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Section 302.01 | Electors may adopt alternative form of county government.
Effective:
October 16, 1961
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 855 - 104th General Assembly
The electors of any county may adopt an alternative form of county government authorized by the provisions of sections 302.01 to 302.24, inclusive, of the Revised Code. Upon adoption as provided by such sections, said alternative form of government shall take the place of the form of government then existing in such county and the provisions of sections 302.01 to 302.24, inclusive, of the Revised Code, applicable to the adopted alternative form of government shall be controlling in such county as to all matters to which they relate, and other provisions of the general laws of the state shall be operative therein only insofar as they are not inconsistent with the aforesaid provisions.
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Section 302.02 | County executive in alternative form of county government.
Effective:
October 16, 1961
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 855 - 104th General Assembly
An alternative form of county government shall include either an elective county executive as provided for by section 302.15 of the Revised Code or an appointive county executive as provided by section 302.16 of the Revised Code, and all those provisions of sections 302.01 to 302.24, inclusive, of the Revised Code, which have not been specifically designated as applicable only to the elective county executive plan or the appointive county executive plan. The alternative form of county government providing for the office of the elective county executive shall be known as the elective executive plan, and the alternative form providing for the office of appointive county executive shall be known as the appointive executive plan.
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Section 302.03 | Petition on question of adopting one of the alternative forms of county government.
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 48 - 128th General Assembly
(A) The board of county commissioners of any county may, by a two-thirds vote of the board, or shall, upon petition by three per cent of the electors of the county as determined by the number of votes cast therein for the office of governor at the most recent gubernatorial election, by resolution, cause the board of elections in the county to submit to the electors of the county the question of adopting one of the alternative forms of county government authorized by sections 302.01 to 302.24 of the Revised Code. 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. (B) If, in any county, a resolution is adopted by the board of county commissioners requiring that the question of choosing a commission to frame a county charter be submitted to the electors thereof prior to the resolution provided for in this section, the proposition to adopt an alternative form of county government provided in sections 302.01 to 302.24 of the Revised Code, shall not be submitted in that county as long as the question of choosing such commission or of adopting a charter framed by such commission is pending therein. (C) Any proposition for an alternative form of county government shall specify the number of members of the board of county commissioners, how many shall be elected at large, or how many shall be elected by districts.
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Section 302.04 | Ballot language commissioners elected at large.
Effective:
December 13, 1967
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 346 - 107th General Assembly
In submitting to the electors of any county the question of adopting an alternative form of county government whereby the entire board of county commissioners are elected at large, the board of elections shall submit the question in language substantially as follows: "Shall the county of ___________________ adopt the form of county government known as the county (name of plan) plan with a board of (number) county commissioners elected as provided for in sections 302.01 to 302.24, inclusive, of the Revised Code? ( ) For adoption of the county (name of plan) plan. ( ) Against adoption of the county (name of plan) plan." At least forty-five days prior to the election thereon the board of county commissioners shall cause a copy of the alternative form to be distributed to each elector of the county so far as may be reasonably possible. Immediately following said election the board of elections shall file a certificate of the results thereof with the secretary of state.
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Section 302.041 | Ballot language commissioners elected by district.
Effective:
December 13, 1967
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 346 - 107th General Assembly
In submitting to the electors of any county the question of adopting an alternative form of county government whereby any members of the board of county commissioners are elected by district, the board of elections shall submit the question in language substantially as follows: "Shall the county of ____________________ adopt the form of county government known as the county (name of plan) plan with a board of (number) county commissioners, of which (number) shall be elected at large and (number) shall be elected by districts, as provided for in sections 302.01 to 302.24, inclusive, of the Revised Code, under which form each county commissioner shall receive annual compensation equal to (number) per cent of that provided in section 325.10 of the Revised Code? ( ) For adoption of the county (name of plan) plan. ( ) Against adoption of the county (name of plan) plan." The proposition for such alternative form shall establish the percentage of the annual compensation provided in section 325.10 of the Revised Code which each county commissioner shall receive as annual compensation in lieu of the amount provided in section 325.10 of the Revised Code. If the proposition for the alternative form fails to divide the county into county commissioner districts, the board of elections shall divide the county into such districts in the manner provided in section 302.082 of the Revised Code, within forty-five days prior to the election on the question of adopting an alternative form. At least forty-five days prior to the election thereon the board of county commissioners shall cause a copy of the alternative form to be distributed to each elector of the county so far as may be reasonably possible. The board of elections shall display a map indicating the boundaries of each county commissioner district, in a conspicuous place at each polling place at such election. Immediately following such election the board of elections shall file a certificate of the results thereof with the secretary of state.
