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Section 705.21 | Investigations by Municipal Corporation – Production of Testimony.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The legislative authority of a municipal corporation, or any committee thereof authorized by it, may compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, and other evidence at any meeting of such legislative authority or committee, and for that purpose […]

Section 705.22 | Annual Report of Municipal Corporation.

Effective: September 29, 2017 Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 – 132nd General Assembly At the end of each year the legislative authority of a municipal corporation shall have an annual report printed, in pamphlet form, giving: (A) The classified statement of all receipts, expenditures, assets, and liabilities of the municipal corporation; (B) A detailed comparison […]

Section 705.24 | Salaries and Duties of Commission Members.

Effective: August 26, 1977 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 112th General Assembly The salaries of the members of the municipal civil service commission and of their assistants shall be determined by ordinance. The commission shall enforce Chapter 124. of the Revised Code, and shall make rules for the proper performance of its duties.

Section 705.25 | Disposition of Fees and Perquisites.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The salary of an elective officer shall not be changed during the term for which such officer was elected. All fees and perquisites appertaining to any municipal office or officer shall be paid into the treasury of the municipal corporation, and shall […]

Section 705.27 | Bonds.

Effective: March 20, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 291 – 132nd General Assembly Except as otherwise provided in the municipal charter or in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, the treasurer, auditor, and such other officers or employees of the municipal corporation as the legislative authority directs, shall give a bond to the municipal corporation […]

Section 705.28 | Oath of Office.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly Every officer of a municipal corporation and every employee holding a position upon an annual salary, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall take and subscribe to an oath or affirmation, which shall be filed and kept in the office […]

Section 705.30 | Abandonment of Plan – Special Election.

Effective: August 22, 1995 Latest Legislation: House Bill 99 – 121st General Assembly Any municipal corporation that has operated for five years under any plan provided in sections 705.41 to 705.86 of the Revised Code, may abandon such organization and adopt any organization or form of government provided by such sections and designated in the […]

Section 705.31 | Preparation of Ballots.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The ballots used in all elections provided for in sections 705.01 to 705.92, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall be without party marks or designations. The names of candidates on such ballots shall be printed in rotation as follows: (A) The ballots […]

Section 705.32 | Determination of Elected Candidates.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The candidates at the regular municipal election, equal in number to the places to be filled in each office, who received the highest number of votes, shall be declared elected. In case it cannot be determined which of two or more candidates […]

Section 705.41 | Commission Plan.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The form of government provided in sections 705.41 to 705.48, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall be known as the “commission plan.” In municipal corporations organized under such sections the only elective officers shall be the members of the municipal commission. Three […]

Section 705.42 | Election – Term – Vacancies.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly At the first election held after the adoption of the commission plan under sections 705.41 to 705.48, inclusive, of the Revised Code, the entire number of commissioners shall be chosen. In municipal corporations having three commissioners, the candidate having the highest number […]

Section 705.43 | Meetings of Commission – Legislative and Administrative Sessions.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The commission shall meet at the regular place for holding such meetings, at ten a.m. on the first day of January after its election, at which time the newly elected commissioners shall assume the duties of their office. Thereafter the commission shall […]

Section 705.44 | Signing of Ordinances Under Commission Plan.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly Every ordinance or resolution passed by the commission shall be signed by the chairman or two members, filed with the clerk within two days, and shall be recorded by him.

Section 705.45 | Powers of Commission.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The powers conferred upon municipal corporations by the Ohio Constitution, and any additional powers conferred upon municipal corporations by the general assembly, shall be exercised by the commission or under its direction, unless the exercise of such powers is expressly conferred upon […]

Section 705.46 | Administrative Officers Appointed by Commission.

Effective: November 1, 1977 Latest Legislation: House Bill 219 – 112th General Assembly The commission shall appoint a clerk, treasurer, and auditor. If the commission is the commission of a village, the commission shall also appoint a solicitor. If the commission is the commission of a city, the commission shall also appoint a city director […]

Section 705.47 | Creation and Discontinuance of Offices Under Commission Plan.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly Subject to sections 705.01 to 705.92, inclusive, of the Revised Code, the commission may: (A) Create and discontinue departments, offices, and employments; (B) Appoint or provide for the appointment of all officers and employees of the municipal corporation; (C) Remove any such […]

Section 705.48 | Supervision of Departments by Commissioners.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The commission may assign the direction or supervision of particular departments or branches of the government of a municipal corporation to individual commissioners. Such action shall not release the commission as a whole from responsibility for the condition of any department or […]