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Title 3, Title 3. Counties

32 chapters · 1,167 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 31,167 Ch 307, Chapter 307 | Board of County Commis…229 Ch 303, Chapter 303 | County Zoning; Renewal…77 Ch 323, Chapter 323 | Collection of Taxes75 Ch 319, Chapter 319 | Auditor69 Ch 306, Chapter 306 | County Transit System;…65 Ch 321, Chapter 321 | Treasurer55 Ch 317, Chapter 317 | Recorder51 Ch 305, Chapter 305 | Board of County Commis…43 Ch 339, Chapter 339 | Hospitals40 Ch 311, Chapter 311 | Sheriff38 Ch 341, Chapter 341 | Jails38 Ch 315, Chapter 315 | Engineer35 Ch 313, Chapter 313 | Coroner33 Ch 325, Chapter 325 | Compensation33

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.01 Establishing county transit system
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(A) Whenever the county commissioners of any county declare, by resolution, that it is essential to the best interests of the county that a county transit system be established, the commissioners shall either appoint a county transit board, with powers and duties as specified by …
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.02 Members of board, qualifications, terms
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A county transit board authorized by section 306.01 of the Revised Code shall consist of seven members. All members shall be electors of the county, shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners, and shall have such qualifications as the board of county commissioners ma…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.03 Organization of county transit board
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As soon as possible after the appointment of the initial members, a county transit board shall organize for the transaction of business, elect a vice-chairman and secretary and prescribe their duties, designate a fiscal officer who need not be a member of the board, and adopt byl…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.04 Powers and duties of board
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(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, employees of a county transit board or a board of county commissioners operating a transit system are employees of the county. If the system is operated by the board of county commissioners, the board shall appoint…

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.05 Advancement of funds for county transit system

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The county commissioners may advance funds from any available fund of the county for purchase or acquisition of a transit system, surveys, planning, and mass transportation studies. The amount advanced may be reimbursed from any funds of the county transit board including the pro…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.051 Use of funds expended for social services as local match to obtain funds for transit system

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(A) As used in this section, "social services" includes all of the following:(1) Services for senior citizens;(2) Services for persons with developmental disabilities;(3) Services funded in whole or in part with federal funds provided for social services programs, including the c…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.06 Agreements to provide transportation service

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The county transit board or board of county commissioners operating a transit system may enter into an agreement with any municipal corporation, township, or other county, whereby the board undertakes to provide transportation service for the movement of persons within, from, or …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.07 Exempting revenue and income from taxation

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The operations, revenues, and property of the county transit system and all obligations secured by the real estate or interests therein or revenues of the system, or the income derived therefrom, are exempt from the levy of any excise or other tax by the county or any political s…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.08 Acquiring publicly or privately owned transit system

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Any county transit board or board of county commissioners operating a transit system, that acquires, leases as lessee, or receives a right to use a publicly or privately owned transit system may enter into an agreement with the operator thereof transferring that transit system, a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.09 Issuing bonds

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(A) The board of county commissioners, on its own initiative if it operates a county transit system or at the request of the county transit board if one is appointed, may issue bonds of the county pursuant to Chapter 133. of the Revised Code, for the purpose of purchasing, acquir…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.10 Issuing refunding bonds

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The county transit board or a board of county commissioners operating a transit system may issue refunding bonds of the county to refund any bonds previously issued under division (B) of section 306.09 of the Revised Code for any of the following purposes:(A) Refunding bonds whic…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.11 Control over county transit system's revenue and funds

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In counties that have a county transit board, that transit board shall have exclusive control over the county transit system's budgets, appropriations, collections, custody, and application of its revenues or other funds received by it and shall have jurisdiction of all purchases…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.12 Acquiring publicly or privately owned transit system - employee rights

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Any board of county commissioners operating a transit system or any county transit board shall, if it acquires any existing transit system, assume all the employer's obligations under any existing labor contract between the employees and management of the system. The board shall,…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.13 Exempting real and personal property from taxation

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A board of county commissioners operating a transit system or a county transit board created under sections 306.01 to 306.13 of the Revised Code shall be exempt from and shall not be required to pay any taxes on property, both real and personal, belonging to the board, which is u…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.14 Report on franchise agreements

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(A) If a board of county commissioners awards a franchise to a franchisee on behalf of a county transit board, the county transit board shall submit an annual written report to the board of county commissioners not later than a date designated by the board of county commissioners…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.30 Regional transit authority definitions

