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...ct at its sole expense any sewer, sewer connection, catch basin, water pipe, water connection, natural or artificial gas pipes or connections, hydrants, conduits, pipes, wires, street railway tracks and appliances, poles, whether for street railway, electric lighting, heating, power, telegraph, telephone, signal service, or any other purpose, or any other obstruction, which may be encountered in the construction of t...

... property is served by a connection to sewers maintained and operated by the board or to sewers that are connected to interceptor sewers maintained and operated by the board to do any of the following: (1) Disconnect storm water inflows to sanitary sewers maintained and operated by the board and not operated as a combined sewer, or to connections with those sewers; (2) Disconnect non-storm water inflows to st...

...nancing of any water supply facility or sewer improvement under sections 504.18 to 504.20 of the Revised Code or the authority of the township to collect or enforce any assessments or other revenues constituting security for or source of payments of debt service charges of those securities. (E) Upon the termination of a limited home rule government under this section, if the township had converted its board of town...

...s for the establishment and use of any connections, the termination in accordance with reasonable procedures of water service for nonpayment of county water rates and charges, and the establishment and use of security deposits to the extent considered necessary to ensure the payment of county water rates and charges. The rules shall not be inconsistent with the laws of the state or any applicable rules of the...

...erved, or capable of being served, by a connection directly or indirectly to those facilities when those facilities are owned or operated by the county and may change the rates from time to time as it considers advisable. When the sanitary facilities to be used by the county are owned by another public agency or person, the schedule of rates to be charged by the public agency or person for the use of the facilities b...

...uire the installation of sewer or water connections and assess the cost thereof as provided in this section. Whenever the legislative authority of a municipal corporation deems it necessary, in view of contemplated street paving or as a sanitary regulation, that sewer or water connections or both be installed, the legislative authority shall cause written notice thereof to be given to the owner of each lot or parcel...

... for the establishment and use of any connections, the termination in accordance with reasonable procedures of sanitary service for the nonpayment of county sanitary rates and charges and, if so determined, the concurrent termination of any county water service for the nonpayment of those rates and charges, the termination in accordance with reasonable procedures of drainage service for the nonpayment o...

...und or submerged under water for use in connection with the storage or conveyance of water or sewage; or electronic, telephonic, or telegraphic communications; electricity; petroleum products; manufactured, mixed, or natural gas; synthetic or liquified natural gas; propane gas; or other substances. "Underground utility facilities" includes, but is not limited to, all operational underground pipes, sewers, tubing, con...

...ement, including, but not limited to, a sewer system; (m) The operation of a job and family services department or agency, including, but not limited to, the provision of assistance to aged and infirm persons and to persons who are indigent; (n) The operation of a health board, department, or agency, including, but not limited to, any statutorily required or permissive program for the provision of immunizations or ...

... develop the property, including street connections; highway, rail, air, or water access; utility connections; water and sewer treatment facilities; storm drainage; and parking, and any other elements required by a rule adopted by the director of development under division (B) of section 122.21 of the Revised Code. (J) "Situational distress area" means a county or a municipal corporation that has experienced or is...

...urposes of the district; (D) Construct connections to the works of the district for the delivery thereto of sewage and other liquid wastes; (E) Construct connections for the delivery of a water supply from the works of the district to public corporations and persons within the district; (F) Incorporate with the works of the district or otherwise utilize any public sewers, drains, or other sewerage and water supply...

...ict; (B) Prescribe the manner in which connections to trunk sewers, intercepting sewers, pipe lines, and other works of the district shall be made; (C) Prescribe the permissible uses of the water supply of the district and the manner of its distribution; (D) Prevent the pollution or unnecessary waste of the water supply; (E) Prohibit discharge into such sewers of any liquid or solid wastes deemed detrimental to t...

...such premises and found to require such connection so as to prevent or abate pollution or protect the health and property of persons in the district. Such connection shall be made in accordance with procedures established by the board of trustees of such district and pursuant to such orders as the board may find necessary to ensure and enforce compliance with such procedures. (BB) Do all acts necessary or proper to...

... (c) Transmitting goods by pipeline or sewer; or (d) Transmitting or producing and transmitting electricity, steam, gas, or water. (B) Other definitions applying to this chapter are: (1) "Applicant" has the same meaning as in section 1305.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Beneficiary" has the same meaning as in section 1305.01 of the Revised Code. (3) "Broker" has the same meaning as in section 1308.01 of the Re...

...acilities in connection therewith; (b) Sewers or sewage treatment or disposal works or facilities, including fireproof buildings or other structures in connection therewith; (c) Storm water drainage, surface water, and flood prevention facilities. (3) Thirty-five years: (a) An arena, a convention center, or a combination of an arena and convention center under section 307.695 of the Revised Code; (b) Sports...

... including, but not limited to, water, sewer, natural gas, or electric connections, service the parcel, or no such utility connections are actively being billed by any utility provider regarding the parcel. (c) The parcel or any improvement thereon is boarded up or otherwise sealed because, immediately prior to being boarded up or sealed, it was deemed by a political subdivision pursuant to its municipal, coun...

...council expects to make expenditures in connection with the selection of artists for a specific project, including expenditures for printing or for jurors, the council shall estimate the amount of such expenditures it expects to make and certify that amount to the state agency and to the director of budget and management. Upon determining that there is an unobligated balance in an appropriation for the state agency t...

...take, to be furnished adjacent to or in connection with housing projects; (C) Furnish, dedicate, close, pave, install, grade, regrade, plan, or replan streets, roads, alleys, roadways, sidewalks, or other places which it is otherwise empowered to undertake; (D) Plan or replan or zone or rezone any part of such state public body; make exceptions from building regulations and ordinances; (E) Enter into agreements, w...

... that is not a separate municipal storm sewer system, identified by I in the third character of the permittee's NPDES permit number and an industrial discharger identified by I, J, L, V, W, X, Y, or Z in the third character of the permittee's NPDES permit number shall pay a nonrefundable annual discharge fee of one hundred eighty dollars not later than January 30, 2024, and not later than January 30, 2025. Any person...

...d under division (D) of this section in connection with particular residential real property and each act that may be performed in making any disclosure of an item of information shall be made or performed in good faith. (2) If an item of information is unknown to the transferor of residential real property at the time the item is required to be disclosed in the property disclosure form and if the approximation is n...

...nd maintenance of slopes, detour roads, sewers, roadside parks, rest areas, recreational park areas, park and ride facilities, and park and carpool or vanpool facilities, scenic view areas, drainage systems, or land to replace wetlands, incident to any highway improvement, that the director is or may be authorized to locate or construct. Also incident to any authorized highway improvement, the director may purc...

...e water resource project or projects in connection with which such bonds or notes are authorized, the rentals or other charges to be imposed for the use or services of any water resource project, the custody, safeguarding, and application of all moneys, and provisions for the employment of consulting engineers in connection with the construction or operation of such water resource project or projects. Any bank or tru...

...the location of all utility, water, and sewer lines that are situated on the land to be included in the area and within five hundred feet of the perimeter of the area unless the board of county commissioners of each county and the board of township trustees of each township in which the land is located exempts the application from that requirement because the information generally is not readily available. (e) Indic...

