of the duties the fiscal officer is otherwise required to perform. The appointment of assistants under this section does not relieve the township fiscal officer of responsibility to discharge the duties of the office but shall serve to provide assistance to the fiscal officer in performing those duties.
(B) The compensation of an assistant appointed under this section shall be included in the estimate of contemplated expenditures for the township fiscal officer's office that is submitted to the board of township trustees for approval as provided in section 5705.28 of the Revised Code or in an appropriation measure passed under section 5705.38 of the Revised Code.
(C) Except as otherwise provided in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, before serving, an assistant to the township fiscal officer shall give bond for the faithful discharge of the duties of the office as may be delegated by the fiscal officer. The bond shall be payable to the board of township trustees and shall be for the same sum as required under section 507.03 of the Revised Code for the township fiscal officer, with sureties approved by the board, and conditioned for the faithful performance of duties delegated by the fiscal officer. The bond shall be recorded by the township fiscal officer, filed with the county treasurer, and carefully preserved.
Last updated January 24, 2023 at 12:31 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 507 | Clerk › Section 507.03 | Bond.

Effective:
March 20, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 291 - 132nd General Assembly
Except as otherwise provided in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, the township fiscal officer, before entering upon the discharge of official duties, shall give a bond, payable to the board of township trustees, with sureties approved by the board, in the sum determined by the board but not less than the sum provided in this section, and conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of the office of township fiscal officer. This bond shall be recorded by the township fiscal officer, filed with the county treasurer, and carefully preserved.
The minimum sum of the township fiscal officer's bond shall be as follows:
(A) In a township with a budget of fifty thousand dollars or less, ten thousand dollars;
(B) In a township with a budget of more than fifty thousand dollars but not more than one hundred thousand dollars, thirty-five thousand dollars;
(C) In a township with a budget of more than one hundred thousand dollars but not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars, sixty thousand dollars;
(D) In a township with a budget of more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars but not more than five hundred thousand dollars, eighty-five thousand dollars;
(E) In a township with a budget of more than five hundred thousand dollars but not more than seven hundred fifty thousand dollars, one hundred ten thousand dollars;
(F) In a township with a budget of more than seven hundred fifty thousand dollars but not more than one million five hundred thousand dollars, one hundred thirty-five thousand dollars;
(G) In a township with a budget of more than one million five hundred thousand dollars but not more than three million five hundred thousand dollars, one hundred sixty thousand dollars;
(H) In a township with a budget of more than three million five hundred thousand dollars but not more than six million dollars, one hundred ninety-five thousand dollars;
(I) In a township with a budget of more than six million dollars but not more than ten million dollars, two hundred twenty thousand dollars;
(J) In a township with a budget of more than ten million dollars, two hundred fifty thousand dollars.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 507 | Clerk › Section 507.04 | Personal Attendance at Board Meetings - Request for Copies of Township Records.

Effective:
December 20, 2005
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly
(A) The township fiscal officer shall keep an accurate record of the proceedings of the board of township trustees at all of its meetings, and of all its accounts and transactions, including the acceptance of the bonds of township officers. The township fiscal officer shall personally attend at least one meeting of the board during each quarter of every year, unless prevented by the occurrence of an emergency from attending.
(B) In any township where the township fiscal officer does not keep the township's records in a public facility, the board of township trustees, once each quarter of each year, may request the fiscal officer to provide the board with copies of township records for its review. If the board makes such a request, it shall tell the township fiscal officer which records it wants copies of by indicating the dates or types of the records it is requesting. A request made under this section does not diminish any trustee's right to inspect township records under division (B) of section 149.43 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 507 | Clerk › Section 507.05 | Books to Be Provided to Fiscal Officer.

Effective:
December 20, 2005
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly
The township fiscal officer shall, in addition to the books for the record of the proceedings of the board of township trustees, be provided by the township with a book for the record of township roads, a book for the record of marks and brands, and a book for the record of official oaths and bonds of township officers.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 507 | Clerk › Section 507.051 | Notifying Board of Elections of Vacancies in Office and Boundary Changes.