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(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section and as used in sections 306.30 to 306.53 of the Revised Code, "transit facility" means any: (1) Street railway, motor bus, tramline, subway, monorail, rapid transit vehicle, aeroplane, helicopter, ferry, or other ground or wa…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.301 Resolution designating part of township member of regional transit authority

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(A) As used in sections 306.30 to 306.71 of the Revised Code, "township" means either of the following:(1) An entire township;(2) Township territory that is designated as a township under division (B) of this section for the purpose of joining a regional transit authority.(B) A b…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.31 Creating regional transit authority

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A regional transit authority may be created in the manner provided in section 306.32 of the Revised Code, for any one or more of the following purposes: acquiring, constructing, operating, maintaining, replacing, improving, and extending transit facilities; controlling and admini…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.32 Resolution for creation of regional transit authority

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Any county, or any two or more counties, municipal corporations, or townships, or any combination of these, may create a regional transit authority by the adoption of a resolution or ordinance by the board of county commissioners of each county, the legislative authority of each …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.321 Inclusion of additional counties, municipal corporations, or townships in regional transit authority

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The resolution or ordinance creating a regional transit authority may be amended to include additional counties, municipal corporations, or townships by the adoption of an amendment by the board of county commissioners of each county, the legislative authority of each municipal c…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.322 Additional provisions for joining additional counties, municipal corporations, or townships to the regional transit authority

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Political subdivision" means a county, a municipal corporation, or a township. (2) "Governing body" means a board of county commissioners of a county, a legislative authority of a municipal corporation, or a board of trustees of a township. (B) F…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.33 Appointment of board of trustees

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Within sixty days after a regional transit authority has been created under section 306.32 of the Revised Code, the board of trustees for such regional transit authority shall be appointed as provided in this section.Members of a board of trustees of an authority created by the e…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.331 Board of trustees for joint county and municipal authority

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Notwithstanding section 306.33 of the Revised Code, the board of trustees of any regional transit authority created by one county and two municipal corporations, with the county having a population of at least five hundred thousand according to the most recent federal census, sha…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.34 Power and authority of board of trustees

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All the power and authority granted to a regional transit authority shall be vested in and exercised by its board of trustees which shall manage and conduct its affairs. The board shall, within the limitations of sections 306.30 to 306.47, inclusive, of the Revised Code, by its r…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.35 Regional transit authority - powers and duties

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Upon the creation of a regional transit authority as provided by section 306.32 of the Revised Code, and upon the qualifying of its board of trustees and the election of a president and a vice-president, the authority shall exercise in its own name all the rights, powers, and dut…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.351 Purchase and operation of flexible joint bus

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A regional transit authority may purchase an articulated bus only if the regional transit authority establishes and follows a preference system for buses that are manufactured or assembled within this state, or, if none, within the United States.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.352 Felony conviction precludes or terminates employment

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(A) As used in this section, "felony" has the same meaning as in section 109.511 of the Revised Code.(B)(1) In the exercise of its authority under division (Y) of section 306.35 of the Revised Code, a regional transit authority shall not employ a person as a regional transit auth…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.353 Authority to levy tax to fund construction or maintenance of roads or bridges related to provision of services by regional transit authority

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Qualifying regional transit authority" means a regional transit authority whose territory includes a county having a population of more than seven hundred fifty thousand but less than nine hundred thousand as of the most recent federal decennial …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.354 Scope of activities for certain regional transit authorities

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(A) As used in this section, "metropolitan planning organization" has the same meaning as in section 5552.01 of the Revised Code. (B) This section applies to a regional transit authority the territory of which includes a county having a population of more than one million three h…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.36 Power of eminent domain

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(A) The board of trustees of a regional transit authority may exercise the power of eminent domain to appropriate any land, rights, rights-of-way, franchise, power lines, easements, or other property, within or without the territorial boundaries of the regional transit authority,…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.37 Issuing revenue bonds

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A regional transit authority which proposes to acquire by purchase or otherwise, or proposes to construct, replace, improve, extend, enlarge, maintain, or operate any transit facility, and desires to raise money for any one or more of such purposes or for the purpose of repaying …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.38 Trust agreement may secure revenue bonds

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At the discretion of the board of trustees of a regional transit authority, the revenue bonds of the regional transit authority may be secured by a trust agreement between the board of trustees on behalf of the regional transit authority and a corporate trustee, which trustee may…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.39 Interest and maturity of revenue bonds

