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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 504 | Limited Home Rule Government › Section 504.18 | Supplying Water or Sewer Services.

Effective:
September 20, 1999
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 187 - 123rd General Assembly
(A) As used in this section and in sections 504.19 and 504.20 of the Revised Code, "water supply facilities" means all buildings, facilities, and pipelines acquired, constructed, or operated by or leased to a township, or to be acquired, constructed, or operated by or leased to a township, that the board of township trustees considers necessary for the storage, transportation, or treatment of water resources and the operation of facilities that supply water, together with all property rights, easements, and interests in real or personal property that may be required for the operation of the facilities.
(B) For the purpose of supplying water or sewer services to users within the unincorporated area of the township, the board of township trustees may provide a supply of water or sewer services by contract with any municipal corporation, county sewer district, or regional water and sewer district or any person, firm, or private corporation furnishing a public water supply or sewer services within or outside the township.
(C) To pay all or any part of the costs of a water supply or sewer services under this section or section 504.19 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees by resolution may levy special assessments upon lots and lands in the township benefiting from the water supply facilities or sewer improvements and may issue unvoted securities in anticipation of the levy or collection of those special assessments in accordance with Chapter 133. of the Revised Code. At the discretion of the board, assessments may be levied by one of the following methods:
(1) By a percentage of the tax value of the property assessed;
(2) In proportion to the benefits that result from the improvements;
(3) By the front footage of the property bounding and abutting the improvements.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 504 | Limited Home Rule Government › Section 504.24 | Off-Street Parking Facilities.

Effective:
September 28, 2016
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 413 - 131st General Assembly
(A) A board of township trustees of an urban township, as defined in section 504.01 of the Revised Code, may lay out, establish, construct, maintain, and operate, within the unincorporated territory of the township, off-street parking facilities for motor vehicles. For this purpose, the board may acquire by purchase, gift, devise, exchange, lease, or sublease any existing off-street parking facilities or any real estate or interest in real estate required for the construction of the parking facilities. In addition, the board may exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by sections 163.01 to 163.22 of the Revised Code.
(B) Land acquired by a township under this section is not tax exempt, except if any township owns and operates parking facilities used exclusively for a public purpose and charges no fee for the privilege of parking in such a facility, the facilities are tax exempt.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 505 | Trustees › Section 505.01 | Board of Township Trustees - Election and Term.

Effective:
March 22, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 500 - 132nd General Assembly
In each township there shall be a board of township trustees consisting of three members. Two of such trustees shall be elected at the general election in nineteen forty-nine and quadrennially thereafter, in each township, who shall hold office for a term of four years, commencing on the first day of January next after their election. The third trustee shall be elected at the general election in nineteen fifty-one and quadrennially thereafter, in each township, who shall hold office for a term of four years, commencing on the first day of January next after the person's election.
At the first meeting of the board each calender year, the board shall select one of its members to serve as chairperson for a term of one year. If the position of chairperson becomes vacant, the board shall select one of its members to preside.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 505 | Trustees › Section 505.011 | Trustee May Serve as Volunteer Fireman or Policeman.

Effective:
July 1, 1993
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 152 - 120th General Assembly
(A) A member of a board of township trustees may be appointed as a volunteer fireman and in such capacity be considered an employee of the township, or he may be a member of a private fire company which has entered into an agreement to furnish fire protection for the township of which such member is a trustee; provided that such member shall not receive compensation for his services as a volunteer fireman.
(B) A member of a board of township trustees may be appointed as a volunteer policeman and in that capacity may be considered an employee of the township, except that the member shall not receive compensation for his services as a volunteer policeman.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 505 | Trustees › Section 505.012 | Appointment or Election of Board Member to District Governing Body.

Effective:
September 28, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 509 - 129th General Assembly
A member of a board of township trustees may be elected or appointed to serve on the governing body of any district that is organized or created by the board of township trustees, including a district organized or created under section 505.28, 505.37, 505.371, 505.375, 505.482, 505.71, 511.18, or 6119.02 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 505 | Trustees › Section 505.02 | Bond of Township Trustees.