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Section 302.05 | Process when alternative form adopted.
Effective:
December 13, 1967
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 346 - 107th General Assembly
If a majority of the votes cast on the proposition of adopting an alternative form of county government is in the affirmative, then such form shall thereby be adopted and become the form of government of the county. If more than one alternative form receives a majority of votes cast on the proposition in an election, the form receiving the largest number of votes shall be adopted. The provisions of sections 302.01 to 302.24, inclusive, of the Revised Code, as they apply to the nomination and election of county officers, shall be in effect immediately. All other provisions of sections 302.01 to 302.24, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall take effect on the first Monday in January following the next regular state election. Under an alternative form whereby any members of the board of county commissioners are elected by districts, each county commissioner shall receive, in lieu of the annual compensation provided by section 325.10 of the Revised Code, the percentage thereof specified in the adopted plan.
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Section 302.06 | Proposition to discontinue an alternative form of county government.
Effective:
October 16, 1961
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 855 - 104th General Assembly
A proposition to discontinue an alternative form of county government under sections 302.01 to 302.24, inclusive, of the Revised Code, or to adopt another alternative form of county government pursuant to sections 302.01 to 302.24, inclusive, of the Revised Code, may be submitted to the electors of the county at any general election in the manner provided for the submission of an alternative form of county government pursuant to section 302.03 of the Revised Code.
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Section 302.07 | Adoption or discontinuance of alternative form of county government not to affect present acts.
Effective:
October 16, 1961
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 855 - 104th General Assembly
The adoption or discontinuance of an alternative form of county government in any county as provided in sections 302.01 to 302.24, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall not affect any act done, ratified, or affirmed, or any contract or other right or obligation other than contracts for personal services, accrued or established, or any action, prosecution, or proceeding, civil or criminal, pending at the time such change in form of government takes effect; nor shall the adoption or discontinuance of such form of government affect causes of such action, prosecutions, or proceedings existing at the time it takes effect; but such rights shall attach to, and actions, prosecutions, or proceedings may be prosecuted and continued, or instituted and prosecuted against, by, or before the department having jurisdiction or power of the subject matter to which such action, prosecution, or proceedings pertains. All rules, regulations, and orders lawfully promulgated prior to such adoption shall continue in force and effect until amended or rescinded in accordance with sections 302.01 to 302.24, inclusive, of the Revised Code. On the effective date of the adoption or discontinuance of an alternative form of county government causing a transfer of rights, duties, and powers from one department or office to another, all books, records, papers, documents, property, real and personal, funds, appropriations and balances of appropriations, and pending business in any way pertaining to such rights, powers, and duties shall be similarly transferred.
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Section 302.08 | Electing of county commissioners at large in alternative form.