...n for the use of the money so loaned in connection with the creation, location, or expansion of such a facility is economically sound and will benefit the people of the state by increasing opportunities for employment and strengthening the economy; (B) The proposed borrower is unable to procure the money for the aforesaid use within the time required in order to secure the desired creation, location, or expansion of...

... was performed or material furnished in connection with the construction on any of such lots, or sixty days after the instrument of conveyance to the purchaser separating the lot from the contiguous or adjacent lots is filed for record, whichever date is earlier, unless and except for lien rights which are evidenced by an affidavit or affidavits filed for record in accordance with section 1311.06 of the Revised Code ...

...under the authority of the Ohio history connection, published directories, reference materials or newsletters, or routine information that is maintained for the purpose of internal office administration, the use of which would not adversely affect a person. (G) "Interconnection of systems" means a linking of systems that belong to more than one agency, or to an agency and other organizations, which linking of system...

... and orders issued under those laws in connection with coal mining operations to the director of environmental protection for verification. (I) For the purposes of sections 1513.18, 1513.24, 1513.37, and 1514.06 of the Revised Code, the chief triennially shall determine the average wage rate for companies performing reclamation work for the division under those sections by averaging the wage rate paid by all ...

...ocation of any standpipe, water supply, sewer, drainage, drain leader, gas, soil, waste, vent or similar piping, electric wiring, mechanical work, or other work affecting public health or general safety.

...doned. (b) Any court costs assessed in connection with the inspection conducted pursuant to division (C)(6)(a) of this section shall not be more than fifty dollars. (D) If the court decides after an oral hearing that the property is vacant and abandoned and that the mortgagee who filed the motion to proceed in an expedited manner is entitled to judgment, the court shall enter a final judgment and decree of foreclo...

...ve 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 ...

...ational, community, educational, water, sewer, or drainage facilities, or any other works, which it is otherwise empowered to undertake to be furnished, furnish, dedicate, close, vacate, pave, install, grade, regrade, plan, or replan streets, roads, sidewalks, ways, or other places; plan or replan, zone or rezone any part of the public body or make exceptions from building regulations; and cause administrative and ot...

...ity facilities, and buildings needed in connection with water supply or sewage disposal installations, or energy facilities including those for renewable or sustainable energy sources, and steam, gas, or electric lines or installation. (J) "Cost" as applied to a new community development program means all costs related to land acquisition and land development, the acquisition, construction, maintenance, and operat...

... operate independent of connections to sewer and water and has plumbing fixtures or appliances all of which are connected to sewage holding tanks located within the vehicle. "Self-contained recreational vehicle" includes a park model. (U) "Substantially alter" means a change in the layout or design of a recreational vehicle park, recreation camp, combined park-camp, or temporary park-camp, including, without l...

...the improvements, and all other work in connection therewith. (D) "Families of low income" and "persons of low income" mean persons or families who lack the amount of income which is necessary, as determined by the metropolitan housing authority undertaking the housing project, to enable them, without financial assistance, to live in decent, safe, and sanitary dwellings, without overcrowding. The terms include pers...

...udes all operational underground pipes, sewers, tubing, conduits, cables, valves, lines, wires, worker access holes, and attachments, owned by any person, firm, or company. "Underground utility facility" does not include a private septic system in a one-family or multi-family dwelling utilized only for that dwelling and not connected to any other system. (C) "Utility" means any owner or operator, or an agent of an...

...ion, township, port authority, water or sewer district, solid waste management district, school district, health district, park district, soil and water conservation district, water conservancy district, regional transit authority, airport authority, or other district, authority, or commission created pursuant to the laws of this state. "Governmental subdivision" does not include a transportation improvement district...

...ion, township, port authority, water or sewer district, solid waste management district, school district, health district, park district, soil and water conservation district, water conservancy district, regional transit authority, airport authority, or other district, authority, or commission created pursuant to the laws of this state. "Governmental subdivision" does not include a transportation improvement district...

...is actually engaged in, the business in connection with which the use of such space is to be made. Such lease shall be made and such space occupied in such manner and on such conditions, as the legislative authority determines and approves. The legislative authority may place or cause to be placed in such tunnel or subway any pipes, lines, and conduits for any of its service, including those named in this section, wi...

...hose damages; (9) The cost incurred in connection with the preparation, levy, and collection of the special assessments, including legal expenses incurred by reason of the project; (10) All contract construction costs; (11) Incidental costs connected with the project. (E) The board may adopt, amend, rescind, publish, administer, and enforce rules for the construction, maintenance, operation, protection, and use o...

...r rights pertinent to or exercisable in connection with any right, title, estate, or interest in coal; (F) Any mortgage recorded in conformity with section 1701.66 of the Revised Code; (G) Any right, title, or interest of the United States, of this state, or of any political subdivision, body politic, or agency of the United States or this state.

...urb of all necessary and proper service connections with such sewer or main. After any improvement is laid under such sections, any future installation of mains or public utility lines shall, so far as possible, be made between the curb and property line. No road, street, or alley improved under sections 5559.02 to 5559.16, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall, by reason of such improvement, become a county road. ...

...vements of the district; (F) Construct connections to the works of the district for the delivery of a water supply from the works or for the delivery of sewage and other liquid wastes to the works; (G) Construct or enlarge any bridges that may be needed in or out of the district; (H) Construct or elevate roadways and streets; (I) Construct any of the works and improvements across, through, or over any public high...

... or obstruction or close any opening or connection made improperly or in violation of the rules and regulations, and may bring suits in mandamus in the court of appeals in the first instance, if it considers it advisable. Any person or public corporation that willfully fails to comply with the rules and regulations shall be liable for damage caused by the failure and for the cost of renewing any construction damaged ...

... rates and charges for the use of, and connections to, the improvements. The incorporation or annexation of any part of a district shall not affect the legality or enforceability of any public obligations issued or incurred by the county for purposes of this chapter to provide for the payment of the cost of acquisition, construction, maintenance, or operation of any water supply improvements within the area, o...

...ion shall be taken and no work done in connection with the improvements under the resolution until the matters appealed from have been disposed of in court. Any owner of property to be assessed may appeal as provided and upon the grounds stated in sections 6117.09 to 6117.24 of the Revised Code. If no appeal has been perfected or if on appeal the resolution of the board is sustained, the board may authorize a...

... cash or in installments as a part of a connection charge to be collected in accordance with division (F) of section 6103.02 of the Revised Code, or, if the properties to be served are located within the county, the same amount may be assessed against those properties, and, in that event, the manner of making the assessment, together with the notice of it, shall be as provided in this chapter. (B) Whenever water ...

...to, or proceedings preliminary to or in connection therewith, or certificates of indebtedness or bonds issued or to be issued or taxes and assessments levied or to be levied on account thereof, are hereby declared to be valid notwithstanding any defect or irregularity therein or any failure to conform strictly to sections 6117.01 to 6117.45, inclusive, and 6103.02 to 6103.30, inclusive, of the Revised Code. In any pr...

...he improvements of the district made in connection with the development of the water supply for domestic, municipal, and public use within the district, and to strengthen, repair, and restore the same, and to defray the current expense of the district for this purpose, the board shall use moneys from the maintenance fund which shall be derived from the sale of water to public corporations and persons within the distr...

