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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.09 | President of Legislative Authority of City.

Effective:
July 2, 2010
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 48 - 128th General Assembly
(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, the president of the legislative authority of a city shall be elected for a term of two years, commencing on the first day of January next after election. The president of the legislative authority shall be an elector of the city, and shall preside at all regular and special meetings of such legislative authority, but the president shall have no vote therein except in case of a tie.
(B) A city legislative authority may, by majority vote, adopt a resolution causing the board of elections to submit to the city electors the question of whether the term of office of the president of the legislative authority should be changed from two to four years. The question shall be voted upon at the next general election occurring not less than ninety days after the certification of the resolution to the board of elections. If a majority of the votes cast on the question is in the affirmative, the term of office of the president of the legislative authority shall be four years effective on the first day of January following the next regular municipal election.
A city legislative authority whose president's term of office is four years may, by majority vote, adopt a resolution causing the board of elections to submit to the city electors the question of whether the president's term should be changed from four to two years. The question shall be voted upon at the next general election occurring not less than ninety days after the certification of the resolution to the board of elections. If a majority of the votes cast on the question is in the affirmative, the term of the office of the president of the legislative authority shall be two years effective on the first day of January following the next regular municipal election.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.10 | City Auditor.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The auditor of a city shall be elected for a term of four years, commencing on the first day of January next after his election. He shall be an elector of the city.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.11 | Books and Accounts - Merger of Offices in Certain Cities.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The city auditor shall keep the books of the city and exhibit accurate statements of all moneys received and expended, of all property owned by the city and the income derived therefrom, and of all taxes and assessments. In cities having a population of less than twenty thousand the legislative authority thereof may, by a majority vote, merge the duties of the clerk of the water works, clerk of the board of control, and clerk of such legislative authority with the duties of the auditor, allowing him such additional assistants in performing such duties as the legislative authority determines.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.12 | Auditing Accounts.

Effective:
July 1, 1985
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly
At the end of each fiscal year, or more often if required by the legislative authority of the municipal corporation, the city auditor or village clerk shall audit the accounts of all officers and departments. The auditor or clerk shall prescribe the form of accounts and reports to be rendered to his department and the form and method of keeping accounts by all other departments and, subject to the powers and duties of the auditor of state, shall have the inspection and revision thereof. Upon the death, resignation, removal, or expiration of the term of any officer, the auditor or clerk shall audit the accounts of the officer and, if he is found indebted to the municipal corporation, the auditor or clerk shall immediately give notice thereof to the legislative authority and to the village solicitor or city director of law, and the latter shall proceed forthwith to collect the indebtedness.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.13 | Overdrawing Appropriation - Proof of Claims.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 361 - 100th General Assembly
The city auditor or village clerk shall not allow the amount set aside for any appropriation to be overdrawn, or the amount appropriated for one item of expense to be drawn upon for any other purpose or allow a voucher to be paid unless sufficient funds are in the treasury of the municipal corporation to the credit of the fund upon which such voucher is drawn. When any claim is presented to the auditor or clerk, he may require evidence that such amount is due, and for this purpose may summon any agent, clerk, or employee of the municipal corporation, or any other person, and examine him upon oath or affirmation concerning such voucher or claim.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.14 | Detailed Statements - Receipts.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
On the first Monday of each month, detailed statements of the receipts and expenditures of the several officers and departments of the municipal corporation for the preceding month shall be made to the city auditor or village clerk by the heads of the departments. The auditor or clerk shall countersign each receipt given by the treasurer of the municipal corporation before it is delivered to the person entitled to receive it, and shall charge the treasurer with the amount thereof. If the auditor or clerk approves any voucher contrary to Title VII of the Revised Code, he and his sureties shall be individually liable for the amount thereof.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.15 | Certificate as to Election of Certain Officers.

Effective:
February 14, 1967
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 2 - 107th General Assembly
The city auditor or village clerk shall certify to the court of common pleas, the election of every officer of the municipal corporation having power to discharge the duties of a judge of a county court, to take the acknowledgement of deeds, or to certify depositions or affidavits to be used within such municipal corporation, with the date of such election, and the time when such officer became legally qualified to discharge the duties of such office. Such certificate shall be made within ten days after such qualification.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.16 | Clerk of Court Shall Record Certificates.

