Ohio Revised Code Search
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Section 511.231 | Appraisal of park district property.
...Whenever it is necessary for the board of park commissioners of a township park district to determine the value of any real property owned by the board, or which it proposes to acquire by purchase, lease, or appropriation, the board may employ competent appraisers to advise it of the value of such property, or expert witnesses to testify thereto in an appropriation proceeding, and shall pay a reasonable compensation ... |
Section 511.232 | Law enforcement in park district.
...(A) As used in this section, "felony" has the same meaning as in section 109.511 of the Revised Code. (B) The employees designated by the board of park commissioners of a township park district may enforce the laws of the state and the regulations of the board within and adjacent to the lands under the jurisdiction and control of the board or when acting as authorized by section 511.235 or 511.236 of the Revised Cod... |
Section 511.233 | Liability insurance.
...A board of park commissioners of a township park district may purchase a policy or policies of insurance to insure the members of the board and its appointees, assistants, and employees against liability arising from the performance of their official duties. |
Section 511.234 | Policies for use of of park district credit card accounts.
...er card account where merchant category codes are in place as a system of control for use of the card account. |
Section 511.235 | Mutual aid contracts for law enforcement purposes.
...The board of park commissioners of a township park district may enter into contracts with one or more townships, township police districts, joint police districts, municipal corporations, or county sheriffs of this state, with one or more park districts created pursuant to section 1545.01 of the Revised Code or other township park districts, or with a contiguous political subdivision of an adjoining state, and ... |
Section 511.236 | Providing police services without a contract.
...The police force or law enforcement department of any township park district may provide police protection to any county, municipal corporation, township, township police district, or joint police district of this state, to any other township park district or any park district created pursuant to section 1545.01 of the Revised Code, or to a governmental entity of an adjoining state without a contract to provide... |
Section 511.24 | Appropriating land and materials for park purposes.
...When the board of park commissioners cannot, by deed of gift or by purchase, procure the lands or materials desired for park purposes upon terms which it regards as reasonable, the board may appropriate such lands or materials for that purpose under sections 163.01 to 163.22 of the Revised Code. If it is desired at any time to acquire additional grounds for enlarging and improving such park or parks, the board may pu... |
Section 511.241 | Exchange of real property with township.
...The board of park commissioners may acquire lands for use by the township park district through an exchange of real property in which the board leases or conveys to the township all or part of the lands located within the township to which the park district holds title, in exchange for the lease or conveyance of township land from the board of township trustees to the board of park commissioners. Before any such exch... |
Section 511.25 | Sale and disposal of park lands.
...If the board of park commissioners of a township park district finds that any lands that the board has acquired are not necessary for the purposes for which they were acquired, it may sell and dispose of those lands upon terms that the board considers advisable and may reject any purchase bid received under this section that the board determines does not meet its terms for sale. Except as otherwise provided ... |
Section 511.26 | Disposition of money from sale of park lands.
...Money arising from the sale of park land under section 511.25 of the Revised Code may be expended by the board of park commissioners or the purchase of other land for park purposes, or it may be applied to the payment of any outstanding bonds which are unprovided for. Any money not so expended shall be deposited in the particular fund by which such property was acquired, or in the general fund of the township, unless... |
Section 511.261 | Disposition of moneys for sale or lease of park district mineral rights.
...If a township park district enters into an agreement for the sale or lease of mineral rights regarding a park within the district, any royalties or other moneys resulting from the sale or lease shall be deposited into a special fund that the board of park commissioners shall establish under division (F) of section 5705.09 of the Revised Code. The fund shall be used exclusively for maintenance of parks within th... |
Section 511.27 | Tax levy to defray expenses of park district.
...(A) To defray the expenses of the township park district and for purchasing, appropriating, operating, maintaining, and improving lands for parks or recreational purposes, the board of park commissioners may levy a sufficient tax within the ten-mill limitation, not to exceed one mill on each dollar of taxable value on all real and personal property within the township, and on all real and personal property within any... |
Section 511.28 | Submission of tax levy - form of ballot.
...A copy of any resolution for a tax levy adopted by the township board of park commissioners as provided in section 511.27 of the Revised Code shall be certified by the clerk of the board of park commissioners to the board of elections of the proper county, together with a certified copy of the resolution approving the levy, passed by the board of township trustees if such a resolution is required by division (C) of s... |
Section 511.29 | Collection of tax - bond issue.
