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...(A) Any township park district created pursuant to section 511.18 of the Revised Code that includes park land located outside the township in which the park district was established may be converted under the procedures provided in this section into a park district to be operated and maintained as provided for in this chapter, provided that there is no existing park district created under section 1545.04 of the Revis...

...(A) Not later than three months after the effective date of this amendment, a board of park commissioners of a park district that holds a credit card account on the effective date of this amendment shall adopt a written policy for the use of credit card accounts. Otherwise, a board shall adopt a written policy before first holding a credit card account. The policy shall include provisions addressing all of the fol...

...(A) The board of directors of a county or independent agricultural society shall consist of at least eight members. An employee of the OSU extension shall serve with the board as a nonvoting member. The director of agriculture shall determine the terms of office for members of the board in accordance with rules adopted by the director of agriculture. (B) The board may fill any vacancy on the board caused by death,...

...(A) After the articles of incorporation have been filed, and at the first meeting of the board of directors of a county land reutilization corporation, the board shall adopt regulations for the government of the corporation, the conduct of its affairs, and the management of its property, consistent with law and the articles. The content of the regulations shall be governed by section 1702.11 of the Revised Code...

...(A) A community improvement corporation may be designated: (1) By a county, one or more townships, one or more municipal corporations, two or more adjoining counties, or any combination of the foregoing as the agency of each such political subdivision for the industrial, commercial, distribution, and research development in such political subdivision when the legislative authority of such political subdivisio...

...(A)(1) A credit union share guaranty corporation shall establish and maintain a guarantee fund. The fund shall be maintained at a normal operating level as defined by the board of directors of the corporation and approved by the superintendent of insurance, except that the normal operating level shall at all times be no less than one per cent of the aggregate share capital of participating credit unions, irrespective...

...(A)(1)(a) The court of common pleas may establish a county department of probation. The establishment of the department shall be entered upon the journal of the court, and the clerk of the court of common pleas shall certify a copy of the journal entry establishing the department to each elective officer and board of the county. The department shall consist of a chief probation officer and the number of other p...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Bookmaking" means the business of receiving or paying off bets. (B) "Bet" means the hazarding of anything of value upon the result of an event, undertaking, or contingency, but does not include a bona fide business risk. (C) "Scheme of chance" means a slot machine unless authorized under Chapter 3772. of the Revised Code, lottery unless authorized under Chapter 3770. of the Revi...

...(A) A board of county commissioners of any county containing fifty-five or more law enforcement agencies by resolution may elect to participate in a criminal justice regional information system, either by creating and maintaining a new criminal justice regional information system or by participating in an existing criminal justice regional information system. (B) A county is not eligible to participate in any crimi...

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in this section, in the interest of the public health and safety, the board of county commissioners may regulate by resolution, in accordance with a comprehensive plan, the location, height, bulk, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures, including tents, cabins, and trailer coaches, percentages of lot areas that may be occupied, set back building lines, sizes of ...

...The board of county commissioners of any county proceeding under sections 303.01 to 303.25 of the Revised Code, shall create and establish a county rural zoning commission. The commission shall be composed of five members who reside in the unincorporated area of the county to be zoned, to be appointed by the board. The board of county commissioners may appoint two alternate members to the county rural zoning commissi...

...If the zoning resolution is adopted by the board of county commissioners, such board shall cause the question of whether or not the proposed plan of zoning shall be put into effect to be submitted to the electors residing in the unincorporated area of the county included in the proposed plan of zoning for their approval or rejection at the next primary or general election, or a special election may be called fo...

...Notwithstanding any of the provisions of sections 303.07 to 303.10, inclusive, of the Revised Code, a county which acquires any real property, or any interest therein, in a county renewal area for or in connection with a county renewal project thereof for such area may dispose of any of such real property or interest therein as follows: (A) The board of county commissioners may sell, lease, or otherwise transfer rea...

...(A) The board of county commissioners may adopt a resolution designating all or part of the unincorporated area of a county as a restricted area, prohibiting the construction of any or all of the following: (1) An economically significant wind farm; (2) A large wind farm; (3) A large solar facility. (B) A resolution described in division (A) of this section may designate one or more restricted areas and shall...

...The county transit board or board of county commissioners operating a transit system may enter into an agreement with any municipal corporation, township, or other county, whereby the board undertakes to provide transportation service for the movement of persons within, from, or to that municipal corporation, township, or county, to make payments or transfer real estate or interests therein or a combination thereof, ...

...(A) A domestic violence fatality review board shall establish a system for collecting and maintaining information necessary for the review of deaths by domestic violence in the county or region. In an effort to ensure confidentiality, each board shall do all of the following: (1) Maintain all records in a secure location; (2) Develop security measures to prevent unauthorized access to records containing informat...

...Within ninety days after a county microfilming board has been established, it shall hold its initial meeting at such time as the secretary of the board determines. Thereafter, the board shall meet annually on the second Monday in January and at such other times and places as the secretary determines. The secretary shall, within five days after receiving a written request from any other member of the board, call...