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 township trustee, before entering upon the discharge of official duties, shall give bond to the state for the use of the township, in the sum of one thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of official duties as a trustee, and with at least two sureties, each of whom shall be a resident of the same township with the trustee or a corporate surety authorized to do business in this state. Such bond shall be approved by a judge of the county court or judge of a municipal court having jurisdiction in the township.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 505 | Trustees › Section 505.03 | Additional or New 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, whenever the judge deems it necessary, and on application of at least twelve freeholders of the township, the judge of the county or municipal court having jurisdiction in the township who approves the bond under section 505.02 of the Revised Code, may require additional security or the execution of a new bond. If a trustee fails, for ten days, to give additional security or execute a new bond after service of the notice in writing, the office shall be declared vacant and filled as required by section 503.24 of the Revised Code. The original bond or new bond shall be deposited with the township fiscal officer and recorded by the fiscal officer.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 505 | Trustees › Section 505.031 | Appointment of Township Administrator.

Effective:
February 29, 2008
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 36 - 127th General Assembly
(A)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, the board of township trustees may appoint a township administrator, who shall be the administrative head of the township under the direction and supervision of the board and who shall hold office at the pleasure of the board.
(2) The board of township trustees shall appoint a township administrator before the adoption of a resolution under division (A)(1) of section 504.01 of the Revised Code directing the board of elections to submit to the electors of the unincorporated territory of the township the question of whether the township should adopt a limited home rule government. The administrator shall be the administrative head of the township under the direction and supervision of the board and shall hold office at the pleasure of the board.
(B) In the event that the township administrator is absent from that office by reason of illness, death, vacation, resignation, or removal, the chairperson of the board or a qualified person designated by the chairperson with the approval of the board shall act as township administrator and perform all duties of such township office, until such time as the township administrator returns to official duties or the board appoints a new township administrator to fill the vacancy.
(C) The board shall fix the salary of the township administrator and cause the same to be paid.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 505 | Trustees › Section 505.032 | Powers and Duties of Township Administrator.

Effective:
July 21, 1976
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 983 - 111th General Assembly
The township administrator shall, under the direction of the board of township trustees:
(A) Assist in the administration, enforcement, and execution of the policies and resolutions of the board;
(B) Supervise and direct the activities of the affairs of the divisions of township government under the control or jurisdiction of the board;
(C) Attend all meetings of the board at which his attendance is required by that body;
(D) Recommend measures for adoption to the board;
(E) Prepare and submit to the board such reports as are required by that body, or as he considers advisable;
(F) Keep the board fully advised on the financial conditions of the township, preparing and submitting a budget for the next fiscal year;
(G) Perform such additional duties as the board may determine by resolution.
The board of township trustees may assign to such township administrator any office, position, or duties under its control; such office, position, and duties to be performed under the direction and supervision of the board and to be in addition to those set forth in this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 505 | Trustees › Section 505.04 | Annual Inventory.

Effective:
March 22, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 500 - 132nd General Assembly
The board of township trustees shall make an inventory on the second Monday of January, each year, of all the materials, machinery, tools, and other township supplies in its possession. The inventory shall be a public record and one copy shall be filed with the fiscal officer of the township.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 505 | Trustees › Section 505.05 | Program Recognizing Outstanding Employee Performance.

Effective:
April 16, 1998
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 110 - 122nd General Assembly
Upon notifying the board of township trustees, any appointing authority of a township office or department may establish a program to recognize outstanding employee performance. The program may include, but is not limited to, cash awards, additional paid leave, or other additional benefits as the appointing authority considers appropriate, so long as the costs of the program do not exceed the total amount of compensation fixed by the board of township trustees for the office or department.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 505 | Trustees › Section 505.07 | Settlement of Court Action - Zoning Issue Subject to Referendum.

