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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.71 | Certain Facts Shall Not Invalidate Bond.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
In each bond mentioned in section 733.70 of the Revised Code, the condition that the person elected or appointed shall faithfully perform the duties of the office shall be sufficient. The fact that the instrument is without a seal, that blanks, for example the date or amount, have been filled subsequent to its execution but before its acceptance, without the consent of the sureties, that all the obligees named in the instrument have not signed it, that new duties have been imposed on the officers, or that any merely formal objection exists shall not be available in any suit on the instrument.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.72 | Charges Against Municipal Officers Filed With Probate Judge - Proceedings.

Effective:
November 1, 1977
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 219 - 112th General Assembly
When a complaint under oath is filed with the probate judge of the county in which a municipal corporation or the larger part thereof is situated, by any elector of the municipal corporation, signed and approved by four other electors thereof, the judge shall forthwith issue a citation to any person charged in the complaint for his appearance before the judge within ten days from the filing thereof, and shall also furnish the accused and the village solicitor or city director of law with a copy thereof. The complaint shall charge any of the following:
(A) That a member of the legislative authority of the municipal corporation has received, directly or indirectly, compensation for his services as a member thereof, as a committeeman, or otherwise, contrary to law;
(B) That a member of the legislative authority or an officer of the municipal corporation is or has been interested, directly or indirectly, in the profits of a contract, job, work, or service, or is or has been acting as a commissioner, architect, superintendent, or engineer in work undertaken or prosecuted by the municipal corporation, contrary to law;
(C) That a member of the legislative authority or an officer of the municipal corporation has been guilty of misfeasance or malfeasance in office.
Before acting upon such complaint, the judge shall require the party complaining to furnish sufficient security for costs.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.73 | Appearance of Counsel - Jury.

Effective:
May 22, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 268 - 129th General Assembly
On the day fixed by the probate judge for the return of the citation issued pursuant to section 733.72 of the Revised Code, the village solicitor or city director of law shall appear on behalf of the complainant to conduct the prosecution, and the accused may also appear by counsel. A time shall be set for hearing the case, which shall be not more than ten days after such return. If a jury is demanded by either party, the probate judge shall direct the summoning of twelve jurors in the manner provided by Chapter 2313. of the Revised Code. In a municipal corporation having no village solicitor or city director of law, or in case the village solicitor or city director of law is accused of any misfeasance or malfeasance in office, the prosecuting attorney shall appear on behalf of the complainant to conduct the prosecution.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.74 | Challenge of Jurors.

Effective:
May 22, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 268 - 129th General Assembly
On the day fixed for trial under section 733.73 of the Revised Code, if a jury is impaneled, either party, in addition to the peremptory challenges allowed by law in other cases, may object for good cause to any juror summoned, and vacancies occurring for any cause may be filled by the probate judge from the bystanders until the panel is full, unless the party charged, or the party's counsel, demands that additional jurors be summoned to fill such vacancy.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.75 | Proceedings on the Trial.

Effective:
November 1, 1977
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 219 - 112th General Assembly
On the day designated under section 733.73 of the Revised Code for the trial, the trial shall take place, unless continued on affidavit for good cause to another time not exceeding ten days. On the trial, the village solicitor or city director of law shall appear for the prosecution, examine witnesses designated by the complainant, and such others as he discovers, and either party may have process from the probate judge to compel the attendance of witnesses.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.76 | Removal of Officer if Found Guilty.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
If, on trial, the charges in the complaint mentioned in section 733.72 of the Revised Code are sustained by the verdict of the jury, or by the decision of the probate judge when there is no jury, such judge shall enter the charges and findings thereon upon the record of the court, make an order removing such officer from office, and forthwith transmit a certified copy thereof to the presiding officer of the legislative authority of the municipal corporation, whereupon the vacancy shall be filled as provided by law.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.77 | Payment of Costs.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The cost and expenses of the trial shall be charged against the party filing the complaint under section 733.72 of the Revised Code, the accused, or the municipal corporation, or apportioned among them, as the probate judge directs, and shall be collected as in other cases. No costs or expenses shall be charged to the accused if he is acquitted upon trial. If an appeal on questions of law is instituted by the officer complained of, to reverse or vacate the order of the probate court, such officer shall not exercise the functions of his office until order is finally reversed or vacated.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.79 | Municipal Officers May Attend Conference or Convention - Expenses.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Any elected or appointed municipal officer, deputy, assistant, or an employee of any municipal corporation may attend, at the expense of the municipal corporation, any conference or convention relating to municipal affairs, if authorized by the mayor, the chairman of the commission, or the city manager of such municipal corporation, and, if the fiscal officer of the municipal corporation certifies that funds are appropriated and available for such purpose, such person shall be reimbursed for his expense so incurred.
A request for such allowance shall be made in writing to the mayor, the chairman of the commission, or the city manager showing the necessity for such attendance and an estimate of the costs thereof to the municipal corporation.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.80 | Duties of Fire Engineer, Engineer, Superintendent of Markets - Compensation.