Effective:
January 1, 1993
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 405 - 119th General Assembly
The clerk of the court of common pleas shall record the certificates provided for in section 733.15 of the Revised Code in an appropriate record book. The same fees shall be allowed to the officers certifying and recording them as are allowed under division (R) of section 2303.20 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.17 | Forfeiture for Neglect to Make Report.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Each city auditor or village clerk who is required to make a certificate under section 733.15 of the Revised Code, and each clerk of the court of common pleas required to record such certificate when it is presented for record, who neglects or refuses to perform such duty, shall pay fifteen dollars to the treasurer of the municipal corporation for each such neglect or refusal, to be recovered in a civil action, at the suit of such municipal corporation and shall also be liable for all damages arising from such neglect or refusal.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.18 | Duty of City Auditor as to Receiving Bids.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
When bids are required to be filed for the letting of contracts by the director of public service or the director of public safety, the city auditor or his chief deputy shall attend and assist at the opening thereof and inspect them.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.19 | Deputy Auditor in Cities.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The city auditor may, when authorized by ordinance, appoint a deputy who, in the absence or disability of such auditor, shall perform his duties.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.20 | Seal of City Auditor.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The legislative authority of a city shall provide a seal for the city auditor, in the center of which shall be the name of the city, and around the margin the words "City Auditor," an impression of which seal shall be affixed to all transcripts, orders, certificates, or other papers requiring authentication.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.21 | Board of Control.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The mayor, director of public service, and the director of public safety constitute the board of control of a city. The mayor shall be ex officio president. The board shall keep a record of its proceedings. All votes shall be yeas and nays and entered on the record, and the vote of a majority of all the members of the board shall be necessary to adopt any question, motion, or order.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.22 | Approval of Contracts.

Effective:
April 13, 1990
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 254 - 118th General Assembly
Except as otherwise provided in division (D) of section 713.23, and sections 125.04 and 5513.01 of the Revised Code, no contract in the department of public service or the department of public safety, in excess of five thousand dollars, shall be awarded except on the approval of the board of control of the city, which board shall direct the director of the appropriate department to enter into the contract. The members of the board shall prepare estimates of the revenue and expenditure of their respective departments to be submitted to the city legislative authority by the mayor, as provided by law.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.23 | Executive Power in Villages.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The executive power of villages shall be vested in a mayor, clerk, treasurer, marshal, street commissioner, and such other officers and departments thereof as are created by law.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.24 | Mayor of Village - Election - Term - Qualifications - Powers - Duties.

Effective:
October 17, 1985
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 35 - 116th General Assembly
The mayor of a village shall be elected for a term of four years, commencing on the first day of January next after his election. He shall be an elector of the village and shall have resided in the village for at least one year immediately preceding his election. Such mayor shall be the chief conservator of the peace therein and shall have the powers and duties provided by law. He shall be the president of the legislative authority and shall preside at all regular and special meetings thereof, but shall have no vote except in case of a tie.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.25 | Vacancy in Office of Mayor of Village.

Effective:
February 17, 1972
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 194 - 109th General Assembly
When the mayor is absent from the village, or is unable for any cause to perform his duties, the president pro tempore of the legislative authority shall be acting mayor. In case of the death, resignation, or removal of the mayor, such president pro tempore shall become the mayor and shall hold the office until his successor is elected and qualified. Such successor shall be elected to the office for the unexpired term, at the first regular municipal election that occurs more than forty days after the vacancy has occurred; except that when the unexpired term ends within one year immediately following the date of such election, an election to fill such unexpired term shall not be held and the president of the legislative authority of the city shall hold the office for such unexpired term.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.26 | Election, Term, and Qualifications of Village Clerk.

Effective:
March 15, 1983
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 139 - 114th General Assembly
The village clerk shall be elected for a term of four years, commencing on the first day of April next after his election. He shall be an elector of the village.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.27 | Powers and Duties of Village Clerk - Training Programs.