... rates and charges for the use of, and connections to, the facilities. The incorporation or annexation of any part of a district shall not affect the legality or enforceability of any public obligations issued or incurred by the county for purposes of this chapter to provide for the payment of the cost of acquisition, construction, maintenance, or operation of any sanitary or drainage facilities or prevention ...

...ent to which it is in immediate need of sewer service; whether the tentative assessment is a disproportionately high percentage of the estimated market value of the property after the improvement will have been completed. All requests for the deferment of the collection of assessments shall be considered by the board before it adopts the improvement resolution provided for by section 6117.07 of the Revised Code, and,...

... request shall identify the property in connection with which the request for deferment is made, shall describe its present use and present classification on the general tax list of the county auditor, shall state its estimated market value, showing separately the value of the land and the value of the buildings thereon, shall state the reasons, if any, why a portion of the benefit of the improvement will not b...

...ion shall be taken and no work done in connection with the improvements under the resolution until the matters appealed from have been disposed of in court. Any owner of property to be assessed may appeal as provided and upon the grounds stated in sections 6117.09 to 6117.24 of the Revised Code. If no appeal has been perfected or if on appeal the resolution of the board is sustained, the board may authorize a...

... cash or in installments as a part of a connection charge to be collected in accordance with division (B) or (D) of section 6117.02 of the Revised Code, or if the properties to be served are located within the county, the same amount may be assessed against those properties, and, in that event, the manner of making the assessment, together with the notice of it, shall be as provided in this chapter. (B) Whenever san...

...ing on the premises, to make use of the connection, and to cease the discharge of the sewage or other waste into a cesspool, ditch, private sewer, privy, septic tank, semipublic disposal system as defined in division (B)(1)(a) of section 3709.085 of the Revised Code, or other outlet if the board finds that the sewer is available for use and is accessible to the premises following a determination and certification to ...

...ons, and other engineering services in connection with the acquisition or construction of a project shall be regarded as a part of the cost of the project and may be reimbursed by the district. (O) "Owner" includes all individuals, partnerships, associations, corporations, or political subdivisions having any title or interest in any property rights, easements, and interests authorized to be acquired by ...

... rates and charges for the use of, and connections to, the projects. The incorporation or annexation of any part of a district shall not affect the legality or enforceability of any public obligations issued or incurred by the district for purposes of this chapter to provide for the payment of the cost of acquisition, construction, maintenance, or operation of any water resource project or the validity of any ...

...obstruction or may close any opening or connection made improperly or in violation of such rules and regulations. The board may bring such suit in mandamus in the court of appeals in the first instance, if it deems it advisable. Any person or political subdivision which willfully fails to comply with such rules and regulations shall be liable for damage caused by such failure and for the cost of restoring or replacin...

... or any other costs described above, in connection with the acquisition or construction of a project may be regarded as a part of the cost of the project and may be reimbursed out of the proceeds of water development revenue bonds as authorized by this chapter. (N) "Owner" includes all individuals, copartnerships, associations, corporations, or governmental agencies having any title or interest in any property right...

...except buildings and structures used in connection with the work to be performed under the direction of the director of public safety as provided by section 705.83 of the Revised Code; (C) The making and preserving of survey maps, plans, drawings, and estimates relating to the public work under the supervision of the department; (D) All matters in any way relative to or affecting the highways, footways, waterways, ...

...demnation proceedings rights-of-way for connections with highways, waterways, and electric, steam, and interurban railroads, and improve and equip such facilities with structures necessary or appropriate for such purposes. No municipal corporation may take or disturb property or facilities belonging to any public utility or to a common carrier engaged in interstate commerce, which property or facilities are required ...

...de, or the installing of sewer or water connections under section 729.06 of the Revised Code, the total cost of such construction, repair, or installation as defined in section 727.08 of the Revised Code, shall be ascertained and reported to the legislative authority by its clerk, and the legislative authority shall cause a list of estimated assessments to be prepared. Such list shall include the total cost of such c...

...ction and use of house sewers and their connections to the sewerage system. Such bylaws and regulations shall have the same effect as ordinances, when not repugnant thereto, or to the constitution or laws of the state.

...he legislative authority of the city in connection with the public service thereof. Such director shall keep a record of his proceedings, a copy of which, certified by him, shall be competent evidence in all courts.

...ter rights, easements, or privileges in connection with any natural watercourse through such city, and may acquire or condemn such real estate as is necessary for such purposes.

...d that the lines do not provide service connections to land within the agricultural security area. (2) A requirement that the owner or owners of the land in the area use best management practices; (3) A statement that describes the agreement that was reached with other boards, if applicable, under section 5709.28 of the Revised Code concerning the percentage of the taxable value of qualifying agricultural real prop...

... pollute the waters of the state. (D) "Sewerage system" means pipe lines or conduits, pumping stations, and force mains, and all other constructions, devices, appurtenances, and facilities used for collecting or conducting water-borne sewage, industrial waste, or other wastes to a point of disposal or treatment. (E) "Treatment works" means any plant, disposal field, lagoon, dam, pumping station, incinerator, or oth...

...ea is part of one or more then existing sewer districts established under Chapter 6117. of the Revised Code, provided that said geographical area is not then being served by a disposal system for the disposal of sewage, industrial waste, or other wastes. Upon receipt of any application, the director shall notify the board of county commissioners in any county in which any part of said geographical area is situated t...

...Applications for approval of plans for the construction and installation of facilities under this chapter shall be made in the manner and form prescribed by the director of environmental protection and shall be accompanied by plans, specifications, and other data that the director may require relative to the facilities for which approval of plans is requested. Thereafter, the director shall act upon the application i...

...The construction of the facilities for which plans have been approved by the director of environmental protection shall be performed under the supervision of a registered engineer, in a manner acceptable to the director. Such registered engineer shall be employed by the applicant at his own expense.

...commissioners may acquire, by purchase, sewerage systems and disposal systems serving sewer districts within its county, constructed by any person under the authority granted by sections 6112.02 and 6112.03 of the Revised Code. If the board and owners thereof are unable to agree upon its purchase and sale, or the amount of compensation therefor, the board may appropriate the sewerage system and disposal system. To c...

...Whoever violates section 6112.02 or 6112.04 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars.

...tion or replacement facilities for any sewer district, the acquisition or construction of which is contemplated. Any board desiring to make a survey shall adopt a resolution declaring its purpose and necessity. In making the surveys, the board may call upon engineering officers or employees regularly employed by the board or may authorize and enter into contracts for the services of registered professional engi...

...ny time after the formation of a county sewer district, the board of county commissioners may enter into a contract, on terms and for the period of time that are mutually agreed on, with any other public agency under which the public agency will conduct projects and activities for the purpose of complying with the requirements of phase II of the storm water program of the national pollutant discharge elimination syst...

...ut, establish, and maintain one or more sewer districts within its county to include a part or all of the territory within such municipal corporation as the whole or a part of such district. Such authority shall be evidenced by an ordinance or resolution of the legislative authority of such municipal corporation, entered upon its records.

...or replacement facilities for a county sewer district in the territory of a municipal corporation, or a regional district established under Chapter 6119. of the Revised Code, that is in whole or in part within the county sewer district is the same as provided by law with respect to territory within a county sewer district that is wholly outside a municipal corporation or a regional district, subject to the ...