Effective:
December 20, 2005
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly
The fiscal officer of a township shall notify the board of elections of all vacancies caused by death, resignation, or otherwise in the elective offices of the township. The notification shall be made in writing and filed, not later than ten days after a vacancy occurs, with the board of elections of the county in which the township is located.
The fiscal officer of a township shall notify the board of elections of all changes in boundaries of that township. The notification shall be made in writing, contain a plat clearly showing all boundary changes, and be filed, not later than ten days after the change of boundaries becomes effective, with the board of elections of the county in which the township is located.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 507 | Clerk › Section 507.06 | Oaths.

Effective:
December 20, 2005
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly
The township fiscal officer may administer oaths, and take and certify affidavits, that pertain to the business of the township or of the board of education of the fiscal officer's local school district, or are connected with the official business of either the township or the local school district, including the official oaths of township and school officers, and oaths required in the execution, verification, and renewal of security interests.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 507 | Clerk › Section 507.08 | Recording of Bonds of Constables.

Effective:
December 20, 2005
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly
Official bonds of constables, as soon as approved by the board of township trustees, and before being filed, shall be recorded by the township fiscal officer in the book kept for that purpose.
A copy of such a recorded bond, certified by the fiscal officer, shall be admitted in any court in this state, as evidence, the same as the original bond.
For recording such a bond, the fiscal officer shall receive the sum of fifty cents from the party giving the bond, and for each copy of such a bond, the fiscal officer shall receive the same fee from the party demanding the copy.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 507 | Clerk › Section 507.09 | Compensation of Fiscal Officer.

Effective:
December 27, 2018
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 296 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) In calendar year 2018, the township fiscal officer shall be entitled to compensation as follows:
(1) In townships having a budget of two hundred fifty thousand dollars or less, ten thousand nine hundred eighteen dollars;
(2) In townships having a budget of more than two hundred fifty thousand but not more than five hundred thousand dollars, fourteen thousand thirty-nine dollars;
(3) In townships having a budget of more than five hundred thousand but not more than seven hundred fifty thousand dollars, fifteen thousand five hundred ninety-seven dollars;
(4) In townships having a budget of more than seven hundred fifty thousand but not more than one million five hundred thousand dollars, eighteen thousand seven hundred seventeen dollars;
(5) In townships having a budget of more than one million five hundred thousand but not more than three million five hundred thousand dollars, twenty-one thousand eight hundred thirty-six dollars;
(6) In townships having a budget of more than three million five hundred thousand but not more than six million dollars, twenty-three thousand three hundred ninety-six dollars;
(7) In townships having a budget of more than six million but not more than ten million dollars, twenty-six thousand eight hundred fifty-two dollars;
(8) In townships having a budget of more than ten million dollars, thirty-one thousand sixty-four dollars.
(B) In calendar year 2019 and in each calendar year thereafter through calendar year 2028, the compensation determined under division (A) of this section shall be increased by one and three-quarters per cent.
(C) Any township fiscal officer may elect to receive less than the compensation the fiscal officer is entitled to under this section. Any township fiscal officer electing to do this shall so notify the board of township trustees in writing, and the board shall include this notice in the minutes of its next board meeting.
(D) The compensation of the township fiscal officer shall be paid in equal monthly payments. If the office of township fiscal officer is held by more than one person during any calendar year, each person holding the office shall receive payments for only those months, and any fractions of those months, during which the person holds the office.
A township fiscal officer may be compensated from the township general fund or from other township funds based on the proportion of time the township fiscal officer spends providing services related to each fund. A township fiscal officer must document the amount of time the township fiscal officer spends providing services related to each fund by certification specifying the percentage of time spent working on matters to be paid from the township general fund or from other township funds in such proportions as the kinds of services performed.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 507 | Clerk › Section 507.10 | Payment of Funds Collected for Joint Township Cemetery.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
On or before the fifteenth day of February and August in each year, each township which receives money as taxes levied and collected for joint cemetery purposes shall pay all such funds to the managing trustee of the joint township cemetery board of directors having charge of such cemetery, and shall accept from the treasurer of such board his receipt for the funds.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 507 | Clerk › Section 507.11 | Officers and Employees May Incur Obligations - Payment of Money.

