The legislative authority of a municipal corporation shall, whenever it is deemed necessary to appropriate property, pass a resolution declaring such intent, defining the purpose of the appropriation, and setting forth a pertinent description of the land and the estate or interest therein desired to be appropriated.
Resolution declaring intent to appropriate
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 719.04, under Chapter 719 | Appropriation Of Property.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 719.04