Title 3, Title 3. Counties

All the power and authority granted to a regional airport 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 308.01 to 308.17, inclusive, of the Revised Code, by its ru…

(A) The requirement in division (C) of section 121.22 of the Revised Code that a member of a public body be present in person at a meeting open to the public in order to be part of a quorum or to vote does not apply to the board of trustees of a regional airport authority if the …

Upon the creation of a regional airport authority as provided by section 308.03 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…

The board of trustees of a regional airport authority may contract with the prosecuting attorney of a county, as provided in section 309.09 of the Revised Code, to obtain legal services from the prosecuting attorney.

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

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

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

Revenue bonds issued by a regional airport authority shall bear interest at not to exceed the rate provided in section 9.95 of the Revised Code, shall mature within forty years following the date of issuance and in such amount, at such times, and in such number of installments as…

Bonds issued under sections 308.08 to 308.10, 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.

The secretary-treasurer of the regional airport authority shall be the fiscal officer of the regional airport 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.Before rec…

(A) The board of trustees of a regional airport authority or any officer or employee designated by such board may make without competitive bidding any contract for any purchase, lease, lease with option or agreement to purchase any property, or any construction contract for any w…

The board of trustees of a regional airport 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…

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

Nothing in sections 308.01 to 308.17, 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.

The board of county commissioners of any county included within a regional airport 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 airport authority to be p…

As used in sections 308.20 to 308.25 of the Revised Code: (A) "Qualifying airport" means an airport and any contiguous airport facilities owned, operated, or maintained by any of the following: (1) A regional airport authority under this chapter, provided the airport and faciliti…

(A) The board of trustees of a regional airport authority, the board of directors of a port authority, or the legislative authority of a municipal corporation that owns, operates, or maintains a qualifying airport may, by resolution adopted before January 1, 2024, create an airpo…

(A) An airport development district shall be governed by the board of trustees of a nonprofit corporation which shall be known as the board of directors of the airport development district. Initially, the board shall consist of three directors appointed by the board of trustees o…

(A) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the nonprofit corporation that governs an airport development district shall be organized in the manner described in Chapter 1702. of the Revised Code. The nonprofit corporation may do the following: (1) Exercise all powers of non…

(A) The expenditures of an airport development district may include the following: (1) The cost of creating and operating the district under this chapter, including creating and operating a nonprofit organization organized under this chapter, hiring employees and professional ser…

(A) An airport development district exists until it is dissolved under this section. The process for dissolving an airport development district or repealing a development plan may be initiated by a petition filed with the board of directors of the district and signed by the owner…