Effective:
December 20, 2005
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly
Notwithstanding any contrary provision in another section of the Revised Code, section 519.12 of the Revised Code, or any vote of the electors on a petition for zoning referendum, a township may settle any court action by a consent decree or court-approved settlement agreement which may include an agreement to rezone any property involved in the action as provided in the decree or court-approved settlement agreement without following the procedures in section 519.12 of the Revised Code and also may include township approval of a development plan for any property involved in the action as provided in the decree or court-approved settlement agreement, provided that the court makes specific findings of fact that notice has been properly made pursuant to this section and the consent decree or court-approved settlement agreement is fair and reasonable.
If the subject of the consent decree or court-approved settlement agreement involves a zoning issue subject to referendum under section 519.12 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees shall publish notice of their intent to meet and consider and take action on the decree or court-approved settlement agreement and the date and time of the meeting in a newspaper of general circulation in the township at least fifteen days before the meeting. The board shall permit members of the public to express their objections to the consent decree or court-approved settlement agreement at the meeting. Copies of the proposed consent decree or court-approved settlement agreement shall be available to the public at the township fiscal officer's office during normal business hours.
At least ten days prior to the submission of a proposed consent decree or settlement agreement to the court for its review and consideration, the plaintiff in the action involving the consent decree or settlement agreement shall publish a notice that shall include the caption of the case, the case number, and the court in which the consent decree or settlement agreement will be filed, the intention of the parties in the action to file a consent decree or settlement agreement, and, when applicable, a description of the real property involved and the proposed change in zoning or permitted use, in a newspaper of general circulation in the township.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 505 | Trustees › Section 505.08 | Emergency Contracts.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
After adopting by a unanimous vote a resolution declaring a real and present emergency in connection with the administration of township services or the execution of duties assigned by law to any officer of a township, the board of township trustees may, by resolution, enter into a contract, without bidding or advertising, for the purchase of services, materials, equipment, or supplies needed to meet the emergency if the estimated cost of the contract is less than the amount specified in section 9.17 of the Revised Code.
During the period of the emergency declared by Executive Order 2020-01D, issued on March 9, 2020, the board of township trustees may, by resolution, enter into a contract, without bidding or advertising, for the purchase of personal protective equipment needed to meet the emergency, regardless of the estimated cost of the contract.
"Personal protective equipment" means equipment worn to minimize exposure to hazards that cause workplace injuries and illnesses.
Last updated July 31, 2023 at 4:52 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 505 | Trustees › Section 505.09 | Duty of Trustees at Elections.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The board of township trustees, at any election or township meeting may cause any disorderly person to be removed from such place of election or meeting, and, if necessary, to be confined until the close of the election or meeting. Constables shall obey the orders and directions of the board for the purpose of preserving order at such election or meeting.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 505 | Trustees › Section 505.101 | Contracts With State or Other Public Agency.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
The board of township trustees of any township may, by resolution, enter into a contract, without advertising or bidding, for the purchase or sale of motor vehicles, materials, equipment, or supplies from or to any department, agency, or political subdivision of the state, for the purchase of services with a soil and water conservation district established under Chapter 940. of the Revised Code, for the purchase of supplies, services, materials, and equipment with a regional planning commission pursuant to division (D) of section 713.23 of the Revised Code, or for the purchase of services from an educational service center under section 3313.846 of the Revised Code. The resolution shall:
(A) Set forth the maximum amount to be paid as the purchase price for the motor vehicles, materials, equipment, supplies, or services;
(B) Describe the type of motor vehicles, materials, equipment, supplies, or services that are to be purchased;
(C) Appropriate sufficient funds to pay the purchase price for the motor vehicles, materials, equipment, supplies, or services, except that no such appropriation is necessary if funds have been previously appropriated for the purpose and remain unencumbered at the time the resolution is adopted.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 505 | Trustees › Section 505.102 | Real Property Transactions With Senior Citizens' Organization.