Effective:
March 22, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 500 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) The board of township trustees may authorize, by resolution, township officers and employees to incur obligations of ten thousand dollars or less on behalf of the township, or it may authorize, by resolution, the township administrator to so authorize township officers and employees. The obligations incurred on behalf of the township by a township officer or employee acting pursuant to any such resolution shall be subsequently approved by the adoption of a formal resolution of the board of township trustees.
(B)(1) No money belonging to the township shall be paid out, except upon an order signed by at least two of the township trustees, and countersigned by the township fiscal officer.
(2) As provided in division (E) of section 9.37 of the Revised Code, and notwithstanding division (B)(1) of this section, a board of township trustees may adopt a resolution authorizing the payment of lawful obligations of the township by direct deposit of funds by electronic transfer in accordance with section 9.37 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 507 | Clerk › Section 507.14 | Liability for Loss of Public Funds.

Effective:
September 13, 2022
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 15 - 134th General Assembly
A township fiscal officer or deputy fiscal officer shall not be held liable for a loss of public funds when the township fiscal officer or deputy fiscal officer has performed all official duties required of the township fiscal officer or deputy fiscal officer with reasonable care, but shall be liable only when a loss of public funds results from the township fiscal officer's or deputy fiscal officer's negligence or other wrongful act.
Last updated June 30, 2022 at 5:14 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 509 | Constables › Section 509.02 | Bond.

Effective:
March 20, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 291 - 132nd General Assembly
Except as otherwise provided in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, each constable, before entering upon the discharge of official duties, shall give bond to the state in a sum of not less than five hundred nor more than two thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful and diligent discharge of official duties, and with sureties resident of the township. The amount of the bond and its sureties shall be approved by the board of township trustees. The bond shall be deposited with the township fiscal officer.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 509 | Constables › Section 509.04 | Parking Enforcement Unit.

Effective:
July 13, 1990
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 174 - 118th General Assembly
(A) The board of township trustees may establish, by resolution, a parking enforcement unit within the office of a township constable, and provide for the regulation of parking enforcement officers. The board of township trustees shall appoint a police constable as executive head of the parking enforcement unit, who shall make all appointments and removals of parking enforcement officers, subject to any general rules prescribed by the board of township trustees by resolution, and shall prescribe rules for the organization, training, administration, control, and conduct of the parking enforcement unit. The executive head of the parking enforcement unit may appoint parking enforcement officers who agree to serve for nominal compensation, and persons with physical disabilities may receive appointments as parking enforcement officers.
(B) The authority of the parking enforcement officers shall be limited to the enforcement of section 4511.69 of the Revised Code and any other parking laws specified in the resolution creating the parking enforcement unit. Parking enforcement officers shall have no other powers.
(C) The training the parking enforcement officers shall receive shall include instruction in general administrative rules and procedures governing the parking enforcement unit, the role of the judicial system as it relates to parking regulation and enforcement, proper techniques and medthods relating to the enforcement of parking laws, human interaction skills, and first aid.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 509 | Constables › Section 509.05 | Powers and Duties of Police Constables.

