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...is a vacancy from any other cause, the board of township trustees shall appoint a person having the qualifications of an elector to fill such vacancy for the unexpired term or until a successor is elected. If a township is without a board or if no appointment is made within thirty days after the occurrence of a vacancy, a majority of the persons designated as the committee of five on the last-filed nominating...

...ct between any resolution enacted by a board of township trustees under the authority granted under division (A) of this section and a municipal ordinance or resolution, the ordinance or resolution enacted by the municipal corporation prevails. In case of conflict between any resolution enacted by a board of township trustees under the authority granted under division (A) of this section and a county resolutio...

...ribed by the regulations adopted by the board of township trustees. (E) The resolution shall state that the fee shall be referred to as a "protect and serve charge." Before adopting the resolution, the board of township trustees shall conduct two public hearings on the resolution, the second hearing to be not less than three nor more than ten days after the first. Notice of the date, time, and place of such hearing...

...(A) The board of trustees of an eligible township that has designated a tourism development district under section 503.56 of the Revised Code may enter into and enforce agreements with one or more owners of property located within the district by which the owner or owners agree to pay a development charge for the purpose of fostering and developing tourism within the district. The amount of the development charge sha...

...A board of township trustees that has entered into an agreement with the Ohio air quality development authority under section 3706.051 of the Revised Code may levy, in accordance with that agreement, a special assessment upon real property located in the township specially benefited by an air quality facility that is the subject of that agreement. An assessment levied under this section shall be made in any manner...

...4.01 and 504.02 of the Revised Code, a "board of township trustees" means only a board of township trustees of a township that adopts a limited home rule government under this chapter.

...y a majority vote of the members of the board of township trustees, and the amended or revised resolution need not receive additional readings. The board of township trustees of a limited home rule township may revise, codify, and publish in book form the resolutions of the township in the manner provided in section 504.123 of the Revised Code. Resolutions adopted by the board shall be published in the manner prov...

...at any other location designated by the board of township trustees. The township law director or the county prosecuting attorney, as applicable, shall review the summary of a resolution published under this section before forwarding it to the fiscal officer for publication, to ensure the summary is legally accurate and sufficient. (C) Upon publication of a summary of a resolution in accordance with this section, t...

...(A) A board of township trustees of an urban township, as defined in section 504.01 of the Revised Code, may lay out, establish, construct, maintain, and operate, within the unincorporated territory of the township, off-street parking facilities for motor vehicles. For this purpose, the board may acquire by purchase, gift, devise, exchange, lease, or sublease any existing off-street parking facilities or any real est...

...A member of a board of township trustees may be elected or appointed to serve on the governing body of any district that is organized or created by the board of township trustees, including a district organized or created under section 505.28, 505.37, 505.371, 505.375, 505.482, 505.71, 511.18, or 6119.02 of the Revised Code.

...treasurer of the joint police district board and credited to the appropriate fund according to agreement of the participating townships and municipal corporations. If authorized to do so by a resolution adopted by the board of township trustees or, in the case of a joint police district, the joint police district board, and if the property involved is not required to be disposed of pursuant to another section ...

...The board of township trustees of a township which is composed in whole or in part of islands, accessible from the mainland only by watercraft, may purchase and operate, and may let for hire, a scow or lighter of sufficient tonnage to carry stone and other road building material, equipped with or without a proper crane or loading device, and for such purpose the board may levy a tax upon all the taxable propert...

...The board of township trustees may enter into a contract with the board of county commissioners under which the trustees agree to pay all or any part of the cost of constructing, maintaining, repairing, or operating any water supply improvement established within the limits of the township pursuant to Chapter 6103. of the Revised Code. The contract shall be upon mutually agreed terms. For the purpose of meeting contr...

...The board of township trustees may, by resolution, adopt by incorporation by reference a standard code pertaining to fire, fire hazards, and fire prevention prepared and promulgated by the state or any department, board, or other agency of the state, or any such code prepared and promulgated by a public or private organization that publishes a model or standard code. After the adoption of the code by the board, a ...

...d shall be paid out on the order of the board of township trustees or, in the case of a joint fire district, the board of fire district trustees. Such board may enter into contracts for the purpose set forth in sections 505.37 to 505.42 of the Revised Code, subject to sections 731.14 to 731.16 of the Revised Code except as otherwise provided in sections 505.08 and 505.101 of the Revised Code.

...tion adopted by a unanimous vote of the board of township trustees to place the issue of expansion of the district on the ballot for the electors of the entire unincorporated territory of the township. The resolution shall state whether the proposed township police district initially will hire personnel as provided in section 505.49 of the Revised Code or contract for the provision of police protection services or ad...

...treasurer of the joint police district board, before entering upon the duties of that office, shall execute a bond payable to the state, in the amount and with surety to be approved by the joint police district board, conditioned for the faithful performance of all the official duties required by the treasurer. The bond shall be deposited with the president of the joint police district board, and a copy thereof...

...Charges filed by the board of township trustees or joint police district board under section 505.491 of the Revised Code shall be heard at the next regular meeting thereof, unless the board extends the time for the hearing, which shall be done only on the application of the accused. The accused may appear in person and by counsel, examine all witnesses, and answer all charges against the accused.

... of the Revised Code, any member of the board of township trustees or of the joint police district board may administer the requisite oaths. The board has the same power to compel the giving of testimony by attending witnesses as is conferred upon courts. In all such cases, witnesses shall be entitled to the same privileges and immunities as are allowed witnesses in civil cases. Witnesses shall be paid the fees...

...If a board of township trustees does not procure an insurance policy or group health care services as provided in section 505.60 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees may reimburse any township officer or employee for each out-of-pocket premium attributable to the coverage provided for that officer or employee for insurance benefits described in division (A) of section 505.60 of the Revised Code ...

....601, or 505.602 of the Revised Code, a board of township trustees may offer benefits to officers and employees through a cafeteria plan that meets the requirements of section 125 of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 125, as amended, after first adopting a policy authorizing an officer or employee to receive a cash payment in lieu of a benefit otherwise offered to township officer...

...A board of township trustees or a board of fire district trustees may purchase a policy or policies of insurance insuring each township or fire district officer and the board's employees and appointees against liability arising from the performance of their official duties.

...(A) If the board of county commissioners of the county in which a township is located has not established a motor vehicle decal registration program under section 311.31 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees may establish, by resolution, a voluntary motor vehicle decal registration program to be controlled and conducted by the chief law enforcement officer of the township within the unincorporated...

...ction 4981.01 of the Revised Code. The board of township trustees may acquire, rehabilitate, and develop rail property and rail service, and may enter into agreements with the Ohio rail development commission, boards of county commissioners, legislative authorities of municipal corporations, other boards of township trustees, with other governmental agencies or organizations, and with private agencies or organizatio...

...ocal residential building regulations a board of township trustees adopts under section 505.75 of the Revised Code and an existing structures code the board adopts pursuant to section 505.73 of the Revised Code shall be made available to the public at the office of the board, and the section headings and numbers and a notice of the availability of the regulations shall be published within ten days after their adoptio...