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...All amounts due the Ohio police and fire pension fund from the state treasury pursuant to this chapter shall be promptly paid upon warrant of the director of budget and management pursuant to a voucher approved by the director.

...On the death of a member of the Ohio police and fire pension fund who at the time of death is receiving a retirement pension or disability benefits, a lump-sum payment of one thousand dollars shall be paid to the member's surviving spouse or, if there is no surviving spouse, to the beneficiary the member designated on a form provided by the fund. If there is no surviving spouse or designated beneficiary, the payment ...

...The board of trustees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund shall be the trustee of the funds created as follows: (A) The "police officers' contribution fund" is the fund in which shall be credited the contributions deducted from the salaries of members of police departments and paid into the Ohio police and fire pension fund, as provided by section 742.31 of the Revised Code, and that percentage of the employers...

...Wherever in sections 742.01 to 742.61 of the Revised Code reference is made to the police officers' contribution fund, the firefighters' contribution fund, the police officer employers' contribution fund, the firefighter employers' contribution fund, the police officers' pension reserve fund, the firefighters' pension reserve fund, the guarantee fund, or the expense fund, such reference shall be construed to have bee...

...The treasurer of state shall be the custodian of all funds under the control and management of the board of trustees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund, and all disbursements of such funds shall be paid by the treasurer of state only upon instruments duly authorized by the board and bearing the signatures of the chairperson and secretary of the board. The signatures of the chairperson and secretary may be facsi...

...The Ohio public safety officers death benefit fund is hereby created as the fund to which shall be credited contributions paid by the state and any moneys resulting from gifts made to the fund. The board of trustees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund shall be the trustees of the Ohio public safety officers death benefit fund. The board shall have the same powers as provided in section 742.10 of the Revised Code...

... (xiv) An employee of the department of taxation who has been delegated investigation powers pursuant to section 5743.45 of the Revised Code for the enforcement of Chapters 5728., 5735., 5739., 5741., 5743., and 5747. of the Revised Code. (d) A member of a retirement system operated by a municipal corporation who at the time of death was a full-time law enforcement officer of parks, waterway lands, or reservoir lan...

...If any person is paid any benefit or payment by the Ohio police and fire pension fund to which the person is not entitled, the person shall repay the fund. If the person fails to repay, the fund shall withhold the amount due from any benefit or payment due the person or the person's beneficiary under this chapter or may collect the amount in any other manner provided by law.

...(A) Whoever violates section 742.043 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars for each day of the violation. (B) Whoever violates division (B) of section 742.043 of the Revised Code shall be imprisoned for not more than six months or fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both. (C) Fines imposed by the Ohio elections commission under this section shall be paid into the Ohio electi...

...The legislative authority of a municipal corporation may take possession of any land obtained for the construction or extension of water works, reservoirs, or the laying down of pipe, and also any water rights or easements connected with the use of water. Any land, water right, or easement so taken possession of for water-works purposes shall not be used for any other purpose, except by authority of the director of p...

... and protection of the water works of a municipal corporation. Such bylaws and regulations shall have the same validity as ordinances where not repugnant thereto or to the constitution or laws of the state.

...nduct, and control the water works of a municipal corporation, furnish supplies of water, collect water rents, and appoint any necessary officers and agents.

...aging the water works, any surplus of a municipal corporation may be applied to the repairs, enlargement, or extension of the works or of the reservoirs, the payment of the interest of any loan made for their construction, or for the creation of a sinking fund for the liquidation of the debt. In those municipal corporations in which water works and sewerage systems are conducted as a single unit, under one operating ...

...osited weekly with the treasurer of the municipal corporation, and shall be kept as a a separate and distinct fund. When appropriated by the legislative authority of the municipal corporation, such money shall be subject to the order of the director of public service. The director shall sign all orders drawn on the treasurer of the municipal corporation against such fund.

...Subject to Title VII of the Revised Code, the director of public service may make contracts for the building of machinery, water-works buildings, reservoirs, and the enlargement and repair thereof, the manufacture and laying down of pipe, the furnishing and supplying with connections all necessary fire hydrants for fire department purposes, keeping them in repair, and for all other purposes necessary to the full and ...

...The legislative authority of a municipal corporation in which water works are situated or are in the process of construction may appoint a committee for the investigation of all books and papers, and all matters pertaining to the management of the water works, at least once a year, and more often, if necessary by reason of the neglect of duty or malfeasance on the part of any officer of such water works. Any such off...

...tures belonging to the water works of a municipal corporation and intended for public use shall be subject to the same supervision, rules, and regulations as are made for the protection of water works against abuse, destruction, and unnecessary use or waste of water, or the director of public service may make general or special rules and regulations for such purpose.

... done concerning the water works of the municipal corporation, the director of public service shall ensure that the requirements of section 153.54 of the Revised Code are met. In case of emergency the legislative authority of the municipal corporation may, by a two-thirds vote of all the members elected thereto, authorize the director to enter into such contract without formal bidding or advertising.

...citizens living outside the limits of a municipal corporation, the municipal corporation may extend, construct, lay down, and maintain aqueduct and water pipes, and electric light and power lines outside the municipal corporation, and for such purpose may make use of such of the public streets, roads, alleys, and public grounds as are necessary therefor.

... and power lines beyond the limits of a municipal corporation, and the legislative authority thereof, by resolution, has authorized the proper officer of the water works to superintend or supervise such laying and extension, the municipal corporation shall furnish water or electricity to the residents and property holders on the line of such facilities. The same rules and regulations which govern the furnishing of wa...

...lar manner in the territory outside the municipal corporation when the extensions mentioned in sections 743.12 and 743.13 of the Revised Code have been made, and for the enforcement thereof the jurisdiction of the mayor and police shall extend into and over such territory.

...The municipal corporation shall take full charge and control of the mains and water pipes mentioned in sections 743.12 to 743.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code, keep them in repair at its own expense, and, in case of annexation to the municipal corporation of such territory, the municipal corporation shall pay a just compensation therefor and shall thereupon become the owner of them.

...c highways, and public grounds, and the municipal corporation so extending and establishing any part of its water works outside of its limits shall have the same power and jurisdiction to prevent or punish pollution of or injury to the water so conveyed or injury to the water works or any portion thereof as it has within the limits of the municipal corporation.

...A municipal corporation owning water works whose territory is contiguous to that of another municipal corporation may, with the assent of such other municipal corporation, establish and maintain such portion of its water works as is advisable within the limits of such other municipal corporation, and may make such use of the streets, alleys, and public grounds thereof as is necessary to construct, lay down, and maint...

...A municipal corporation which has water works or electric works may contract with any other municipal corporation to supply it or its inhabitants with water or electricity upon such terms as are agreed upon by their respective legislative authorities. A municipal corporation which has a water works may dispose of surplus water, for manufacturing or other purposes, by lease or otherwise, upon such terms as are agreed ...