...(A) After the establishment of any sewer district, the board of county commissioners, if a sanitary or drainage facility or prevention or replacement facility improvement is to be undertaken, may have the county sanitary engineer prepare, or otherwise cause to be prepared, for the district, or revise as needed, a general plan of sewerage or drainage that is as complete in each case as can be developed at the t...

...After the expiration of the period of five days provided for in section 6117.06 of the Revised Code for the filing of written objections, the board of county commissioners shall determine whether or not it will proceed with the construction of the improvement mentioned in such section. Notice of the time and place of each meeting of the board of county commissioners, at which the resolution to proceed with the ...

...After the adoption of a resolution to proceed with an improvement as provided for in section 6117.07 of the Revised Code, the construction of the improvement shall be deferred until ten days have elapsed. If, at the expiration of that period, no appeal has been effected by any property owner as provided in sections 6117.09 to 6117.24 of the Revised Code, the action of the board of county commissioners shall be final...

...Any owner of property to be assessed or taxed for an improvement under sections 6117.01 to 6117.45 or sections 6103.01 to 6103.30 of the Revised Code, may appeal to the probate court from the action of the board of county commissioners in determining to proceed with the improvement in regard to any of the following matters: (A) The necessity of the improvement, including the question whether the cost of the improvem...

...Any person, firm, or corporation desiring to appeal to the probate court as provided in section 6117.09 of the Revised Code, when the improvement is located in two or more counties, may appeal to the probate court of the county in which property of such appellant to be assessed for such improvement is located. Any person, firm, or corporation desiring to appeal from the final order or judgment of the board upon any ...

...In case the petition for an improvement is dismissed, or the prayer thereof is not granted, then a person, firm, or corporation desiring to appeal therefrom must give the notice provided for in section 6117.10 of the Revised Code, on the date when the order is made dismissing said petition, or refusing to grant the prayer thereof, and file the bond required within the time prescribed in such section.

...The guardian of minors or other persons under disability may appeal to the probate court as provided in sections 6117.09 to 6117.11, inclusive, of the Revised Code, without giving bond for the payments of costs. The taking of such appeal must first be authorized by the court which appointed such guardian. The probate court shall make an entry showing such disability on the journal. The estates of such persons shall b...

...ord of said board of all proceedings in connection therewith. Upon receipt thereof, the probate judge shall forthwith docket the cause, and the appellants shall be designated as the plaintiffs, and the board shall be designated as the defendant.

...The probate judge shall designate a day not exceeding five days after the docketing of the cause as provided in section 6117.13 of the Revised Code for the hearing of all preliminary questions and motions on the appeal, and for the examination of the papers and proceedings. On the day so fixed, all preliminary motions and questions arising upon the appeal shall be heard and determined, and if the probate court finds ...

...If the probate judge finds that an appeal under sections 6117.09 to 6117.24, inclusive, of the Revised Code, has been properly perfected, and that the proceedings are substantially regular, he shall fix a day not more than twenty days thereafter for the trial of the case, and shall publish at least twice in a newspaper of general circulation within the county a notice that such appeal has been made and stating the ti...

...If more than one party appeals in regard to the same improvement, the probate court shall order the cases to be consolidated and tried together, but the rights of each person, firm, or corporation as to the inclusion of their property in the assessment district or as to the apportionment of the tentative assessment shall be separately determined by the court in its verdict.

...At the conclusion of the trial provided for in section 6117.15 of the Revised Code, the probate court shall find separately upon each claim for adjustment of the apportionment of the tentative assessment, if the appeal is from the judgment of the board of county commissioners in reference to apportionment of such assessment. The court shall determine whether the improvement petitioned for or granted will be necessary...

...The probate judge shall make a record of all proceedings before him, and tax the cost in favor of the prevailing party and against the losing party. If more than one matter is appealed from, and a party prevails as to one matter and loses as to another, the probate court shall determine how much of the costs each party shall pay. The costs on motions or continuance and the like shall be taxed and paid as the court di...

...If an appeal has been made in reference to the necessity of the improvement as provided in section 6117.09 of the Revised Code, and it appears from the transcript certified to the board of county commissioners by the probate judge that the proposed improvement is not necessary for the public health, convenience, and welfare, or that the cost thereof will exceed the benefits resulting from such improvement, the board ...

...If an appeal has been made in reference to the boundaries of the assessment district or to the tentative assessment as provided in section 6117.09 of the Revised Code, and it appears from the transcript certified to the board of county commissioners by the probate judge that the boundaries of the assessment district should be changed or that the tentative assessment should be modified, the board may make such changes...

...If an appeal is taken from the order of the board of county commissioners dismissing or refusing to grant the prayer of the petition, and the probate court finds in favor of the improvement, it shall render judgment establishing such improvement, unless it grants a new trial, and the improvement shall henceforth be established unless the judgment of said court is reversed on appeal.

...For their services required on appeal the officers and other persons mentioned in sections 6117.01 to 6117.40, inclusive, of the Revised Code, are entitled to the fees and compensation which they are entitled to by law for like services in other cases.

...The final judgment of the probate court may be reviewed on appeal as in other cases. If an appeal is prosecuted from the judgment of the probate court as to the necessity of the improvement, the construction of the improvement shall be deferred until the appeal is finally disposed of. If an appeal is prosecuted from the judgment of the court as to the inclusion of any property in the assessment district or as to the...

...Any court in which an action is brought to enjoin, reverse, or declare void the proceedings by which any improvement has been made or ordered to be made under sections 6117.01 to 6117.45, inclusive, or 6103.02 to 6103.30, inclusive, of the Revised Code, or to enjoin a collection of a tax or assessment levied for such purpose, or any part thereof, or to which appeal is taken under section 6117.09 of the Revised Code t...

...(A) The board of county commissioners may pay the whole or any part of the cost of constructing, maintaining, repairing, or operating any improvement provided for in this chapter, including the payment of a county sanitary engineer and the sanitary engineer's assistants and other necessary expenses. Insofar as such expenses relate to the construction of a permanent improvement, they may be considered as part of t...

...After the issuance and sale of bonds or certificates of indebtedness, as provided in sections 6117.01 to 6117.45, inclusive, of the Revised Code, the board of county commissioners shall enter into a written contract in accordance with sections 307.86 to 307.92, inclusive, of the Revised Code. The contract shall be between the board and the bidder, and the board shall pay the contract price in cash. Such payment may ...

...Whenever the owners of all the lots and lands to be assessed for any sanitary or drainage facility improvement or any prevention or replacement facility improvement provided for in this chapter, by petition in writing, request the board of county commissioners to provide for the acquisition or construction, maintenance, and operation of the improvement, describing the improvement and the lots and lands owned by th...

...The cost of any improvement provided for in this chapter and the cost of its maintenance and operation shall include, in addition to the cost of its acquisition or construction, the cost of engineering, necessary publications, inspection, interest on public obligations, and all other items of cost incident to the improvement as described in division (B) of section 133.15 of the Revised Code. The county may pay from...

...on all the property within the county sewer district found to be benefited in accordance with the special benefits conferred, less any part of the cost that is paid by the county at large from other available funds. State land so benefited shall bear its portion of the assessed cost.