Effective:
June 13, 1984
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 148 - 115th General Assembly
Notwithstanding section 505.10 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees may sell, lease, or transfer any real property belonging to the township and not needed for public use to a nonprofit senior citizens' organization to be used for public purposes involving the provision of housing, health, social services, or recreational activities for the benefit of older persons, upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the board of township trustees and the organization. The nonprofit senior citizens' organization shall report annually to the board of township trustees on the nature of the activities for which the property is being used and shall provide such other information regarding the property that the board may require. Any deed conveying real property under this section may state that if the real property is used at any time for purposes other than those enumerated in this section, all right, title, and interest in the property shall revert to the township.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 505 | Trustees › Section 505.104 | Exchange or Transfer of Real Property Without Bidding.

Effective:
July 26, 1989
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 40 - 118th General Assembly
A board of township trustees may, by resolution and without bidding or advertising, exchange and transfer any real property belonging to the township if all of the following apply in regard to the real property the township acquires in the exchange:
(A) Its current market value is equal to or greater than that of the real property the township gives up in the exchange and the county auditor so certifies prior to the transfer;
(B) It is improved to the township's specifications;
(C) It is to be used by the township for a public purpose that is the same as or similar to that for which the real property the township gives up in the exchange was used.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 505 | Trustees › Section 505.105 | Property Recovered by Police Department.

Effective:
September 29, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly
Stolen or other property recovered by members of an organized police department of a township, a township police district, a joint police district, or the office of a township constable shall be deposited and kept in a place designated by the head of the department, district, or office. Each article of property shall be entered in a book kept for that purpose, with the name of its owner, if ascertained, the person from whom it was taken, the place where it was found with general circumstances, the date of its receipt, and the name of the officer receiving it.
An inventory of all money or other property shall be given to the party from whom it was taken, and, if it is not claimed by some person within thirty days after arrest and seizure, it shall be delivered to the person from whom it was taken, and to no other person, either attorney, agent, factor, or clerk, except by special order of the head of the department, district, or office.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 505 | Trustees › Section 505.106 | Neglect or Refuse to Deposit Property in Possession of a Person Arrested.

Effective:
September 29, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly
No officer, or other member of an organized police department of a township, a township police district, a joint police district, or the office of a township constable shall neglect or refuse to deposit property taken or found by the officer or other member in possession of a person arrested. Any conviction for a violation of this section shall vacate the office of the person so convicted.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 505 | Trustees › Section 505.107 | Restoration of Property to Claimant or Accused Person.

Effective:
September 29, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly
If, within thirty days, the money or property recovered under section 505.105 of the Revised Code is claimed by any other person, it shall be retained by its custodian until after the discharge or conviction of the person from whom it was taken and as long as it is required as evidence in any case in court. If that claimant establishes to the satisfaction of the court that the claimant is the rightful owner, the money or property shall be restored to the claimant; otherwise, it shall be returned to the accused person, personally, and not to any attorney, agent, factor, or clerk of the accused person, except upon special order of the head of the organized police department of the township, township police district, joint police district, or office of a township constable, as the case may be, after all liens and claims in favor of the township have first been discharged and satisfied.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 505 | Trustees › Section 505.108 | Disposition of Unclaimed Property.

Effective:
September 29, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly
Except as otherwise provided in this section and unless the property involved is required to be disposed of pursuant to another section of the Revised Code, property that is unclaimed for ninety days or more shall be sold by the chief of police or other head of the organized police department of the township, township police district, joint police district, or office of a township constable at public auction, after notice of the sale has been provided by publication once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation, or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code, in the county, or counties, if appropriate, in the case of a joint police district. The proceeds of the sale shall be paid to the fiscal officer of the township and credited to the township general fund, except that, in the case of a joint police district, the proceeds of a sale shall be paid to the treasurer of the joint police district board and credited to the appropriate fund according to agreement of the participating townships and municipal corporations.
If authorized to do so by a resolution adopted by the board of township trustees or, in the case of a joint police district, the joint police district board, and if the property involved is not required to be disposed of pursuant to another section of the Revised Code, the head of the department, district, or office may contribute property that is unclaimed for ninety days or more to one or more public agencies, to one or more nonprofit organizations no part of the net income of which inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual and no substantial part of the activities of which consists of carrying on propaganda or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, or to one or more organizations satisfying section 501(c)(3) or (c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 505 | Trustees › Section 505.109 | Payment of Storage and Selling Expenses.