Effective:
September 27, 1996
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 81 - 121st General Assembly
(A) The village clerk shall attend all meetings of the legislative authority of the village, and keep a record of its proceedings and of all rules, bylaws, resolutions, and ordinances passed or adopted, which shall be subject to the inspection of all persons interested. In case of the absence of the clerk, such legislative authority shall appoint one of its members to perform the clerk's duties.
(B) The village clerk shall attend training programs for new village clerks and annual training programs of continuing education for village clerks that are provided by the auditor of state pursuant to section 117.44 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.28 | Books and Accounts - Merger of Offices.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The village clerk shall keep the books of the village, exhibit accurate statements of all moneys received and expended, of all the property owned by the village and the income derived therefrom, and of all taxes and assessments. The legislative authority of the village may, by majority vote, merge the duties of the clerk of the board of trustees of public affairs with those of the village clerk, allowing the village clerk such additional assistance and compensation in performing the additional duties as the legislative authority determines.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.29 | Seal of Village Clerk.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The legislative authority of a village shall provide a seal for the village clerk, in the center of which shall be the name of the village, and around the margin "Village Clerk," an impression of which seal shall be affixed to all transcripts, orders, certificates, or other papers requiring authentication.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.30 | General Duties of the Mayor of a Municipal Corporation.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The major shall perform all the duties prescribed by the bylaws and ordinances of the municipal corporation. He shall see that all ordinances, bylaws, and resolutions of the legislative authority are faithfully obeyed and enforced. He shall sign all commissions, licenses, and permits granted by such legislative authority, or authorized by Title VII of the Revised Code, and such other instruments as by law or ordinances require his certificate.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.32 | Communications to Legislative Authority of Finances and General Conditions.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The mayor shall communicate to the legislative authority from time to time a statement of the finances of the municipal corporation, and such other information relating thereto and to the general condition of the affairs of such municipal corporation as he deems proper or as is required by the legislative authority.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.33 | Protest Against Excess of Expenditures.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
If, in the opinion of the mayor, an expenditure, authorized by the legislative authority, exceeds the revenues of the municipal corporation for the current year, he shall protest against such expenditure, and enter such protest, and the reason therefor, on the journal of the legislative authority.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.34 | Supervision of Conduct of Officers.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The mayor shall supervise the conduct of all the officers of the municipal corporation, inquire into and examine the grounds of all reasonable complaints against any of such officers, and cause their violations or neglect of duty to be promptly punished or reported to the proper authority for correction.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.35 | Mayor Shall File Charges Against Delinquent Officers.

Effective:
January 9, 1961
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 104th General Assembly
The mayor of a municipal corporation shall have general supervision over each department and the officers provided for in Title VII of the Revised Code. When the mayor has reason to believe that the head of a department or such officer has been guilty, in the performance of his official duty, of bribery, misfeasance, malfeasance, nonfeasance, misconduct in office, gross neglect of duty, gross immorality, or habitual drunkenness, he shall immediately file with the legislative authority, except when the removal of such head of department or officer is otherwise provided for, written charges against such person, setting forth in detail a statement of such alleged guilt, and, at the same time, or as soon thereafter as possible, serve a true copy of such charges upon the person against whom they are made. Such service may be made on the person or by leaving a copy of the charges at the office of such person. Return thereof shall be made to the legislative authority, as is provided for the return of the service of summons in a civil action.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.36 | Hearing of Charges - Action of Legislative Authority.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Charges filed with the legislative authority under section 733.35 of the Revised Code, shall be heard at the next regular meeting thereof, unless the legislative authority extends the time for the hearing, which shall be done only on the application of the accused. The accused may appear in person and by counsel, examine all witnesses, and answer all charges against him. The judgment or action of the legislative authority shall be final, but to remove such officer the votes of two thirds of all members elected thereto shall be required.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.37 | Suspension of Accused Pending Hearing.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Pending any proceedings under sections 733.35 and 733.36 of the Revised Code, an accused person may be suspended by a majority vote of all members elected to the legislative authority of the municipal corporation, but such suspension shall not be for a longer period than fifteen days, unless the hearing of such charges is extended upon the application of the accused, in which event the suspension shall not exceed thirty days.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.38 | Power of Legislative Authority as to Process.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
For the purpose of investigating charges filed pursuant to section 733.35 of the Revised Code against the head of any department or officer, the legislative authority of a municipal corporation may issue subpoenas or compulsory process to compel the attendance of persons and the production of books and papers before it, and such legislative authority may provide by ordinance for exercising and enforcing this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.39 | Oaths - Compulsory Testimony - Costs.