...Upon the completion of any improvement under sections 6117.01 to 6117.45, inclusive, of the Revised Code, the actual cost thereof shall be ascertained and to such actual cost shall be added an amount equal to the interest accrued and to accrue before the first installment of such assessment is collected upon certificates of indebtedness and upon bonds authorized by such sections or upon the contribution of the county...

...any improvement under this chapter in a sewer district created under the provisions of section 6117.01 of the Revised Code, or in a designated subdistrict thereof, the board of county commissioners may levy a tax under Chapter 5705. of the Revised Code upon all of the property listed and assessed for taxation in such sewer district or subdistrict and may authorize, issue, and execute bonds under the provisions of Cha...

...The county sanitary engineer, upon the completion of any improvement in accordance with this chapter, shall prepare, or otherwise cause to be prepared, and shall present to the board of county commissioners a revised assessment based on the tentative assessment previously ratified by the board for the improvement or, if the tentative assessment has been revised by order of court, based on the revised tentative asses...

... the same in a book to be known as the "sewer improvement record" of said county, showing separately the assessments to be collected forthwith and the assessments whose collection has been deferred by the board pursuant to section 6117.061 of the Revised Code. Such assessment, including the assessments deferred by the board pursuant to section 6117.061 of the Revised Code, shall bear interest at the rate that the bon...

... in this chapter to establish a county sewer district, if required, to provide the necessary funds, to acquire or construct the facilities, and to maintain and operate the facilities, as required by the order and in a manner that is satisfactory to the director. Any part or all of the cost of the facilities or of the maintenance and operation of the facilities may be assessed upon the benefited properties as...

...If the board of county commissioners fails after thirty days after the notice and order given to it by the director of environmental protection to perform any act required of it by sections 6117.01 to 6117.40 of the Revised Code, and by any such order and notice of the director, such order may be enforced by a writ of mandamus issued by any court authorized to issue such writs.

...An action may be commenced and prosecuted for the recovery of any fine, forfeiture, or penalty mentioned in sections 6117.01 to 6117.40, inclusive, of the Revised Code, from any person liable therefor, by the prosecuting attorney of the proper county in the name of the state, in the court of common pleas of such county, or such action may be commenced and prosecuted by the attorney general in such county or in Frankl...

...tion, maintenance, or operation of any sewer, drainage, or other improvement authorized by this chapter, or to acquire the right to construct, maintain, and operate the sewer, drainage, or other improvement in and upon any property within or outside of a county sewer district, it may purchase the real estate, interest in real estate, or right by negotiation. If the board and the owner of the real estate, inter...

...ers it becomes necessary to construct a sewer within the boundaries of a municipal corporation for the service of sewer districts wholly outside of such municipal corporation, the board may construct such sewer in the streets and alleys of such municipal corporation but shall restore all such streets and alleys to their original condition, and the cost thereof shall be a part of the cost of such sewer. Prior to the ...

... time after the formation of any county sewer district, the board of county commissioners may enter into a contract, upon the terms and for the period of time that are mutually agreed upon, with any other public agency to prepare all necessary plans and estimates of cost and to acquire or construct any sanitary or drainage facilities or any prevention or replacement facilities that are to be used jointly by the ...

...All contracts under section 6117.41 of the Revised Code shall provide for the payment of compensation to the county or other public agency owning, acquiring, or constructing, or agreeing to acquire or construct, the sanitary or drainage facilities or prevention or replacement facilities to be jointly used in an amount agreed upon as the other party's share of the cost of acquiring or constructing the facilities...

...or special assessments or from sanitary sewer or drainage rates and charges, if and to the extent that the public agency is authorized by the laws governing it in the acquisition, construction, maintenance, or operation of the facilities to provide for payment of the costs in respect of which the compensation is due from those sources, and may issue or incur public obligations as provided by those laws and pay ...

...A county or other public agency receiving the compensation provided for in section 6117.42 of the Revised Code shall credit the amount so received to the proper fund to be used for the acquisition, construction, or operation and maintenance, as the case may be, of the sanitary or drainage facilities or the prevention or replacement facilities or for other authorized purposes.

...h it or pertaining to it, or make any connection into or with the facility, without the permission of the board of county commissioners or in a manner or for a use other than as prescribed by the board. No person or public agency shall refuse to permit the inspection by the county sanitary engineer of any such connection. No person or public agency shall violate any other provision of this chapter. All fines ...

...l protection finds that a trunk or main sewer is necessary in a county for sanitary purposes, the board of county commissioners of such county may make surveys thereof and prepare plans and specifications thereof. Upon approval by the director of such plans and specifications, the board may construct and maintain said trunk or main sewer or part thereof within or without the limits of a municipal corporation, regulat...

...tion and maintenance of a trunk or main sewer provided for in section 6117.46 of the Revised Code. The board may occupy any public road, street, avenue, or alley for such trunk or main sewer or part thereof.

...an easement therein for a trunk or main sewer provided for in section 6117.46 of the Revised Code, and the owners thereof are unable to agree upon the compensation therefor, the board of county commissioners may appropriate it in accordance with sections 163.01 to 163.22, inclusive, of the Revised Code.

...n or replacement facilities of a county sewer district so require, the board may sell or otherwise dispose of the facilities to another public agency or a person. The resolution declaring the necessity of that disposition shall recite the reasons for the sale or other disposition and shall establish any conditions or terms that the board may impose, including, but not limited to, a minimum sales price if a sale...

...It is the intent of the general assembly that the amendments made to this chapter by Sub. H.B. 549 of the 123rd general assembly are subject to section 4 of that act. This section does not affect the application of section 3 of that act to sections 1 and 2 of that act.

...Whoever violates section 6117.45 or 6117.51 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.

...ay be organized as a regional water and sewer district in the manner and subject to the conditions provided in Chapter 6119. of the Revised Code, for either or both of the following purposes: (A) To supply water to users within and without the district; (B) To provide for the collection, treatment, and disposal of waste water within and without the district.

...e organization of a regional water and sewer district shall be initiated only by a petition filed in the office of the clerk of the court of common pleas of one of the counties all or part of which lies within the proposed district. The petition shall be signed by one or more municipal corporations, one or more counties, or one or more townships, or by any combination of them, after having been authorized by t...

... within the proposed regional water and sewer district. Thereafter the judge of the court of common pleas of each such county or, in the case of any county having more than one such judge, the judge of such court assigned by order of its presiding judge shall sit as the court of common pleas of the county wherein the petition was filed to exercise the jurisdiction conferred on it by Chapter 6119. of the Revised Code....

...ment of the proposed regional water and sewer district. The hearing shall be either preliminary or final as the petition may request and shall be held not later than sixty days thereafter. The clerk of the court shall give notice of the hearing by publication once each week for four consecutive weeks in a newspaper having a general circulation in each of the counties, in whole or in part, within the district. The cle...

...er the creation of a regional water and sewer district, any county, township, or municipal corporation whose territory is not wholly included within such district may file an application with such district setting forth a general description of the territory it desires to have included within such district, the necessity for the inclusion of such territory within the district, that it will be conducive to the public ...

... time after the creation of a water and sewer district, the district, after action by its board of trustees, may file a petition in the court of common pleas requesting the order of such court permitting the district to: (A) Increase or add to its purposes heretofore approved by the court so long only as its purposes are those described in section 6119.01 of the Revised Code, or (B) Abandon or surrender any purpose...

