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...s or other fixtures satisfactory to the public utilities commission at such crossing, and pay the costs of such fixtures and the expenses of installing them. The maintenance and operation of such fixtures shall be apportioned equally between the railroads by the commission. This section does not apply to crossings of sidetracks only.

... where railroads referred to in section 4907.54 of the Revised Code cross each other, engines, trains, or cars of an electric railway may be run over such crossing without stopping.

...glecting to comply with an order of the public utilities commission concerning the protection of persons and property from danger at grade crossings of any such railroad over another, or over a swing bridge or drawbridge and at junction points, by providing interlocking works or other fixtures, shall forfeit five hundred dollars per week for each week such railroad refuses or neglects to obey such orders. Such forfei...

...such railroad, may be submitted to the public utilities commission by a formal complaint. Such complaint shall be made upon blank forms which the commission shall provide upon demand of the claimant. Such complaint shall be verified as petitions in civil actions and may be accompanied by the sworn statements of any witnesses who have knowledge of any fact material to the inquiry. Upon the filing of such compl...

...clerk shall enter up the finding of the public utilities commission as a judgment which shall be in all respects treated as a judgment at law with all the incidents thereof and upon which execution may issue as in other cases. If said matter is docketed for trial the action shall proceed as in other civil actions for damages except that upon trial a copy of the findings and order of the commission, duly certified by...

..., hearing, or trial had under Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., and 4909. of the Revised Code, and shall institute and prosecute necessary actions or proceedings for the enforcement of such chapters and of other laws of this state relating to railroads, and for the punishment of all violations of such chapters and such other laws.

...e officer's, agent's, or other person's employment, is the act, omission, or failure of the railroad.

...wise specifically provided in sections 4905.96 and 4923.99 of the Revised Code, when the attorney general prosecutes an action for the recovery of a forfeiture provided for in Chapter 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., 4909., 4921., 4923., or 4959. of the Revised Code, the attorney general may bring the action in the court of common pleas of Franklin county or of any county having jurisdiction of the defendant.

...ermits anything prohibited by Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., and 4909. of the Revised Code to be done, or omits doing anything required to be done by such chapters, such railroad is liable to the person, firm, or corporation injured thereby in treble the amount of damages sustained in consequence of such violation or omission. A recovery provided by this section shall not affect a recovery by the state o...

...ailroad shall knowingly violate section 4907.43 of the Revised Code, or willfully fail to comply with any lawful order or direction of the public utilities commission made with respect to any public utility or railroad. Each day's continuance of such failure is a separate offense.

...7.63 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree.

...ty" has the same meaning as in section 4905.02 of the Revised Code. (B) "Electric light company," "gas company," "natural gas company," "pipeline company," "water-works company," "sewage disposal system company," and "street railway company" have the same meanings as in section 4905.03 of the Revised Code. (C) "Railroad" has the same meaning as in section 4907.02 of the Revised Code. (D) "For-hire motor carri...

... for that purpose pursuant to Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., and 4909. of the Revised Code, or until changed or modified by the commission.

...tent court in an action under Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., and 4909. of the Revised Code.

...criteria that are set forth in sections 4909.042 and 4909.05 of the Revised Code. At the request of the legislative authority of any municipal corporation, the commission, after hearing and determining that such a valuation is necessary, may also investigate and ascertain the value of the property of any public utility used and useful for the service and convenience of the public where the whole or major portion of s...

...nt" is an agreement pursuant to which a public utility leasing property is required to make rental payments for the term of the agreement and either the utility is granted the right to purchase the property upon the completion of the term of the agreement and upon the payment of an additional fixed sum of money or title to the property vests in the utility upon the making of the final rental payment. (B) A "leaseba...

...ection 4909.18 of the Revised Code, the public utilities commission shall prescribe the form and details of the valuation report of the property of the utility. Such report shall include all the kinds and classes of property, with the value of each, owned, held, or projected to be owned or held during the test period, by the utility for the service and convenience of the public. (B) Such report shall contain the f...

... a forecasted test period under section 4909.18 of the Revised Code, the public utilities commission shall prescribe the form and details of the valuation report of the property of each public utility or railroad in the state. Such report shall include all the kinds and classes of property, with the value of each, owned, held, or, with respect to a natural gas, water-works, or sewage disposal system company, projecte...