...(A) Where lands have been dedicated to or for the use of the public for parks or park lands, and where such lands have remained unimproved and unused by the public and there appears to be little or no possibility that such lands will be improved and used by the public, the board of county commissioners of the county in which the lands are located may, by resolution, declare such parks or park lands vacated upon the p...

...Within ninety days after a county automatic data processing board has been established, it shall hold its initial meeting at the office of the county auditor at such time as the secretary of the board determines. Thereafter, the board shall meet annually on the second Monday in January at the auditor's office and at such other times and places as the secretary determines. The secretary shall, within five days after ...

...Except as otherwise provided in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, before entering upon the duties of office, the county treasurer shall give bond to the state in such sum as the board of county commissioners directs, with a company authorized to conduct a surety business in this state as surety, to be approved by the board and conditioned for the payment of all moneys which come into the treasurer's hands for stat...

...(A) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Revised Code, a school district that qualifies under division (D) of this section shall be exempt from all of the following: (1) The mentoring component of the Ohio teacher residency program established under division (A)(1) of section 3319.223 of the Revised Code, so long as the district utilizes a local approach to train and support new teachers; (2) Any pro...

...All elections of members of the state teachers retirement board shall be held under the direction of the board in accordance with rules adopted under section 3307.075 of the Revised Code. Any member of the state teachers retirement system, who has been nominated by a petition that is signed by five hundred or more members of the system and certified in accordance with rules adopted under section 3307.075 of the Revis...

...The state teachers retirement board shall elect from its membership, a chairperson and a vice-chairperson. A member of the board who has contributions on deposit with the state teachers retirement system is not eligible to serve as chairperson or vice-chairperson. The board shall employ an executive director who shall serve as secretary, and shall employ other persons necessary to operate the system and to fulfill th...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Retirement allowance" means any of the following as appropriate: (a) An allowance calculated under section 3309.36 of the Revised Code before any reduction for early retirement or election under section 3309.46 of the Revised Code of a plan of payment; (b) An allowance calculated under division (A) of section 3309.45 of the Revised Code; (c) An allowance calculated under ...

...If an exempted village school district fails to contain within its territorial boundaries territory lying within the corporate limits of a village having a population, according to the latest federal census of two thousand or more, such exempted village school district shall become a local school district, subject to the supervision of the educational service center governing board for the school year commencing the ...

...(A) A suicide fatality review committee shall establish a system for collecting and maintaining information necessary for the review of suicide deaths in the county or region. In an effort to ensure confidentiality, each committee shall do all of the following: (1) Maintain all records in a secure location; (2) Develop security measures to prevent unauthorized access to records containing information that could r...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Food and beverages" means any raw, cooked, or processed edible substance used or intended for use in whole or in part for human consumption, including ice, water, spirituous liquors, wine, mixed beverages, beer, soft drinks, soda, and other beverages. (2) "Convention facilities authority" has the same meaning as in section 351.01 of the Revised Code. (3) "Convention center" h...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Sports park" means any facility designed and constructed as a venue for public entertainment and recreation by the presentation of sporting and athletic events, or other events and exhibitions, including a facility designed to provide a site for one or more athletic or sports teams or activities, spectator facilities, parking facilities, walkways, and auxiliary facilities; real and ...

...For the purposes of co-operating with and safeguarding the respective interests of the contributing counties in the proportion of their respective contributions, and in respect of such contributions, the respective boards of county commissioners may enter into such proper arrangements and agreements with the secretary of defense, or any other public authority empowered to act in the premises under any act of congress...

...The interstate compact for education is hereby ratified, enacted into law, and entered into by this state as a party thereto with any other state which has heretofore legally joined in the compact and which may hereafter legally join in the compact as follows: COMPACT FOR EDUCATION Article I. Purpose and Policy. A. It is the purpose of this compact to: 1. Establish and maintain close cooperation and understanding...

...All elections of members of the state teachers retirement board shall be held under the direction of the board in accordance with rules adopted under section 3307.075 of the Revised Code. Any member of the state teachers retirement system, who has been nominated by a petition that is signed by five hundred or more members of the system and certified in accordance with rules adopted under section 3307.075 of the Revis...

...(A) As used in this section and section 3307.352 of the Revised Code, "other system retirant" means either of the following: (1) A member or former member of the public employees retirement system, Ohio police and fire pension fund, school employees retirement system, state highway patrol retirement system, or Cincinnati retirement system who is receiving from a system of which the retirant is a member or former mem...

...To coordinate and integrate membership in the state retirement systems, the following provisions apply: (A) As used in this section: (1) "Retirement systems" means the public employees retirement system, state teachers retirement system, and school employees retirement system. (2) In addition to the meaning given in section 3307.50 of the Revised Code, "disability benefit" means "disability benefit" as defined in ...

