Ohio · statute · Ohio Rev. Code ch. 940 · 42 active provisions
As used in this chapter: (A) "Soil and water conservation district" means a district organized in accordance with this chapter. (B) "Supervisor" means one of the members of the governing body of a district. (C) "Landowner," "owner," or "owner of land" means an owner of record as shown by the records in the office of th…
There is hereby established in the department of agriculture the Ohio soil and water conservation commission. The commission shall consist of seven members of equal status and authority, six of whom shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate, and one of whom shall be designated by reso…
Each county shall have a soil and water conservation district coextensive with the geographic area of the county, and each district shall constitute a political subdivision of this state.
Each soil and water conservation district shall be administered by a board consisting of the five supervisors. Elections of supervisors shall be conducted by the Ohio soil and water conservation commission pursuant to rules it adopts under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The term of each supervisor shall be for three…
(A) The board of supervisors of a soil and water conservation district shall consist of five supervisors, as provided for in section 940.04 of the Revised Code. (B) The board shall organize annually by selecting a chairperson, a secretary, and a treasurer. It shall designate one of its members as fiscal agent. A majori…
The board of supervisors of a soil and water conservation district have the following powers in addition to its other powers: (A) To conduct surveys, investigations, and research relating to the character of soil erosion, floodwater and sediment damages, and the preventive and control measures and works of improvement…
(A) As used in this section: (1) "Judgment" includes a consent judgment. (2) "Tort action" means a civil action for damages for injury, death, or loss to person or property, other than a civil action for damages for a breach of contract or another agreement between persons. (B) Except as provided in divisions (C) and (…
The board of supervisors of a soil and water conservation district may employ assistants and such other employees as it considers necessary and may provide for the payment of the reasonable compensation of such assistants and employees and expenses incurred by them in the discharge of their duties from the special fund…
(A) As used in this section: (1) "Receiving employee" means an employee of a soil and water conservation district who receives donated sick leave as authorized by this section. (2) "Donating employee" means an employee of a soil and water conservation district who donates sick leave as authorized by this section. (3) "…
(A) When the board of supervisors of a soil and water conservation district find, by resolution, that the district has personal property, including motor vehicles acquired for the use of district officers, road machinery, equipment, tools, or supplies, that is not needed for public use, or is obsolete or unfit for the…
(A) Not later than three months after November 2, 2018, the board of supervisors of a soil and water conservation district that hold a credit card account on November 2, 2018, shall adopt a written policy for the use of credit card accounts. Otherwise, the board shall adopt a written policy before first holding a credi…
(A) As used in this section: (1) "Financial transaction device" includes a credit card, debit card, charge card, or prepaid or stored value card, or automated clearinghouse network credit, debit, or e-check entry that includes, but is not limited to, accounts receivable and internet-initiated, point of purchase, and te…
The board of county commissioners of each county in which there is a soil and water conservation district may levy a tax within the ten-mill limitation and may appropriate money from the proceeds of the levy or from the general fund of the county. The money shall be held in a special fund for the credit of the district…
(A) The prosecuting attorney of a county in which there is a soil and water conservation district is the legal adviser of the district. The prosecuting attorney is the legal counsel of such district in all civil actions brought by or against it and shall conduct all such actions in the prosecuting attorney's official c…
This chapter does not infringe upon the rights, powers, and authority vested by law in the division of wildlife in the department of natural resources.
(A) Within the limits of funds appropriated to the department of agriculture and the soil and water conservation district assistance fund created in this section, there shall be paid in each calendar year to each soil and water conservation district a matching amount not to exceed one dollar for each one dollar receive…
A board of county commissioners may apply to the Ohio soil and water conservation commission for an advance of moneys from the soil and water conservation fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury, to enable a soil and water conservation district to pay all or part of the cost of surveys and plans, appraisals…
The director of agriculture, upon recommendation by the Ohio soil and water conservation commission, may enter into agreements with boards of county commissioners under which the state shares the cost of construction of works of improvement constructed by the county for a soil and water conservation district. The state…
(A) An owner of land that is located in a soil and water conservation district may file a petition with the board of supervisors of the district requesting the construction of a conservation work of improvement. Prior to filing a petition, the petitioner shall consult with the district to discuss the proposed drainage…
(A) At least twenty-one days prior to the date established for the view, the board of supervisors of a soil and water conservation district shall send a written notice of the view and the hearing to all landowners within the area to be benefited by the proposed improvement and to the board of county commissioners and t…
(A) On the date established for the view of a proposed improvement, the board of supervisors of a soil and water conservation district or its designee shall present an overview of the proposed improvement. In the presentation, the board or its designee shall use methods and means that the board determines will adequate…
(A) Upon acceptance of a petition requesting the construction of an improvement, the board of supervisors of a soil and water conservation district shall begin to prepare a preliminary report regarding the proposed improvement. The board shall present the completed preliminary report at the hearing that is held on the…
(A) On the date and at the time established by the board of supervisors for the hearing on a petition for a proposed improvement, the board shall conduct the hearing. At the hearing, the board shall do both of the following: (1) Present the board's preliminary report on the proposed improvement; (2) Hear any comments o…
After a vote of the board of supervisors of a soil and water conservation district to proceed with a project survey and design for a proposed improvement, the board or its designee shall conduct all necessary surveys for the proposed improvement. In addition, the board or its designee shall prepare plans for constructi…
(A) After preparing the project survey, design, and plans for constructing the proposed improvement, the board of supervisors of a soil and water conservation district shall prepare a schedule of damages as part of the estimate of the total cost of constructing the proposed improvement. (B) The schedule of damages shal…