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...When the board of county commissioners of the upper county deems it expedient to do so, it may issue bonds of the county to raise the money necessary to pay the costs, including the amount agreed to be paid to the lower county, as provided by section 6135.26 of the Revised Code, in the manner provided by law in the case of a single county ditch.

...When the proper officials of a county in another state, adjoining a county in this state, desire to have the outlet for water flowing in a ditch, drain, or watercourse from such upper adjoining county into or through a lower county in this state enlarged or improved, the board of county commissioners of such lower county may enter into an agreement with the proper officials of such upper adjoining county for the impr...

...When the board of county commissioners enters into an agreement with the proper officials of an adjoining county in another state, under sections 6135.23 to 6135.25, inclusive, of the Revised Code, it shall make an entry upon its journal setting forth fully and particularly the terms of such agreement, as to the extent and nature of the outlet to be constructed or improved, the time within which it is to be completed...

...In all matters pertaining to the location and construction of an improvement, not expressly provided for in sections 6135.23 to 6135.26, inclusive, of the Revised Code, the board of county commissioners shall be governed by laws providing for the location and construction of county ditches.

... As used in this chapter: (A) "Owner," "benefit," "lead county," and "improvement" have the same meanings as in section 6131.01 of the Revised Code. (B) "Force account" has the same meaning as in section 5543.19 of the Revised Code.

... (A) The board of county commissioners of each county shall establish and maintain a fund within each county for the repair, upkeep, and permanent maintenance of each improvement constructed after August 23, 1957, under Chapter 940., 6131., 6133., or 6135. of the Revised Code. (B) If the improvement affects only a single county of the state, the board of county commissioners of that county shall establish and main...

... (A)(1) The maintenance fund shall be maintained, as needed, by an assessment levied not more often than once annually upon the benefited owners apportioned on the basis of the estimated benefits for all costs of the improvement. (2) An assessment shall represent such a percentage of the estimated benefits as is estimated by the engineer and found adequate by the board or joint board to effect the purpose of secti...

... (A)(1) The board of county commissioners, upon recommendation of the county engineer, may combine improvements into a drainage maintenance district, in which the maintenance assessment shall be the same percentage of original cost for each improvement to be maintained. (2) In combining improvements into drainage maintenance districts, the county engineer and the board of county commissioners shall consider simila...

... (A) The maintenance fund established under section 6137.02 of the Revised Code shall be subject to use of the board of county commissioners or joint board of county commissioners for the necessary and proper repair or maintenance of any drainage improvement constructed under Chapters 940., 6131., 6133., and 6135. of the Revised Code. (B) Whenever the board, or the joint board, from its own observation or the recom...

... (A) Whenever the owner of any lands assessed for construction of an improvement authorized prior to August 23, 1957, files a written complaint that the improvement is in need of repair, the county engineer or the county engineer's designated representative shall make an inspection of the condition of the improvement within sixty days of receipt of the complaint and shall request the owner to be present at the inspec...

... (A) With regard to a single county improvement, the county engineer has general charge and supervision of the repair and maintenance of all county drainage improvements constructed under Chapters 940., 6131., 6133., and 6135. of the Revised Code. With regard to a joint county improvement, the lead county engineer has general charge and supervision of the repair and maintenance of all joint county drainage improve...

... (A) As used in this section, "drainage equipment" means machinery, tools, conveyances, or other equipment for the repair and maintenance of drainage improvements a board of county commissioners considers necessary. (B) The board of county commissioners may do both of the following: (1) Purchase drainage equipment; (2) Provide a suitable place to house and store the drainage equipment. The county engineer sha...

... (A) An owner may make application for reduction in the owner's maintenance assessment due to work the owner proposes on any portion of a public ditch, watercourse, or other improvement. The application shall be filed with the county engineer on or before the first day of May in any year and shall state the nature of the work to be done, such as clearing brush, removing silt or debris, repair of structure, or other w...

... (A) The board of county commissioners may grant to any owner a reduction of not more than fifty per cent of the owner's annual maintenance assessment provided that the owner shall have filed with the county engineer a certificate of the board of supervisors of the soil conservation district of the county in which the land is located, certifying that the owner is following practices in the cultivation or management ...

... If the cleaning out or repair of a ditch, drain, or watercourse, repair or replacement of tile, or repair of any abutment, catch basin, retaining wall or other improvement is made necessary in whole or in part by the negligent acts or omissions of an owner, the board of county commissioners shall conduct a hearing regarding the acts or omissions. The board shall give notice of the hearing thirty days prior to the he...

... (A) The original schedule of benefit assessments upon owners for the construction of any improvement shall be maintained by the county auditor as the permanent assessment base for maintenance. The county auditor shall levy the maintenance assessments in such percentage of the permanent assessment base as is authorized by the board of county commissioners. (B) Before certifying the percentage of the permanent asses...

... (A) In lieu of the permanent assessment base and procedure specified in section 6137.11 of the Revised Code, the board of county commissioners may by resolution levy upon the benefited property assessments apportioned according to tax value. The assessments shall be in the amount determined by the board to be necessary to obtain funds for the maintenance fund. (B) Prior to the adoption of a resolution levying the ...

... (A) At the time that the board of county commissioners reviews the permanent assessment base of an improvement after six annual assessments have been made as provided in section 6137.11 of the Revised Code, the board may request the county engineer to estimate the construction cost of the improvement if that improvement were to be constructed at the time of the permanent assessment base review. Not less than thirty ...

... (A) In the cleaning, repair, and other maintenance work on drainage improvements, the persons whose duty it is to perform the maintenance work may go upon the adjoining or abutting lands within the permanent easement necessary for proper operation of the required machinery, tools, motor vehicles, conveyances, or other equipment. (B)(1) In the case of open ditches, the permanent easement so used shall be not more t...

... That part of interstate drainage improvements within the state may be cleaned or repaired pursuant to sections 6137.01 to 6137.12 of the Revised Code.

... The county engineer, in inspecting drainage channels, shall note any and all apparent violations of sections 6111.01 to 6111.04 of the Revised Code, as such sections refer to the pollution of drainage channels. Whenever it appears to the county engineer that there may be a violation of section 6111.04 of the Revised Code, the county engineer shall notify the director of environmental protection, setting forth any th...

...The board of county commissioners with the advice of the county engineer may enter into agreements with local soil and water conservation districts for the purposes of planning, constructing, or maintaining works of improvement constructed under Chapters 6131., 6133., 6135., 6137., and 6151. of the Revised Code.

...When in its opinion it is necessary or advisable, in order to provide proper protection or a proper location for a proposed bridge or road, the board of county commissioners may divert, alter, straighten, or clean out a river, creek, or other watercourse, and for such purpose may acquire the necessary property and settle all claims for damages of any persons interested. The expenses so incurred shall be payable out o...

...In order to acquire property as provided in section 6151.01 of the Revised Code by appropriation proceedings, the board of county commissioners shall adopt a resolution declaring the necessity therefor; and shall then proceed in accordance with sections 163.01 to 163.22, inclusive, of the Revised Code.

...The board of county commissioners may cause a river, creek, or watercourse to be straightened or cleaned out for the protection of any bridge or road within its control.