Effective:
December 13, 1967
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 346 - 107th General Assembly
(A) Under all alternative forms of county government whereby the entire board of county commissioners is elected at large there shall be a board of county commissioners who shall have the qualifications and shall be nominated and elected as provided by general law, except as otherwise provided for in this section. (B) The board shall consist of such number of members as shall be determined by inclusion of one of the following optional provisions in the alternative form adopted pursuant to section 302.03 of the Revised Code: Option A. Three members. Option B. Five members. Option C. Seven members. Option D. Nine members. If the electors of a county approve a proposition to adopt an alternative form of county government under section 302.06 of the Revised Code, and thereby adopt a different size of the board of county commissioners, the change in membership shall be effected as follows: (1) Whenever the number of members of the board is increased, there shall be elected at the regular state election next following the adoptions of such provision, a sufficient number of county commissioners to bring the total membership of the board up to the number fixed. County commissioners shall serve a term of four years, except the candidates first elected under the provisions of this section. (2) Whenever the number of members of the board is decreased, the optional provision adopted under division (B) of this section shall be effective as to half the number by which the size of the board is decreased on the first Monday in January following the next regular state election and as to the other half on the first Monday in January two years later. (C) The term of office of county commissioners shall be for four years, except as provided in division (C) of this section. If the alternative form as adopted provides for no change in size of the board of county commissioners, county commissioners shall continue to be elected for four-year terms. If the alternative form as adopted provides for an increased membership on the board of county commissioners as provided by one of the optional provisions B, C, or D of division (B) of this section, the additional members shall be elected to the board at the first regular state election subsequent to the adoption of the alternative form. If the first election under an alternative form of county government provided for in sections 302.01 to 302.24, inclusive, of the Revised Code, occurs in a year in which one county commissioner is to be elected under section 305.01 of the Revised Code, and the alternative form as adopted provides for an expansion of the board to five, seven, or nine commissioners, the required number of vacancies shall be filled as follows: (1) If the new board is to be a five-man board, three commissioners shall be elected for four-year terms. (2) If the new board is to be a seven-man board, five commissioners shall be elected, four commissioners for four-year terms and one commissioner for a two-year term; the four candidates receiving the most votes being awarded the four-year terms and the fifth candidate in terms of votes received being assigned the two-year term. (3) If the new board is to be a nine-man board seven commissioners shall be elected, five commissioners for four-year terms and two commissioners for two-year terms; the five candidates receiving the most votes being awarded the four-year terms and the two-year terms being assigned to the next two candidates in terms of votes received. If the first election under an alternative form of county government provided for in sections 302.01 to 302.24, inclusive, of the Revised Code, occurs in a year in which two county commissioners are to be elected under section 305.01 of the Revised Code, and the alternative form as adopted provides for an expansion of the board to five, seven, or nine commissioners, the required number of vacancies shall be filled as follows: (a) If the new board is to be a five-man board, four commissioners shall be elected, three commissioners for four-year terms and one commissioner for a two-year term; the three candidates receiving the most votes being awarded the four-year terms and the fourth candidate in terms of votes received being assigned the two-year term. (b) If the new board is to be a seven-man board, six commissioners shall be elected, four commissioners for four-year terms and two commissioners for two-year terms; the four candidates receiving the most votes being awarded the four-year terms and the two-year terms being assigned to the next two candidates in terms of votes received. (c) If the new board is to be a nine-man board, eight commissioners shall be elected, five commissioners for four-year terms and three commissioners for two-year terms; the five candidates receiving the most votes being awarded the four-year terms and the two-year terms being assigned to the next three candidates in terms of votes received. At all succeeding elections, after the first regular state election subsequent to adoption of an alternative form, all members of the board of county commissioners shall continue to be elected for four-year terms.
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Section 302.081 | Alternative form of county government must include board of county commissioners.
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 37 - 115th General Assembly
An alternative form of county government shall include a board of county commissioners, elected either at large as provided in sections 302.04 and 302.08 of the Revised Code, or by districts as provided in sections 302.041 and 302.082 of the Revised Code, and in all those provisions of sections 302.01 to 302.24 of the Revised Code, which have not been specifically designated as applicable only in the case whereby the entire board is elected at large, or in the case whereby any of the members are elected by districts.
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Section 302.082 | Electing of county commissioners by districts in alternative form.
