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...uthorized by law, the board of township trustees may levy a tax, not to exceed five mills on the dollar for the purpose of drilling an oil or gas well in the township, when so authorized by a majority vote of the electors of such township at a regular or special election. Such election shall be conducted the same as elections for township officers, and the tax shall be collected as other taxes.

...The board of township trustees may purchase for its use one copy of the Revised Code, and such other standard works containing all the sections of the Revised Code applicable to township officers, with forms and citations for the guidance of such officers, as are necessary, to be paid for from unappropriated funds in the township treasury when there are sufficient unappropriated funds in the treasury.

...ne of duty" includes such duties as are prescribed by the rules and regulations of such volunteer fire department.

...Any political subdivision which maintains and operates a volunteer fire department may provide for insurance against liability, and accident and death benefits, for the members of such fire department by the purchase of standard liability and casualty insurance, insuring such members while acting in the line of duty. When two or more political subdivisions jointly own, control, or manage a volunteer fire department,...

...ed with the township fiscal officer and preserved for inspection by any persons interested. By unanimous vote, a board of township trustees may adopt a method of compensation consisting of an annual salary to be paid in equal monthly payments. If the office of trustee is held by more than one person during any calendar year, each person holding the office shall receive payments for only those months, and any fractio...

...A board of township trustees may authorize its elected officers to join an association or nonprofit organization formed for the improvement of township government. Such board may appropriate from its general fund an amount sufficient to pay the dues, subscription costs, or membership charges of such association or nonprofit organization.

...The board of township trustees of a township such as that described in section 505.13 of the Revised Code, which, for any reason, is inaccessible from the mainland at some time of the year, shall be entitled to additional compensation, not to exceed ten dollars for each trip, for reasonable expenses incurred in attending necessary meetings of the board and meetings with the county officials on the mainland.

... but for the purposes of protecting and preserving the natural, scenic, open, or wooded condition of land, water, or wetlands against modification or encroachment resulting from occupation, development, or other use, may acquire, other than by appropriation, an ownership interest in land, water, or wetlands, and may restore and maintain land, water, or wetlands in which it has such an interest. If sufficient space ...

... securities shall contain an option for prepayment. The securities shall be offered for sale on the open market or may be given to the vendor or contractor if no sale is made on the open market. The board shall have surveys and plats made of the lands acquired for a township park and shall establish permanent monuments on the boundaries of the lands. The plats, when executed according to sections 711.01 to 711.38 of...

...urities may contain a clause permitting prepayment at the option of the board. Securities shall be offered for sale on the open market or given to the vendor or contractor if no sale is made. (B) No purchase or construction pursuant to division (A) of this section shall be undertaken unless the county auditor certifies that, if the purchase or construction is undertaken, the debt service charge for the purchase or ...

...the board of township trustees may levy taxes, subject to Chapter 5705. of the Revised Code, and issue bonds and other evidences of indebtedness, subject to Chapter 133. of the Revised Code.

...vised Code. Revenues derived from local taxes or otherwise, for the purpose of conserving energy or for defraying the current operating expenses of the township, may be applied to the payment of interest and the retirement of the securities. The securities may be sold at private sale or given to the contractor under the installment payment contract authorized by division (D) of this section. (F) Debt incurred under...

...ecial obligation securities that pledge taxes, other than ad valorem property taxes, or other revenues for the purpose of providing some or all of the funds required to satisfy the township's obligation under the agreement. (B) A township may enter into an agreement with one or more other townships or municipal corporations to issue on behalf of those townships or municipal corporations the securities described in d...

...ce of the improvements, exemptions from taxation under sections 5709.41, 5709.63, 5709.632, 5709.73, and 5709.78 of the Revised Code or state or federal grants that may be available. If the person remains out of compliance with the final recommendations, the board may initiate mediation with the person in order to resolve the differences between them. If mediation fails to resolve the differences, the board and the...

...y purpose for which a board of township trustees, a joint police district board, a township fire district, a joint fire district, a joint ambulance district, or a fire and ambulance district is authorized to acquire real or personal property, that board may enter into a lease-purchase agreement in accordance with this section to acquire the property. The board's resolution authorizing the lease-purchase agreement may...

...(A)(1) Boards of township trustees, either severally or jointly, may provide, maintain, and operate facilities for the collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal of solid wastes or may enter into written contracts with the proper municipal or county authorities or with independent contractors for such services for the township or for a waste disposal district as provided in section 505.28 of the Revised Code. (2)...

...The board of township trustees may create a waste disposal district under sections 505.27 to 505.33 of the Revised Code, by a unanimous vote of the board and give notice thereof by publication using at least one of the following methods: (A) In the print or digital edition of a newspaper of general circulation in the township; (B) On the official public notice web site established under section 125.182 of the Rev...

...very person, firm, or corporation whose premises are so served. The charges shall constitute a lien upon the property served and, if not paid when due, shall be collected in the same manner as other township taxes.

...e board of township trustees, and shall present proper evidence of such insurance to the board.

...es established by the board of township trustees. All of those service charges shall be kept in a separate fund designated as the waste collection fund and shall be appropriated and administered by the board. The fund shall be used for payment of the costs of the management, maintenance, and operation of the garbage and refuse collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal system in the township or several waste dispo...

...nsation fixed by the board of township trustees. The compensation shall be paid semiannually, and shall be charged back, and prorated against each waste disposal district as part of its operating costs. Any increase required by the board in the bond of the fiscal officer, and the costs of any necessary supplies, shall be prorated and charged back to each district.

...tor then shall place the charges on the tax duplicate for the ensuing December installment of taxes, for collection.

...The board of township trustees may compound or release, in whole or in part, a debt, obligation, judgment, or claim due the township, from a bank in process of liquidation or operating under a conservatorship, or due the board, except where any member of such board is personally interested as a stockholder of the bank. The board shall enter upon its records a statement of the facts and the reasons for such compoundin...

...n the vouchers of the board of township trustees, or of the officers in the township having charge of the repair of public roads or streets. Contracts for the improvements shall be made in the same manner as other contracts. Vouchers to pay for the contracts, or for any portion of the cost of the improvements, shall be drawn by the board or officers upon the township fiscal officer, who shall keep an accurate ac...

...fit the township, the board of township trustees may, by agreement with such municipal corporation or the board of county commissioners, pay that part of the cost and expense of such improvement, including compensations for land taken and damages, as is deemed just by the board of township trustees. The cost so assumed by the township shall be paid out of any funds in the treasury of such township provided for the co...