Effective:
September 3, 1986
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 74 - 116th General Assembly
In addition to the county sheriff, constables shall be ministerial officers of the county court in all cases in their respective townships, and in criminal cases, they shall be such officers within the county. They shall apprehend and bring to justice felons and disturbers of the peace, suppress riots, and keep and preserve the peace within the county. They may execute all writs and process, in criminal cases, throughout the county in which they reside, and in which they were elected or appointed. If a person charged with the commission of a crime or offense flees from justice, any constable of the county wherein such crime or offense was committed shall pursue and arrest such fugitive in any other county of the state and convey him before the county court of the county where such crime or offense was committed.
Such constables shall serve and execute all warrants, writs, precepts, executions, and other process directed and delivered to them, and shall do all things pertaining to the office of constable.
The authority of a constable in serving any process, either civil or criminal, and in doing his duties generally shall extend throughout the county in which he is appointed, and in executing and serving process issued by a judge of the county court, he may exercise the same authority and powers over goods and chattels, and the persons of parties, as is granted to a sheriff or coroner, under like process issued from courts of record.
A constable may participate, as the director of an organized crime task force established under section 177.02 of the Revised Code or as a member of the investigatory staff of such a task force, in an investigation of organized criminal activity in any county or counties in this state under sections 177.01 to 177.03 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 509 | Constables › Section 509.06 | Aid of Sheriff.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Constables, marshals, chiefs of police, and other police officers, in discharging their duties, may call the sheriff or a deputy sheriff to their aid in state cases.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 509 | Constables › Section 509.07 | Return of Process.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Each constable shall, at the proper office and on the proper return day, make due return of all process directed and delivered to him. If the judgment upon which such constable has an execution is docketed in the court of common pleas, appealed, or stayed, on notice to return the execution, he shall state such fact on the execution.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 509 | Constables › Section 509.08 | Time of Receiving Writ.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Each constable, on the receipt of any writ or other process, except subpoenas, shall note thereon the time of receiving it. He shall also state in his return on such writ or process the time and manner of executing it.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 509 | Constables › Section 509.09 | Return of Not Found.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
No constable shall make a return on any process of "not found," as to any defendant, unless he has been to the usual place of residence of the defendant at least once, if such defendant has a residence in the county.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 509 | Constables › Section 509.10 | Arrest on View or Warrant - Keep the Peace.

Effective:
November 6, 1959
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 571 - 103rd General Assembly
Each constable shall apprehend, on view or warrant, and bring to justice, all felons, disturbers, and violators of the criminal laws of this state, and shall suppress all riots, affrays, and unlawful assemblies which come to his knowledge, and shall generally keep the peace in his township.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 509 | Constables › Section 509.11 | Copy of Process to Be Left With Jailer.

Effective:
February 14, 1967
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 2 - 107th General Assembly
When it becomes the duty of the constable to take a person to the county jail, such constable shall deliver to the sheriff or jailer a certified copy of the execution, commitment, or other process, whereby he holds such person in custody, and shall return the original to the judge who issued it. Such copy is sufficient authority to the sheriff or jailer to keep the prisoner in jail until discharged.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 509 | Constables › Section 509.12 | Payment of Moneys.

Effective:
November 6, 1959
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 571 - 103rd General Assembly
A constable shall pay over to the party entitled thereto, all moneys received by such constable in his official capacity, if demand is made by such party, his agent, or attorney, at any time before the constable returns the writ upon which he has received such moneys. If the money is not paid over by that time, the constable shall pay it to the judge of the county court when he returns the writ.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 509 | Constables › Section 509.13 | Forfeiture.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Constable shall be liable to a ten per cent forfeiture upon the amount of damages for which judgment may be entered against them, for failing to make return, making a false return, or failing to pay over money collected or received by them in their official capacity. Such judgment must include, in addition to the damages and costs, the forfeiture provided by this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 511 | Memorial Buildings; Halls; Parks › Section 511.01 | Town Hall.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
If, in a township, a town hall is to be built, improved, enlarged, or removed at a cost greater than the amount specified in section 9.17 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees shall submit the question to the electors of such township and shall certify their resolution to the board of elections not later than four p.m. of the ninetieth day before the day of the election.
Last updated July 31, 2023 at 4:55 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 511 | Memorial Buildings; Halls; Parks › Section 511.02 | Tax Levy for Town Hall.