Effective:
December 13, 1967
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 346 - 107th General Assembly
(A) Under all alternative forms of county government whereby any members of the board of county commissioners are elected by districts there shall be a board of county commissioners who shall have the qualifications and shall be nominated and elected as provided by general law, except as otherwise provided for in this section. (B) The board shall consist of such odd number of members, not less than three nor more than twenty-one members, as is provided in the proposition for the alternative form that has been adopted. If the proposition provides for seven or more members, no more than half shall be elected at large. Any or all districts for county commissioners may be multi-member districts, but the division of the county into districts for county commissioners shall conform to the constitutional standards for division of the state into districts for election of members of the general assembly. If the proposition for the alternative form adopted provides that any county commissioners shall be elected by districts, the board of county commissioners shall, every ten years, commencing in 1971 and every ten years thereafter, divide the county into county commissioner districts, using the most recent decennial federal census. (C) The term of office of county commissioners shall be four years, except as provided in division (C) of this section. If the proposition for the alternative form adopted changes the number of county commissioners, or changes the number of commissioners who are elected by districts, the total number of commissioners shall be elected at the first regular state election following the adoption of the alternative form. The board of elections shall assign a number to each county commissioner position established by the provisions of the alternative form. Candidates shall file for and be elected to a specifically numbered position. The odd-numbered positions shall be filled for a term of four years, and the even-numbered positions shall be filled for a term of two years at the first election and for four years thereafter.
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Section 302.09 | Vacancy in office.
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 47 - 130th General Assembly
When a vacancy occurs in the board of county commissioners or in the office of county auditor, county treasurer, prosecuting attorney, clerk of the court of common pleas, sheriff, county recorder, county engineer, or coroner more than forty days before the next general election for state and county officers, the vacancy shall be filled as provided for in divisions (A) and (B) of section 305.02 of the Revised Code.
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Section 302.10 | Board rules, records and voting.
Effective:
October 16, 1961
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 855 - 104th General Assembly
The board of county commissioners shall determine its own rules and order of business and cause a journal of its proceedings to be kept. A majority of the members elected to the board shall constitute a quorum to do business. No action of the board shall be valid or binding unless adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members elected to the board.
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Section 302.11 | Board organization.
Effective:
January 23, 1963
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 105th General Assembly
The board of county commissioners shall organize on the first Monday of each year, by the election of one of its members as president and one other member as vice-president for terms of one year. The president shall preside at all regular and special sessions of the board. Notwithstanding section 305.05 of the Revised Code, when the president of the board is absent from the county or unable to perform his duties , or in case of death, resignation, or removal, the vice-president shall act as president pending any future meeting of the board at which it may select one of its members to become the president. Except as provided by sections 302.01 to 302.24, inclusive, of the Revised Code, the president of the board shall have all powers and duties vested in or imposed upon the president of the board by general law.
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Section 302.12 | Board to be policy-determining body - powers and duties.
Effective:
January 23, 1963
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 105th General Assembly
The board of county commissioners is the policy-determining body of the county. Except as otherwise provided by sections 302.01 to 302.24, inclusive, of the Revised Code, it has all the powers and duties vested by law in boards of county commissioners. All powers and duties which may be vested by law in counties or in county officers or agencies, or which may be transferred to the county by action of a township or municipality under authority of Section 1 of Article X, Ohio Constitution, and which are not assigned by law to any department, office, or body existing under the alternative form of government in force, shall be exercised or performed by the board or by the department, office, or body designated by resolution of the board.
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Section 302.13 | Specific powers of board.
