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...The territory of one or more municipal corporations, whether or not adjacent to one another, may be merged with that of an adjacent municipal corporation, and the unincorporated area of a township may be merged with one or more municipal corporations, or one or more municipal corporations, whether or not adjacent to one another, may be merged with that of an adjacent unincorporated area of a township, in the ma...

...(A) A petition may be filed with the board of elections proposing that one or more municipal corporations be merged with another municipal corporation, or that the unincorporated area of a township be merged with one or more municipal corporations, as provided by section 709.44 of the Revised Code. The petition may be presented in separate petition papers. Each petition paper shall contain, in concise language,...

...(A) In lieu of filing a petition under section 709.45 of the Revised Code, if the legislative authorities of each political subdivision that may be merged as provided in section 709.44 of the Revised Code agree to a merger and adopt, by a two-thirds vote of each legislative authority, an ordinance or resolution proposing a merger, no election of a commission to draw up a statement of conditions for merger of th...

...(A) The legislative authority of each municipal corporation or township proposed for merger as provided in section 709.44 of the Revised Code that adopts a merger agreement under section 709.451 of the Revised Code shall submit the question of merger to the electors of the municipal corporations and township proposed for merger. The legislative authorities shall certify the ordinances or resolution that adopte...

...(A) If the question of merging one or more municipal corporations and the unincorporated area of a township, as provided in section 709.45 of the Revised Code, is disapproved by a majority of those voting on it in the township or a municipal corporation proposed to be merged or in the municipal corporation with which merger is proposed, no further petitions shall be filed under that section proposing the same merger...

...lso may provide for the annexation of a school district located wholly within the township to the school district of the municipal corporation.

...(A) Once proposed merger conditions are prepared, the members of the commission shall vote on them. (B) If no proposed merger condition can be agreed upon by a majority of the members of the commission from each political subdivision, the members of the commission may vote on whether the merger should not occur. If, in that situation, a majority of the members of the commission from each political subdivision ...

...(A) If merger conditions agreed upon by a merger commission of a township and one or more municipal corporations are disapproved by a majority of those voting on them in the township or a municipal corporation proposed to be merged or in the municipal corporation with which merger is proposed, no further petitions shall be filed under section 709.45 of the Revised Code proposing the merger of any of the territory w...

...On and after the date on which a petition is filed with the board of elections under section 709.45 of the Revised Code for the election of a merger commission for the merger of one or more municipal corporations and the unincorporated territory of a township, no petition for the annexation of any part of the unincorporated territory of the township shall be filed with a board of county commissioners under sec...

...(A) Notwithstanding any other section of the Revised Code, when a township contains at least ninety per cent of the geographic area of a municipal corporation, either that township or the municipal corporation may remove that part of that township that is located within the municipal corporation from that township if all of the following apply: (1) The electors of the township and the municipal corporation ha...

...As used in sections 761.01 to 761.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code: (A) "Municipal corporation" means any municipal corporation, including those which have adopted a charter under Section 7 of Article XVIII, Ohio Constitution. (B) "Project" means any site, structure, or facility connected with or being a part of a manufacturing, industrial, distribution, commercial, or research facility and the necessary operatin...

...For the purpose of promoting the industrial and economic development of this state, any municipal corporation may acquire real property and personal property in connection therewith by purchase, purchase at foreclosure, construction, or exchange on such terms and in such manner as it deems proper for sale or lease to a community improvement corporation designated by the municipal corporation as its agent pursuant to ...

...A municipal corporation purchasing or constructing a project pursuant to section 761.02 of the Revised Code, may; (A) Issue revenue bonds payable solely from revenues as provided in sections 761.01 to 761.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code; (B) Make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the exercise of its powers under sections 761.01 to 761.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code; (C) ...

...Revenue bonds issued under section 761.03 of the Revised Code, shall be in such form and shall be sold in such manner and upon such terms as determined by the legislative authority of the municipal corporation issuing such bonds. Such bonds may be payable at any bank or trust company within or without the state, as determined by the legislative authority issuing such bonds. Any contract for the acquisition of a proje...

...Moneys derived from the sale of revenue bonds issued pursuant to sections 761.01 to 761.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code shall be credited to and among the funds established in accordance with sections 761.10 and 761.11 of the Revised Code. The principal of and interest on such revenue bonds shall be payable solely from the sinking funds established in accordance with section 761.10 of the Revised Code at the time...

...The proceeds of each issue of revenue bonds issued pursuant to sections 761.01 to 761.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall be used for the purchase or construction of a project and the necessary expense of preparing, printing, and selling said bonds, legal services, and transfer expense, or to advance the payment of interest on such bonds during the first three years following the date of the bonds, but subject ...