Effective:
July 1, 2009
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 525 - 127th General Assembly
In all cases in which the attendance of witnesses may be compelled for an investigation under section 733.38 of the Revised Code, any member of the legislative authority of the municipal corporation may administer the requisite oaths, and such legislative authority has the same power to compel the giving of testimony by attending witnesses as is conferred upon courts. In all such cases, witnesses shall be entitled to the same privileges and immunities as are allowed witnesses in civil cases. Witnesses shall be paid the same fees and mileage provided for under section 1901.26 of the Revised Code, and the costs of all such proceedings shall be payable from the general fund of the municipal corporation.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.40 | Disposition of Fines and Other Moneys.

Effective:
January 1, 2010
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 420 - 127th General Assembly
Except as otherwise provided in section 4511.193 of the Revised Code, all fines, forfeitures, and costs in ordinance cases and all fees that are collected by the mayor, that in any manner come into the mayor's hands, or that are due the mayor or a marshal, chief of police, or other officer of the municipal corporation, any other fees and expenses that have been advanced out of the treasury of the municipal corporation, and all money received by the mayor for the use of the municipal corporation shall be paid by the mayor into the treasury of the municipal corporation on the first Monday of each month. At the first regular meeting of the legislative authority each month, the mayor shall submit a full statement of all money received, from whom and for what purposes received, and when paid into the treasury. Except as otherwise provided by section 307.515 or 4511.19 of the Revised Code, all fines, and forfeitures collected by the mayor in state cases, together with all fees and expenses collected that have been advanced out of the county treasury, shall be paid by the mayor to the county treasury on the first business day of each month. Except as otherwise provided by section 307.515 or 4511.19 of the Revised Code, the mayor shall pay all court costs and fees collected by the mayor in state cases into the municipal treasury on the first business day of each month.
This section does not apply to fines collected by a mayor's court for violations of division (B) of section 4513.263 of the Revised Code, or for violations of any municipal ordinance that is substantively comparable to that division, all of which shall be forwarded to the treasurer of state as provided in division (E) of section 4513.263 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.41 | Annual Report to Legislative Authority.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
At the first regular meeting in January of each year, and at such other times as the mayor deems expedient, he shall report to the legislative authority concerning the affairs of the municipal corporation, and recommend such measures as seem proper to him.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.42 | Treasurer.

Effective:
October 30, 1979
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 811 - 113th General Assembly
The treasurer of a municipal corporation shall be elected for a term of four years, commencing on the first day of January next after his election, except that the first municipal treasurer elected in a newly incorporated municipal corporation shall take office immediately upon receiving a certificate of election pursuant to section 3505.38 of the Revised Code and shall serve from that time until four years from the first day of January after his election. Each municipal treasurer shall be an elector of the municipal corporation.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.43 | Accounts of Treasurer.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The treasurer of a municipal corporation shall keep an accurate account of:
(A) All moneys received by him, showing the amount thereof, the time received, from whom, and on what account received;
(B) All disbursements made by him, showing the amount thereof, the time made, to whom, and on what account paid.
He shall so arrange his books that the amount received and paid on account of separate funds, or specified appropriations, shall be exhibited in separate accounts. In addition to the ordinary duties of such treasurer, he shall have such powers and perform such duties as are required by any ordinance of the municipal corporation, not inconsistent with Title VII of the Revised Code, and not incompatible with the nature of his office.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.44 | Powers and Duties of Treasurer.

Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) The treasurer of a municipal corporation shall demand and receive, from the county treasurer, taxes levied and assessments made and certified to the county auditor by the legislative authority of such municipal corporation and placed on the tax list by such auditor for collection, moneys, from persons authorized to collect or required to pay them, accruing to the municipal corporation from any judgments, fines, penalties, forfeitures, licenses, costs taxed in mayor's court, and debts due the municipal corporation. Such funds shall be disbursed by the treasurer and county auditor on the order of any person authorized by law or ordinance to issue orders therefor.
(B) The treasurer of a village that does not have a charter form of government shall not disburse any funds except upon an order signed by at least one member of the village's legislative authority or the village clerk and countersigned by the treasurer. The clerk-treasurer or fiscal officer of a village that does not have a charter form of government shall not disburse any funds except upon an order signed by at least one member of the village's legislative authority and countersigned by the clerk-treasurer or village fiscal officer.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.45 | Quarterly Accounting - Annual Report.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The treasurer of a municipal corporation shall settle and account with the legislative authority, quarterly, and at any other time which it by resolution or ordinance requires. At the first regular meeting of such legislative authority in January, each year, the treasurer shall report to it the condition of the finances of the municipal corporation, the amount received by him, the sources of such receipts, the disbursements made by him, and on what account, during the year preceding. Such account shall exhibit the balance due on each fund which has come into the treasurer's hands during the year.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.46 | Receipt and Disbursement of Funds.

Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) The treasurer of a municipal corporation shall receive and disburse all funds of the municipal corporation and such other funds as arise in or belong to any department or part of the municipal corporation, except as provided in division (B) of this section.
(B) The treasurer of a village that does not have a charter form of government shall not disburse any funds except upon an order signed by at least one member of the village's legislative authority or the village clerk and countersigned by the treasurer. The clerk-treasurer or fiscal officer of a village that does not have a charter form of government shall not disburse any funds except upon an order signed by at least one member of the village's legislative authority and countersigned by the clerk-treasurer or village fiscal officer.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.47 | Duty of Delivering Money and Property.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The treasurer of a municipal corporation, at the expiration of his term of office, or on his resignation or removal, shall deliver to his successor, all moneys, books, papers, and other property in his possession as treasurer. In the case of the death or incapacity of such treasurer, his legal representatives shall, in like manner, deliver the money and property which were in the treasurer's hands to the person entitled thereto.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.48 | Legal Counsel for Villages - Petition to Appoint Legal Counsel.

Effective:
July 2, 2010
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 48 - 128th General Assembly
(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, when it considers it necessary, the legislative authority of a village may provide legal counsel for the village, or for any department or official of the village, for a period not to exceed two years and shall provide compensation for the legal counsel.
(B) A petition may be filed with the village clerk, signed by registered electors residing in the village equal in number to not less than ten per cent of the total vote cast for all candidates for governor in the village at the most recent general election at which a governor was elected, requesting that the question be placed before the electors whether, instead of the legislative authority appointing legal counsel for the village or for any department or official of the village, the mayor shall appoint an attorney or law firm as the legal counsel with the advice and consent of the legislative authority. Within two weeks after receipt of the petition, the clerk shall certify it to the board of elections, which shall determine its sufficiency and validity. The petition shall be certified to the board not less than ninety days prior to the election at which the question is to be voted upon.
At the election, if a majority of the electors of the village approves the question, then effective immediately when the mayor considers it necessary, the mayor shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the legislative authority, an attorney or law firm as legal counsel for the village, or for any department or official of the village, for a period not to exceed two years. The appointment of legal counsel under this division shall be pursuant to a contract approved by the mayor and a majority vote of the legislative authority. The contract shall provide for the compensation and other terms of the engagement of the legal counsel, and the legislative authority shall provide that compensation for the legal counsel.
(C) When acting under this section, the legislative authority acts in its administrative capacity.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.49 | City Director of Law - Term of Office.

Effective:
November 1, 1977
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 219 - 112th General Assembly
The city director of law shall be elected for a term of four years, commencing on the first day of January next after his election. He shall be an elector of the city.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.51 | Powers and Duties of City Director of Law.

Effective:
November 1, 1977
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 219 - 112th General Assembly
The city director of law shall prepare all contracts, bonds, and other instruments in writing in which the city is concerned, and shall serve the several directors and officers provided in Title VII of the Revised Code as legal counsel and attorney.
The director of law shall be prosecuting attorney of the mayor's court. When the legislative authority of the city allows assistants to the director of law, he may designate the assistants to act as prosecuting attorneys of the mayor's court. The person designated shall be subject to the approval of the legislative authority.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.52 | Prosecuting Attorney of Mayor's Court.

Effective:
November 1, 1977
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 219 - 112th General Assembly
The city director of law as prosecuting attorney of the mayor's court shall prosecute all cases brought before the court, and perform the same duties, as far as they are applicable thereto, as required of the prosecuting attorney of the county.
The director of law or the assistants whom he designates to act as prosecuting attorneys of the mayor's court shall receive such compensation for the service provided by this section as the legislative authority of the city prescribes, and such additional compensation as the board of county commissioners allows.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.53 | Duties as to Suits.

Effective:
November 1, 1977
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 219 - 112th General Assembly
The city director of law, when required to do so by resolution of the legislative authority of the city, shall prosecute or defend on behalf of the city, all complaints, suits, and controversies in which the city is a party, and such other suits, matters, and controversies as he is, by resolution or ordinance, directed to prosecute. He shall not be required to prosecute any action before the mayor of the city for the violation of an ordinance without first advising such action.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.54 | City Director of Law Shall Give Opinions.

