Ohio · statute · Ohio Rev. Code ch. 511 · 48 active provisions
If, in a township, a town hall is to be built, improved, enlarged, or removed at a cost greater than the amount specified in section 9.17 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees may make all contracts necessary for the purchase of a site, and the erection, improvement, or enlargement of such building. The b…
The board of township trustees, whenever it has contracted to purchase a site and erect thereon a town hall, and suitable lands cannot be procured by contract for such purpose on reasonable terms, may appropriate land therefor, not to exceed one acre, by proceedings in accordance with sections 163.01 to 163.22 of the R…
The electors of a township in which a village is situated, and the electors of such village, may, if the electors of both so determine, unite in the enlargement, improvement, or erection of a public building.For such purpose, an application shall be made to and filed with the board of township trustees, signed by not l…
At the next regular municipal election after the applications for the enlargement, improvement, or erection of a public building have been so filed under section 511.05 of the Revised Code, the question as to whether or not a tax shall be levied upon all the property subject to taxation in the township and village for…
If, at an election under section 511.06 of the Revised Code, two thirds of the electors of the township and of the village voting, vote in favor of such improvement, the board of township trustees and the legislative authority of the village shall jointly take such action as is necessary to carry out complete improveme…
Whenever a petition is presented to the board of township trustees, signed by not less than fifteen per cent of the electors of the township as shown at the most recent general election held therein, requesting the submission to such electors of the question of issuing bonds in an amount not to exceed one hundred thous…
If a soldier's memorial is to be erected by a single township, the proceeds of bonds issued under section 511.08 of the Revised Code, other than any premium and accrued interest which shall be credited to the sinking fund, shall be placed in the township treasury to the credit of a fund to be known as "the memorial fun…
The board of township trustees may appoint such superintendents, architects, clerks, laborers, and other employees as are necessary and fix their compensation. Any person so appointed may be removed by a majority of the members of such board at any time. Any township employee working on a salary or hourly basis is enti…
The board of township trustees may acquire by purchase, appropriation, or otherwise, any private or public lands which it might deem necessary for its use, and, in case of condemnation, such proceedings shall be governed by sections 719.01 to 719.21, inclusive, of the Revised Code. Such board may receive donations, leg…
The board of township trustees may prepare plans and specifications and make contracts for the construction and erection of a memorial building, monument, statue, or memorial, for the purposes specified and within the amount authorized by section 511.08 of the Revised Code. If the total estimated cost of the constructi…
No member of the board of township trustees or any officer or employee thereof shall be interested in any contract entered into by such board. No such person shall be individually liable to any contractor upon any contract made under sections 511.08 to 511.17, inclusive, of the Revised Code, nor shall he be liable to a…
There shall be provided in a memorial building, erected under sections 511.08 to 511.17, inclusive, of the Revised Code, suitable apartments, of sufficient dimensions, to commemorate the soldiers, sailors, and marines of the township who lost their lives while in the service of the United States, and the names of such…
Upon the completion and equipping of a soldier's memorial building, the board of township trustees shall certify such fact to the court of common pleas of the county in which the building was constructed, and the court thereupon shall appoint a board of permanent "memorial trustees," composed of seven citizens of the t…
The board of permanent memorial trustees shall provide for the maintenance of the township memorial building, monument, statue, or memorial and shall always keep the memorial in such condition that it will fulfill the purpose for which it was constructed.The board of permanent memorial trustees may receive donations an…
Under such reasonable rules and regulations as the board of permanent memorial trustees prescribes, the memorial building constructed under section 511.08 of the Revised Code shall be open and free for use as a meeting place by all organizations and allied organizations of present and former soldiers, sailors, and mari…
(A) When any number of electors in a township, including the electors of all municipal corporations in the township, equal to or exceeding one-tenth of the total vote cast in the township at the most recent general election, files a petition with the board of township trustees for proceedings to organize a park distric…
If the board of park commissioners of a township park district created before 1955 is appointed by the board of township trustees, the board of township trustees may adopt a resolution to convert the parks owned and operated by the park district into parks owned and operated by the township if the township has a popula…
(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the board of park commissioners shall consist of three electors. The electors may be residents of the township or of any municipal corporation that is located within the township, that was within the township at the time that the park district was established, or…
Prior to the submission to the electors of the question of whether one or more public parks are to be established as provided in section 511.21 of the Revised Code, the board of park commissioners shall call to its assistance one or more skilled landscape architects, and, if desired, other expert advice, as to suitable…
Upon the filing of the report of the board of park commissioners as provided by section 511.20 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees shall direct the township fiscal officer to give thirty days' notice, by posting in five public places in the township and by publication using at least one of the following…
The board of township trustees shall direct the township fiscal officer to file a written notice, not later than four p.m. of the ninetieth day before the day of the election, with the board of elections having charge of the preparation of official ballots, that an election will be held as provided in section 511.21 of…
(A) When the vote under section 511.22 of the Revised Code is in favor of establishing one or more public parks, the board of park commissioners shall constitute a board, to be called the board of park commissioners of that township park district, and they shall be a body politic and corporate. Their office is not a to…
Whenever it is necessary for the board of park commissioners of a township park district to determine the value of any real property owned by the board, or which it proposes to acquire by purchase, lease, or appropriation, the board may employ competent appraisers to advise it of the value of such property, or expert w…
(A) As used in this section, "felony" has the same meaning as in section 109.511 of the Revised Code.(B) The employees designated by the board of park commissioners of a township park district may enforce the laws of the state and the regulations of the board within and adjacent to the lands under the jurisdiction and…
A board of park commissioners of a township park district may purchase a policy or policies of insurance to insure the members of the board and its appointees, assistants, and employees against liability arising from the performance of their official duties.