5126.0214 Filling of vacancy on board for unexpired term.

Within sixty days after a vacancy on a county board of mental retardation and developmental disabilities occurs, including a vacancy created under section 5126.0220 of the Revised Code, the appointing authority shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. Before filling a vacancy, the appointing authority shall cause a notice of the vacancy to be published on at least two separate dates in one or more newspapers serving the county or counties the county board serves.

A member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the member’s predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of that term.

Effective Date: 2005 SB10 09-05-2005; 2006 HB699 03-29-2007