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Title 5, Title 5. Townships

13 chapters · 450 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 5450 Ch 505, Chapter 505 | Trustees154 Ch 503, Chapter 503 | General Provisions55 Ch 511, Chapter 511 | Memorial Buildings; Ha…48 Ch 519, Chapter 519 | Township Zoning39 Ch 517, Chapter 517 | Cemeteries33 Ch 504, Chapter 504 | Limited Home Rule Gove…29 Ch 513, Chapter 513 | Hospitals; Joint Hospi…23 Ch 515, Chapter 515 | Lighting16 Ch 507, Chapter 507 | Clerk15 Ch 509, Chapter 509 | Constables13 Ch 501, Chapter 501 | Original Surveyed Town…11 Ch 521, Chapter 521 | Private Sewage Collect…7 Ch 523, Chapter 523 | Merged Townships7

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.031 Appointment of township administrator
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(A)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, the board of township trustees may appoint a township administrator, who shall be the administrative head of the township under the direction and supervision of the board and who shall hold office at the pleasur…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.032 Powers and duties of township administrator
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The township administrator shall, under the direction of the board of township trustees:(A) Assist in the administration, enforcement, and execution of the policies and resolutions of the board;(B) Supervise and direct the activities of the affairs of the divisions of township go…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.04 Annual inventory
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The board of township trustees shall make an inventory on the second Monday of January, each year, of all the materials, machinery, tools, and other township supplies in its possession. The inventory shall be a public record and one copy shall be filed with the fiscal officer of …
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.05 Program recognizing outstanding employee performance
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Upon notifying the board of township trustees, any appointing authority of a township office or department may establish a program to recognize outstanding employee performance. The program may include, but is not limited to, cash awards, additional paid leave, or other additiona…

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.06 Abatement of building nuisances

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(A) As used in this section:(1) "Immediate family" means a spouse, who resides in the same household, and children.(2) "Nonproductive land" means nonproductive land as defined in section 5722.01 of the Revised Code that has been acquired by a township pursuant to Chapter 5722. of…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.07 Settlement of court action - zoning issue subject to referendum

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Notwithstanding any contrary provision in another section of the Revised Code, section 519.12 of the Revised Code, or any vote of the electors on a petition for zoning referendum, a township may settle any court action by a consent decree or court-approved settlement agreement wh…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.08 Emergency contracts

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After adopting by a unanimous vote a resolution declaring a real and present emergency in connection with the administration of township services or the execution of duties assigned by law to any officer of a township, the board of township trustees may, by resolution, enter into…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.09 Duty of trustees at elections

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The board of township trustees, at any election or township meeting may cause any disorderly person to be removed from such place of election or meeting, and, if necessary, to be confined until the close of the election or meeting. Constables shall obey the orders and directions …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.10 Acceptance and disposition of property

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(A) The board of township trustees may accept, on behalf of the township, the donation by bequest, devise, deed of gift, or otherwise, of any real or personal property for any township use. When the township has property, including motor vehicles, road machinery, equipment, and t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.101 Contracts with state or other public agency

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The board of township trustees of any township may, by resolution, enter into a contract, without advertising or bidding, for the purchase or sale of motor vehicles, materials, equipment, or supplies from or to any department, agency, or political subdivision of the state, for th…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.1010 Purchase of property at auction

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A board of township trustees may purchase real or personal property at public auction by adopting a resolution to designate an individual, officer, or employee to represent the board and tender bids at the auction. Any purchase made at a public auction shall be subject to a maxim…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.102 Real property transactions with senior citizens' organization

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Notwithstanding section 505.10 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees may sell, lease, or transfer any real property belonging to the township and not needed for public use to a nonprofit senior citizens' organization to be used for public purposes involving the prov…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.104 Exchange or transfer of real property without bidding

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A board of township trustees may, by resolution and without bidding or advertising, exchange and transfer any real property belonging to the township if all of the following apply in regard to the real property the township acquires in the exchange:(A) Its current market value is…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.105 Property recovered by police department

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Stolen or other property recovered by members of an organized police department of a township, a township police district, a joint police district, or the office of a township constable shall be deposited and kept in a place designated by the head of the department, district, or …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.106 Neglect or refuse to deposit property in possession of a person arrested

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No officer, or other member of an organized police department of a township, a township police district, a joint police district, or the office of a township constable shall neglect or refuse to deposit property taken or found by the officer or other member in possession of a per…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.107 Restoration of property to claimant or accused person