Effective:
September 29, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly
Upon the sale of any unclaimed property as provided in section 505.108 of the Revised Code, if any of the unclaimed property was ordered removed to a place of storage or stored, or both, by or under the direction of the head of the organized police department of the township, township police district, joint police district, or office of a township constable, any expenses or charges for the removal or storage, or both, and costs of sale, provided they are approved by the head of the department, district, or office, shall first be paid from the proceeds of the sale. Notice shall be given by certified mail, thirty days before the date of the sale, to the owner and mortgagee, or other lienholder, at their last known addresses.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 505 | Trustees › Section 505.1010 | Purchase of Property at Auction.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
A board of township trustees may purchase real or personal property at public auction by adopting a resolution to designate an individual, officer, or employee to represent the board and tender bids at the auction. Any purchase made at a public auction shall be subject to a maximum purchase price established by resolution of the board or an appraisal obtained before the auction and approved by the board of township trustees. A purchase made under this section shall comply with division (D) of section 5705.41 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 505 | Trustees › Section 505.11 | Leases of Real Property or Mining Rights in Township.

Effective:
December 20, 2005
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly
(A) Whenever the provisions of division (B) of this section do not apply, and when, in its opinion, the township would be benefited, the board of township trustees may lease township real property to any person upon terms agreed upon by the board and the lessee. Any consideration received from the lease shall be payable, as prescribed in the lease, to the township fiscal officer, who shall give a receipt for the amount received and deposit it in the township general fund.
(B) When, in its opinion, the township would be benefited, the board of township trustees may execute and deliver contracts or leases to mine iron ore, stone, coal, petroleum, gas, salt, and other minerals upon lands owned by the township, to any person complying with the terms prescribed by the board as to consideration, rights of way, and occupancy of ground for necessary purposes. All other matters of contract shall be such as the board considers most advantageous to the township. The contracts or leases shall be forfeited to the township for noncompliance with any of the terms set forth in the contracts or leases, and shall not operate as a conveyance of the fee to any part of the realty. No contract or lease for the drilling or operation of a petroleum or gas well shall be valid for a longer term than forty years from the date of the contract or lease, and no contract or lease for the mining of iron ore, stone, coal, salt, or other minerals shall be valid for a longer term than fifteen years from that date. The consideration for the contracts and leases shall be rental or royalty as is prescribed by the board, and shall be payable, as prescribed in the contract or lease, at least once a year to the township fiscal officer, who shall give a receipt for the amount and deposit it in the township general fund.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 505 | Trustees › Section 505.12 | Solid Waste Facilities.

Effective:
April 16, 1993
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 723 - 119th General Assembly
The board of township trustees may secure, maintain, and provide for solid waste facilities as defined in section 3734.01 of the Revised Code if in its opinion the facilities are necessary, and for that purpose the board may purchase, rent, lease, or otherwise acquire land suitable for those facilities. The boards of township trustees of any two or more townships or the legislative authorities of any two or more political subdivisions, or any combination thereof, may through joint action unite in the joint purchase, rental, maintenance, use, and operation of solid waste facilities and prorate the expense on any terms that may be mutually agreed upon. The selection of any site shall have the approval of the board of health of the health district in which the facility will be located.
When so required by rules adopted under division (G)(2) of section 343.01 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees, before constructing, enlarging, or modifying a solid waste facility, shall obtain approval for the facility from the board of county commissioners of the county or board of directors of the joint solid waste management district, or board of trustees of a regional solid waste management authority if such has been formed under section 343.011 of the Revised Code, having jurisdiction for compliance with the initial or amended solid waste management plan of the district approved under section 3734.521, 3734.55, or 3734.56 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 505 | Trustees › Section 505.13 | Operation of Scow or Lighter.

