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...The acceptance of the bids in accordance with section 6131.40 of the Revised Code shall be approved by the board of county commissioners. Upon the acceptance of any bid for the whole or any part of an improvement, the bidder shall within ten days enter into a contract in writing to perform the work or furnish the material bid for as prepared by the county engineer. The board by an order entered on its journal shall r...

...Any owner who is assessed for the construction of any improvement may bring an action to enjoin the payment of any money owed a contractor who has not constructed the work according to the contract and specifications until the contractor has constructed the improvement according to the contract and specifications. The remedies provided in this section are in addition to all other remedies provided by law.

...The time fixed in a contract for the performance of any work or the furnishing of any material, on good cause shown by affidavit, may be extended by the board of county commissioners with the approval of the county engineer for any definite period that it finds is reasonably necessary to complete the work or furnish the material under the contract. In case of such extensions the contractor's bond and any sureties the...

...All work on an improvement and all materials furnished for use therein shall be under the supervision and inspection of the county engineer or a deputy appointed by him for the purpose. All material furnished under the specifications and contract shall be inspected by him before use and within a reasonable time after the same is delivered and placed upon the line of the improvement or such other place as is designate...

...(A) The county engineer shall evaluate all culverts and bridges, except those on state and federal highways, for adequacy of capacity, vertical and horizontal alignment, and stability. The county engineer shall schedule any bridge or culvert that does not conform with the design of the drainage improvement for removal and replacement or repair as the engineer considers necessary. (B) If the county engineer determin...

...(A) The board of county commissioners of each county may provide and establish the "general drainage improvement fund," to be used as a sinking fund for all bonds issued under sections 6131.01 to 6131.64, inclusive, of the Revised Code. (B) The fund may consist of any of the following: (1) Any taxes levied and collected for ditch and drainage purposes under county levies, not by law otherwise disposed of; (2) ...

...(A) All costs and expenses of improvements under this chapter, including contract prices of construction and the costs of locating the improvement, may be paid from the general drainage improvement fund. (B) The letting and approving of any contract for an improvement shall be considered a specific appropriation of the amount of the obligation, and that amount shall be set apart for the purpose of the payment and ...

...(A) If necessary, the board of county commissioners, each March, shall levy upon the grand duplicate of the county a tax, not to exceed five-tenths of one mill on the dollar, that is sufficient to pay for the location and construction of the portions of the respective improvements located by the board or for which the county has been assessed under this chapter or Chapter 6133., 6135., or 6137. of the Revised Code. W...

...The board of township trustees of a township to which is apportioned by the board of county commissioners a portion of the expenses of the construction of an improvement shall levy annually upon the grand duplicate of the township a tax sufficient to pay said apportionment, but not to exceed five tenths of one mill on a dollar, and shall certify this to the county auditor on or before the fifteenth day of May in each...

...If it is a party to an improvement under sections 6131.01 to 6131.64, inclusive, of the Revised Code, the board of education of a school district interested in land granted by congress for the support of public schools, unless such land has been permanently leased, and of a school district owning or holding other land for school purposes, when an assessment is made upon said land under such sections, shall pay for su...

...(A) Any owner of land affected by an improvement who has not received notice thereof and has not had an opportunity to be heard as provided in this chapter or Chapter 6133., 6135., or 6137. of the Revised Code may bring an action in the court of common pleas of the county wherein the owner's land is located, against the board of county commissioners in its official capacity, to recover any tax or assessment paid, to ...

...he fees to be charged and collected for services required of any public officer under sections 6131.01 to 6131.64, inclusive, of the Revised Code, if not specifically otherwise designated, shall be the fees allowed for like services in that office. If he is an officer receiving a salary, then such fees collected shall be in a like manner accounted for. Publication of notices as required in such sections shall be pai...

...When an improvement consisting of a ditch, drain, or watercourse has been established and constructed or used for seven years or more, it shall be considered to be a public watercourse notwithstanding any error, defect, or irregularity in the location, establishment, or construction thereof, and the public shall have and possess in and to any such watercourse that has thus been constructed or used for seven years the...

...If one or more members of a board of county commissioners are petitioners for an improvement or own land that will be taken, benefited, or damaged by the improvement petitioned for, the clerk of the board of county commissioners shall notify the judge of the court of common pleas of the county who shall within ten days appoint as many disinterested owners of the county as are necessary to take the place of the intere...

...In any hearing provided for in sections 6131.01 to 6131.64, inclusive, of the Revised Code, before a board of county commissioners, at which testimony to determine any fact is to be received, an oath as in trials in the court of common pleas shall be administered to all witnesses before they testify. Such oath may be administered by the president of the board.

