Section 123.20 | Ohio facilities construction commission.
(A) There is hereby created the Ohio facilities construction commission. The commission shall administer the design and construction of improvements to public facilities of the state in accordance with this chapter and other provisions of the Revised Code.
The commission is a body corporate and politic, an agency of state government and an instrumentality of the state, performing essential governmental functions of this state. The carrying out of the purposes and the exercise by the commission of its powers are essential public functions and public purposes of the state. The commission may, in its own name, sue and be sued, enter into contracts, and perform all the powers and duties given to it by the Revised Code, but it does not have and shall not exercise the power of eminent domain. In its discretion and as it determines appropriate, the commission may delegate to any of its members, executive director, or other employees any of the commission's powers and duties to carry out its functions.
(B) The commission shall consist of three members: the director of the office of budget and management and the director of administrative services, or their designees, and a member whom the governor shall appoint.
Members of the commission shall serve without compensation.
Within sixty days after the effective date of this section, the commission shall meet and organize by electing voting members as the chairperson and vice-chairperson of the commission, who shall hold their offices until the next organizational meeting of the commission. Organizational meetings of the commission shall be held at the first meeting of each calendar year. At each organizational meeting, the commission shall elect from among its voting members a chairperson and vice-chairperson, who shall serve until the next annual organizational meeting. The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for the conduct of its internal business and shall keep a journal of its proceedings. Including the organizational meeting, the commission shall meet at least once each calendar year.
Two members of the commission constitute a quorum, and the affirmative vote of two members is necessary for approval of any action taken by the commission. A vacancy in the membership of the commission does not impair a quorum from exercising all the rights and performing all the duties of the commission. Meetings of the commission may be held anywhere in the state and shall be held in compliance with section 121.22 of the Revised Code.
(C) Within sixty days after the effective date of this section, the governor shall appoint a member to the commission. The initial appointment shall be for a term ending three years after the effective date of this section, with subsequent terms ending three years after they begin, on the same day of the same month as the initial term.
A vacancy for the member appointed by the governor shall be filled in the same manner as provided for the original appointment. The appointed member shall hold office for the remainder of the term for which the vacancy existed. After the expiration of the term, the appointed member shall continue in office for a period of sixty days or until the appointed member's successor takes office, whichever period is shorter.
(D) The commission shall file an annual report of its activities and finances with the governor, speaker of the house of representatives, president of the senate, and chairpersons of the house and senate finance committees.
(E) The commission shall be exempt from the requirements of sections 101.82 to 101.87 of the Revised Code.
Available Versions of this Section
- September 10, 2012 – House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly [ View September 10, 2012 Version ]
- September 29, 2017 – Amended by House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly [ View September 29, 2017 Version ]
- October 3, 2023 – Amended by House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly [ View October 3, 2023 Version ]