...ll the capacity of a regional water and sewer district shall be vested in and its authority shall be exercised by a board of trustees which shall manage and conduct the affairs of the district. The board shall by its rules and resolutions provide the procedure for its actions, the manner of selection of its president and secretary and other officers of the district, their titles, terms of office, compensation, dutie...

...ard of trustees of a regional water and sewer district who has been appointed to the board may be removed by the appointing authority for misfeasance, nonfeasance, or malfeasance in office. Prior to removing a member, the appointing authority shall notify the member of the facts supporting the proposed removal and shall provide the member an opportunity to appear before the appointing authority or at a public hearing...

...A regional water and sewer district may charge, alter, and collect rentals or other charges, including penalties for late payment, for the use or services of any water resource project or any benefit conferred thereby and contract in the manner provided by this section with one or more persons, one or more political subdivisions, or any combination thereof, desiring the use or services thereof, and fix the terms, con...

...ard of trustees of a regional water and sewer district may establish discounted rentals or charges or may establish another mechanism for providing a reduction in rentals or charges. If the board does so, the board shall establish eligibility requirements for such discounted or reduced rentals or charges, including a requirement that a person be eligible for the homestead exemption or qualify as a low- and moderate-i...

...ard of trustees of a regional water and sewer district or any officer or employee designated by the board may make any contract for the purchase of supplies or material or for labor for any work, under the supervision of the board, the cost of which shall not exceed the amount specified in section 9.17 of the Revised Code. When an expenditure, other than for the acquisition of real estate and interests in real estate...

...ard of trustees of a regional water and sewer district may comply with section 9.29 of the Revised Code regarding any contract for the engineering, repair, sustainability, water quality management, and maintenance of a water storage tank and appurtenant facilities.

...ard of trustees of a regional water and sewer district may condemn for the use of the district any public or private land, easement, rights, rights-of-way, franchises, or other property within or without the district required by it for the accomplishment of its purposes according to the procedure set forth in sections 163.01 to 163.22 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) For the purposes of division (B) of this section...

...A regional water and sewer district may acquire by purchase, whenever it considers such purchase expedient, any land, property, rights-of-way, franchises, easements, and other interests in lands as it considers are necessary or convenient for the construction and operation of any water resource project, upon such terms and at such price as it considers reasonable and can be agreed upon between the district and the ow...

...A regional water and sewer district may, from time to time, issue water resource revenue bonds and notes of the district in such principal amount as, in the opinion of the board of trustees of the district, are necessary for the purpose of paying any part of the cost of one or more water resource projects or parts thereof. The district may, from time to time, issue renewal notes, issue bonds to pay such notes and, wh...

...The issuance of water resource revenue bonds and notes or water resource revenue refunding bonds under Chapter 6119. of the Revised Code need not comply with any other law applicable to the issuance of bonds or notes.

... be performed by the regional water and sewer district or any officer thereof, including the fixing, charging, and collection of rentals or other charges.

...ons do not authorize regional water and sewer districts to incur indebtedness or liability on behalf of or payable by the state or any other subdivision thereof.

...assets acquired by a regional water and sewer district under Chapter 6119. of the Revised Code, whether as proceeds from the sale of water resource revenue bonds or as revenues, or otherwise, shall be held by it in trust for the purposes of carrying out its powers and duties, shall be used and reused as provided in such sections, and shall at no time be part of other public funds. Such funds, except as otherwise prov...

...ys in the funds of a regional water and sewer district, except as otherwise provided in any resolution authorizing the issuance of its water resource revenue bonds or in any trust agreement securing the same, in excess of current needs, may be invested in notes, bonds, or other obligations of the United States or of any agency or instrumentality thereof, or in obligations of this state or any political subdivision th...

...on the creation of a regional water and sewer district, the board of trustees thereof may submit to the electors within the territorial limits of the district the question of issuing bonds of such district and also the necessity of the levy of a tax outside the limitation imposed by Section 2 of Article XII, Ohio Constitution, to pay the interest on and to retire the bonds. Such bonds when so approved by the electors...

...rd of trustees of a regional water and sewer district, by a vote of two-thirds of all its members, may declare by resolution that it is necessary to levy a tax in excess of the ten-mill limitation for the purpose of providing funds to pay current expenses of the district or for the purpose of paying any portion of the cost of one or more water resource projects or parts thereof or for both of such purposes, and...

...sive, of the Revised Code, to construct sewers and levy assessments therefor, and in the absence or insufficiency of a plan provided for in section 6119.31 of the Revised Code, the board of trustees of a regional water and sewer district may provide a system of sanitary and/or storm water sewerage, herein referred to only as sewerage, for any part of the area included within the district. Such a plan shall be devised...

... the division of the regional water and sewer district into as many sewer districts as are necessary for securing efficient sewerage. Each of the districts shall be designated by name or number and shall consist of one or more main sewers with the necessary branch or connecting sewers, the main sewers having their outlets in a proper place. The districts shall be so arranged as to be independent of each other so far...

...and depth below the surface of all main sewers and all branch sewers connected therewith.

...When a plan of sewerage devised in accordance with section 6119.19 of the Revised Code has been prepared, the board of trustees of the regional water and sewer district shall give at least ten days' notice in one newspaper of general circulation in such area or give notice as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code, stating that such plans have been prepared and are filed in the office of the secretary of ...

...he construction of all or a part of the sewers provided for by a plan of sewerage devised in accordance with section 6119.19 of the Revised Code, the board of trustees of the regional water and sewer district may amend such plan by providing for such intercepting sewers, without regard to sewer districts, as are necessary to furnish an additional outlet for the system so adopted, and to provide for the construction t...

...After the plan of sewerage devised in accordance with section 6119.19 of the Revised Code has been adopted and approved, the board of trustees of the regional water and sewer district shall designate such portions of the work as are required for immediate use. The designation shall be by districts or areas and shall show what districts, areas, or parts thereof are to be improved. The board may order its officers to m...

...rd of trustees of a regional water and sewer district deems it necessary to construct all or a part of the sewers provided for in the plan devised in accordance with section 6119.19 of the Revised Code, the board shall declare by resolution the necessity thereof. Such resolution shall contain a declaration of the necessity of such improvement, a statement of the districts, areas, or parts thereof proposed to be...

...d of trustees of the regional water and sewer district shall determine whether it will proceed with the proposed improvement or not. If the board decides to proceed with the improvement a resolution for that purpose shall be passed. Such resolution shall contain a statement naming the districts or parts thereof proposed to be constructed, the character of the material to be used, a reference to the plans and specific...

...d of trustees of the regional water and sewer district may assess the real estate as provided in the resolution to improve and collect such assessments, or may issue bonds in anticipation of the collection of such assessments before the work is done or contracted for. The board may delay such assessment until the work is completed and upon the filing of a certificate showing the completion of the work assess the real...

...The construction contracts authorized in Chapter 6119. of the Revised Code shall be awarded to the lowest and best bidder in the manner provided in section 6119.10 of the Revised Code and shall be paid for in the same manner as provided for payment of municipal contracts in Chapter 735. of the Revised Code.

