Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly When conducive to the general welfare, any territory adjacent and contiguous to an existing park district, whether located within or without the county in which such district was created, may be annexed to such district. When a petition is filed with the […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly In the event of the annexation to a park district of territory located in a county other than the county in which such district was created, the budget commissioners of the county in which such annexed territory is located shall exercise, with […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 361 – 100th General Assembly When a public highway extends into or through a park area, or when a public highway forms all or part of a suitable connection between two or more park areas, and it is deemed advisable to make alterations in the route or […]
Effective: October 30, 1969 Latest Legislation: House Bill 276 – 108th General Assembly In the development and improvement of the lands acquired by a board of park commissioners, such board may assess such portion of the cost of such development or improvement as it deems equitable, not to exceed fifty per cent of such total […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly In case of any development or improvement, the assessments authorized by section 1545.18 of the Revised Code shall not in the aggregate exceed the cost of a development or improvement sufficient only to serve that need of the property to be assessed, […]
Effective: October 30, 1989 Latest Legislation: House Bill 230 – 118th General Assembly A board of park commissioners may levy taxes upon all the taxable property within the park district in an amount not in excess of one-half of one mill upon each dollar of the district tax valuation in any one year, subject to […]
Effective: September 13, 2022 Latest Legislation: House Bill 140 – 134th General Assembly The board of park commissioners, by resolution, may submit to the electors of the park district the question of levying taxes for the use of the district. The resolution shall declare the necessity of levying such taxes, shall specify the purpose for […]
Effective: May 13, 1981 Latest Legislation: House Bill 95 – 114th General Assembly In addition to the authority conferred by section 1545.21 of the Revised Code, in anticipation of the collection of current revenues in and for any fiscal year, the board of park commissioners may borrow money and issue notes therefor in anticipation of […]
Effective: October 5, 1987 Latest Legislation: House Bill 231 – 117th General Assembly (A) If a treasurer is appointed by a board of park commissioners pursuant to section 1545.07 of the Revised Code, the accounts of the board shall be kept by that treasurer. The treasurer shall be an ex officio officer of the board. […]
Effective: September 29, 2013 Latest Legislation: House Bill 59 – 130th General Assembly If a park district enters into an agreement for the sale or lease of mineral rights regarding a park within the district, any royalties or other moneys resulting from the sale or lease shall be deposited into a special fund that the […]
Effective: October 30, 1989 Latest Legislation: House Bill 230 – 118th General Assembly The board of park commissioners of any park district may issue bonds pursuant to Chapter 133. of the Revised Code for the purpose of acquiring and improving lands as authorized by section 1545.11 of the Revised Code. The board may secure the […]
Effective: September 1, 1995 Latest Legislation: House Bill 7 – 121st General Assembly Park district revenue bonds are lawful investments of banks, trust companies, trustees, the boards of trustees of the sinking funds of municipal corporations, school districts, and counties, the administrator of workers’ compensation, the state teachers retirement system, the public employees retirement system, […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 361 – 100th General Assembly The board of park commissioners may establish and maintain a replacement fund, and for that purpose may set aside annually out of its revenue such sum as it may determine necessary. In case of total or partial destruction of or injury to […]
Effective: October 5, 1987 Latest Legislation: House Bill 231 – 117th General Assembly An active park district created under this chapter and to which no territory has been annexed under section 1545.15 of the Revised Code may be dissolved under section 1545.36 or 1545.37 of the Revised Code. An active park district to which territory […]
Effective: July 2, 2010 Latest Legislation: House Bill 48 – 128th General Assembly (A) When the board of elections of the county in which a park district is located has had filed with it a petition calling for the dissolution of the district, and determines that the petition meets the requirements of this section and […]
Effective: September 6, 1979 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 31 – 113th General Assembly (A) An application for a hearing on dissolution may be filed with the probate court of the county that created the district at any time not prohibited by this section and shall meet the requirements of this section. (B) The application shall: […]
Effective: September 6, 1979 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 31 – 113th General Assembly On receipt of written notice from the county auditor that no deposits to or expenditures from the funds of a park district have been made for a period of five years, the probate court shall immediately serve written notice on the board […]
Effective: September 6, 1979 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 31 – 113th General Assembly On receipt of notice of the filing of a petition with the county board of elections or an application for hearing or a notice of hearing from the probate court, the board of park commissioners shall cease all acquisition of land and […]
Effective: September 6, 1979 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 31 – 113th General Assembly On dissolution of a park district, the board of park commissioners is dissolved and all of its duties and responsibilities shall be exercised by the probate court until all of the board’s business is completed and all of its property disposed of. […]
Effective: September 30, 2008 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 220 – 127th General Assembly Whoever violates division (C) of section 1545.09 of the Revised Code shall be punished as follows: (A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, the offender shall be fined not more than one hundred fifty dollars for a first […]