Effective:
October 24, 1975
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 367 - 111th General Assembly
In each municipal corporation having a fire engineer, engineer, or superintendent of markets, each such officer shall perform the duties prescribed by Title VII of the Revised Code and such other duties, not incompatible with the nature of his office, as the legislative authority by ordinance requires, and shall receive for his services such compensation by fees or salary, or both, as is provided by ordinance.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.82 | Liability for Loss of Public Funds.

Effective:
September 13, 2022
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 15 - 134th General Assembly
The treasurer of a municipal corporation or city auditor, or other officer of a municipal corporation having the duties of a municipal treasurer or of a city auditor, shall not be held liable for a loss of public funds when the officer has performed all official duties required of the officer with reasonable care, but shall be liable only when a loss of public funds results from the officer's negligence or other wrongful act.
Last updated June 30, 2022 at 5:14 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.85 | Municipal Income Tax Administration in Noncharter Municipalities.

Effective:
July 26, 2000
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 477 - 123rd General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "municipal corporation" means any municipal corporation, including a municipal corporation organized under Chapter 705. of the Revised Code, that is not operating under a charter adopted or amended pursuant to Section 7 or 9 of Article XVIII, Ohio Constitution.
(B) The legislative authority of a municipal corporation may provide, by ordinance or resolution, for the method of appointing and removing an officer who shall be responsible for the collection and deposit to the municipal treasury of municipal income taxes and the enforcement and administration of the municipal corporation's income tax ordinances, resolutions, and rules, including the powers, duties, and functions of the responsible administering officer and employees serving under the administering officer's direction and control. If no such ordinance or resolution is adopted, the city auditor or village clerk shall be the officer responsible for the collection and deposit to the municipal treasury of income taxes and the enforcement and administration of the municipal corporation's income tax ordinances, resolutions, and rules.
(C) The legislative authority of a municipal corporation may, by ordinance or resolution, authorize the responsible administering officer described in division (B) of this section to promulgate, revise, and repeal rules with respect to the administration and enforcement of the municipal corporation's income tax ordinances and resolutions. The rules shall be filed with the clerk of the legislative authority and made available for public inspection at the offices of the administering officer. The rules shall not conflict with the municipal corporation's ordinances and resolutions.
(D) This section shall apply to any municipal ordinance or resolution existing on September 14, 1981, or thereafter enacted or amended.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 735 | Public Service › Section 735.01 | Director of Public Service - Qualifications - Powers.