...(A) When one or more owners are willing to construct and pay the costs of a drainage improvement that will benefit the land of the owners, they may enter into a written agreement for the construction of the improvement, which may include each owner constructing part of the improvement. (B) The owners shall file the agreement and the plan and schedules for construction of the proposed improvement with the clerk of...

...(A) When construction of a new single span bridge or culvert or extension of an existing culvert that will limit the future deepening of a public watercourse is contemplated in connection with the construction of a state highway or other public improvement, the director of transportation or other public agency proposing the construction shall file plans for the construction with the clerk of the board of county commi...

...(A) Upon a petition being filed and a bond given as provided for the location and construction of an improvement, and upon the same proceedings with notice to interested parties for a hearing upon the petition, and with the same hearing as is provided for the location of an improvement, the board of county commissioners may determine whether any ditch or drain described in the petition has ceased to be a public utili...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Owner," "person," "public corporation," "land," "benefit," and "improvement" have the same meanings as in section 6131.01 of the Revised Code. (B) "Lead county" means the county in which the majority of the initial length of a joint county drainage improvement would be located, as specified in an original petition filed under section 6133.02 of the Revised Code.

...(A) When an improvement is proposed to be located in or benefits or damages land in two or more counties, the proceeding shall be conducted by a joint board of county commissioners consisting of the members of the boards of county commissioners of the several counties in which land may be benefited or damaged by the proposed improvement. (B) The petition for a joint county drainage improvement shall be filed with ...

...(A) A joint board of county commissioners may do all the things that a board of county commissioners may do in a single county improvement, and shall be governed by and be subject to sections 6131.01 to 6131.64 of the Revised Code, relating to single county ditches insofar as applicable. (B) Except as otherwise provided for in this chapter, a petition for a joint county improvement shall proceed before the joint b...

...(A) On the date fixed by the clerk of the board of county commissioners with whom the petition was filed, the board of county commissioners from each of the counties affected by a proposed joint county improvement shall meet and organize a joint board of county commissioners by electing one of their number president. (B) The clerk of the board of county commissioners of the lead county shall act as clerk and admin...

...ail, facsimile, or United States postal service, a copy of meeting-related documents to each member of the joint board. (C) The minutes of each joint county drainage improvement meeting shall specify who was attending by teleconference, who was attending by video conference, and who was physically present. Any vote taken in a meeting held by teleconference that is not unanimous shall be recorded as a roll call vote...

...(A) As used in this section, "actual expenses" means the actual expenses of the members of the joint board of county commissioners for the performance of their duties at places other than in their own county. (B) If a petition filed under section 6133.02 of the Revised Code is dismissed, the actual expenses shall be paid by the petitioners. (C) If a petition filed under section 6133.02 of the Revised Code is gran...

...(A) Upon the filing of a petition under section 6133.02 of the Revised Code, the clerk of the board of county commissioners of the lead county shall call a joint meeting of the boards of county commissioners of all affected counties to be held at a designated place in the affected area at a date not more than thirty days after the filing of the petition for the purpose of organizing the joint board. (B) The clerk ...

... dishonorably discharged from the armed services; (8) Falsely identify the source of a statement, issue statements under the name of another person without authorization, or falsely state the endorsement of or opposition to a candidate by a person or publication; (9) Make a false statement concerning the voting record of a candidate or board member; (10) Post, publish, circulate, distribute, or otherwise dissem...

...he independent firm shall perform these services in accordance with the rules adopted under division (A) of this section. Notwithstanding section 145.27 of the Revised Code, the board shall provide information necessary for the secretary of state or the independent firm to certify the election. If the board contracts with an independent firm to administer an election, the secretary of state may audit the election.

...ber, and the director of administrative services. The committee shall annually prepare and submit to the Ohio retirement study council a report of its actions during the preceding year.

...emolument of the member's or employee's services. No member or person connected with the board directly or indirectly, for self or as an agent or partner of others, shall borrow any of its funds or deposits or in any manner use the same except to make such current and necessary payments as are authorized by the board. No member or employee shall become an indorser or surety or become in any manner an obligor for mo...

... in interest; (3) Furnishing of goods, services, or facilities between 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 public employees retirement system and any...

...y, duties, date of birth, and length of service as a public employee of every public employee in his department.

...detailed statement of all his previous service as a public employee and shall furnish such other information as the public employees retirement board requires for the proper operation of the system. The employee shall file the statement within thirty days of commencing employment. If he fails to do so within that time, the board shall notify his employer's fiscal officer. On receipt of the notice, the fiscal office...

