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...In the event a board of county commissioners instituted assessment proceedings affecting lots or lands within a county renewal area, and then or thereafter eminent domain proceedings arising under sections 303.26 to 303.56, inclusive, of the Revised Code, are pending or contemplated against such lots or lands, the board may, by proper entry in such eminent domain proceedings, or by release in the event eminent domain...

...hich lots or lands are or become county-owned, the board of county commissioners may authorize the amount of the assessments thereon, or the amounts of the respective unpaid installments of such assessments, to be certified by the clerk of the board of county commissioners to the county auditor, entered upon the tax list of all taxable real and personal property in the county, and collected as other taxes, provided t...

...dition to all other powers of boards of county commissioners provided by any other laws, any board, in order to provide funds for or in connection with its planning or county renewal project functions, under sections 303.26 to 303.56 of the Revised Code, or for the exercise of any of the powers granted by those sections, may: (A) Use its general tax revenues; (B) Issue and sell its bonds, and its notes in anticipat...

...dition to all other powers of boards of county commissioners provided by any other laws, any board may issue bonds from time to time to finance its undertaking and carrying out of any county renewal project of such county, including, without limiting the generality thereof, the payment of principal and interest upon any advances for surveys and plans for or in connection with any such county renewal project, and may ...

...In case any of the public officials whose signatures appear on any bonds or coupons issued under any of the provisions of sections 303.26 to 303.56, inclusive, of the Revised Code, cease to be such officials before the delivery of such bonds, such signatures shall, nevertheless, be valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as if such officials had remained in office until such delivery. Any bonds issued under a...

...ubstance that it has been issued by the county in connection with county renewal project of such county shall be considered to have been issued for such purpose, and such project shall be considered to have been planned, located, and undertaken or carried out in accordance with the provisions of sections 303.26 to 303.56, inclusive, of the Revised Code.

...Bonds issued under any of the provisions of sections 303.26 to 303.56, inclusive, of the Revised Code, are declared to be issued for an essential public and governmental purpose and, together with interest thereon and income therefrom, shall be exempted from all taxes.

...rivate, are authorized to use any funds owned or controlled by them for the purchase of any bonds. Nothing contained in this section with regard to legal investments shall be construed as relieving any person of any duty of exercising reasonable care in selecting securities.

...l property of a county, including funds owned or held by it for the purposes of sections 303.26 to 303.56, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall be exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution, and no execution or other judicial process shall issue against the same, nor shall judgment against a county be a charge or lien upon such property. The provisions of this section shall not apply to or limit the right o...

...The property of a county, acquired or held for the purposes of sections 303.26 to 303.56, inclusive, of the Revised Code, is declared to be public property used for essential public and governmental purposes and such property shall be exempt from all taxes of the county, any municipality, the state, or any political subdivision thereof. The tax exemption provided for in this section shall terminate when the county se...

...ning, undertaking, or carrying out of a county renewal project located within an area in which such public body is authorized to act, may, upon such terms, with or without consideration as it may determine: dedicate, sell, convey, or lease any of such public body's interest in any property or grant easements, licenses, or other rights or privileges therein to a county; incur the entire expense of any public improveme...

...Any instrument executed by a county respecting a county renewal project thereof and purporting to convey any right, title, or interest in any property under sections 303.26 to 303.56, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall be conclusively presumed to have been executed in compliance with the applicable provisions of said sections insofar as title or other interest of any bona fide purchasers, lessees, or transferees o...

...Any board of county commissioners, in carrying out its operations and activities under sections 303.26 to 303.56, inclusive, of the Revised Code, with respect to any county renewal project or projects, may set up, establish, and maintain, for and on behalf of the county or any affected office, department, board, or commission thereof, such books, records, budgets, and accounts, and such general, separate, special, or...

...Any county availing itself of any of the provisions of sections 303.26 to 303.56, inclusive, of the Revised Code, in order to fully effectuate the purposes and objectives of said sections in respect of any planning or project activities thereunder by such county, may, by its board of county commissioners, prescribe such reasonable rules and regulations not inconsistent with said sections, as such board of county comm...

...As used in this section and sections 303.58 to 303.62 of the Revised Code: (A) "Economically significant wind farm" has the same meaning as in section 4906.13 of the Revised Code. (B) "Large wind farm" and "large solar facility" have the same meanings as in section 4906.01 of the Revised Code. (C)(1) "Material amendment" means an amendment to an existing power siting board certificate for the construction, ope...

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

... facilities, if adopted by the board of county commissioners, becomes effective thirty days after the date of its adoption, unless, within thirty days after the adoption, there is presented to the board of county commissioners a petition, signed by a number of registered electors residing in the county equal to not less than eight per cent of the total vote cast for all candidates for governor in that county at the m...

...If a resolution described in this section is adopted and becomes effective under sections 303.58 and 303.59 of the Revised Code, no person shall file, and the power siting board shall not accept, an application for a certificate, or a material amendment to an existing certificate, to construct, operate, or maintain a utility facility in a restricted area where the construction of such a utility facility is prohibited...

...in part in the unincorporated area of a county, the person intending to apply shall hold a public meeting in each county where the utility facility is to be located. (B) The applicant shall provide written notice of the public meeting to the board of county commissioners of the county, as well as the boards of trustees of every township in which the utility facility is to be located within that county. Notice shal...

...e, for a utility facility, the board of county commissioners may adopt a resolution that does either of the following: (1) Prohibits the construction of the utility facility that is the subject of the certificate; (2) Limits the boundaries of the proposed utility facility to a smaller geographic area of the county, completely within what was proposed by the applicant. (B) If no resolution is adopted within th...

...A final judgment on the merits issued by a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to its power of review under Chapter 2506. of the Revised Code, on claims brought under this chapter, does not preclude later claims for damages, including claims brought under 42 U.S.C. 1983, even if the common law doctrine of res judicata would otherwise bar the claim. The general assembly intends that this section be construed to...

...Whoever violates sections 303.01 to 303.25 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars for each offense.

...The board of county commissioners shall consist of three persons who shall be elected as follows: (A) In November, 1974, and quadrennially thereafter, one county commissioner shall be elected to take office on the first day of January following. (B) In November, 1972, and quadrennially thereafter, two commissioners shall be elected. The term of one of such commissioners shall commence on the second day of January n...

...(A) If a vacancy in the office of county commissioner, prosecuting attorney, county auditor, county treasurer, clerk of the court of common pleas, sheriff, county recorder, county engineer, or coroner occurs more than forty days before the next general election for state and county officers, a successor shall be elected at such election for the unexpired term unless such term expires within one year immediately follo...

...(A) When there is a vacancy in the county engineer's office as a result of death or resignation and the vacancy cannot be filled by election or appointment as provided in section 305.02 of the Revised Code, or if no one runs for the office of county engineer and, for that reason, the office is vacant, the board of county commissioners may contract with another county's county engineer to exercise the powers and perfo...