1710.03 Members of district.

(A) Each owner, other than a church or the state, county, township, municipal, or federal government, unless a church or county, township, or municipal corporation has specifically requested in writing that the property be included in the district, of real property within a special improvement district is a member of the district, and the real property of each member of the district is subject to special assessment under division (C) of section 1710.06 of the Revised Code. The identity and address of the owners shall be determined for any particular action of the nonprofit corporation that governs the district, including notice of meetings of the district, no more than sixty days prior to the date of the action, from the most current records available at the county auditor’s office. For purposes of this chapter, the persons shown on such records as having common or joint ownership interests in a parcel of real property collectively shall constitute the owner of the real property.

(B) A member may file a written statement with the district’s secretary at least three days prior to any meeting of the entire membership of the district to appoint a proxy to carry out the member’s rights and responsibilities under this chapter at that meeting.

(C) A member also may appoint a designee to carry out the member’s rights and responsibilities under this chapter by filing a written designation form with the district’s secretary. This form shall include the name and address of the member, the name and address of the designee, and the expiration date, if any, of the designation and may authorize the designee to vote at any meeting of the district.

(D) A proxy or designee need not be an elector or resident of any participating political subdivision of the district or a member of the district. The appointment of a proxy or a designee may be changed by filing a new form with the district’s secretary. The most current form filed with the secretary is the valid appointment. Service of any notice upon a proxy or designee at the proxy’s or designee’s address as shown on that form satisfies any requirements for notification of the member.

Effective Date: 06-27-2000