... contribution plans to combine years of service as a member for the purpose of determining eligibility for a benefit under section 145.32, 145.331, 145.332, or 145.335 of the Revised Code, or a benefit under a PERS defined contribution plan.

...lidation under this section for age and service retirement, disability, survivor, or death benefits shall be determined under sections 145.32, 145.35, 145.36, 145.361, 145.45, and 145.451 of the Revised Code. A member's retirement allowance shall be an amount determined in accordance with section 145.335 of the Revised Code. (E) The following sections of Chapter 145. of the Revised Code do not apply to the individ...

... (B) If a member dies or withdraws from service, the payment under division (A) of this section shall be considered as accumulated contributions of the member.

...y a state retirement system; (b) Total service credit in any state retirement system, except that the credit shall not exceed one year of credit for any period of twelve months; (c) The member's accumulated contributions. (2) A member who retires as provided in division (B)(1), (2), or (3) of this section is a retirant for all purposes of this chapter, except that the member is not subject to section 145.38 o...

...irement system at the time the member's service subject to this chapter terminated.

...former division. For contributors with service credit earned prior to December 31, 1981, the board may reflect the compounding of interest by using factors provided by the board's actuary. (B) The interest credited under this section shall be calculated on all amounts on deposit in an individual's account in the employees' savings fund as follows: (1) If this section takes effect on or before December 31, 2000, in...

...l claims and demands whatsoever for the services rendered by such person during the period covered by such payment.

...lic educational programming and testing services prior to the effective date of this section; (b) Another entity that has a business relationship with an entity described in division (B)(1)(a) of this section. (2) The standards and curricula of the program, which shall be established in coordination with the entities authorized to administer the program and the required test and shall include all of the following:...

...ed, by a commissioned officer in active service with the armed forces of the United States for a person who was a member of the armed forces of the United States, for a person who was accompanying the armed forces of the United States, or for a person who was a dependent of either such category of persons, and that was taken or performed between January 1, 1941, and January 1, 1974, in conformity with the provisions ...

...erson to act if: (1) Either a foreign service officer of the United States residing in the country in which the act is performed or a diplomatic or consular officer of the foreign country residing in the United States certifies that a person holding that office is authorized to perform the act; (2) The official seal of the person performing the notarial act is affixed to the document; or (3) The title and indic...

...ogy in the department of administrative services shall provide assistance to the secretary of state relating to the equipment, security, and technological aspects of the standards established under this section.

...rogram in consideration of a reasonable service charge to be applied in a nondiscriminatory manner to all amounts of compensation deferred under the program. The board may exercise the same powers granted by section 145.09 of the Revised Code necessary to perform its functions under this chapter. The attorney general shall be the legal adviser of the board. The Ohio public employees deferred compensation receiving...

...erk of the senate. (c) The legislative service commission. (d) The Ohio supreme court. (e) The document division of the library of congress. (f) The state library. (g) The Ohio history connection. The secretary of state shall retain a paper or electronic format of the session laws. (C) The session laws may be sold in a paper or electronic format to individuals or entities not specified in division (B) of this ...

...ion of the department of administrative services, shall cause to be delivered to the state library fifty copies of the publication, subject to the provisions of section 125.42 of the Revised Code. (B) The state library board shall distribute the print publications so received as follows: (1) Retain two copies in the state library; (2) Send two copies to the document division of the library of congress; (3) Se...

...enactments published by the legislative service commission, to the following libraries: (A) Each library within the state that has been designated by the state library board under section 149.11 of the Revised Code as a depository for state publications; (B) In each county containing no library described in division (A) of this section, to a public library designated by the state library board to receive the ...

...ncil; (3) Department of administrative services; (4) Ohio arts council; (5) Ohio archaeological council; (6) Patriotic and veterans' organizations; (7) Local historical societies; (8) Department of natural resources; (9) Professional engineers; (10) Attorneys at law. The advisory board shall assist the Ohio history connection with its site preservation program, suggest legislation necessary to the Ohio histo...

...ations of money, property, and personal services, apply for and receive federal assistance, acquire real property or any estate, right, or interest therein, construct buildings, access roads, parking areas, and other appropriate facilities for museum visitors, and exercise any powers incidental to such purpose. The Ohio history connection shall establish an acquisition policy for the museum. Donations of money recei...

...bilitated by the project are "placed in service," as that term is used in section 47 of the Internal Revenue Code.