Effective:
November 1, 1977
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 219 - 112th General Assembly
When an officer of a city entertains doubts concerning the law in any matter before him in his official capacity, and desires the opinion of the city director of law, he shall clearly state to the director of law, in writing, the question upon which the opinion is desired, and thereupon the director of law shall, within a reasonable time, reply orally or in writing to such inquiry. The right conferred upon such officers by this section extends to the legislative authority of the city, and to each board provided for in Title VII of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.55 | Payment of Moneys.

Effective:
November 1, 1977
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 219 - 112th General Assembly
The city director of law shall pay to the city treasurer all moneys which come into his hands belonging to the city or by way of fines, forfeitures, costs, or otherwise, and take the treasurer's duplicate receipt therefor, one of which he shall file with the city auditor.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.56 | Application for Injunction.

Effective:
November 1, 1977
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 219 - 112th General Assembly
The village solicitor or city director of law shall apply, in the name of the municipal corporation, to a court of competent jurisdiction for an order of injunction to restrain the misapplication of funds of the municipal corporation, the abuse of its corporate powers, or the execution or performance of any contract made in behalf of the municipal corporation in contravention of the laws or ordinance governing it, or which was procured by fraud or corruption.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.57 | Specific Performance.

Effective:
November 1, 1977
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 219 - 112th General Assembly
When an obligation or contract made on behalf of a municipal corporation, granting a right or easement or creating a public duty, is being evaded or violated, the village solicitor or city director of law shall apply for the forfeiture or the specific performance thereof as the nature of the case requires.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.58 | Writ of Mandamus.

Effective:
November 1, 1977
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 219 - 112th General Assembly
In case an officer or board of a municipal corporation fails to perform any duty expressly enjoined by law or ordinance, the village solicitor or city director of law shall apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for a writ of mandamus to compel the performance of the duty.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.581 | Taxpayer Named as Party Defendant.

Effective:
November 1, 1977
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 219 - 112th General Assembly
If the village solicitor or city director of law, upon the written request of any taxpayer of the municipal corporation, makes any application provided for by section 733.56, 733.57, or 733.58 of the Revised Code, the taxpayer may be named as a party defendant and if so named shall have the right to assist in presenting all issues of law and fact to the court in order that a full and complete adjudication of the controversy may be had.
In any civil action or proceeding involving the public interest the court shall grant the application of any person to intervene if the court believes that the public interest will be better protected or justice will be furthered.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.59 | Taxpayer's Suit.

Effective:
November 1, 1977
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 219 - 112th General Assembly
If the village solicitor or city director of law fails, upon the written request of any taxpayer of the municipal corporation, to make any application provided for in sections 733.56 to 733.58 of the Revised Code, the taxpayer may institute suit in his own name, on behalf of the municipal corporation. Any taxpayer of any municipal corporation in which there is no village solicitor or city director of law may bring such suit on behalf of the municipal corporation. No such suit or proceeding shall be entertained by any court until the taxpayer gives security for the cost of the proceeding.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.60 | Limitation of Action.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
No action to enjoin the performance of a contract entered into or the payment of any bonds issued by a municipal corporation shall be brought or maintained unless commenced within one year from the date of such contract or bonds.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.61 | Duty of Court.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
If the court hearing a case under section 733.59 of the Revised Code is satisfied that the taxpayer had good cause to believe that his allegations were well founded, or if they are sufficient in law, it shall make such order as the equity of the case demands. In such case the taxpayer shall be allowed his costs, and, if judgment is finally ordered in his favor, he may be allowed, as part of the costs, a reasonable compensation for his attorney.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.62 | Annual Report.

Effective:
November 1, 1977
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 219 - 112th General Assembly
The city director of law shall make a report to the legislative authority of the city, at its first regular meeting in January, of the business of his office, the moneys by him collected during the year preceding, and such other matters as he deems proper to promote the good government and welfare of the city.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.621 | Appointment of Assistants or Employees.