Effective:
October 27, 1981
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 114 - 114th General Assembly
At the election provided for by section 511.01 of the Revised Code, if a majority of all the ballots cast are in the affirmative, the board of township trustees shall levy the necessary tax, which, in any year, shall not exceed four mills on the dollar valuation. Such tax shall not be levied for more than seven years. In anticipation of the collection of taxes, the board may borrow money and issue bonds for the whole or any part of such work, which bonds shall not bear interest to exceed the rate provided in section 9.95 of the Revised Code payable annually.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 511 | Memorial Buildings; Halls; Parks › Section 511.03 | Control and Leasing of Hall, Lodge, or Recreational Facility.

Effective:
July 18, 1980
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 707 - 113th General Assembly
After an affirmative vote in an election held under sections 511.01 and 511.02 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees may make all contracts necessary for the purchase of a site, and the erection, improvement, or enlargement of such building. The board shall have control of any town hall belonging to the township, and it may rent or lease all or part of any hall, lodge, or recreational facility belonging to the township, to any person or organization under terms the board considers proper, for which all rent shall be paid in advance or fully secured. In establishing the terms of any rental agreement or lease pursuant to this section, the board of township trustees may give preference to persons who are residents of or organizations that are headquartered in the township or that are charitable or fraternal in nature. All persons or organizations shall be treated on a like or similar basis, and no differentiation shall be made on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, or political affiliation. The rents received for such facilities may be used for their repair or improvement, and any balance shall be used for general township purposes.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 511 | Memorial Buildings; Halls; Parks › Section 511.04 | Procurement of Site for Town Hall.

Effective:
October 16, 1980
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 736 - 113th General Assembly
The board of township trustees, whenever it has been authorized by an affirmative vote, to purchase a site and erect thereon a town hall, and suitable lands cannot be procured by contract for such purpose on reasonable terms, may appropriate land therefor, not to exceed one acre, by proceedings in accordance with sections 163.01 to 163.22 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 511 | Memorial Buildings; Halls; Parks › Section 511.05 | Improvement of Building Jointly by Village and Township.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The electors of a township in which a village is situated, and the electors of such village, may, if the electors of both so determine, unite in the enlargement, improvement, or erection of a public building.
For such purpose, an application shall be made to and filed with the board of township trustees, signed by not less than twenty-five resident freeholders of such township, who are not residents of the village, and an application shall also be made to and filed with the mayor of the village, signed by not less than twenty-five resident freeholders of the village.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 511 | Memorial Buildings; Halls; Parks › Section 511.06 | Submission of Question of Tax to a Vote.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
At the next regular municipal election after the applications for the enlargement, improvement, or erection of a public building have been so filed under section 511.05 of the Revised Code, the question as to whether or not a tax shall be levied upon all the property subject to taxation in the township and village for the enlargement, improvement, or erection of such building, shall be submitted to the electors of the township and village. Ten days' notice that the question will be submitted to the electors, shall be given by the board of township trustees and the mayor of the village, in a newspaper of general circulation in such township and village, which notice shall state the maximum amount of money proposed to be used for such purpose, and the rate of tax proposed to be levied.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 511 | Memorial Buildings; Halls; Parks › Section 511.07 | Two-Thirds Vote Necessary.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
If, at an election under section 511.06 of the Revised Code, two thirds of the electors of the township and of the village voting, vote in favor of such improvement, the board of township trustees and the legislative authority of the village shall jointly take such action as is necessary to carry out complete improvement.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 511 | Memorial Buildings; Halls; Parks › Section 511.08 | Petition to Build Memorial.

