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...A regional airport authority may be created in the manner provided in section 308.03 of the Revised Code, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, operating, and maintaining airports and airport facilities.

...any single county may create a regional airport authority by the adoption of a resolution by the board of county commissioners of each county to be included in the regional airport authority. Such resolution shall state: (A) The necessity for the creation of the regional airport authority; (B) The counties to be included within the regional airport authority; (C) The official name by which the regional airport aut...

...Within sixty days after a regional airport authority has been created under section 308.03 of the Revised Code, the board of trustees for such regional airport authority shall be appointed as provided in the resolution creating it. Each member of the board of trustees, before entering upon the member's official duties, shall take and subscribe to an oath or affirmation that the member will honestly, faithf...

...wer and authority granted to a regional airport authority shall be vested in and exercised by its board of trustees which shall manage and conduct its affairs. The board shall, within the limitations of sections 308.01 to 308.17, inclusive, of the Revised Code, by its rules and regulations provide the procedure for its actions, the manner of selection of its president, vice-president, secretary-treasurer, and other ...

... to the board of trustees of a regional airport authority if the board holds the meeting by interactive video conference or by teleconference in the following manner: (1) The board establishes a primary meeting location that is open and accessible to the public; (2) Meeting-related materials that are available before the meeting are sent via electronic mail, facsimile, hand-delivery, or United States postal servi...

...Upon the creation of a regional airport authority as provided by section 308.03 of the Revised Code, and upon the qualifying of its board of trustees and the election of a president and a vice-president, the authority shall exercise in its own name all the rights, powers, and duties vested in and conferred upon it by sections 308.01 to 308.17 of the Revised Code and, subject to such reservations, limitations, and qua...

...The board of trustees of a regional airport authority may contract with the prosecuting attorney of a county, as provided in section 309.09 of the Revised Code, to obtain legal services from the prosecuting attorney.

...(A) The board of trustees of a regional airport authority may exercise the power of eminent domain to appropriate any land, rights, rights of way, franchises, easements, or other property, within or without the territorial boundaries of the regional airport authority, necessary or proper for the construction or efficient operation of any airport or airport facility or access thereto under its jurisdiction pursuant to...

...A regional airport authority which proposes to acquire by purchase or otherwise, or proposes to construct, replace, extend, enlarge, maintain, or operate any airport or airport facility, and desires to raise money for any of such purposes or for the purpose of repaying or refunding any outstanding issue of bonds of the regional airport authority or pay any obligation assumed by it or of repaying or refunding any outs...

... of the board of trustees of a regional airport authority, the revenue bonds of the regional airport authority may be secured by a trust agreement between the board of trustees on behalf of the regional airport authority and a corporate trustee, which trustee may be any trust company or bank having powers of a trust company, within or without the state. Such trust agreement may provide for the pledge or assignment o...

...Revenue bonds issued by a regional airport authority shall bear interest at not to exceed the rate provided in section 9.95 of the Revised Code, shall mature within forty years following the date of issuance and in such amount, at such times, and in such number of installments as may be provided in the resolution authorizing their issuance. Such resolution shall also provide for the execution and sealing of the bonds...

...Bonds issued under sections 308.08 to 308.10, inclusive, of the Revised Code, their transfer, and the income therefrom, including any profit made on the sale thereof, shall at all times be free from taxation within the state.

...The secretary-treasurer of the regional airport authority shall be the fiscal officer of the regional airport authority and the custodian of its funds and records and shall assist the board of directors in such particulars as it directs in the performance of its duties. Before receiving any moneys, the sercretary-treasurer shall furnish bond in such amount as is determined by the board of trustees of the regional ai...

...(A) The board of trustees of a regional airport authority or any officer or employee designated by such board may make without competitive bidding any contract for any purchase, lease, lease with option or agreement to purchase any property, or any construction contract for any work, the cost of which shall not exceed the amount specified in section 9.17 of the Revised Code. Any purchase, lease, lease with option or ...

...The board of trustees of a regional airport authority may enter into such contracts or other arrangements with the United States government or any department thereof, with the state government of this or other states, with counties, municipalities, townships, or other governmental agencies created by or under the authority of the laws of the state of Ohio or other states, with persons, with public corporations and pr...

...ll officers and employees of a regional airport authority shall be considered as public employees within the meaning of section 145.01 of the Revised Code and a regional airport authority, its officers and employees shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 145. of the Revised Code.

...Nothing in sections 308.01 to 308.17, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall limit the exercise of the power or authority granted to counties or municipal corporations by sections 307.20, 717.01, and 719.01 of the Revised Code.

...f any county included within a regional airport authority may appropriate annually, from moneys to the credit of the general fund of the county and not otherwise appropriated, that portion of the expense of the regional airport authority to be paid by such county as provided in the resolution creating the regional airport authority adopted under section 308.03 of the Revised Code, or by any amendment thereto.

... of the Revised Code: (A) "Qualifying airport" means an airport and any contiguous airport facilities owned, operated, or maintained by any of the following: (1) A regional airport authority under this chapter, provided the airport and facilities include territory located in two counties, one of which has a population greater than five hundred thousand but less than eight hundred thousand based on the most recent...

...(A) The board of trustees of a regional airport authority, the board of directors of a port authority, or the legislative authority of a municipal corporation that owns, operates, or maintains a qualifying airport may, by resolution adopted before January 1, 2024, create an airport development district for the purpose of developing and implementing plans for public infrastructure improvements that benefit the qualify...

...(A) An airport development district shall be governed by the board of trustees of a nonprofit corporation which shall be known as the board of directors of the airport development district. Initially, the board shall consist of three directors appointed by the board of trustees of the regional airport authority, the board of directors of the port authority, or the legislative authority of the municipal corporation th...

...e nonprofit corporation that governs an airport development district shall be organized in the manner described in Chapter 1702. of the Revised Code. The nonprofit corporation may do the following: (1) Exercise all powers of nonprofit corporations granted under Chapter 1702. of the Revised Code that do not conflict with this chapter; (2) Develop, adopt, revise, implement, and repeal plans for public infrastructur...

...(A) The expenditures of an airport development district may include the following: (1) The cost of creating and operating the district under this chapter, including creating and operating a nonprofit organization organized under this chapter, hiring employees and professional services, contracting for insurance, and purchasing or leasing office space or office equipment; (2) The cost of planning, designing, and i...

...(A) An airport development district exists until it is dissolved under this section. The process for dissolving an airport development district or repealing a development plan may be initiated by a petition filed with the board of directors of the district and signed by the owners of at least twenty per cent of the collective number of parcels of real property and businesses that are subject to development charge agr...

...As used in sections 3381.01 to 3381.22 of the Revised Code: (A) "Arts or cultural organization" means: (1) Any corporation, organization, association, or institution that: (a) Provides programs or activities in areas directly concerned with the arts or cultural heritage; and (b) Is not for profit and whose net earnings may not lawfully inure to the benefit of any private shareholder, member, or individual. (2) A...