...When a tax is levied under sections 511.27 and 511.28 of the Revised Code, the township board of park commissioners shall cause it to be certified to the county auditor for collection, and it shall be collected as other taxes. For the purpose of raising money to pay for and improve parks or recreational facilities, the board may issue the bonds of the park district, in any sum not in excess of the taxes authorized by... |
Section 511.30 | Issuance of revenue securities.
...(A) In addition to any power granted to township park districts to issue securities under other provisions of the Revised Code, a township park district may issue revenue securities as authorized in this section. For purposes of this section, "securities" has the same meaning as in division (KK) of section 133.01 of the Revised Code. (B) A township park district may issue revenue securities to fund or refund revenue... |
Section 511.31 | Obligations of park board.
...Every township board of park commissioners regardless of the manner in which it was created shall function under and be governed by sections 511.18 to 511.31, 511.34 to 511.37, 755.14, 755.16, 755.17, and 755.18 of the Revised Code. All obligations incurred by any such board under any former law, whether constitutional or otherwise, shall become the lawful obligations of the board provided for by such sections, and t... |
Section 511.32 | Improvement of public parks, squares, and grounds.
...The board of township trustees of any township having within its limits a public park, public square, or grounds devoted to public uses for park purposes, and which are not under the control of a board of park commissioners, may: (A) Control, care for, grade, and improve any such park, square, or grounds; (B) Plant or place therein and care for trees, shrubbery, and plants, and maintain lawns in good condition; (C... |
Section 511.33 | Appropriations and tax levy.
...In paying any expenses of park management and of improvements authorized by section 511.32 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees may appropriate and use for these purposes any funds in the township treasury then unappropriated for any other purpose. If there are no available funds in the treasury or an insufficient amount to pay for the desired park management and improvements in any year, the boa... |
Section 511.34 | Care and maintenance of parks - tax levy.
...In townships composed of islands, and on one of which islands lands have been conveyed in trust for the benefit of the inhabitants of the island for use as a park, and a board of park trustees has been provided for the control of the park, the board of township trustees may create a tax district of the island to raise funds by taxation as provided under divisions (A) and (B) of this section. (A) For the care and ma... |
Section 511.35 | Construction and meaning.
...It is hereby declared that the proper construction and meaning of sections 511.18 to 511.31, inclusive, of the Revised Code, heretofore, has been that the said boards of township park commissioners therein provided for, were officers of park districts coterminous with the geographic township, wherein they existed, that said boards of park commissioners constituted bodies politic and corporate, and that the offices of... |
Section 511.36 | Sale of public grounds for park purposes to annexing municipality.
...The board of park commissioners or the township trustees may sell to an annexing municipality, upon terms and conditions mutually agreed upon, the whole or any part of any public square, public park, or grounds devoted to public uses for park purposes owned by such board or trustees when any such square, park, or grounds devoted to public uses for park purposes is or has been annexed by such municipality. Such board ... |
Section 511.37 | Contributions of property or funds to park districts with overlapping territory.
...The board of township trustees of any township may make contributions of moneys, lands, supplies, equipment, office facilities, and other personal property or services to any board of park commissioners of a park district that is established pursuant to section 511.18 or Chapter 1545. of the Revised Code and whose territory overlaps the territory of the township in whole or in part, for the purposes of park planning,... |
Section 511.51 | Township preservation commission -- creation.
...(A) A board of township trustees by resolution may establish a township preservation commission. The commission shall consist of seven members appointed by the board of township trustees. Initially, two members shall serve a term of one year, two members shall serve a term of two years, and three members shall serve a term of three years. All subsequent terms shall be for a period of three years. The board of townshi... |
Section 511.52 | Township preservation commission - duties.
...A township preservation commission has the following duties: (A) Promote the importance of historic preservation throughout the unincorporated territory of the township; (B) Maintain a register of historic properties located within the unincorporated territory of the township. Upon recommendation of the commission, the board of township trustees by resolution may designate appropriate properties as registered pro... |
Section 511.53 | Township preservation commission - exterior alterations.
...Within the unincorporated territory of a township that has established a township preservation commission under section 511.51 of the Revised Code, no person may alter the exterior of a registered property without first obtaining from the commission a certificate under division (C) of section 511.52 of the Revised Code. |