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Revenue bonds issued by a regional transit authority shall bear interest at the rate or rates approved by the board of trustees, shall mature within forty years following the date of issuance, and in such amount, at such times, and in such number of installments as may be provide…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.40 Issuing general obligation bonds

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The regional transit authority may submit to the electors within its territorial boundaries the question of issuing bonds of such authority and also the necessity of a tax outside the limitation imposed by Section 2 of Article XII, Ohio Constitution, to pay the interest on and to…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.41 Income and profit from bonds exempt from taxation

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Bonds issued under sections 306.37 to 306.40, inclusive, of the Revised Code, their transfer, and the income therefrom, including any profit made on the sale thereof, shall at all times be free from taxation within the state. Last updated August 26, 2022 at 11:07 AM

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.42 Secretary-treasurer of regional transit authority duties

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(A) The secretary-treasurer of the regional transit authority shall be the fiscal officer of the regional transit authority and the custodian of its funds and records and shall assist the board of directors in such particulars as it directs in the performance of its duties.(B) Be…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.43 Contracts - competitive bidding

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(A) The board of trustees of a regional transit authority or any officer or employee designated by such board may make any contract for the purchase of goods or services, the cost of which does not exceed one hundred thousand dollars. When an expenditure, other than for the acqui…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.44 Contracts with other governmental entities

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The board of trustees of a regional transit authority may enter into such contracts or other arrangements with the United States government or any department thereof, with the state government of this or other states, with counties, municipalities, townships, or other governmenta…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.45 Officers and employees are eligible for public employees retirement system

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All officers and employees of a regional transit authority shall be considered as public employees within the meaning of section 145.01 of the Revised Code and a regional transit authority, its officers, and employees shall be subject to Chapter 145. of the Revised Code.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.46 Counties and municipalities - powers not limited

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Nothing in sections 306.30 to 306.47, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall limit the exercise of the power or authority granted to counties or municipal corporations by sections 307.20, 717.01, and 719.01 of the Revised Code.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.47 Appropriation for county funds for expenses

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The board of county commissioners of any county included within a regional transit authority may appropriate annually, from moneys to the credit of the general fund of the county and not otherwise appropriated, that portion of the expense of the regional transit authority to be p…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.48 Group insurance for officers and employees

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A regional transit authority may procure and pay all or any part of the cost of group hospitalization, surgical, major medical, or sickness and accident insurance or a combination of any of the foregoing for the officers and employees of the regional transit authority and their i…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.49 Annual tax levy

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(A) Upon the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the qualified electors within the territorial boundaries of the regional transit authority voting on the question at an election held for the purpose of authorizing it, the regional transit authority may levy upon the proper…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.50 Report on local spending on airports

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On or before the thirty-first day of August of each year, all counties and all regional transit authorities shall provide a report to the director of transportation and the tax commissioner that specifies the total amount of local spending during the previous state fiscal year fo…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.51 Conveyance, lease, or exchange of personal or real property

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The legislative authority of any municipal corporation, county, township, school district, or other political subdivision or taxing district, may convey or lease to, or exchange with, any regional transit authority or any such authority may convey or lease to, or exchange with, a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.52 Real and personal property exempt from taxation

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(A) A regional transit authority created under sections 306.30 to 306.53 of the Revised Code, shall be exempt from and shall not be required to pay any taxes on property, both real and personal, belonging to any such authority, which is used exclusively for any public purpose. Ho…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.53 Cooperation with other governmental agencies

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A regional transit authority may cooperate with other governmental agencies of this state, or of the United States, to carry out the purposes set forth in section 306.31 of the Revised Code.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.54 Dissolution or modification in membership

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Subject to making due provisions for the payment and performance of its obligations, the resolution or ordinance creating the regional transit authority may provide for its dissolution or modification in membership under circumstances described therein, or a regional transit auth…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.55 Withdrawal from regional transit authority

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Beginning July 1, 2011 and until November 5, 2013, the legislative authority of any municipal corporation or the board of township trustees of any township that has created or joined a regional transit authority that levies a property tax and that includes in its membership polit…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 306.551 Contract for transit services after withdrawal

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Any municipal corporation or township that withdraws from a regional transit authority under section 306.55 of the Revised Code may enter into a contract with a regional transit authority or other provider of transit services to provide transportation service for persons who are …