...ard of trustees of a regional water and sewer district may provide for the construction of main sewers and drains and branch sewers and drains connecting therewith without previously adopting any plan of sewerage or division of the area or any part thereof into districts, and may assess the cost and expense of such construction upon such lots and lands as are designated in the resolution to improve, or such cost and ...

...The issuance of bonds and notes in anticipation of the collection of special assessments shall be accomplished as provided in Chapter 6119. of the Revised Code.

...The board of county commissioners at any time not less than ninety days before the general election in any year, by a vote of two-thirds of its members, may declare by resolution that the amount of taxes which may be raised within the ten-mill limitation will be insufficient to provide an adequate amount for the necessary requirements of the county, and that it is necessary to levy a tax in excess of such limit...

...A copy of the resolution provided for in section 6119.31 of the Revised Code shall be certified to the board of elections for the county not less than ninety days before the general election in any year and said board shall submit the proposal to the electors of the county at the succeeding November election in accordance with section 5705.25 of the Revised Code. If the per cent required for approval of a levy...

...ommission, or to any regional water and sewer district for the purpose of preparing plans for the proper purification, filtration, and distribution of water or proper collection and treatment of sewage.

...g commission, or any regional water and sewer district undertaking the preparation of plans for the proper purification, filtration, and distribution of water or proper collection and treatment of sewage, or their authorized agents and employees, after proper notice, may enter upon any lands, waters, and premises in the state for the purpose of making or preparing surveys, soundings, drillings, examinations, maps, or...

...r or proper collection and treatment of sewerage, the board of county commissioners, the regional planning commission, the county planning commission, or any regional water and sewer district which has prepared such plans shall file a copy thereof with the environmental protection agency, which may approve or reject any provisions thereof. In deciding whether to approve or reject the plan, the agency shall consider, ...

...In lieu of submitting to the electors for approval the question of a tax levy outside the ten-mill limitation and levying that tax following approval, as provided for in sections 6119.31 and 6119.32 of the Revised Code, the board of county commissioners may issue securities, as defined in section 133.01 of the Revised Code, including anticipatory securities, for the purpose of paying the cost of the preparation of t...

...cal subdivision to a regional water and sewer district become the employees of such district, shall, while in the continuous employment of such district, not be reduced in pay or position, suspended, or removed except in accordance with section 124.34 of the Revised Code. (B) Division (C) of this section applies to the persons described in that division and to all former employees of a municipal corporation who: (1...

...Any regional water and sewer district is subject to audit by the auditor of state, who shall furnish to each political subdivision whose territory is in whole or in part within such district a copy of his audit report.

...A regional water and sewer district is an employer and all employees of such district are public employees within the meaning of section 145.01 of the Revised Code. Such district and its employees are subject to Chapter 145. of the Revised Code.

...ard of trustees of a regional water and sewer district constitute the performance of essential governmental functions. Such district shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon any real or personal property acquired, owned, used, or controlled by it under Chapter 6119. of the Revised Code, or upon the income or gross receipts therefrom, and the bonds and notes issued under such sections and the transfe...

...ard of trustees of a regional water and sewer district may enter into contracts or other arrangements with the United States government or any department thereof, with persons, firms, or corporations, with public corporations and the state government of this state or other states, with drainage, conservation, conservancy, sewer, park, or other improvement districts in this or other states for co-operation or assistan...

...Any regional water and sewer district may levy and collect special assessments as provided in Chapter 6119. of the Revised Code. The board of trustees of such district may assess upon abutting, adjacent, contiguous, or other specially benefited lots or lands in the district all or any part of the cost connected with the improvement of any street, alley, or public road or place, or a property or easement of the distri...

...est thereon; (I) The cost incurred in connection with the preparation, levy, and collection of the special assessments, including legal expenses incurred by reason of the project; (J) Incidental costs connected with the project.

...In all proceedings in which lots or lands are to be charged with special assessments to provide funds for the construction of a water resource project, such lots and lands bounding and abutting upon the project may be described as all the lots and lands bounding and abutting upon such project between and including the termini of the project and those lots and lands which do not so bound and abut may be described by t...

...Special assessments for the construction of a water resource project under Chapter 6119. of the Revised Code shall be payable in such number of annual installments, not less than one, and at such times as the board of trustees prescribes.

...d of trustees of the regional water and sewer district and shall be open to the inspection of all persons with interests therein. After such plans, specifications, profiles, and estimate of cost of the project have been filed in the office of the secretary, the board may declare the necessity of constructing such project by the passage of a resolution. Such resolution shall: (A) State the nature and location of the...

...d of trustees of the regional water and sewer district, or a person designated by such secretary, upon the owners of the lots or parcels of land to be assessed for the proposed project, in the same manner as service of summons in civil cases, or by certified mail addressed to such owners at their last known addresses or to the addresses to which tax bills are sent, or by a combination of the foregoing methods. If it ...

...d of trustees of the regional water and sewer district within twenty-eight days from the date of completion of the notice required under section 6119.47 of the Revised Code. Such objection shall include the address for mailing of the notice provided in section 6119.49 of the Revised Code. An owner who fails so to file such an objection shall be deemed to have waived any objection to his assessment.

...d of trustees of the regional water and sewer district shall appoint an assessment equalization board consisting of three disinterested persons residing in the district, and shall fix the time and place for the hearing by such board of such objections, and the secretary of the board of trustees shall notify, by certified mail, the persons so objecting of the time and place of such hearing. Such notice shall be mailed...

...d of trustees of the regional water and sewer district, setting forth the amount of the damages claimed and a general description of the property with respect to which it is claimed that such damages will accrue. An owner who fails to file such claim shall be deemed to have waived damages and shall be barred from filing a claim or receiving damages. This section applies to all damages which will obviously result from...

...ard of trustees of a regional water and sewer district which has adopted a resolution under section 6119.46 of the Revised Code declaring the necessity of constructing a water resource project shall, after the expiration of the time for filing claims for damages under section 6119.50 of the Revised Code, and, in the event that objections to the estimated assessments have been filed under section 6119.48 of the Revise...

...d of trustees of the regional water and sewer district shall by resolution assess, in the manner provided in the resolution of necessity adopted under section 6119.46 of the Revised Code, upon the lots and lands enumerated in the estimated assessments adopted under section 6119.51 of the Revised Code, the total cost of the project or such lesser portion thereof as is to be specially assessed and such assessment as to...

...he contribution of a regional water and sewer district, under an agreement between the district and the Ohio water development authority provided for in section 6121.13 of the Revised Code for the construction of a project for which the district can levy assessments as provided in Chapter 6119. of the Revised Code is to be made over a period of time from the proceeds of the collection or assessments, the interest acc...

...onds or notes of the regional water and sewer district are issued pledging the same, the secretary of the board of trustees of the district shall on or before the second Monday in September of each year, certify such assessment to the county auditor, stating the amounts and the time of payment. The auditor shall place the assessment upon the tax list and duplicate in accordance therewith. The county treasurer shall c...

..., in the name of the regional water and sewer district, to enforce the lien against the lots and lands charged with such assessment. Proceedings for the recovery of the assessment may be instituted by the district to enforce the lien against all the lots or lands, or any of them embraced in any one assessment, but the judgment or decree shall be rendered severally or separately for the amount assessed. Any proceedin...

