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...h oath may be administered by the president of the board.

... with the clerk of the board of county commissioners of the county in which the improvement is to be constructed. The clerk shall submit the agreement, plan, and schedules to the county engineer for examination and review. (C) The county engineer shall determine the adequacy of the plan and schedules and the effect of the proposed improvement on any other improvements and highways in the area affected. (D) The co...

... with the clerk of the board of county commissioners of the county in which the construction or improvement is to be constructed. (B) The clerk shall immediately refer the plans to the county engineer who shall review the proposed location, both horizontal and vertical, of the proposed structures and the effect of the proposed improvements on any other improvements and on any highways in the area. (C) The county ...

...of an improvement, the board of county commissioners may determine whether any ditch or drain described in the petition has ceased to be a public utility, whether the public welfare no longer demands the maintenance thereof, and whether its vacation will be to the advantage of the public welfare. (B) If the board finds that the vacation of the ditch or drain will be conducive to the public welfare, it may declare t...

...erson," "public corporation," "land," "benefit," and "improvement" have the same meanings as in section 6131.01 of the Revised Code. (B) "Lead county" means the county in which the majority of the initial length of a joint county drainage improvement would be located, as specified in an original petition filed under section 6133.02 of the Revised Code.

...e conducted by a joint board of county commissioners consisting of the members of the boards of county commissioners of the several counties in which land may be benefited or damaged by the proposed improvement. (B) The petition for a joint county drainage improvement shall be filed with the clerk of the board of county commissioners of the lead county.

...oners may do in a single county improvement, and shall be governed by and be subject to sections 6131.01 to 6131.64 of the Revised Code, relating to single county ditches insofar as applicable. (B) Except as otherwise provided for in this chapter, a petition for a joint county improvement shall proceed before the joint board of county commissioners the same as if the joint board were a board of county commissioner...

...adjourned for thirty days, during which time the director shall review the proceedings and cast the deciding vote. The vote shall be recorded in the journal. (E) After the view of a proposed improvement by the joint board of county commissioners, all hearings shall be held in the lead county unless a majority of the joint board of county commissioners agree to an alternative location. (F) When the joint board ...

... joint board of county commissioners, when practicable, may conduct meetings by video conference or, if video conference is not available, by teleconference. The joint board of county commissioners shall make provisions for public attendance at any location involved in such a meeting. The joint board shall establish the joint board's main office or board room as the primary meeting location for the video conference o...

...e members of the joint board of county commissioners for the performance of their duties at places other than in their own county. (B) If a petition filed under section 6133.02 of the Revised Code is dismissed, the actual expenses shall be paid by the petitioners. (C) If a petition filed under section 6133.02 of the Revised Code is granted, the actual expenses shall be included in the costs of the project.

...Code, the clerk of the board of county commissioners of the lead county shall call a joint meeting of the boards of county commissioners of all affected counties to be held at a designated place in the affected area at a date not more than thirty days after the filing of the petition for the purpose of organizing the joint board. (B) The clerk of the lead county shall give notice of the filing of the petition and ...

...ach bill for the joint board of county commissioners presented. (B) The auditor of the lead county shall certify to the auditor of the other counties a schedule of the assessments to be levied for the cost of locating and constructing the improvement and the auditor of such other county shall place such assessment upon the duplicates. The assessments so certified for collection to an auditor of another county shall...

...(A) The county engineer of the lead county is responsible for the field work and shall make the survey, plans, and estimates for the joint drainage improvement. The county engineer of each affected county shall assist in making the reports and schedules. All reports and schedules of the lead county's county engineer shall be signed and approved by all the county engineers of the several affected counties and shall be...

...ainage improvements. (B) Claims for compensation for land taken or for damages to land may be appealed by an affected owner, or by the prosecuting attorney, to the court of common pleas of the county in which the land for which the owner claims compensation or damages is located. (1) All claims for compensation or damages which are allowed shall be paid out of the treasury of the county in which such land is lo...

... pleas except appeals on claims for compensation or damages shall be heard by a panel of judges consisting of one judge of the court of common pleas from each of the affected counties. (1) If the panel cannot reach a decision, the panel may request the addition of a judge from a court of common pleas in the area of the state in which the joint drainage improvement is located. (2) The panel shall follow court opi...

...roves a proposed joint drainage improvement but, at the final hearing for the improvement, is unable to agree on the amount to be assessed to an affected county for improvements conducive to the public welfare, or of benefit to public highways or land owned by an affected county, the joint board shall by resolution state that the joint board is not able to agree on the assessments. (1) Upon the adoption of the res...

...treasurer of the lead county the assessment levied against it for the state's proportionate share of the cost of any improvement authorized or constructed under sections 6131.01 to 6131.64, 6133.01 to 6133.15, and 6135.01 to 6135.27 of the Revised Code and all unpaid assessments for maintenance as provided by sections 6137.01 to 6137.12 of the Revised Code.

...used in this chapter: (A) "Owner," "benefit," "lead county," and "improvement" have the same meanings as in section 6131.01 of the Revised Code. (B) "Force account" has the same meaning as in section 5543.19 of the Revised Code.

...ounty for the repair, upkeep, and permanent maintenance of each improvement constructed after August 23, 1957, under Chapter 940., 6131., 6133., or 6135. of the Revised Code. (B) If the improvement affects only a single county of the state, the board of county commissioners of that county shall establish and maintain the fund. If two or more counties of the state are affected by the improvement, the joint board of...

...t shall be made by the board of county commissioners or the joint board of county commissioners upon the substantial completion of a drainage improvement. The maintenance assessment shall be certified by the clerk of the board or joint board to the county auditor in case of a single county improvement, and to the county auditor of each affected county in a joint county improvement. The auditor or auditors shall place...

...ard of county commissioners, upon recommendation of the county engineer, may combine improvements into a drainage maintenance district, in which the maintenance assessment shall be the same percentage of original cost for each improvement to be maintained. (2) In combining improvements into drainage maintenance districts, the county engineer and the board of county commissioners shall consider similarity of costs,...

... subject to use of the board of county commissioners or joint board of county commissioners for the necessary and proper repair or maintenance of any drainage improvement constructed under Chapters 940., 6131., 6133., and 6135. of the Revised Code. (B) Whenever the board, or the joint board, from its own observation or the recommendation of the county engineer or the lead county's county engineer, or on the written...

...n full, and not in installments, at the time the first installment would otherwise become due.

...improvement begin upon the substantial completion of the improvement. In preparing plans and specifications for repair and maintenance of a drainage improvement, the county engineer shall provide for necessary clearing of tree and brush growth, removal of silt bars, spreading and leveling of spoil banks, and the preservation of a sod or seeded strip as provided in the case of new construction under section 6131.14 of...

...If the drainage maintenance fund at any time is inadequate for such purchase or other expenditure, the board of county commissioners is authorized to make the payment from the county general fund, which sum so paid from the general fund shall be a charge against the drainage maintenance fund or funds to be repaid to the general fund as soon as adequate funds are available in the drainage maintenance fund or funds.