Effective:
December 23, 1986
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 428 - 116th General Assembly
Pursuant to and in conformity with the Constitution of Ohio and without limiting the powers and duties otherwise vested in the board of county commissioners, the board may: (A) Establish a department of finance, a department of human services, a department of health which shall exercise the powers and perform the duties of the general health district according to policies established by the board of county commissioners notwithstanding Chapter 3709. of the Revised Code, a purchasing department, a department of public works, a department of law, a department of personnel, a department of detention and correction, a department of water and sewers, and such other departments, divisions, and sections under the supervision of the county executive, as it determines to be necessary for the efficient administration of the county's business, and may provide for the merger of such departments, divisions, and sections; (B) Determine the compensation of appointive heads of departments and divisions under the supervision of the board of county commissioners and adopt by resolution a classification plan and schedule fixing the rates of compensation of all classes and grades in the county service. Such schedule shall provide uniform compensation for like service, and may establish minimum and maximum rates for any grade of position within which the compensation shall be fixed by the appointing authority. (C) Determine what officers and employees shall file bond, and fix the amount and form thereof and approve the surety of the bond given; (D) Provide for the borrowing of money in anticipation of the collection of taxes and revenues for the current fiscal year; (E) Acquire, construct, maintain, administer, rent, and lease property including buildings and other public improvements as provided by law; (F) Cooperate or join by contract pursuant to section 302.21 of the Revised Code with any city, county, state, or political subdivision or agency thereof, or with the United States or any agency thereof, for the planning, development, construction, acquisition, or operation of any public improvement or facility, or for a common service; and may provide the terms upon which the county shall perform any of the services and functions of any municipality or political subdivision in the county; (G) Accept, in the name of the county, gifts, devises, bequests, and grants-in-aid from any person, firm, corporation, city, county, state, or political subdivision or agency thereof, or from the United States or any agency thereof; (H) Request periodic or special reports by the county executive, elected officers, and administrative officers and bodies, and may require their attendance upon its meetings; (I) Designate the maximum number of assistants, deputies, clerks, and other persons that may be employed in each of the offices and departments of the county; (J) Authorize the county executive to employ experts and consultants in connection with the administration of the affairs of the county; (K) Establish procedures governing the making of county contracts and the purchasing of county supplies and equipment by competitive bidding; (L) Exercise control over expenditures by all county officials and promulgate and execute an allotment schedule allocating annual appropriations for any county government purpose by item on either a monthly or quarterly basis; (M) By ordinance or resolution make any rule, or act in any matter not specifically prohibited by general law; provided that, in the case of conflict between the exercise of powers pursuant to this division and the exercise of powers by a municipality or township, the exercise of power by the municipality or township shall prevail, and further provided that the board may levy only taxes authorized by general law.
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Section 302.14 | County executive.
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 154 - 107th General Assembly
There shall be a county executive, who shall be the chief executive officer of the county. He shall be either an elective county executive as provided for in section 302.15 of the Revised Code, or an appointive county executive as provided for in section 302.16 of the Revised Code. In case of the absence or disability of the county executive as determined by the board of county commissioners, his duties shall be performed during his absence or disability by whomsoever the board of county commissioners designates by resolution.
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Section 302.15 | Elective executive plan.
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 154 - 107th General Assembly
In a county adopting the elective executive plan the chief executive officer shall be known as the county executive. The county executive shall be elected at the first regular county general election following the adoption of the alternative form and shall hold his office for a term of four years. Only an elector of the county shall be eligible for election as county executive and shall be nominated and elected in the manner provided by general law for county officers. In case the office of county executive is or becomes vacant by reason of death, resignation, or removal, it shall be filled by the board of county commissioners for the unexpired term. In the elective executive plan, the salary of the first county executive, for his first term, shall be one hundred and sixty per cent of that established by section 325.10 of the Revised Code for a member of the board of county commissioners in the county. For all subsequent county executives and terms, the salary shall be fixed by the board of county commissioners one year prior to the county executive's term of office.
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Section 302.16 | Appointive executive plan.
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 154 - 107th General Assembly
In a county adopting the appointive executive plan, the county executive shall be an elector of the county and appointed by the board of county commissioners. No persons elected to membership on the board of county commissioners shall thereafter be eligible for appointment as county executive until the conclusion of one year after the expiration of the term for which he was elected. The county executive shall be appointed for an indefinite term, but may be removed by the board of county commissioners. In the appointive executive plan, the salary of the county executive shall be fixed by the board of county commissioners.