...Revenue bonds issued under sections 761.01 to 761.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code, do not constitute a debt, or a pledge of the faith and credit of the issuing municipal corporation, but such bonds shall be payable solely from the revenue derived from the sale or lease of projects or by funds derived from the issuance of refunding bonds as authorized in section 761.14 of the Revised Code. All such revenue bonds s...

...Revenue bonds issued under sections 761.01 to 761.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code, are lawful investments of banks, savings banks, building and loan and savings and loan associations, deposit guarantee associations, trust companies, trustees, fiduciaries, trustees or other officers having charge of sinking or bond retirement funds of municipal corporations and other subdivisions of the state, and of domestic insur...

...Bonds issued under sections 761.04 to 761.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code, may be secured by a trust agreement between the municipal corporation and a corporate trustee, which trustee may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state. Any such trust agreement may pledge or assign payments of principal of and interest on loans, charges, fees, and other revenue to be ...

...All rentals received under leases of a project made by the municipal corporation, and all proceeds of the sale or other disposition of a project of the municipal corporation, after paying the necessary expenses including expenses of maintenance and repair which the municipal corporation is required to incur for a project owned by it shall be placed in separate sinking funds to the extent provided in the ordinances of...

...Municipal corporations issuing revenue bonds as provided in sections 761.01 to 761.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall establish a purchase fund to consist of all money appropriated by the municipal corporation for the purchase and improvement of property authorized to be purchased under section 761.02 of the Revised Code from the proceeds of the sale of any issue of its revenue bonds to the extent and subject ...

...Moneys in the funds established under sections 761.10 and 761.11 of the Revised Code, except as otherwise provided in any ordinance authorizing such revenue bonds or in any trust agreement securing such bonds, in excess of current needs, may be invested in notes, bonds, or other obligations of the United States. If the law or the instrument creating a trust pursuant to section 761.09 of the Revised Code expressly per...

...In the event of a default with respect to any lease, the municipal corporation shall take such action as it deems proper in the circumstances to enforce and protect the rights of the municipal corporation and such action as may be required by the provisions of any ordinance authorizing its revenue bonds or of any trust agreement securing such bonds, which may include any appropriate action at law or in equity, enforc...

...If the legislative authority of the municipal corporation finds that the bonds authorized will be insufficient to provide the project to be leased or sold, additional bonds may be authorized and issued in the same manner as the bonds issued under sections 761.01 to 761.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code. The municipal corporation may issue new bonds to provide funds for the payment of any outstanding bonds, in accor...

...No owner or keeper of a dog, cat, or other domestic animal, shall abandon such animal.

... 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 other services to be furnished to the county. Any sale, conveyance, lease, or agreement provided for in this section may be made by a public body without appraisal, public notice, advertisement, or public bidding. For the purpose of aiding in the planning, under...

...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...

...The county commissioners may advance funds from any available fund of the county for purchase or acquisition of a transit system, surveys, planning, and mass transportation studies. The amount advanced may be reimbursed from any funds of the county transit board including the proceeds of the sale of bonds for the purchase, acquisition, construction, enlargement, improvement, or equipment of the county transit system.

...Any county, or any two or more counties, municipal corporations, or townships, or any combination of these, may create a regional transit authority by the adoption of a resolution or ordinance by the board of county commissioners of each county, the legislative authority of each municipal corporation, and the board of township trustees of each township which is to create or to join in the creation of the regional tra...

...ent entities to enforce laws and ensure safety at or in the vicinity of the hub.

...A regional transit authority which proposes to acquire by purchase or otherwise, or proposes to construct, replace, improve, extend, enlarge, maintain, or operate any transit facility, and desires to raise money for any one or more of such purposes or for the purpose of repaying or refunding any outstanding issue of bonds of the regional transit authority or pay any obligation assumed by it or of repaying or refundin...

...At the discretion of the board of trustees of a regional transit authority, the revenue bonds of the regional transit authority may be secured by a trust agreement between the board of trustees on behalf of the regional transit authority and a corporate trustee, which trustee may be any trust company or bank having powers of a trust company, within or without the state. Such trust agreement may provide for the pledg...

...Bonds issued under sections 306.37 to 306.40, inclusive, of the Revised Code, their transfer, and the income therefrom, including any profit made on the sale thereof, shall at all times be free from taxation within the state.

...A tax proposed to be levied by a board of county commissioners or by the board of trustees of a regional transit authority pursuant to sections 5739.023 and 5741.022 of the Revised Code shall not become effective until it is submitted to the electors residing within the county or within the territorial boundaries of the regional transit authority and approved by a majority of the electors voting on it. Such question ...