...As used in sections 4909.052 to 4909.055 of the Revised Code: "Large water-works or sewage disposal system company" means a water-works or sewage disposal system company that has annual operating revenues of two hundred fifty thousand dollars or more. "Municipal water-works or sewage disposal system company" means any water-works or sewage disposal system company owned or operated by a political subdivision defin...

...ting a petition submitted under section 4905.481 of the Revised Code shall accept the original cost, reported under division (B)(3) of section 4909.05 of the Revised Code, of the acquisition of a municipal water-works or sewage disposal system company that is acquired by a large water-works or sewage disposal system company, provided that the original cost is determined according to all of the following requirements:...

...valuation expert employed under section 4909.052 of the Revised Code shall return the appraisal required under that section, in writing, to both companies described in that section in a reasonable and timely manner. All appraisals shall be included in any filing associated with the acquisition under section 4905.481 or 4909.052 of the Revised Code.

...ction 4909.052 of the Revised Code, the public utilities commission shall maintain a list of utility-valuation experts from which a water-works or sewage disposal system company may choose. The commission shall be responsible for creating and maintaining reasonable criteria that must be met to be included in the list.

...covery in a manner as determined by the public utilities commission. In determining the prudence of costs under this section, the commission shall give due regard to the circumstances of the case, including the size and complexity of, and any particular difficulties associated with, the valuation.

...ter an acquisition described in section 4909.052 of the Revised Code. Such costs shall be calculated at the acquiring company's weighted average cost of debt as determined in its last rate case. Such deferrals shall commence after the date on which the expenditure was incurred and shall continue until the investment has been in service for a three-year period, until the acquiring company's next rate case that include...

...Sections 4905.481, 4905.49, 4905.491, and 4909.051 to 4909.057 of the Revised Code shall be exclusively applied to voluntary and mutually agreeable acquisitions.

... section 3309.81 of the Revised Code. (4) Two members, known as the investment expert members, who shall be appointed to four-year terms. One investment expert member shall be appointed by the governor, and one investment expert member shall be jointly appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate. Each investment expert member shall have the following qualifications: ...

...Each member of the school employees retirement board shall, not later than ninety days after commencing service as a board member, complete the orientation program component of the retirement board member education program established under section 171.50 of the Revised Code. Each member of the board who has served a year or longer as a board member shall, not less than twice each year, attend one or more pro...

...A person who served as an elected or appointed member of the school employees retirement board for one or more entire fiscal years in fiscal years 2000, 2001, or 2002 is ineligible for re-election or reappointment to the board if the board paid travel-related expenses of the person or reimbursed the person for travel-related expenses that averaged more than ten thousand dollars annually for those fiscal years.

...yee member shall commence on July 1, 1984, and end on June 30, 1988. (B) The initial election of the second retirant member shall be held at the first election that occurs later than ninety days after September 15, 2004. Subsequent elections shall be held each fourth year thereafter. (C) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, if a vacancy occurs during the term of an elected member of the board, the r...

... the complaint. The court shall hold a public hearing not later than thirty days after the filing of the complaint. The court may subpoena witnesses and compel their attendance in the same manner as in civil cases. Process shall be served by the sheriff of the county in which the witness resides. Witness fees and other fees in connection with the proceedings shall be the same as in civil cases. The court may s...

...(A) All elections for employee or retirant members of the school employees retirement board shall be held under the direction of the board in accordance with rules adopted under section 3309.075 of the Revised Code. (B) Any member of the school employees retirement system, other than a disability benefit recipient, shall be eligible to be nominated for election as an employee member of the board who has been ...

...Notwithstanding sections 3309.05, 3309.06, and 3309.07 of the Revised Code, the school employees retirement board is not required to hold an election for a position on the board as an employee member or retirant member if only one candidate has been nominated for the position by petition in accordance with section 3309.07 of the Revised Code. The candidate shall take office as if elected. The term of office shall be ...

... or the candidate's agent prior to the publication, distribution, display, or broadcast of the communication. An expenditure is presumed to be so made when it is any of the following: (i) Based on information about the candidate's plans, projects, or needs provided to the person making the expenditure by the candidate, or by the candidate's campaign committee or agent, with a view toward having an expenditure ...