Effective:
September 6, 1965
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 358 - 106th General Assembly
In each city there shall be a department of public service which shall be administered by a director of public service. The director shall be appointed by the mayor and need not be a resident of the city at the time of his appointment but shall become a resident thereof within six months after his appointment unless such residence requirement is waived by ordinance. He shall make rules and regulations for the administration of the affairs under his supervision.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 735 | Public Service › Section 735.02 | General Duties - Records.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The director of public service shall manage and supervise all public works and undertakings of the city, except as otherwise provided by law.
The director shall supervise the improvement and repair of streets, avenues, alleys, lands, lanes, squares, wharves, docks, landings, market houses, bridges, viaducts, aqueducts, sidewalks, playgrounds sewers, drains, ditches, culverts, ship channels, streams, and watercourses, the lighting, sprinkling, and cleaning of public places, and the construction of public improvements and public works, except those having reference to the department of public safety, or as otherwise provided in Title VII of the Revised Code.
The director shall manage municipal water, lighting, heating, power, garbage, and other undertakings of the city, and parks, baths, playgrounds, market houses, cemeteries, crematories, sewage disposal plants, and farms, and shall make and preserve surveys, maps, plans, drawings, and estimates. He shall supervise the construction and have charge of the maintenance of public buildings and other property of the city not otherwise provided for in Title VII. He shall have the management of all other matters provided by the legislative authority of the city in connection with the public service thereof.
Such director shall keep a record of his proceedings, a copy of which, certified by him, shall be competent evidence in all courts.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 735 | Public Service › Section 735.03 | Management and Operation of Municipally Owned Public Utilities by Board.

Effective:
March 20, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 291 - 132nd General Assembly
Whenever the legislative authority of any city, by ordinance, declares it essential to the best interests of such city, the duties relating to the management and operation of municipally owned public utilities conferred upon the director of public service by sections 735.02 and 743.03 of the Revised Code shall be vested in a board composed of three members. The mayor, with the consent of the legislative authority, shall appoint one member for a term of two years, one for a term of four years, and one for a term of six years. At the expiration of each term of office an appointment shall be made for a term of six years. In case of vacancy by death, resignation, or removal from the city of a member of such board, the mayor, with the consent of the legislative authority, shall immediately appoint a successor to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. The legislative authority shall designate the compensation to be paid to said members, their duties, authority, and powers. Except as otherwise provided in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, the legislative authority shall determine whether such members shall be required to give bond, and, if so, in what amount. The cost of any required bond shall be borne by the city.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 735 | Public Service › Section 735.04 | Subdepartment - Employment of Superintendents, Inspectors, Clerks, and Laborers.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The director of public service may establish such subdepartment as is necessary and determine the number of superintendents, deputies, inspectors, engineers, harbor masters, clerks, laborers, and other persons necessary for the execution of the work and the performance of the duties of this subdepartment.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 735 | Public Service › Section 735.05 | Contracts, Material, and Labor.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The director of public service may make any contract, purchase supplies or material, or provide labor for any work under the supervision of the department of public service involving not more than the amount specified in section 9.17 of the Revised Code. When an expenditure within the department, other than the compensation of persons employed in the department, exceeds the amount specified in section 9.17 of the Revised Code, the expenditure shall first be authorized and directed by ordinance of the city legislative authority. When so authorized and directed, except where the contract is for equipment, services, materials, or supplies to be purchased under division (D) of section 713.23 or section 125.04 or 5513.01 of the Revised Code or available from a qualified nonprofit agency pursuant to sections 4115.31 to 4115.35 of the Revised Code, the director shall make a written contract with the lowest and best bidder after advertisement for not less than two nor more than four consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the city or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code. No expenditure subject to this section shall be divided into component parts, separate projects, or separate items of work in order to avoid the requirements of this section.
Last updated September 25, 2023 at 2:48 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 735 | Public Service › Section 735.051 | Emergency Conditions Obviate Formal Bidding and Advertising for Contracts.

Effective:
November 5, 1965
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 360 - 106th General Assembly
In the case of a real and present emergency arising in connection with the operation and maintenance of the department of public service, including all municipally owned utilities, the department of public safety, or any other department, division, commission, bureau, or board of the municipality, the legislative authority of the municipality may by a two-thirds vote of all the members elected thereto, authorize the director of public service, director of public safety, city manager, board of public affairs, or other duly authorized contracting officer, commission, board, or authority, to enter into a contract for work to be done or for the purchase of supplies or materials without formal bidding and advertising.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 735 | Public Service › Section 735.052 | Purchasing Used Equipment Without Bidding.