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Section 302.17 | County executive responsibilities.
Effective:
October 16, 1961
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 855 - 104th General Assembly
The county executive shall be responsible for the proper administration of the affairs of the county placed in his charge, and, by resolution of the board of county commissioners, may serve as the head of any county department created by the board pursuant to sections 302.01 to 302.24, inclusive, of the Revised Code, provided he has the qualifications required by law.
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Section 302.18 | County executive - powers and duties.
Effective:
October 1, 1997
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 408 - 122nd General Assembly
(A) The county executive shall be the administrative head of the county and shall have all powers and shall perform all duties of an administrative or executive nature vested in or imposed upon the board of county commissioners by general law or by agreement with any municipality or other subdivision of government of Ohio and such additional powers as are granted and imposed by the board, and the county executive shall administer the resolutions of the board of county commissioners and the laws of the state relating to or required to be enforced by the county executive's office. The county executive shall supervise the departments established pursuant to division (A) of section 302.13 of the Revised Code. All authority of the board of county commissioners under general law with respect to the adoption of the county budget and the submission of any matter to the electors shall be exercised by the board of county commissioners provided for under Chapter 302. of the Revised Code. Contracts between the county and other agencies of government shall be approved or authorized by the board of county commissioners. (B) The county executive, under the elective executive plan, shall exercise all authority of the board of county commissioners to appoint, suspend, and remove all county personnel whose appointment, suspension, and removal was a function of the board of county commissioners under general law, except for the clerk of the board of county commissioners, the clerk's clerical assistants, and the appointments listed in division (C) of section 302.18 of the Revised Code. Under the appointive executive plan, the board of county commissioners shall have the power to appoint, suspend, and remove all county personnel whose appointment, suspension, and removal was a function of the board under general law, upon the recommendation of the county executive. (C) Appointment of officers, which by general law in sections 303.04, 303.13, 305.29, 306.01, 306.02, 329.01, 329.06, 5153.39, and 5155.03 of the Revised Code is required to be made by the board of county commissioners, shall be made by the county executive, under either plan, with advice and consent of the board of county commissioners. The county executive, under either plan, also shall appoint with the advice and consent of the board of county commissioners, all officers and members of boards and commissions, other than officers of a court or employees or other persons advisory to or subject to the supervision of a court or judge thereof, which by general law in sections 331.01, 339.02, 1545.02, 1545.03, 1545.04, and 1545.05 of the Revised Code are to be appointed by a judge or judges of the probate or common pleas court of the county. (D) The county executive, under the elective executive plan, shall have the power to veto any ordinance or resolution adopted by the board of county commissioners. A veto by the county executive may apply to all or any items of an ordinance appropriating money. Certification of a veto must be made by the county executive within ten days of its adoption by the board of county commissioners, and the board of county commissioners may override the veto by a two-thirds vote of all its members. Under the elective executive plan an ordinance or resolution shall become effective upon approval by the county executive, expiration of such ten days without approval or veto, or overriding of a veto. (E) The county executive shall promote the coordination of all county functions and for this purpose shall make an annual public report on the state of the county.
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Section 302.19 | Additional duties.
Effective:
October 16, 1961
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 855 - 104th General Assembly
In addition to other powers and duties provided in sections 302.01 to 302.24, inclusive, of the Revised Code, the county executive shall: (A) Prepare and recommend to the board of county commissioners the annual tax budget and county appropriation resolution; (B) Keep the board advised of the financial condition and future needs of the county; (C) Prepare and submit to the board such measures as he deems necessary for the conduct of the county's business; (D) Attend meetings of the board of county commissioners and take part in the discussion of all matters before the board; (E) Prepare and submit to the board of county commissioners such reports on the operations of any departments, offices, and bodies under his control as may be required by the board.