Effective:
July 2, 2010
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 48 - 128th General Assembly
The board of township trustees of a township which is composed in whole or in part of islands, accessible from the mainland only by watercraft, may purchase and operate, and may let for hire, a scow or lighter of sufficient tonnage to carry stone and other road building material, equipped with or without a proper crane or loading device, and for such purpose the board may levy a tax upon all the taxable property in the township, in such amount as it determines.
The question of levying such tax shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the township at a general election. The trustees shall certify such resolution to the board of elections not later than four p.m. of the ninetieth day before the day of the election. Twenty days' notice thereof shall be previously given by posting in at least three public places in the township. Such notice shall state specifically the amount to be raised and the purpose thereof. If a majority of all the votes cast at such election upon the proposition is in favor thereof, the tax provided for is authorized.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 505 | Trustees › Section 505.14 | Residence for Physician - Tax Levy - Election - Anticipatory Notes.

Effective:
July 2, 2010
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 48 - 128th General Assembly
The board of township trustees of a township described in section 505.13 of the Revised Code, which, for any reason, is inaccessible from the mainland at some time of the year, may construct, acquire, purchase, lease, and maintain a house as the residence of a resident physician, when, in the opinion of a majority of the members of such board, it is necessary for the maintenance of the public health and welfare.
For the maintenance, construction, acquisition, purchase, or lease of such a house the board may levy a tax upon all the taxable property in the township, in such amount as it determines.
The question of levying such a tax shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the township at a general or special election. The trustees shall certify such resolution to the board of elections not later than four p.m. of the ninetieth day before the day of the election. Twenty days' notice thereof shall be previously given by posting in at least three public places in the township. Such notice shall state specifically the amount to be raised and the purpose thereof. If a majority of all votes cast at such election upon the proposition is in favor thereof, the tax provided for is authorized.
Upon the authorization of such tax levy the board may issue notes in anticipation of such revenues, to mature in not more than two years from the date of issue, and to bear interest at not more than four per cent per annum.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 505 | Trustees › Section 505.15 | Airports, Landing Fields, or Other Air Navigation Facilities.

Effective:
December 8, 1988
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 661 - 117th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "airport," "landing field," and "air navigation facility" have the same meanings as in section 4561.01 of the Revised Code.
(B) The board of township trustees of a township which is composed in whole or in part of islands may acquire by purchase, gift, devise, bequest, lease, condemnation proceedings, or otherwise, real or personal property to establish, construct, enlarge, improve, equip, maintain, and operate airports, landing fields, or other air navigation facilities, and may acquire by purchase, gift, devise, lease, or condemnation proceedings rights-of-way for connections with highways and waterways. The township may provide for the making of necessary surveys, appraisals, and examinations preliminary to the acquisition or construction of any airport, landing field, or air navigation facility, and may improve and equip the facilities with necessary and appropriate structures.
(C) For the purpose of acquiring, establishing, constructing, improving, equipping, maintaining, or operating, or any combination of the foregoing, an airport, landing field, or other air navigation facility, the board of township trustees may levy a tax upon all taxable property in the township in the manner provided by section 5705.19 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 505 | Trustees › Section 505.16 | Harbor Masters.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The board of township trustees may, in a township containing a harbor or port which is outside a municipal corporation, and in which vessels are accustomed to lie for the purpose of receiving or discharging freights, if it believes the public interest so demands, appoint a suitable person to act as harbor master. The powers and duties of such person shall be prescribed by the board, and shall be such as are prescribed for harbor masters in municipal corporations in so far as they are applicable.
Such harbor master shall hold his office for one year or until his appointment is annulled by the board. He shall receive such compensation, not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars each year, as the board designates, which sum shall be paid from the township treasury on the order of the board.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 505 | Trustees › Section 505.171 | Drive-in Theater Screens.

