Section 6131.51 | General Drainage Improvement Fund Payments.
Effective: March 24, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 340 – 133rd General Assembly (A) All costs and expenses of improvements under this chapter, including contract prices of construction and the costs of locating the improvement, may be paid from the general drainage improvement fund. (B) The letting and approving of any contract for an improvement […]
Section 6131.52 | Tax Levy for Drainage Improvements by County Commissioners.
Effective: March 24, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 340 – 133rd General Assembly (A) If necessary, the board of county commissioners, each March, shall levy upon the grand duplicate of the county a tax, not to exceed five-tenths of one mill on the dollar, that is sufficient to pay for the location and construction of […]
Section 6131.32 | Right of Trial by Jury.
Effective: March 24, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 340 – 133rd General Assembly On appeal from an order made by the board of county commissioners allowing or refusing to allow compensation or damages, the owners interested shall have the right of trial by jury. The jury may view the premises, as in other civil cases.
Section 6131.33 | Jury Verdict Form.
Effective: March 24, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 340 – 133rd General Assembly If there is more than one appellant in a trial by jury authorized under section 6131.32 of the Revised Code with separate claims on the question of compensation or damages or if there are issues as to different properties, the court may […]
Section 6131.34 | Costs and Fees.
Effective: March 24, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 340 – 133rd General Assembly If the appellants, on claims for compensation or damages, do not recover a judgment for more than the amount of compensation or damages awarded by the board of county commissioners, the costs on the hearing as to compensation or damages on appeal […]
Section 6131.36 | Certification of Transcript of Common Pleas Proceedings to County Commissioners.
Effective: March 24, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 340 – 133rd General Assembly (A) After the final judgment, order, or decree upon any appeal is rendered by the court of common pleas, the clerk of the court of common pleas shall, within twenty-one days, make a transcript of the same and shall certify and transmit […]
Section 6131.24 | Preliminary Steps for Receiving Bids for Drainage Improvements.
Effective: March 24, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 340 – 133rd General Assembly (A) The board of county commissioners shall fix a date, time, and place at the final hearing for the county engineer to receive bids. The county engineer shall prepare the necessary bid documents and legal advertisements as provided in sections 307.87 and […]
Section 6131.25 | Appeals.
Effective: March 24, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 340 – 133rd General Assembly (A) Any affected owner may appeal to the court of common pleas within thirty days of the date that any order was issued by the board of county commissioners under this chapter, and may appeal any one or more of the following […]
Section 6131.27 | Transcript of Order for Drainage Improvement.
Effective: March 24, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 340 – 133rd General Assembly If an appeal is filed pursuant to section 6131.25 of the Revised Code, the clerk of the board of county commissioners shall promptly prepare a transcript of the orders made by the board of county commissioners, and shall file such transcript with […]
Section 6131.28 | Joinder and Separation of Appeals.
Effective: March 24, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 340 – 133rd General Assembly Several owners may appeal from the orders in the same improvement. If several owners appeal, only one transcript need be made by the clerk of the board of county commissioners. All the appeals shall be filed in one action in the court […]