...As used in this section, "qualifying service credit" has the same meaning as in section 3307.58 of the Revised Code. (A) The state teachers retirement system shall provide disability coverage to each member participating in the STRS defined benefit plan who meets either of the following: (1) If the member had service credit on account on June 30, 2013, has at least five years of qualifying service credit; (2) If t...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Physically or mentally incompetent" means incapable of earning a living because of a physically or mentally disabling condition. Physical or mental incompetency may be determined by a court or by a doctor of medicine or osteopathic medicine appointed by the state teachers retirement board. (2) "Qualifying service credit" has the same meaning as in section 3307.58 of the Revised C...

...(A) A member of the state teachers retirement system who has at least eighteen months of contributing service credit in the system, the police and firemen's disability and pension fund, public employees retirement system, school employees retirement system, or state highway patrol retirement system, and is a former member of or no longer contributing to the public employees retirement system or school employees retir...

...(A) A member of the school employees retirement system who has at least eighteen months of contributing service credit in the system, the Ohio police and fire pension fund, public employees retirement system, state teachers retirement system, or state highway patrol retirement system, and is a former member of or no longer contributing to the public employees retirement system or state teachers retirement system may ...

...(A) As used in this section, "paying system" and "transferring system" have the same meanings as in section 3309.35 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, a member of the school employees retirement system with at least eighteen months of contributing service in the system, the public employees retirement system, or the state teachers retirement system who exempted self fr...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "State retirement system" means the public employees retirement system, state teachers retirement system, or school employees retirement system. (2) "Total service credit" means all service credit earned in all state retirement systems, except credit for service subject to section 3309.341 of the Revised Code. Total service credit shall not exceed one year of credit for any twelve-m...

...(A) The school employees retirement system shall provide disability coverage to each member who has at least five years of total service credit. Not later than October 16, 1992, the school employees retirement board shall give each person who is a member on July 29, 1992, the opportunity to elect disability coverage either under section 3309.40 of the Revised Code or under section 3309.401 of the Revised Code...

...(A) The boards of education or governing authorities of any two or more school districts or community schools may enter into an agreement for joint or cooperative establishment and operation of any educational program including any class, course, or program that may be included in a school district's or community school's graded course of study and staff development programs for teaching and nonteaching school employ...

...(A) The general assembly finds that many school districts are prevented by their size, tax base, or other conditions from performing their essential functions as agencies of state government to provide adequate classroom facilities and issuing securities under Chapter 133. of the Revised Code at favorable interest rates or charges. Accordingly, the Ohio facilities construction commission is invested with the powers a...

...(A) In order to comply with division (B) of section 3734.52 of the Revised Code, the board of county commissioners of each county shall do one of the following: (1) Establish, by resolution, and maintain a county solid waste management district under this chapter that consists of all the incorporated and unincorporated territory within the county except as otherwise provided in division (A) of this section; (2) W...

...(A) Each candidate shall have no more than one campaign committee for purposes of receiving contributions and making expenditures. No campaign committee shall receive any contribution or make any expenditure other than through the campaign treasurer. The campaign treasurer shall file all statements required of a candidate or campaign committee under section 3517.10 of the Revised Code. The candidate shall designate...

...(A) No person or committee shall solicit, ask, invite, or demand, directly or indirectly, orally or in writing, a contribution, subscription, or payment from a candidate for nomination or election or from the campaign committee of that candidate, and no person shall solicit, ask, invite, or demand that a candidate for nomination or election or the campaign committee of that candidate subscribe to the support of a clu...

...Notwithstanding any contrary provision of the Revised Code: (A) As used in this section: (1) "Electioneering communication" has the same meaning as in section 3517.1011 of the Revised Code. (2) "Foreign national" means any of the following, as applicable: (a) In the case of an individual, an individual who is not a United States citizen or national; (b) A government of a foreign country or of a political su...

...No person shall, directly or indirectly, in connection with any election, pay, lend, or contribute or offer or promise to pay, lend, or contribute any money or other valuable consideration in the election or defeat of any candidate or the adoption or defeat of any question or issue for any purposes other than those enumerated in sections 3517.08 and 3517.12 of the Revised Code. Whoever violates this section is guilt...

...The director of environmental protection may adopt, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, an emergency action plan for the purpose of protecting the public health during air pollution episodes associated with atmospheric temperature inversions, which plan may define various levels of emergency conditions, the criteria on which such levels are based, and the measures to be taken at each level. The plan ...

...(A) The director of environmental protection may acquire by purchase, gift, donation, contribution, or appropriation in accordance with sections 163.01 to 163.21 of the Revised Code any hazardous waste facility or any solid waste facility containing significant quantities of hazardous waste that, because of its condition and the types and quantities of hazardous waste contained in the facility, constitutes an imminen...

...(A) As used in this section, a "qualifying small government" means any of the following: (1) A township that has a population of not more than five thousand or, regardless of its population, is located in a county that has a population of less than one hundred thousand; (2) A municipal corporation that has a population of not more than seven thousand five hundred; (3) A fire district, joint fire district, or fi...