Effective:
March 14, 1979
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 662 - 112th General Assembly
(A) Except in a township or portion thereof that is within the limits of a municipal corporation, the board of township trustees may adopt regulations necessary to require an owner or operator of a drive-in theater located in the township, to erect the theater screen in such a manner and location that the images projected on the screen are not clearly visible to persons driving on any road, street, or highway located within a radius of one-third mile from the theater screen.
(B) Except in a township or portion thereof that is within the limits of a municipal corporation, the board of township trustees may adopt regulations necessary to require an owner or operator of a drive-in theater located in the township to construct and maintain a fence, wall, or tangible or intangible barrier which shall, to the maximum extent practicable in view of the topography of the site and location of the screen, conceal or obscure x-rated or obscene images projected on the screen from the ordinary view of persons driving on any road, street, or highway located within a radius of one-third mile from the theater screen.
(C) The township constable or police district chief shall inspect each drive-in theater located in the township, but not within the limits of a municipal corporation; furnish the owner or operator thereof with a copy of the regulations adopted pursuant to divisions (A) and (B) of this section; and notify in writing the owner or operator if he finds there is a violation of the regulations.
(D) Whoever violates any regulation adopted pursuant to division (A) or (B) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 505 | Trustees › Section 505.173 | Storage of Junk Motor Vehicles.

Effective:
November 19, 1996
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 121 - 121st General Assembly
(A) Notwithstanding sections 4513.60 to 4513.65 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees may adopt resolutions as the board considers necessary to regulate the storage of junk motor vehicles on private or public property within the unincorporated area of the township. No resolution shall restrict the operation of a scrap metal processing facility licensed under authority of sections 4737.05 to 4737.12 of the Revised Code; the operation as a motor vehicle salvage dealer, salvage motor vehicle auction, or salvage motor vehicle pool of a person licensed under Chapter 4738. of the Revised Code; or the provision of towing and recovery services conducted under sections 4513.60 to 4513.63 of the Revised Code, including the storage and disposal of junk motor vehicles removed from public or private property in accordance with those sections. Except for a case in which division (C) of this section applies, no resolution shall prevent a person from storing or keeping, or restrict a person in the method of storing or keeping, any collector's vehicle on private property with the permission of the person having the right to the possession of the property, except that a person having such permission may be required to conceal, by means of buildings, fences, vegetation, terrain, or other suitable screening, any unlicensed collector's vehicle stored in the open.
(B) In addition to other remedies provided by law, the board of township trustees may institute an action for injunction, mandamus, or abatement, or any other appropriate action or proceeding to prohibit the storage of junk motor vehicles in violation of this section.
(C) Regardless of whether it is licensed or unlicensed, a collector's vehicle is a "junk motor vehicle" for purposes of this section if the collector's vehicle meets all of the criteria contained in division (E) of this section. If a collector's vehicle meets all of the criteria contained in division (E) of this section, a board of township trustees, in accordance with division (A) of this section, may regulate the storage of that motor vehicle on private or public property in the same manner that the board may regulate the storage of any other junk motor vehicle and, in case of a violation of this section, may pursue any remedy provided by law, including any remedy provided in division (B) of this section.
(D) Whoever violates any resolution adopted under this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. Each day that a violation of this section continues constitutes a separate offense. Fines levied and collected under this section shall be paid into the township general revenue fund.
(E) As used in this section, "junk motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle that meets all of the following criteria:
(1) Three model years old, or older;
(2) Apparently inoperable;
(3) Extensively damaged, including, but not limited to, any of the following: missing wheels, tires, engine, or transmission.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 505 | Trustees › Section 505.18 | Joint Issue of Bonds.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
When a township has been divided into two or more parts, subsequent to the original issue of bonds in aid of or for purposes of public improvement, the authorities of the parts so constituted, jointly, may issue new bonds for the amount of such original issue becoming due.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 505 | Trustees › Section 505.19 | Annual Meeting of Trustees of Divided Township.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Within thirty days after the first Monday in April in each year, the trustees of a township constituted out of the division of a township, shall meet together and jointly assess and levy on the taxable property, real and personal, within the limits of the original township, the taxes necessary to pay the interest on bonds issued under section 505.18 of the Revised Code, and to pay such sum as seems expedient to them for the redemption of the principal named in such bonds.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 505 | Trustees › Section 505.20 | Tax for Drilling Oil or Gas Well.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
In addition to the tax already authorized by law, the board of township trustees may levy a tax, not to exceed five mills on the dollar for the purpose of drilling an oil or gas well in the township, when so authorized by a majority vote of the electors of such township at a regular or special election. Such election shall be conducted the same as elections for township officers, and the tax shall be collected as other taxes.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 505 | Trustees › Section 505.21 | Copy of Revised Code for Township Officers.