...(A) The board of county commissioners of any county may do both of the following without following the competitive bidding requirements of section 307.86 of the Revised Code: (1) Enter into a lease, including a lease with an option to purchase, of correctional facilities for a term not in excess of forty years. Before entering into the lease, the board shall publish a notice that the board is accepting proposals f...

...(A) As used in this section, "energy conservation measure" means an installation or modification of an installation in, or remodeling of, an existing building, to reduce energy consumption. "Energy conservation measure" includes the following: (1) Insulation of the building structure and of systems within the building; (2) Storm windows and doors, multiglazed windows and doors, heat-absorbing or heat-reflective ...

...(A) The board of county commissioners may, by resolution, enter into agreements to provide for the construction or repair of public infrastructure improvements that benefit a tract on which an improvement for which the county has granted an exemption from real property taxes under section 5709.78 of the Revised Code is located and that are designated in the resolution adopted under that section. (B) The board may, b...

...A board of county commissioners may purchase real estate at public auction by designating an individual to represent the board and tender bids at the auction, subject to a maximum purchase amount established by the board or an appraisal obtained prior to sale. A purchase made under this section is subject to division (D) of section 5705.41 of the Revised Code.

...tution owned by the county to a medical school or college established and supported by this state, upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed by the board of county commissioners and the board of trustees governing such medical school or college and subject to the approval of the Ohio board of regents.

...Notwithstanding section 307.09 of the Revised Code, the board of county commissioners may sell, lease, or transfer any real property belonging to the county and not needed for public use to a nonprofit senior citizens' organization to be used for public purposes involving the provision of housing, health, social services, or recreational activities for the benefit of older persons, upon such terms and conditions as m...

...Whenever a canal or waterway of substantially definite route is authorized to be constructed by or under the authority, management, and control of the government of the United States, or of this state, either separately or jointly, or in co-operation with any state, or under the authority, management, and control of any state adjoining this state, to connect the great lakes or the ocean with the navigable waters of t...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Bonds" means general obligation bonds, or notes in anticipation thereof, of the county described in division (B)(1)(b) of this section, and general obligation bonds, or notes in anticipation thereof, of the host municipal corporation described in division (B)(2)(a) of this section. (2) "Corporation" means a nonprofit corporation that is organized under the laws of this state and ...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Bonds" means: (a) Revenue bonds of the port authority described in division (B)(2)(a) of this section; (b) Securities as defined in division (KK) of section 133.01 of the Revised Code issued by the host municipal corporation, described in division (B)(3)(a) of this section; (c) Any bonds issued to refund any of those revenue bonds or securities. (2) "Corporation" means a no...

...The board of county commissioners of any county, pursuant to a favorable vote of the electors, may, subject to the conditions prescribed in section 307.77 of the Revised Code, issue bonds for the purpose of assisting the construction, acquisition, maintenance, or operation of a public improvement of a kind set forth in division (B)(1) or (2) of section 307.77 of the Revised Code. The proceedings for the authorization...

...(A) Where lands have been dedicated to or for the use of the public for parks or park lands, and where such lands have remained unimproved and unused by the public and there appears to be little or no possibility that such lands will be improved and used by the public, the board of county commissioners of the county in which the lands are located may, by resolution, declare such parks or park lands vacated upon the p...

...When real estate which has been dedicated to or for the use of the public for parks or park lands is vacated by the board of county commissioners pursuant to division (A) of section 307.81 of the Revised Code or is to be sold or leased for nonpark use under division (B) of that section, and where reversionary interests have been set up in the event of the non-use of such lands for the dedicated purpose, such reversio...

...At the discretion of the board of trustees of a regional airport authority, the revenue bonds of the regional airport authority may be secured by a trust agreement between the board of trustees on behalf of the regional airport authority and a corporate trustee, which trustee may be any trust company or bank having powers of a trust company, within or without the state. Such trust agreement may provide for the pledg...

...Bonds issued under sections 308.08 to 308.10, inclusive, of the Revised Code, their transfer, and the income therefrom, including any profit made on the sale thereof, shall at all times be free from taxation within the state.

...(A) The prosecuting attorney shall be the legal adviser of the board of county commissioners, board of elections, all other county officers and boards, and all tax-supported public libraries, and any of them may require written opinions or instructions from the prosecuting attorney in matters connected with their official duties. The prosecuting attorney shall prosecute and defend all suits and actions that any such ...

... land belonging to the state, or to any school district, are, without lawful authority, cut down, or in any way injured, the prosecuting attorney shall prosecute the wrongdoer, and shall seize all timber so cut down, if it can be found, and sell it at public vendue, on five days' notice. The prosecuting attorney shall pay the proceeds of such sale into the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund, or ...