...andidate received a salary or wages; (4) Make a false statement that a candidate or board member has been indicted or convicted of a theft offense, extortion, or other crime involving financial corruption or moral turpitude; (5) Make a statement that a candidate has been indicted for any crime or has been the subject of a finding by the Ohio elections commission, the secretary of state, or the Ohio election integ...

...A complaint alleging a violation of section 3309.073 of the Revised Code may be filed in accordance with section 3517.16 of the Revised Code.

...inating petitions for the elections; (4) Certification of the results of the elections. (B) The board may contract with the secretary of state or an independent firm to administer the elections, certify the validity of nominating petitions, and certify the results of the elections. The secretary of state and the independent firm shall perform these services in accordance with the rules adopted under division ...

...Each member of the school employees retirement board upon appointment or election shall take an oath of office that he will support the constitution of the United States, the constitution of the state, and that he will diligently and honestly administer the affairs of the said board and that he will not knowingly violate or willfully permit to be violated any law applicable to Chapter 3309. of the Revised Code. Suc...

...tings of the board shall be open to the public except executive sessions as set forth in division (G) of section 121.22 of the Revised Code, and any portions of any sessions discussing medical records or the degree of disability of a member excluded from public inspection by section 3309.22 of the Revised Code.

...attend by means of video conference; (4) Impose other limits or obligations on a board member because the board member attends a meeting by means of video conference.

...loyer in accordance with section 3309.341 of the Revised Code for service to the board. (B) The members of the board shall be reimbursed from the expense fund for all actual necessary expenses incurred while serving on the board. (C) The board may secure insurance coverage designed to indemnify board members and employees for their actions or conduct in the performance of official duties, and may pay required...

...The school employees retirement board shall elect, from its membership, a chairperson, and shall employ an executive director who shall serve as secretary.

...The treasurer of state shall be the custodian of the funds of the school employees retirement system, and all disbursements therefrom shall be paid by the treasurer of state only upon instruments duly authorized by the school employees retirement board and bearing the signatures of the board; provided, that such instruments may bear the names of the board members printed thereon and the signatures of the president an...

...The attorney general shall be the legal adviser of the school employees retirement board.

...The school employees retirement board shall secure the service of such technical and administrative employees as are necessary for the transaction of the business of the school employees retirement system. Effective ninety days after the effective date of this amendment, the board may not employ a state retirement system investment officer, as defined in section 1707.01 of the Revised Code, who does not hold a valid...

...(A) The members of the school employees retirement board shall be the trustees of the funds created by section 3309.60 of the Revised Code. The board shall have full power to invest the funds. The board and other fiduciaries shall discharge their duties with respect to the funds solely in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries; for the exclusive purpose of providing benefits to participants and their bene...

...The school employees retirement system shall make no investments through, purchases from, or otherwise do any business with any individual who is, or any partnership, association, or corporation that is owned or controlled by, a person who within the preceding three years was employed by, a board member of, or an officer of the system, or in which a person who within the preceding three years was employed by, a board...

...n the system and a party in interest; (4) Transfer to, or use by or for the benefit of a party in interest, of any assets of the system; or (5) Acquisition, on behalf of the system, of any employer security or employer real property. (B) Nothing in this section shall prohibit any transaction between the school employees retirement system and any fiduciary or party in interest if: (1) All the terms and conditions ...

...e school employees retirement board. (4) "Ohio-qualified investment manager" means an investment manager designated as such by the school employees retirement board. (5) "Principal place of business" means an office in which the agent regularly provides securities or investment advisory services and solicits, meets with, or otherwise communicates with clients. (B) The school employees retirement board shall, fo...

...(A) The school employees retirement system shall disclose the following to the Ohio ethics commission: (1) Anything of value received by the system from an agent and anything of value given on behalf of the system by an agent; (2) The name of any employee of the system with authority over the investment of retirement system funds or any board member of the system who deals with an agent regarding amounts described ...

...b) A process whereby the board can give public notice to Ohio-qualified investment managers of the board's search for an investment manager that includes the board's search criteria. (2) The board shall determine whether an investment manager is an Ohio-qualified investment manager and whether the investment manager offers quality, services, and safety comparable to other investment managers otherwise available to t...