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If, within thirty days, the money or property recovered under section 505.105 of the Revised Code is claimed by any other person, it shall be retained by its custodian until after the discharge or conviction of the person from whom it was taken and as long as it is required as ev…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.108 Disposition of unclaimed property

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Except as otherwise provided in this section and unless the property involved is required to be disposed of pursuant to another section of the Revised Code, property that is unclaimed for ninety days or more shall be sold by the chief of police or other head of the organized poli…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.109 Payment of storage and selling expenses

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Upon the sale of any unclaimed property as provided in section 505.108 of the Revised Code, if any of the unclaimed property was ordered removed to a place of storage or stored, or both, by or under the direction of the head of the organized police department of the township, tow…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.11 Leases of real property or mining rights in township

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(A) Whenever the provisions of division (B) of this section do not apply, and when, in its opinion, the township would be benefited, the board of township trustees may lease township real property to any person upon terms agreed upon by the board and the lessee. Any consideration…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.12 Solid waste facilities

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The board of township trustees may secure, maintain, and provide for solid waste facilities as defined in section 3734.01 of the Revised Code if in its opinion the facilities are necessary, and for that purpose the board may purchase, rent, lease, or otherwise acquire land suitab…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.13 Operation of scow or lighter

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The board of township trustees of a township which is composed in whole or in part of islands, accessible from the mainland only by watercraft, may purchase and operate, and may let for hire, a scow or lighter of sufficient tonnage to carry stone and other road building material,…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.14 Residence for physician - tax levy - election - anticipatory notes

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The board of township trustees of a township described in section 505.13 of the Revised Code, which, for any reason, is inaccessible from the mainland at some time of the year, may construct, acquire, purchase, lease, and maintain a house as the residence of a resident physician,…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.15 Airports, landing fields, or other air navigation facilities

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(A) As used in this section, "airport," "landing field," and "air navigation facility" have the same meanings as in section 4561.01 of the Revised Code.(B) The board of township trustees of a township which is composed in whole or in part of islands may acquire by purchase, gift,…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.16 Harbor masters

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The board of township trustees may, in a township containing a harbor or port which is outside a municipal corporation, and in which vessels are accustomed to lie for the purpose of receiving or discharging freights, if it believes the public interest so demands, appoint a suitab…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.17 Regulations for engine noise and vehicle parking

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(A) Except in a township or portion of a township that is within the limits of a municipal corporation, the board of township trustees may make regulations and orders as are necessary to control passenger car, motorcycle, and internal combustion engine noise, as permitted under s…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.171 Drive-in theater screens

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(A) Except in a township or portion thereof that is within the limits of a municipal corporation, the board of township trustees may adopt regulations necessary to require an owner or operator of a drive-in theater located in the township, to erect the theater screen in such a ma…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.172 Noise control

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(A) As used in this section, "law enforcement officer" means a sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, police officer of a township or joint police district, marshal, deputy marshal, or municipal police officer. (B) Except as otherwise provided in this section and section 505.17 of t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.173 Storage of junk motor vehicles

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(A) Notwithstanding sections 4513.60 to 4513.65 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees may adopt resolutions as the board considers necessary to regulate the storage of junk motor vehicles on private or public property within the unincorporated area of the township. …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.18 Joint issue of bonds

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When a township has been divided into two or more parts, subsequent to the original issue of bonds in aid of or for purposes of public improvement, the authorities of the parts so constituted, jointly, may issue new bonds for the amount of such original issue becoming due.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.19 Annual meeting of trustees of divided township

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Within thirty days after the first Monday in April in each year, the trustees of a township constituted out of the division of a township, shall meet together and jointly assess and levy on the taxable property, real and personal, within the limits of the original township, the t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.20 Tax for drilling oil or gas well

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In addition to the tax already authorized by law, the board of township trustees may levy a tax, not to exceed five mills on the dollar for the purpose of drilling an oil or gas well in the township, when so authorized by a majority vote of the electors of such township at a regu…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.21 Copy of Revised Code for township officers

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The board of township trustees may purchase for its use one copy of the Revised Code, and such other standard works containing all the sections of the Revised Code applicable to township officers, with forms and citations for the guidance of such officers, as are necessary, to be…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.22 Volunteer fire department definitions