Effective:
October 30, 1969
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 380 - 108th General Assembly
The legislative authority of any city or village may authorize, by ordinance, the director of public service, director of public safety, mayor, city manager, board of trustees of public affairs, village administrator, or other duly authorized contracting officer, commission, board, or authority to enter into a contract, without advertising and bidding, for the purchase of used equipment or supplies at an auction open to the public, or at a sale at which such used equipment or supplies are to be sold upon submission of written bids to the vendor thereof where the vendor has invited the public to submit written bids or when more than one bid is submitted. The ordinance authorizing such contracts shall:
(A) Designate the officer, commission, board, or other contracting authority authorized to make such contract;
(B) Set forth the maximum amount that may be bid as the purchase price for such used equipment or supplies;
(C) Describe the type of used equipment or supplies that may be purchased;
(D) Appropriate sufficient funds to meet the maximum amount that may be bid as the purchase price for such used equipment or supplies, unless funds have previously been appropriated and remain unencumbered for such purpose.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 735 | Public Service › Section 735.053 | Purchasing From Other Political Subdivision Without Bidding.

Effective:
April 13, 1990
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 254 - 118th General Assembly
The legislative authority of any city or village may authorize, by ordinance, the director of public service, director of public safety, mayor, city manager, board of trustees of public affairs, village administrator, or other duly authorized contracting officer, commission, board, or authority to enter into a contract, without advertising and bidding, for services or the purchase of materiel, equipment, or supplies from any department, division, agency, or political subdivision of the state, or with a regional planning commission pursuant to division (D) of section 713.23 of the Revised Code. The ordinance authorizing such contracts shall:
(A) Designate the officer, commission, board, or other contracting authority authorized to make such contract;
(B) Set forth the maximum amount that may be paid as the purchase price for such services, materiel, equipment, or supplies;
(C) Describe the type of services, materiel, equipment, or supplies that may be purchased;
(D) Appropriate sufficient funds to meet the maximum amount that may be paid as the purchase price for such services, materiel, equipment, or supplies, unless funds have previously been appropriated and remain unencumbered for such purpose.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 735 | Public Service › Section 735.054 | Municipal Corporations Contract Requirements.

Effective:
June 30, 2010
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 85 - 128th General Assembly
Notwithstanding sections 715.18, 731.14, 731.141, 733.22, and 735.05 of the Revised Code, any municipal corporation that may be required by law to award contracts in the manner set forth in such sections may comply with section 9.29 of the Revised Code regarding any contract for the engineering, repair, sustainability, water quality management, and maintenance of a water storage tank and appurtenant facilities.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 735 | Public Service › Section 735.06 | Proceedings on Opening of Bids.

Effective:
October 1, 1987
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 59 - 117th General Assembly
Bids for work under the supervision of the department of public service shall be opened at the time, date, and place specified in the notice to bidders or specifications and shall be publicly read by the director of public service or a person designated by him. The time, place, and date of bid openings may be extended to a later date by the director of public service, provided that written or oral notice of the change shall be given to all persons who have received or requested specifications no later than ninety-six hours prior to the original time and date fixed for the opening.
Each bid shall contain the full name of each person interested in it and shall be accompanied by a sufficient bond or certified check, cashier's check, or money order on a solvent bank or savings and loan association that if the bid is accepted a contract will be entered into and its performance properly secured unless the bid is for a contract for the construction, demolition, alteration, repair, or reconstruction of a public improvement, in which case it shall meet the requirements of section 153.54 of the Revised Code. If the work bid embraces both labor and material, such items shall be separately stated with the price thereof.
The director may reject any bid. Where there is reason to believe there is collusion or combination among bidders, the bids of those concerned therein shall be rejected.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 735 | Public Service › Section 735.07 | Contract - Alterations or Modifications.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The contract referred to by section 735.05 of the Revised Code shall be between the city and the bidder, and the city shall pay the contract price in cash. Where a bonus is offered for completion of a contract prior to a specified date, the department of public service may exact a prorated penalty in like sum for every day of delay beyond a specified date.
When, in the opinion of the director of public service, it becomes necessary, in the prosecution of any work or improvement under contract, to make alterations or modifications in the contract, such alterations or modifications shall only be made upon the order of the director, but such order shall be of no effect until the price to be paid for the work and material or both, under the altered or modified contract, has been agreed upon in writing and signed by the director on behalf of the city and the contractor, and approved by the board of control.
No contractor may recover anything for work or material because of any such alteration or modification unless the contract is made in such manner, nor shall he be allowed or recover for such work and material, or either, more than the agreed price. The law relating to the requiring bids and the awarding of contracts for public buildings, and improvements, so far as it applies, shall remain in full force and effect.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 735 | Public Service › Section 735.074 | Schedule of Payments.