Effective:
August 22, 1995
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 99 - 121st General Assembly
Whenever a petition is presented to the board of township trustees, signed by not less than fifteen per cent of the electors of the township as shown at the most recent general election held therein, requesting the submission to such electors of the question of issuing bonds in an amount not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars, for purchasing a site, if necessary, and erecting and furnishing a memorial building, or erecting and maintaining a suitable and appropriate monument, statue, or memorial to commemorate the services of the soldiers, sailors, and marines of such township, the board shall provide by resolution for the submission of such question to the electors as provided by section 133.18 of the Revised Code.
In case the petitions requesting the submission of such question are filed in two or more townships the total amount of bonds estimated for such purpose shall be divided among such townships in proportion to the tax valuation of each, as shown by its tax duplicate.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 511 | Memorial Buildings; Halls; Parks › Section 511.09 | Memorial Fund - Application of Fund - Trustees.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
If a soldier's memorial is to be erected by a single township, the proceeds of bonds issued under section 511.08 of the Revised Code, other than any premium and accrued interest which shall be credited to the sinking fund, shall be placed in the township treasury to the credit of a fund to be known as "the memorial fund." If such bonds are issued by two or more townships to build a joint building, the board of township trustees of each township shall select one of its members, who, with the other board members so selected, shall constitute and be known as the "memorial trustees." Such trustees may perform all acts imposed upon the board of township trustees by sections 511.10 to 511.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code. "Board of township trustees" as used in sections 511.10 to 511.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code, with reference to the powers and duties of such board as to the construction of such memorial building, monument, statue, or memorial, includes "memorial trustees" in case of a joint building. Such fund shall be paid out upon the order of the board of township trustees. Upon the completion of the memorial building, monument, statue, or memorial, any unexpended balance shall be transferred and placed to the credit of the sinking fund.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 511 | Memorial Buildings; Halls; Parks › Section 511.10 | Appointment of Personnel - Holidays - Maintenance Uniforms.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
The board of township trustees may appoint such superintendents, architects, clerks, laborers, and other employees as are necessary and fix their compensation. Any person so appointed may be removed by a majority of the members of such board at any time.
Any township employee working on a salary or hourly basis is entitled to eight hours of holiday pay for New Year's day, Martin Luther King day, Washington-Lincoln day, Memorial day, Juneteenth day, Independence day, Labor day, Columbus day, Veterans' day, Thanksgiving day, and Christmas day, of each year, provided that the employee is a regular employee with at least six months full-time township service prior to the month when such holiday occurs. Holidays shall occur on the days specified in section 1.14 of the Revised Code.
The board of township trustees may purchase or lease uniforms for laborers or other employees engaged in the maintenance of township property.
Last updated July 14, 2021 at 4:09 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 511 | Memorial Buildings; Halls; Parks › Section 511.11 | Acquisition of Property.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The board of township trustees may acquire by purchase, appropriation, or otherwise, any private or public lands which it might deem necessary for its use, and, in case of condemnation, such proceedings shall be governed by sections 719.01 to 719.21, inclusive, of the Revised Code.
Such board may receive donations, legacies, or devises in land, money, or other property for the general purpose of aiding the objects and purposes of the memorial building, monument, statue, or memorial and the endowment thereof. In all cases, no matter how such property is acquired, the title to it shall be taken in the name of the board and its successors in office forever, and shall be free from taxation by the state, county, or any municipal corporation.
Last updated March 23, 2022 at 3:22 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 511 | Memorial Buildings; Halls; Parks › Section 511.13 | Interest in Township Contract Prohibited - Exception.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
No member of the board of township trustees or any officer or employee thereof shall be interested in any contract entered into by such board. No such person shall be individually liable to any contractor upon any contract made under sections 511.08 to 511.17, inclusive, of the Revised Code, nor shall he be liable to any person on any claims occasioned by any act or default of a contractor or anyone employed by him.
This section does not apply where such person is a shareholder of a corporation, but not an officer or director thereof, and owns not more than five per cent of the stock of such corporation, the value of which does not exceed five hundred dollars.
If a stockholder desires to avail himself of the exception provided in this section, he shall, before entering upon such contract, first file with the clerk of the board of county commissioners, an affidavit, stating his exact status and connection with the corporation.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 511 | Memorial Buildings; Halls; Parks › Section 511.14 | Commemorative Tablets.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
There shall be provided in a memorial building, erected under sections 511.08 to 511.17, inclusive, of the Revised Code, suitable apartments, of sufficient dimensions, to commemorate the soldiers, sailors, and marines of the township who lost their lives while in the service of the United States, and the names of such soldiers, sailors, and marines shall be inscribed on suitable tablets in the building or on the monument, statue, or memorial so erected.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 511 | Memorial Buildings; Halls; Parks › Section 511.15 | Memorial Trustees.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Upon the completion and equipping of a soldier's memorial building, the board of township trustees shall certify such fact to the court of common pleas of the county in which the building was constructed, and the court thereupon shall appoint a board of permanent "memorial trustees," composed of seven citizens of the township; but if two or more townships unite in constructing a joint building each township shall be represented on each board, one of which members shall be appointed for the term of one year, one for two years, one for three years, one for four years, one for five years, one for six years, and one for seven years, and each year thereafter the court shall appoint a successor, for a term of seven years, to the trustee whose term of office then expires. Not more than four of the members of said board of trustees shall belong to the same political party.
In the case of any memorial building existing prior to April 17, 1925, the court shall appoint the board in the manner provided in this section.
Upon such appointment by the court the board of township trustees shall transfer the memorial building and other property and funds acquired under section 511.11 of the Revised Code to the board of permanent memorial trustees and the title of such property shall thereupon vest in such board and the memorial trustees provided for in section 511.09 of the Revised Code, shall cease to exist as an official board.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 511 | Memorial Buildings; Halls; Parks › Section 511.16 | Control and Maintenance.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The board of permanent memorial trustees shall provide for the maintenance of the township memorial building, monument, statue, or memorial and shall always keep the memorial in such condition that it will fulfill the purpose for which it was constructed.
The board of permanent memorial trustees may receive donations and bequests to aid in the maintenance of such memorial, and such moneys, together with moneys received from all other sources, shall be placed in a fund to be known as "the township memorial fund," and shall be paid out on vouchers signed by two members of the board of permanent memorial trustees.
The board of permanent memorial trustees shall, annually, report a complete statement of all its receipts and disbursements and certify to the board of township trustees the amount of money required for the maintenance of such memorial and the making of any necessary improvements thereto, which amount shall be placed in the budget of the board of township trustees and certified to the budget commission of the county. The board of permanent memorial trustees may permit the occupancy and use of the memorial building or any part thereof, upon such terms as it deems proper.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 511 | Memorial Buildings; Halls; Parks › Section 511.17 | Rules and Regulations.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Under such reasonable rules and regulations as the board of permanent memorial trustees prescribes, the memorial building constructed under section 511.08 of the Revised Code shall be open and free for use as a meeting place by all organizations and allied organizations of present and former soldiers, sailors, and marines.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 511 | Memorial Buildings; Halls; Parks › Section 511.18 | Petition to Organize Park District.