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Section 302.20 | County department of finance - duties.
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly
If established under this chapter, the department of finance shall: (A) Maintain a complete system of accounts of the financial transactions of the county and of the department and shall determine the form of the financial records and accounts to be kept by a county department, office, or agency. The accounting system shall be so designed as to avoid the keeping of duplicate records of tax and other financial transactions insofar as is consistent with proper accounting control. (B) Examine and determine the regularity, legality, and correctness of each expenditure, claim, voucher, or payroll against the county, and the county auditor shall draw warrants on the county treasurer for the payment of such expenditure, claim, voucher, or payroll when approved by the department of finance and only when so approved. (C) Transfer temporarily deputies or employees from one office or department of the county to another to promote efficiency and economy, except that any transfers of employees of an elected officer shall be made only with the consent of such officer, and except that no persons appointed by the sheriff may at any time be so transferred.
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Section 302.201 | Department of law - duties of director of law.
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 154 - 107th General Assembly
If established under the provisions of Chapter 302. of the Revised Code, the department of law shall be administered by a director of law who shall be an attorney-at-law admitted to the practice of law in this state. The director of law shall serve as legal advisor to the board of county commissioners, the county executive, and the county departments, offices, and agencies responsible to the board and the county executive. The director of law shall give written opinions as to the law when specifically requested so to do by the board or the county executive, act as counsel for the board and the county executive in any proceeding instituted by or against the board or the county executive, and perform any other legal duties assigned by the board of county commissioners or the county executive.
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Section 302.202 | Department of personnel - powers and duties.
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 187 - 126th General Assembly
If established under this chapter, the department of personnel shall make and promulgate personnel rules that, when adopted by the board of county commissioners after public hearing, shall be the sole basis for determining the provisions and procedures of the county personnel system. Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 124. of the Revised Code, personnel rules adopted by the board of county commissioners pursuant to this section, may provide for, but need not be limited to, the following: (A) Classification of all county positions, which classification shall be based on the duties, authority, and responsibility of each position; (B) A pay plan for all county positions, which pay plan may include fringe benefits as may be determined by the board of county commissioners, in addition to salary; (C) Certification of payrolls as to compliance with the pay plan and the personnel rules; (D) The method of holding competitive tests for determining the merit and fitness of candidates for appointment and promotion; (E) The establishment, maintenance, and certification of eligible lists for filling vacancies; (F) The order and manner in which lay-offs may be effected; (G) The procedure for suspension and removal of employees, which procedure shall include provisions for appeals from orders of suspension or removal or other disciplinary action; (H) The hours of work, the attendance regulations, and the provisions for sick and vacation leave; (I) Other practices and procedures necessary to the administration of the county personnel system.
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Section 302.203 | Department of detention and correction - powers and duties.
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 154 - 107th General Assembly
If established under the provisions of Chapter 302. of the Revised Code, the department of detention and correction shall assume all of the responsibility for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of an adult detention and correction administration for the county. Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 341. of the Revised Code, the department of detention and correction shall assume all responsibility for county jails assigned by that chapter to the county sheriff and shall make and promulgate rules and regulations for the care and custody of prisoners and the maintenance and operation of the county jail. Such rules and regulations shall be subject to approval of the joint session of the court of common pleas.
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Section 302.204 | Department of water and sewers - duties and functions.
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 154 - 107th General Assembly
If established under the provisions of Chapter 302. of the Revised Code, the department of water and sewers shall assume all duties and perform all functions related to the operation of the county's sewer and water systems. The board of county commissioners may create a board of trustees to serve at its pleasure and may assign to such board such functions and responsibilities as are by law delegated to the board of county commissioners in Chapters 6117. and 6103. of the Revised Code as they pertain to the operation of a county sewer system and a county water system.
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Section 302.21 | Agreements with other political subdivisions.