Effective:
August 27, 1976
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 330 - 111th General Assembly
The amounts and time of payments of any contract made by a city or village, or any board, commission, or agency thereof, shall be governed by sections 153.13 and 153.14 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 735 | Public Service › Section 735.08 | Director of Public Service May Contract for Furnishing Water Power.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
In a city in which a water works, electric light plant, artificial or natural gas plant, or other similar public utility is owned by the city, the director of public service, with the consent of the legislative authority thereof, may enter into and contract with the owners of any power plant or of any hydraulic or other natural or artificial watercourse to furnish power for the propelling of machinery in the water works, electric light plant, artificial or natural gas plant, or other similar public utility of the city, or acquire such power privileges by purchase or transfer from others owning such rights. For the purpose of carrying such contracts or leases into effect the director may enter into such contracts for any term of years, and sections 735.05 to 735.07, inclusive, of the Revised Code, do not apply.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 735 | Public Service › Section 735.09 | Execution of Contracts.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
All contracts made by the director of public service shall be executed by him in the name of the city, one copy of which shall be filed in his office and one with the city auditor. No liability shall be created against the city as to any matters under the supervision of such director except by his express authority. No director of public service or officer or employee of his department shall be interested in any contract under his supervision.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 735 | Public Service › Section 735.10 | Appointment of Commission to Erect and Furnish City Hall.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
When a city has in contemplation the building of, or is in the process of constructing or furnishing, a city hall, the director of public service may employ five citizens of such city, to be named by him, not more than three of whom shall belong to the same political party, who shall constitute a commission, under his supervision and direction, to procure the necessary land for the construction or to furnish such city hall.
The members of the commission shall each receive such compensation, not to exceed five dollars each per meeting, as the director fixes, but such compensation shall in no case exceed twelve hundred dollars per annum each, which, together with the expenses of the members, shall be paid in the same manner as the cost of such city hall.
Such commission shall select a president from its members, and may appoint a clerk and other necessary employees, and, subject to the approval of the director, fix their compensation.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 735 | Public Service › Section 735.11 | Powers and Duties of City Hall Commission.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Subject to the approval of the director of public service, the commission appointed under section 735.10 of the Revised Code may acquire in the name of the city, by purchase or appropriation, land for city hall purposes, and may employ architects and approve plans and specifications. It shall make, in the name of the city, all contracts necessary for the construction and furnishing of such city hall, which shall be made after advertisement and bidding as provided by sections 735.05 to 735.09, inclusive, of the Revised Code, and shall be subject to the approval of the director. The commission shall keep a full record of its proceedings.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 735 | Public Service › Section 735.12 | Appointment of Commission to Construct Market House.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
When a city has a market house or public hall in connection therewith in contemplation or in process of construction, the director of public service may employ three citizens of the city, to be named by him, who shall constitute a commission.
Each person so appointed shall receive such compensation, not to exceed five dollars for each meeting attended by him, as the director fixes, which shall in no case exceed twelve hundred dollars per annum. The compensation and expenses of the members of the commission shall be paid in the same manner as the cost of such buildings.
Such commission may appoint a secretary and other necessary employees, and, subject to the approval of the director, fix their compensation.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 735 | Public Service › Section 735.13 | Powers and Duties of Commission to Build Market House.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Subject to the approval of the director of public service, the commission appointed under section 735.12 of the Revised Code may contract in the name of the city for and supervise the building and furnishing of a market house or public hall in connection therewith, and acquire the necessary lands for such purpose, by purchase or appropriation, in the name of the city. The commission shall adopt plans and specifications for erecting, building, and furnishing such market house or public hall.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 735 | Public Service › Section 735.14 | Erection of Public Buildings.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
When a city, or the county in which such city is located, has in contemplation or in process of construction, buildings for public, municipal, or county purposes within the boundaries of such city, the director of public service may employ three persons, to be named by him, at least two of whom shall be architects.
Such persons shall be employed at a salary not to exceed five thousand dollars per annum each, to be fixed by the director and paid by the city from the general fund.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 735 | Public Service › Section 735.15 | Duties of Persons Appointed to Locate and Erect Certain Public Buildings.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Under the supervision of the director of public service, persons under section 735.14 of the Revised Code shall have control of the location of public, municipal, or county buildings to be erected on ground acquired within the limits of the city, and of the size, height, style, and general appearance of such buildings. All plans and specifications for the erection thereof shall be submitted to and approved by them before adoption by the authority engaged in such construction.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 735 | Public Service › Section 735.16 | Commission to Construct, Rebuild, and Combine Public Utilities.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
When a city has in contemplation the construction or rebuilding of a public hall, municipal water-works system, municipal electric lighting system, or the rebuilding in whole or in part and combining of a municipal water-works system and a municipal electric lighting system, the mayor of such city may appoint a commission consisting of the mayor, the director of public service, and three electors of the city, subject to the approval of the board of control of such city. Such commissioners may, in the name of the city, contract for and supervise the building, or rebuilding and furnishing of such city hall, or the building, rebuilding, furnishing, and equipping of such municipal water-works system or municipal electric lighting system, or the rebuilding in whole or in part and combining of such municipal water-works system with a municipal electric lighting system, and subject to like approval, may acquire the necessary lands for such purpose, either by purchase or appropriation, in the name of the city. The commission shall adopt plans and specifications for erecting, building, and furnishing such public hall, or for the building, furnishing, and equipping of such municipal water-works system, municipal electric lighting system, or rebuilding the same, or for the rebuilding in whole or in part and combining of a municipal water-works system, with a municipal electric lighting system.
Such commission may appoint a secretary and other necessary employees, and, subject to the approval of the legislative authority of the city, fix their compensation. The commission shall serve without compensation. The expenses of the commission shall be paid in the same manner as the cost of such public hall or public utilities. Except as provided in this section, the making of and terms of all contracts for the construction, furnishing, and equipping of such public hall, municipal water-works system, municipal electric lighting system, or the rebuilding in whole or in part and combining of any municipal water-works system with a municipal electric lighting system, shall be governed by the laws relating to public buildings in cities.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 735 | Public Service › Section 735.17 | Platting Commissioner.