Effective:
September 21, 2000
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 417 - 123rd General Assembly
(A) When any number of electors in a township, including the electors of all municipal corporations in the township, equal to or exceeding one-tenth of the total vote cast in the township at the most recent general election, files a petition with the board of township trustees for proceedings to organize a park district and to establish one or more public parks within the township, the board shall certify that fact to the court of common pleas of the county, which court, or a judge of the court, shall appoint a board of park commissioners for the township. However, if an entire park district is contained within the unincorporated area of the township, the board of township trustees, instead of the court of common pleas of the county, shall, regardless of when the park district was established, appoint the board of park commissioners, unless the board of township trustees, by unanimous vote, adopts a resolution authorizing the court of common pleas to appoint the board of park commissioners. For purposes of this division, an entire park district shall be considered to be contained within the unincorporated area of the township if the electors of the unincorporated area would be the only persons entitled to vote on a tax levy submitted under division (B) of section 511.27 of the Revised Code, regardless of where real property owned by the district is located.
If the board of township trustees adopts a resolution described in this division, the court, or a judge of the court, shall appoint the board of park commissioners. If, at any time after the adoption of that resolution, the board of township trustees wishes to rescind the resolution and again assume the authority provided under this division to appoint the board of park commissioners, it may adopt a resolution, by unanimous vote, rescinding the previous resolution and its authorization for the court of common pleas to appoint the board of park commissioners. After the adoption of a rescinding resolution, the board of township trustees shall appoint the board of park commissioners.
(B) Regardless of when a township park district was established, at least seventy-five per cent of the acreage owned by a township park district shall be located within the boundaries of the township, unless the township has ceased to exist since the establishment of the park district.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 511 | Memorial Buildings; Halls; Parks › Section 511.181 | Resolution to Convert Parks Owned and Operated by Park District Into Parks Owned and Operated by Township.

