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Section 302.01 | Electors May Adopt Alternative Form of County Government.

Effective: October 16, 1961 Latest Legislation: House Bill 855 – 104th General Assembly The electors of any county may adopt an alternative form of county government authorized by the provisions of sections 302.01 to 302.24, inclusive, of the Revised Code. Upon adoption as provided by such sections, said alternative form of government shall take the […]

Section 302.02 | County Executive in Alternative Form of County Government.

Effective: October 16, 1961 Latest Legislation: House Bill 855 – 104th General Assembly An alternative form of county government shall include either an elective county executive as provided for by section 302.15 of the Revised Code or an appointive county executive as provided by section 302.16 of the Revised Code, and all those provisions of […]

Section 302.04 | Ballot Language Commissioners Elected at Large.

Effective: December 13, 1967 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 346 – 107th General Assembly In submitting to the electors of any county the question of adopting an alternative form of county government whereby the entire board of county commissioners are elected at large, the board of elections shall submit the question in language substantially as follows: […]

Section 302.041 | Ballot Language Commissioners Elected by District.

Effective: December 13, 1967 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 346 – 107th General Assembly In submitting to the electors of any county the question of adopting an alternative form of county government whereby any members of the board of county commissioners are elected by district, the board of elections shall submit the question in language substantially […]

Section 302.05 | Process When Alternative Form Adopted.

Effective: December 13, 1967 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 346 – 107th General Assembly If a majority of the votes cast on the proposition of adopting an alternative form of county government is in the affirmative, then such form shall thereby be adopted and become the form of government of the county. If more than one […]

Section 302.06 | Proposition to Discontinue an Alternative Form of County Government.

Effective: October 16, 1961 Latest Legislation: House Bill 855 – 104th General Assembly A proposition to discontinue an alternative form of county government under sections 302.01 to 302.24, inclusive, of the Revised Code, or to adopt another alternative form of county government pursuant to sections 302.01 to 302.24, inclusive, of the Revised Code, may be […]

Section 302.08 | Electing of County Commissioners at Large in Alternative Form.

Effective: December 13, 1967 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 346 – 107th General Assembly (A) Under all alternative forms of county government whereby the entire board of county commissioners is elected at large there shall be a board of county commissioners who shall have the qualifications and shall be nominated and elected as provided by general […]

Section 302.082 | Electing of County Commissioners by Districts in Alternative Form.

Effective: December 13, 1967 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 346 – 107th General Assembly (A) Under all alternative forms of county government whereby any members of the board of county commissioners are elected by districts there shall be a board of county commissioners who shall have the qualifications and shall be nominated and elected as provided […]

Section 302.09 | Vacancy in Office.

Effective: June 21, 2013 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 47 – 130th General Assembly When a vacancy occurs in the board of county commissioners or in the office of county auditor, county treasurer, prosecuting attorney, clerk of the court of common pleas, sheriff, county recorder, county engineer, or coroner more than forty days before the next […]

Section 302.10 | Board Rules, Records and Voting.

Effective: October 16, 1961 Latest Legislation: House Bill 855 – 104th General Assembly The board of county commissioners shall determine its own rules and order of business and cause a journal of its proceedings to be kept. A majority of the members elected to the board shall constitute a quorum to do business. No action […]

Section 302.11 | Board Organization.

Effective: January 23, 1963 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 105th General Assembly The board of county commissioners shall organize on the first Monday of each year, by the election of one of its members as president and one other member as vice-president for terms of one year. The president shall preside at all regular […]

Section 302.12 | Board to Be Policy-Determining Body – Powers and Duties.

Effective: January 23, 1963 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 105th General Assembly The board of county commissioners is the policy-determining body of the county. Except as otherwise provided by sections 302.01 to 302.24, inclusive, of the Revised Code, it has all the powers and duties vested by law in boards of county commissioners. All […]

Section 302.13 | Specific Powers of Board.

Effective: December 23, 1986 Latest Legislation: House Bill 428 – 116th General Assembly Pursuant to and in conformity with the Constitution of Ohio and without limiting the powers and duties otherwise vested in the board of county commissioners, the board may: (A) Establish a department of finance, a department of human services, a department of […]

Section 302.14 | County Executive.

Effective: July 2, 1967 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 154 – 107th General Assembly There shall be a county executive, who shall be the chief executive officer of the county. He shall be either an elective county executive as provided for in section 302.15 of the Revised Code, or an appointive county executive as provided for […]

Section 302.15 | Elective Executive Plan.

Effective: July 2, 1967 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 154 – 107th General Assembly In a county adopting the elective executive plan the chief executive officer shall be known as the county executive. The county executive shall be elected at the first regular county general election following the adoption of the alternative form and shall hold […]

Section 302.16 | Appointive Executive Plan.

Effective: July 2, 1967 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 154 – 107th General Assembly In a county adopting the appointive executive plan, the county executive shall be an elector of the county and appointed by the board of county commissioners. No persons elected to membership on the board of county commissioners shall thereafter be eligible for […]

Section 302.17 | County Executive Responsibilities.

Effective: October 16, 1961 Latest Legislation: House Bill 855 – 104th General Assembly The county executive shall be responsible for the proper administration of the affairs of the county placed in his charge, and, by resolution of the board of county commissioners, may serve as the head of any county department created by the board […]