Effective:
July 24, 1990
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 563 - 118th General Assembly
The director of public service shall be the platting commissioner of the city, and shall provide regulations governing the platting of all lands to require all streets and alleys to be the proper width and coterminous with adjoining streets and alleys.
Whenever the legislative authority of such city deems it expedient to plat any portion of the territory within the city in which the necessary or convenient streets or alleys have not already been accepted by the city so as to become public streets, or when any person plats any lands within three miles of the city, the commissioner shall, if such plats are in accordance with the rules prescribed by him, endorse his written approval on such plat. The commissioner shall not require any person to alter a plat or any part of it as a condition for approval, as long as the plat is in accordance with the platting regulations provided for in this section in effect at the time the plat was submitted. No plat of such land is entitled to record in the office of the county recorder without such written approval so endorsed thereon. The approval of the platting commissioner of a city shall not be required, unless such city is the nearest to the land sought to be allotted.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 735 | Public Service › Section 735.18 | Employment of Engineer and Assistants.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
When acting as the platting commissioner, the director of public service may employ an engineer and such assistants as he finds necessary, and fix their salaries within limits to be prescribed by the legislative authority of the city.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 735 | Public Service › Section 735.19 | Powers and Duties of Platting Commissioner.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The platting commissioner shall cause a plat to be made of the territory which he is ordered to lay out, as soon as it can be conveniently done, showing the location of the streets and alleys already dedicated, and those proposed. For the purpose of making the necessary surveys, such commissioner may enter upon all property within the limits of the city.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 735 | Public Service › Section 735.20 | Notice of Completion of Plans.