Effective:
March 16, 1969
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 108th General Assembly
The board of county commissioners as provided in section 302.22 of the Revised Code may enter into an agreement with the legislative authority of any municipal corporation, township, port authority, water or sewer district, school district, library district, health district, park district, soil and water conservation district, water conservancy district, or other taxing district, or with the board of any other county, and such legislative authorities may enter into agreements with the board, whereby such board undertakes, and is authorized by the contracting subdivision, to exercise any power, perform any function, or render any service, in behalf of the contracting subdivision or its legislative authority, which such subdivision or legislative authority may exercise, perform, or render. Upon the execution of such agreement and within the limitations prescribed by it, the board may exercise the same powers as the contracting subdivision possesses with respect to the performance of any function or the rendering of any service, which, by such agreement, it undertakes to perform or render, and all powers necessary or incidental thereto, as amply as such powers are possessed and exercised by the contracting subdivision directly. In the absence in such agreement of provisions determining by what officer, office, department, agency, or authority, the powers and duties of the board shall be exercised or performed, the board shall, within the limits of this section, determine and assign such powers and duties to any officer or officers of county government including the auditor, treasurer, engineer, recorder, coroner, sheriff, and prosecuting attorney. Any agreement authorized by this section shall not suspend the possession by a contracting subdivision of any power or function exercised or performed by the board in pursuance of such agreement. Nor shall the board, by virtue of any agreement entered into under this section, acquire any power to levy taxes within and in behalf of a contracting subdivision unless approved by a majority of the electors of the contracting subdivision. The boards of county commissioners of any two or more counties may contract with each other or by contract create any joint agency to exercise any power, perform any function, or render any service which any board of county commissioners may exercise, perform, or render.
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Section 302.22 | Agreements with other political subdivisions to provide for payment.
Effective:
October 16, 1961
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 855 - 104th General Assembly
Every agreement entered into under sections 302.21 to 302.24, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall provide, either in specific terms or by prescribing a method for determining the amounts, for any payments to be made by the contracting subdivision into the county treasury, in consideration of the performance of the agreement. In cases where it is deemed practicable, the agreement may provide that payment shall be made by the retention in the treasury of the amounts due from taxes collected for the contracting subdivision and the county auditor and county treasurer shall be governed by any such provision in settling the accounts for such taxes. Any agreement entered into by and between two or more boards of county commissioners shall specify the method of payment for the joint exercise of any power, the joint performing of any function, or the joint rendering of any service, which method of payment shall be authorized and binding on the counties so long as the agreement is in effect.
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Section 302.23 | Rescinding agreements with other political subdivisions.
Effective:
October 16, 1961
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 855 - 104th General Assembly
In the absence from an agreement entered into under sections 302.21 to 302.24, inclusive, of the Revised Code, of a specification of its own duration, such agreement shall continue in effect until it is rescinded. Every such agreement, whether for a definite term or of indefinite duration, may provide for its own rescission. In the absence of any such provision, such agreement may, at any time, be rescinded by the agreement of both parties, and may at any time be rescinded by resolution of either party to the agreement, effective at the end of the fiscal year.
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Section 302.24 | Agreements with other political subdivisions transferring property.
Effective:
October 16, 1961
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 855 - 104th General Assembly
Any agreement entered into under sections 302.21 to 302.24, inclusive, of the Revised Code, may provide for the transfer to the board of county commissioners of any property, real or personal, used or useful, in the performance of functions or the rendering of services under such agreement. Such transfer may include the proceeds of bonds issued or to be issued by the contracting subdivision, appropriate to the powers, functions, or services under the agreement, such proceeds to be expended by the board subject to the same conditions as would govern the contracting subdivision. Such transfer may convey the absolute title to such property, subject, in the case of the disposal or encumbrance of such real property by the board, to the consent of the legislative authority of the contracting subdivision; or may convey its use only, or any estate or title less than absolute; may limit the power of the board to dispose of such property; and may provide for its return, disposition, division, or distribution, in the event of the rescission or expiration of the agreement.
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