Effective:
September 26, 2003
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly
If the board of park commissioners of a township park district created before 1955 is appointed by the board of township trustees, the board of township trustees may adopt a resolution to convert the parks owned and operated by the park district into parks owned and operated by the township if the township has a population of less than thirty-five thousand and a geographical area of less than fifteen square miles. Upon the adoption of that resolution, the township park district shall cease to exist, all real and personal property owned by the park district shall be transferred to the township, and the township shall assume liability with respect to all contracts and debts of the park district. All employees of the township park district whose parks are so converted into township parks shall become township employees, and the board of township trustees may retain the former park commissioners, on the terms that the trustees consider appropriate, to operate the property formerly owned by the township park district.
The township shall continue to collect any taxes levied within the former township park district, and the taxes shall be deposited into the township treasury as funds to be used for the park purposes for which they were levied.
Within fifteen days after the adoption of a township park district conversion resolution under this section, the clerk of the board of township trustees shall certify a copy of that resolution to the county auditor.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 511 | Memorial Buildings; Halls; Parks › Section 511.20 | Report of Board as to Site and Cost.

Effective:
September 21, 2000
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 417 - 123rd General Assembly
Prior to the submission to the electors of the question of whether one or more public parks are to be established as provided in section 511.21 of the Revised Code, the board of park commissioners shall call to its assistance one or more skilled landscape architects, and, if desired, other expert advice, as to suitable places for the location of one or more public parks. The board of park commissioners shall make a written report to the board of township trustees of its findings and recommendations, with an estimate of the cost of the land recommended for park purposes. Before filing the report, the board of park commissioners, for park purposes, may take options and receive bids from owners of land.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 511 | Memorial Buildings; Halls; Parks › Section 511.21 | Notice of Submission of Question.

Effective:
December 20, 2005
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly
Upon the filing of the report of the board of park commissioners as provided by section 511.20 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees shall direct the township fiscal officer to give thirty days' notice, by posting in five public places in the township and by publication in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the township, that an election will be held at the next general election to determine whether one or more public parks are to be established within the township, and the estimated cost of the land recommended for that purpose.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 511 | Memorial Buildings; Halls; Parks › Section 511.22 | Form of Ballot.

Effective:
July 2, 2010
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 48 - 128th General Assembly
The board of township trustees shall direct the township fiscal officer to file a written notice, not later than four p.m. of the ninetieth day before the day of the election, with the board of elections having charge of the preparation of official ballots, that an election will be held as provided in section 511.21 of the Revised Code and that the following shall be printed on the ballot:
"YES
SHALL A PUBLIC PARK OR
NO
PUBLIC PARKS BE ESTABLISHED
IN _____ (NAME) _____ TOWNSHIP?"
If a majority of the votes is in favor of the proposition, a park or parks shall be established for the township. If a majority of the votes cast is against the proposition, the board of park commissioners shall be abolished, and the board of township trustees shall provide for and pay all the proper expenses incurred by it.
Last updated March 22, 2022 at 2:33 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 511 | Memorial Buildings; Halls; Parks › Section 511.231 | Appraisal of Park District Property.

Effective:
November 5, 1965
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 101 - 106th General Assembly
Whenever it is necessary for the board of park commissioners of a township park district to determine the value of any real property owned by the board, or which it proposes to acquire by purchase, lease, or appropriation, the board may employ competent appraisers to advise it of the value of such property, or expert witnesses to testify thereto in an appropriation proceeding, and shall pay a reasonable compensation for such services.