Effective:
September 29, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly
When a whole plan, or any portion thereof, as provided in section 735.19 of the Revised Code is completed, or when the location of any avenue, street, roadway, or alley has been finally determined by the platting commissioner of a city, a plat of the plan, avenue, street, roadway, or alley shall be placed in the office of the city engineer for the inspection of persons interested, and notice that it is ready for inspection shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the city, for six consecutive weeks, or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 735 | Public Service › Section 735.21 | Objections to Plans - Alterations.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The platting commissioner of a city, at least once each week during the six-weeks period provided under section 735.20 of the Revised Code, at the time and place stated in the advertisement, and at such other times and places as he deems proper, shall hear any objections that are made against any portion of the plat, or the location of any avenue, street, roadway, or alley, and such alterations may be made as he deems proper.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 735 | Public Service › Section 735.22 | Copies of Plans to Be Deposited.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
At the end of the six-weeks period provided by section 735.20 of the Revised Code, the platting commissioner shall cause copies of the plat as finally adopted to be prepared and such monuments or marks as he thinks proper to be placed on the grounds. He shall deposit one copy, certified to by him, in the office of the county recorder, and another in the office of the city engineer, and such plan shall be deemed to be the regularly adopted plan for streets and alleys in such territory.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 735 | Public Service › Section 735.23 | Effect of Platting.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
No streets or alleys, except those laid out on a plan made by the platting commissioner pursuant to sections 735.19 to 735.22, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall subsequently be in any way accepted as public streets or alleys by the city, nor shall any of the public funds be expended in the improvement or repair of streets or alleys subsequently laid out and not on such plat, but any city may exercise the power of condemnation in any case in which it may condemn and appropriate property to public use, although it is not shown as a street on such plat.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 735 | Public Service › Section 735.24 | Acceptance of Plan by Owner - Dedication of Streets.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The owners of any portion of the ground platted under section 735.19 to 735.23, inclusive, of the Revised Code, by a declaration of their intention to do so, properly acknowledged and recorded in the county recorder's office, may at any time accept such plan so far as it concerns their property. Such acceptance, or the selling of lots referring to the plan or to the streets and alleys therein laid out, shall be a statutory dedication of the streets and alleys in the property described in the acceptance, or of the streets or alleys called for in the description of the lots so sold, so far as the grantor has a right to dedicate them.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 735 | Public Service › Section 735.25 | Joint Platting Commission by Adjoining Municipal Corporations.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
When municipal corporations adjoin each other, the legislative authorities thereof may agree, in any manner they determine, upon the appointment of a joint commission for the purposes of sections 735.17 to 735.24, inclusive, of the Revised Code. Such commission, when appointed, shall have all the power over the territory of the municipal corporations described in the resolutions of the legislative authorities thereof that is given by such sections to a commissioner appointed by a single legislative authority.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 735 | Public Service › Section 735.26 | Amendment of Plans.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Plans made under sections 735.19 to 735.24, inclusive, of the Revised Code, may be amended after adoption, by like proceedings by which they were originally adopted.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 735 | Public Service › Section 735.27 | Care, Supervision, and Management of Public Institutions in Villages.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The legislative authority of a village shall provide by resolution or ordinance for the care, supervision, and management of all public parks, baths, libraries, market houses, crematories, sewage disposal plants, houses of refuge and correction, workhouses, infirmaries, hospitals, pesthouses, or any of such institutions owned, maintained, or established by such village. When the legislative authority determines to plat any of the streets it shall provide for the platting thereof.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 735 | Public Service › Section 735.271 | Establishing Position of Village Administrator.

