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...ship there shall be a board of township trustees consisting of three members. Two of such trustees shall be elected at the general election in nineteen forty-nine and quadrennially thereafter, in each township, who shall hold office for a term of four years, commencing on the first day of January next after their election. The third trustee shall be elected at the general election in nineteen fifty-one and quadrennia...

...(A) A member of a board of township trustees may be appointed as a volunteer fireman and in such capacity be considered an employee of the township, or he may be a member of a private fire company which has entered into an agreement to furnish fire protection for the township of which such member is a trustee; provided that such member shall not receive compensation for his services as a volunteer fireman. (B) A mem...

...A member of a board of township trustees may be elected or appointed to serve on the governing body of any district that is organized or created by the board of township trustees, including a district organized or created under section 505.28, 505.37, 505.371, 505.375, 505.482, 505.71, 511.18, or 6119.02 of the Revised Code.

...061 of the Revised Code, each township trustee, before entering upon the discharge of official duties, shall give bond to the state for the use of the township, in the sum of one thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of official duties as a trustee, and with at least two sureties, each of whom shall be a resident of the same township with the trustee or a corporate surety authorized to do busi...

...ty or the execution of a new bond. If a trustee fails, for ten days, to give additional security or execute a new bond after service of the notice in writing, the office shall be declared vacant and filled as required by section 503.24 of the Revised Code. The original bond or new bond shall be deposited with the township fiscal officer and recorded by the fiscal officer.

... of this section, the board of township trustees may appoint a township administrator, who shall be the administrative head of the township under the direction and supervision of the board and who shall hold office at the pleasure of the board. (2) The board of township trustees shall appoint a township administrator before the adoption of a resolution under division (A)(1) of section 504.01 of the Revised Cod...

... the direction of the board of township trustees: (A) Assist in the administration, enforcement, and execution of the policies and resolutions of the board; (B) Supervise and direct the activities of the affairs of the divisions of township government under the control or jurisdiction of the board; (C) Attend all meetings of the board at which his attendance is required by that body; (D) Recommend measures for ad...

...The board of township trustees shall make an inventory on the second Monday of January, each year, of all the materials, machinery, tools, and other township supplies in its possession. The inventory shall be a public record and one copy shall be filed with the fiscal officer of the township.

...Upon notifying the board of township trustees, any appointing authority of a township office or department may establish a program to recognize outstanding employee performance. The program may include, but is not limited to, cash awards, additional paid leave, or other additional benefits as the appointing authority considers appropriate, so long as the costs of the program do not exceed the total amount of compensa...

...the Revised Code, the board of township trustees shall publish notice of their intent to meet and consider and take action on the decree or court-approved settlement agreement and the date and time of the meeting at least fifteen days before the meeting, 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 publi...

...er of a township, the board of township trustees may, by resolution, enter into a contract, without bidding or advertising, for the purchase of services, materials, equipment, or supplies needed to meet the emergency if the estimated cost of the contract is less than the amount specified in section 9.17 of the Revised Code. During the period of the emergency declared by Executive Order 2020-01D, issued on March 9,...

...The board of township trustees, at any election or township meeting may cause any disorderly person to be removed from such place of election or meeting, and, if necessary, to be confined until the close of the election or meeting. Constables shall obey the orders and directions of the board for the purpose of preserving order at such election or meeting.

...(A) The board of township trustees may accept, on behalf of the township, the donation by bequest, devise, deed of gift, or otherwise, of any real or personal property for any township use. When the township has property, including motor vehicles, road machinery, equipment, and tools, that the board, by resolution, finds is not needed for public use, is obsolete, or is unfit for the use for which it was acquired, the...

...The board of township trustees of any township may, by resolution, enter into a contract, without advertising or bidding, for the purchase or sale of motor vehicles, materials, equipment, or supplies from or to any department, agency, or political subdivision of the state, for the purchase of services with a soil and water conservation district established under Chapter 940. of the Revised Code, for the purchase of s...

...the Revised Code, the board of township trustees may sell, lease, or transfer any real property belonging to the township 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 may be agreed upon by the board of t...

...A board of township trustees may, by resolution and without bidding or advertising, exchange and transfer any real property belonging to the township if all of the following apply in regard to the real property the township acquires in the exchange: (A) Its current market value is equal to or greater than that of the real property the township gives up in the exchange and the county auditor so certifies prior to the...

...Stolen or other property recovered by members of an organized police department of a township, a township police district, a joint police district, or the office of a township constable shall be deposited and kept in a place designated by the head of the department, district, or office. Each article of property shall be entered in a book kept for that purpose, with the name of its owner, if ascertained, the per...

...No officer, or other member of an organized police department of a township, a township police district, a joint police district, or the office of a township constable shall neglect or refuse to deposit property taken or found by the officer or other member in possession of a person arrested. Any conviction for a violation of this section shall vacate the office of the person so convicted.

...If, within thirty days, the money or property recovered under section 505.105 of the Revised Code is claimed by any other person, it shall be retained by its custodian until after the discharge or conviction of the person from whom it was taken and as long as it is required as evidence in any case in court. If that claimant establishes to the satisfaction of the court that the claimant is the rightful owner, th...

...ution adopted by the board of township trustees or, in the case of a joint police district, the joint police district board, and if the property involved is not required to be disposed of pursuant to another section of the Revised Code, the head of the department, district, or office may contribute property that is unclaimed for ninety days or more to one or more public agencies, to one or more nonprofit organ...

...Upon the sale of any unclaimed property as provided in section 505.108 of the Revised Code, if any of the unclaimed property was ordered removed to a place of storage or stored, or both, by or under the direction of the head of the organized police department of the township, township police district, joint police district, or office of a township constable, any expenses or charges for the removal or storage, o...

...A board of township trustees may purchase real or personal property at public auction by adopting a resolution to designate an individual, officer, or employee to represent the board and tender bids at the auction. Any purchase made at a public auction shall be subject to a maximum purchase price established by resolution of the board or an appraisal obtained before the auction and approved by the board of town...

...uld be benefited, the board of township trustees may lease township real property to any person upon terms agreed upon by the board and the lessee. Any consideration received from the lease shall be payable, as prescribed in the lease, to the township fiscal officer, who shall give a receipt for the amount received and deposit it in the township general fund. (B) When, in its opinion, the township would be benefit...

...The board of township trustees may secure, maintain, and provide for solid waste facilities as defined in section 3734.01 of the Revised Code if in its opinion the facilities are necessary, and for that purpose the board may purchase, rent, lease, or otherwise acquire land suitable for those facilities. The boards of township trustees of any two or more townships or the legislative authorities of any two or more poli...

...The board of township trustees of a township which is composed in whole or in part of islands, accessible from the mainland only by watercraft, may purchase and operate, and may let for hire, a scow or lighter of sufficient tonnage to carry stone and other road building material, equipped with or without a proper crane or loading device, and for such purpose the board may levy a tax upon all the taxable propert...