Effective:
March 2, 1994
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 285 - 120th General Assembly
As used in this section, "chief legal officer" means a city director of law, village solicitor, or similar chief legal officer of a municipal corporation.
Subject to section 2921.421 of the Revised Code, a chief legal officer of a municipal corporation may appoint, as an assistant legal officer, prosecutor, clerk, stenographer, or other employee, a person who is an associate or partner of, or who is employed by, the chief legal officer, assistant legal officer, or prosecutor in the private practice of law in a partnership, professional association, or other law business arrangement. In a municipal corporation having an official who is designated as prosecutor and who has authority to appoint assistants and employees, the prosecutor may appoint, as an assistant prosecutor, clerk, stenographer, or other employee, a person who is an associate of, or is employed by, the chief legal officer, the prosecutor, an assistant legal officer, or an assistant prosecutor in the private practice of law in a partnership, professional association, or other law business arrangement.
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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.63 | Sealer of Weights and Measures.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The mayor of a municipal corporation may appoint a sealer of weights and measures, who shall hold office coextensive with the term of office of the mayor who made his appointment, unless otherwise removed from office.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.64 | Qualification and Compensation of Sealer.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The sealer of weights and measures of a municipal corporation shall be a competent person for the position, and shall receive a salary fixed by ordinance, to be paid by the municipal corporation, which salary shall be in lieu of all fees or charges.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.65 | Oath and Bond of Sealer - Appointment of Inspectors.

Effective:
March 20, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 291 - 132nd General Assembly
The sealer of weights and measures, before entering upon official duties, shall take the oath of office required by section 733.68 of the Revised Code. Except as otherwise provided in the municipal charter or in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, the sealer shall give bond to the municipal corporation in such amount as is prescribed by ordinance, with security to the approval of the mayor, and conditioned for the faithful performance of official duties. The sealer may appoint inspectors to assist the sealer in the sealer's duties if authorized by the legislative authority.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.66 | Comparison With State Standards.

Effective:
July 26, 1974
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 203 - 110th General Assembly
The sealer of weights and measures of a municipal corporation shall, at such times as may be required by regulation of the director of agriculture, submit all of his standards to the state sealer for comparison with the state standards.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.671 | Seeking Injunction Against Violation of Weights and Measures Laws.

Effective:
January 1, 1974
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 511 - 109th General Assembly
The municipal sealer may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating any provision of the weights and measures laws or regulations of the director of agriculture issued pursuant thereto.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.68 | Qualifications of Municipal Officers - Oaths.

Effective:
January 25, 2002
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 143 - 124th General Assembly
(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section or in another section of the Revised Code, each officer of a municipal corporation, or of any department or board of a municipal corporation, whether elected or appointed as a substitute for a regular officer, shall be an elector of the municipal corporation and, before entering upon official duties, shall take an oath to support the constitution of the United States and the constitution of this state and an oath that the officer will faithfully, honestly, and impartially discharge the duties of the office to which elected or appointed. These provisions as to official oaths shall extend to deputies, but they need not be electors.
(B) Neither this section nor any other section of the Revised Code requires, or shall be construed to require, that a city fire chief be an elector of the city or that a village fire chief be an elector of the village.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.69 | Bond of Municipal Officers.

Effective:
March 20, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 291 - 132nd General Assembly
Except as otherwise provided in the municipal charter or in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, each officer of a municipal corporation required by law or ordinance to give bond shall do so before entering upon the duties of the office. Except as otherwise provided in the municipal charter or in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, the legislative authority thereof may at any time require each officer to give a new or additional bond. Each bond except that of the municipal auditor or municipal clerk, upon its approval, shall be delivered to the auditor or clerk, who shall immediately record it in a record provided for that purpose and file and carefully preserve it in the auditor's or clerk's office. The bond of the auditor or clerk shall be delivered to the municipal treasurer, who shall in like manner record and preserve it.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 7 | Municipal Corporations › Chapter 733 | Officers › Section 733.70 | Approval of Bonds.

Effective:
November 1, 1977
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 219 - 112th General Assembly
The official bonds of all officers of a municipal corporation shall be prepared by its village solicitor or city director of law. Except as otherwise provided in Title VII of the Revised Code, the bonds shall be in such sum as the legislative authority of the municipal corporation prescribes by general or special ordinance and shall be subject to the approval of the mayor. The mayor's bond shall be approved by the legislative authority, or, if it is not legally organized, by the clerk of the court of common pleas of the county in which the municipal corporation or the large part thereof is situated.