Effective:
September 28, 1965
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 397 - 106th General Assembly
The legislative authority of the village may establish the position of village administrator by ordinance. The village administrator established under this section shall have those powers provided by section 735.273 of the Revised Code. The village administrator shall be appointed by the mayor, but shall not take office unless his appointment has been approved by a majority vote of the members elected to the legislative authority of the village. The village administrator need not be an elector or reside in the village at the time of his appointment; however, he shall become a resident of the village within six months after his appointment by the mayor and confirmation by the legislative authority of the village, unless his residence outside the village is approved by ordinance. The village administrator shall not be an elected official of the village at the time of his appointment or during his tenure in office. The village administrator shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor and legislative authority of the village and may be removed without cause by the mayor with the consent of a majority of the members elected to the legislative authority of the village; or he may be removed without cause by the affirmative vote of three-fourths of the members elected to the legislative authority of the village, without the consent of the mayor. The legislative authority of the village may abolish the position of village administrator by ordinance.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 735 | Public Service › Section 735.272 | Board of Trustees of Public Affairs Abolished Upon Establishment of Village Administrator Position.

Effective:
September 28, 1965
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 397 - 106th General Assembly
Upon the establishment of the position of village administrator, his appointment by the mayor and confirmation by the legislative authority of the village, as provided by section 735.271 of the Revised Code, the board of trustees of public affairs, if such a board has been created in accordance with section 735.28 of the Revised Code, shall be abolished and the term of office of members of such board shall terminate. All contracts entered into by said board of trustees of public affairs and rules and regulations and other action taken by such board shall continue in effect until they have terminated of their own accord or until they shall have been modified, changed, revised, amended, or repealed in the manner provided by law.
In the event the legislative authority abolishes the position of village administrator, as provided by section 735.271 of the Revised Code, a board of trustees of public affairs shall be established by operation of law and the mayor shall appoint three members of such board, subject to the confirmation of the legislative authority, who shall serve until the successors of such appointed members have been elected at the next regular election of municipal officers held in the village occurring more than one hundred days after the appointment of such members by the mayor, as provided by section 735.28 of the Revised Code. Such board of trustees of public affairs shall have those powers and duties as provided by sections 735.28 and 735.29 of the Revised Code and as otherwise provided by law.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 735 | Public Service › Section 735.273 | Village Administrator Powers and Duties.

Effective:
September 28, 1965
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 397 - 106th General Assembly
The village administrator appointed under section 735.271 of the Revised Code shall manage, conduct, and control the water works, electric light plants, artificial or natural gas plants, or other similar public utilities, furnish supplies of water, electricity, or gas, and collect all water, electric, and gas rents.
The village administrator may make such bylaws and regulations as it deems necessary for the safe, economical, and efficient management and protection of such works, plants, and public utilities. Such bylaws and regulations, when not repugnant to municipal ordinances and resolutions or to the constitution of this state, shall have the same validity as ordinances.
The rates for service and charges for municipally owned utilities shall be determined by the legislative authority of the village.
The village administrator shall have the same powers and perform the same duties as are provided in sections 743.05 to 743.07, inclusive, 743.10, 743.11, 743.18, and 743.24 of the Revised Code, and all powers and duties relating to water works in any of such sections shall extend to and include electric light, power, and gas plants, and other similar public utilities.
The village administrator shall supervise the improvement and repair of streets, avenues, alleys, lands, lanes, squares, landings, market houses, bridges, viaducts, sidewalks, sewers, drains, ditches, culverts, ship channels, streams, and water courses as well as the lighting, sprinkling, and cleaning of all streets, alleys, and public buildings and places.
The village administrator shall appoint officers, employees, agents, clerks, and assistants, provided such positions are first authorized by the legislative authority of the village; but such appointments shall be subject to approval by the mayor. Such appointments and the mayor's approval thereof shall be in writing, and shall be filed with the village clerk.
The village administrator shall be under the general supervision and control of the mayor, and shall have such other powers and duties as are prescribed by ordinance or by law and which are not inconsistent herewith. The village administrator shall perform all duties and shall have all powers of boards of public affairs and street commissioners as prescribed by law, except as otherwise provided by this section and in sections 735.271 and 735.272 of the Revised Code.