...o longer, unless the regional water and sewer district, before the expiration of such time, causes it to be certified to the county auditor for entry upon the tax list and duplicate, for collection, or causes the proper action to be commenced in a court having jurisdiction thereof, to enforce the lien against such lots or lands, in which case the lien shall continue in force so long as the assessment or any installme...

...ard of trustees of a regional water and sewer district may levy an additional assessment to supply the deficiency. Such additional assessment shall be levied against the same properties as were assessed for the cost of the project and shall be assessed among such properties in the same proportion as the assessment for the cost of the project was levied. In case a larger amount from an assessment than is necessary to ...

...rd of trustees of a regional water and sewer district may levy upon the property in such district to be benefited by such project assessments apportioned in accordance with one or more of the methods set forth in section 6119.42 of the Revised Code. The aggregate of such assessments shall not exceed the amount determined by the board of trustees to be necessary for such purpose, including costs of financing, le...

...ard of trustees of a regional water and sewer district that holds a credit card account on the effective date of this section 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 following: (1) The officers or positions authorized to use credit card acco...

...cer or designee of a regional water and sewer district performing such duties and functions shall not be held liable for a loss of public funds when the fiscal officer, treasurer, compliance officer, or other officer has performed all official duties required with reasonable care, but shall be liable only when a loss of public funds results from the fiscal officer's, treasurer's, compliance officer's, or other office...

...In addition to the power conferred upon municipal corporations under section 727.01 of the Revised Code to construct sidewalks, curbs, or gutters and levy an assessment therefor, the legislative authority of a municipal corporation may require the construction or repair of sidewalks, curbs, or gutters within the municipal corporation by the owners of lots or lands abutting thereon, and upon the failure of such owners...

...When it is deemed necessary by a municipal corporation to require the construction or repair of sidewalks, curbs, or gutters within the municipal corporation by the owners of the lots or lands abutting thereon, the legislative authority of the municipal corporation shall cause plans, specifications, and an estimate of the cost of such construction or repair to be prepared, showing the location and dimensions of such ...

...Notice of the passage of a resolution of necessity under section 729.02 of the Revised Code shall be served by the clerk of the legislative authority, or a person designated by such clerk, upon the owners of the lots or lands abutting upon the sidewalks, curbs, or gutters to be constructed or repaired in the same manner as service of summons in civil cases, or by certified mail addressed to such owner at his last kno...

...Upon the expiration of the time within which sidewalks, curbs, or gutters shall be constructed or repaired by the owner of the lots or lands abutting thereon as set forth in the resolution adopted under section 729.02 of the Revised Code, the sidewalks, curbs, or gutters not constructed or repaired by the owners of the lots and lands abutting thereon shall be constructed or repaired by the municipal corporation in ac...

...In all proceedings pertaining to the construction or repair of sidewalks, curbs, or gutters under sections 729.01 to 729.08, inclusive, of the Revised Code, sidewalks, curbs, or gutters upon different streets abutting upon lots or lands owned by different owners may be included in the same resolution, notice, contract, ordinance, or other proceedings.

...The legislative authority of the municipal corporation shall cause a notice to be published for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipal corporation or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code, stating that such list of estimated assessments has been made and is on file in the office of the clerk of the legislative authority for the inspection and examination of per...

...The clerk of the legislative authority shall deliver the objections received under section 729.08 of the Revised Code to the legislative authority of the municipal corporation. The legislative authority shall review the written objections and shall adopt an ordinance levying upon the lots and lands enumerated in the list of estimated assessments the amounts set forth on such list with such changes or corrections as t...

...The provisions of sections 727.26 to 727.43, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall apply to and govern the proceedings taken under and the assessments levied under sections 729.01 to 729.09, inclusive, of the Revised Code. The proceedings taken under sections 729.01 to 729.10, inclusive, of the Revised Code shall be construed in accordance with the provisions of section 727.40 of the Revised Code.

... improve a system of storm or sanitary sewerage for the municipal corporation or any part thereof, including sewage disposal works, treatment plants, and sewage pumping stations, or a water supply system for the municipal corporation or any part thereof including mains, dams, reservoirs, wells, intakes, purification works, and pumping stations, and that any such improvement shall be constructed, enlarged, or i...

...All new curbs that are authorized by any municipal corporation or township, and all existing curbs which are part of any reconstruction, shall have a ramp with nonslip surface built into the curb at each pedestrian crosswalk so that the sidewalk and street blend to a common level. Such ramps shall be not less than forty inches wide and shall insofar as feasible be constructed in accordance with the standard drawings ...

... provide for the construction of a main sewer and branches jointly by such municipal corporations for the sewering and draining of such municipal corporations or any part thereof, and agree upon the plan and location of such main sewer, the terms on which it shall be constructed and maintained for common use, and the portion of the cost thereof to be paid by each municipal corporation. For this purpose such municipal...

...t and expenses of constructing any main sewer or drain under section 729.42 of the Revised Code as it determines to be a proper charge upon the lots and lands within the respective municipal corporations benefited thereby. Any excess over such assessment shall be paid from the sewer funds of the municipal corporations respectively, or if they or either of them are divided into sewer districts, from the sewer fund of ...

...ment for bids for the construction of a sewer under section 729.42 of the Revised Code shall be joint, and shall be filed with the clerk of the legislative authority of the municipal corporation, and reported to the legislative authority of each such municipal corporation. Any contract made for the construction of such sewer shall be in the names of the municipal corporations jointly, but each shall be liable only fo...

...Upon completion, the main sewer or drain, branches, and appurtenances constructed under section 729.42 of the Revised Code shall be the property of the municipal corporations jointly, and they may take all necessary steps to keep them in proper repair and condition and to protect them from damage and improper use. Such municipal corporations may, by ordinance jointly passed, prescribe the terms, including the price t...

...for the repair or reconstruction of any sewer, ditch, or drain and the proceedings for that purpose shall be the same, so far as applicable, as are required for the original construction thereof.

...for the construction and maintenance of sewer pumping stations, equip them with necessary machinery and apparatus and provide the necessary buildings therefor.

...and outside its limits, to be used as a sewerage farm, and may construct and maintain thereon all the necessary appliances for the proper disposal of the sewage of such municipal corporation, under such rules and regulations as are prescribed by the legislative authority thereof and approved by the department of health.

...poration whose premises are served by a connection thereof. Such charges shall constitute a lien upon the property served by such connection and if not paid when due shall be collected in the same manner as other municipal corporation taxes. The legislative authority may change such rates or charges from time to time as is deemed advisable. The legislative authority of a municipal corporation operating under a charte...

... shall manage, conduct, and control the sewerage system and sewage pumping, treatment, and disposal works mentioned in section 729.49 of the Revised Code, and, when the legislative authority thereof has established a schedule of rates or charges of rents therefor, the director shall collect sewer rentals, and shall appoint the necessary officers and agents for such purposes. When the legislative authority of a villa...

...e funds received from the collection of sewer rentals under section 729.49 of the Revised Code shall be deposited weekly with the treasurer of the municipal corporation. Money so deposited shall be kept as a separate and distinct fund and shall be known as the sewer fund. When appropriated by the legislative authority of the municipal corporation, the fund shall be subject to the order of the director of public servi...