Effective:
September 20, 1967
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 303 - 107th General Assembly
The board of township trustees may purchase for its use one copy of the Revised Code, and such other standard works containing all the sections of the Revised Code applicable to township officers, with forms and citations for the guidance of such officers, as are necessary, to be paid for from unappropriated funds in the township treasury when there are sufficient unappropriated funds in the treasury.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 505 | Trustees › Section 505.22 | Volunteer Fire Department Definitions.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
As used in section 505.23 of the Revised Code:
(A) "Political subdivision" includes municipal corporation, township, and taxing district.
(B) "Insurance" means insurance coverage, including group insurance, as provided in standard casualty insurance policies.
(C) "Volunteer firemen" means all members in good standing of the volunteer fire department of such political subdivision.
(D) "Accident and death benefits" means such benefits as are provided in standard casualty insurance policies.
(E) "Line of duty" includes such duties as are prescribed by the rules and regulations of such volunteer fire department.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 505 | Trustees › Section 505.23 | Insurance for Members of Volunteer Department - Joint Fire Department.

Effective:
October 13, 1967
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 169 - 107th General Assembly
Any political subdivision which maintains and operates a volunteer fire department may provide for insurance against liability, and accident and death benefits, for the members of such fire department by the purchase of standard liability and casualty insurance, insuring such members while acting in the line of duty.
When two or more political subdivisions jointly own, control, or manage a volunteer fire department, this section shall apply, at the discretion of the legislative authority of such subdivisions.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 505 | Trustees › Section 505.241 | Dues for Township Government Association.

Effective:
April 16, 1993
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 125 - 119th General Assembly
A board of township trustees may authorize its elected officers to join an association or nonprofit organization formed for the improvement of township government. Such board may appropriate from its general fund an amount sufficient to pay the dues, subscription costs, or membership charges of such association or nonprofit organization.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 505 | Trustees › Section 505.25 | Additional Compensation for Certain Trustees.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The board of township trustees of a township such as that described in section 505.13 of the Revised Code, which, for any reason, is inaccessible from the mainland at some time of the year, shall be entitled to additional compensation, not to exceed ten dollars for each trip, for reasonable expenses incurred in attending necessary meetings of the board and meetings with the county officials on the mainland.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 505 | Trustees › Section 505.26 | Additional Powers of Trustees.

Effective:
June 28, 1990
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 717 - 118th General Assembly
The board of township trustees may purchase, appropriate, construct, enlarge, improve, rebuild, repair, furnish, and equip a township hall, a township park, public library buildings, and bridges and viaducts over streets, streams, railroads, or other places where an overhead roadway or footway is necessary, and such board may acquire sites by lease or otherwise for any of such improvements, including lands and buildings for recreational purposes.
The board of township trustees, not for purposes of recreation, but for the purposes of protecting and preserving the natural, scenic, open, or wooded condition of land, water, or wetlands against modification or encroachment resulting from occupation, development, or other use, may acquire, other than by appropriation, an ownership interest in land, water, or wetlands, and may restore and maintain land, water, or wetlands in which it has such an interest.
If sufficient space for township offices is not available, the board of township trustees may purchase, lease, or construct, and furnish, equip, and maintain office space. When such offices are to be provided by construction, a site upon which to erect such offices may be acquired by purchase, lease for twenty-five years or longer, or otherwise. The cost of providing such office space shall be paid out of funds in the township treasury. If sufficient funds are not available the board shall proceed as provided in sections 511.01 to 511.04 of the Revised Code.