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As used in section 505.23 of the Revised Code:(A) "Political subdivision" includes municipal corporation, township, and taxing district.(B) "Insurance" means insurance coverage, including group insurance, as provided in standard casualty insurance policies.(C) "Volunteer firemen"…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.23 Insurance for members of volunteer department - joint fire department

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Any political subdivision which maintains and operates a volunteer fire department may provide for insurance against liability, and accident and death benefits, for the members of such fire department by the purchase of standard liability and casualty insurance, insuring such mem…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.24 Compensation of trustees

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(A) In calendar year 2018, each township trustee is entitled to compensation in an amount for each day of service in the business of the township, to be paid from the township treasury as follows: (1) In townships having a budget of two hundred fifty thousand dollars or less, for…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.241 Dues for township government association

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A board of township trustees may authorize its elected officers to join an association or nonprofit organization formed for the improvement of township government. Such board may appropriate from its general fund an amount sufficient to pay the dues, subscription costs, or member…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.25 Additional compensation for certain trustees

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The board of township trustees of a township such as that described in section 505.13 of the Revised Code, which, for any reason, is inaccessible from the mainland at some time of the year, shall be entitled to additional compensation, not to exceed ten dollars for each trip, for…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.26 Additional powers of trustees

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The board of township trustees may purchase, appropriate, construct, enlarge, improve, rebuild, repair, furnish, and equip a township hall, a township park, public library buildings, and bridges and viaducts over streets, streams, railroads, or other places where an overhead road…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.261 Establishing township park

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A board of township trustees may acquire suitable lands and materials, including landscape planting and other site improvement materials and playground, athletic, and recreational equipment and apparatus, to establish a township park pursuant to section 505.26 of the Revised Code…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.262 Township buildings finance and construction

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(A) Notwithstanding division (D) of section 505.37 of the Revised Code or any other statute of this state, the board of township trustees of any township, by unanimous vote, may adopt a resolution allowing the township to contract for the purchase of equipment, buildings, and sit…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.263 Water supply improvement contracts

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The board of township trustees may enter into a contract with the board of county commissioners under which the trustees agree to pay all or any part of the cost of constructing, maintaining, repairing, or operating any water supply improvement established within the limits of th…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.264 Evaluating township buildings for energy conservation measures

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(A) As used in this section, "energy conservation measure" means an installation or modification of an installation in, or remodeling of, an existing building, to reduce energy consumption. It includes the following: (1) Insulation of the building structure and of systems within …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.265 Issuing securities for payment of accrued liability to police and firemen's disability and pension fund

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(A) A township may enter into an agreement with the board of trustees of the police and firemen's disability and pension fund in accordance with section 742.30 of the Revised Code. The board of township trustees may issue securities under Chapter 133. of the Revised Code, includi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.266 Procedure for establishing or increasing concentrated animal feeding facility

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Concentrated animal feeding facility" and "major concentrated animal feeding facility" have the same meanings as in section 903.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Facility" means a proposed new or expanded major concentrated animal feeding facility. (3…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.267 Lease-purchase agreements

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(A) As used in this section:(1) "Lease-purchase agreement" has the same meaning as a lease with an option to purchase.(2) "Public obligation" has the same meaning as in section 133.01 of the Revised Code.(B) For any purpose for which a board of township trustees, a joint police d…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.27 Collection, transfer, and disposal of solid wastes

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(A)(1) Boards of township trustees, either severally or jointly, may provide, maintain, and operate facilities for the collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal of solid wastes or may enter into written contracts with the proper municipal or county authorities or with indepen…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.28 Creation of waste disposal district

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The board of township trustees may create a waste disposal district under sections 505.27 to 505.33 of the Revised Code, by a unanimous vote of the board and give notice thereof by publication using at least one of the following methods: (A) In the print or digital edition of a n…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.29 Tax levy for waste and leaf disposal service - service charge

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The board of township trustees may levy, in any year, a sufficient tax within the ten-mill limitation upon all taxable property in a waste disposal district to provide and maintain waste collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal services and to provide for the collection and …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.30 Liability for damages

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The township or its officers shall not be liable for damages, from any cause in performing waste disposal service. Private parties or firms entering a contract to perform said service shall carry public liability and property damage insurance, in an amount acceptable to the board…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 505.31 Collection of service charges - waste collection fund - use of fund

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(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, the township fiscal officer shall collect the service charges for waste collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal services and administer them under rules established by the board of township trustees. All of t…