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Section 717.01 | Powers of Municipal Corporations.

Effective: January 1, 2016 Latest Legislation: House Bill 64 – 131st General Assembly Each municipal corporation may do any of the following: (A) Acquire by purchase or condemnation real estate with or without buildings on it, and easements or interests in real estate; (B) Extend, enlarge, reconstruct, repair, equip, furnish, or improve a building or […]

Section 717.02 | Installment Payment Contracts for Energy Conservation Measures.

Effective: December 30, 2008 Latest Legislation: House Bill 420 – 127th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) “Energy conservation measure” means the construction of, installation or modification of an installation in, or remodeling of, a new or existing building or infrastructure, to reduce energy consumption. It includes: (a) Insulation of the building […]

Section 717.03 | Publicly Owned Utility May Contract With Labor Union.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The operating officers, board, or commission of a publicly owned public utility, which, when privately owned, had a contract with a labor union, may contract with such union on the same or similar terms.

Section 717.04 | Municipal Establishment of Limited Access Highways or Freeways.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly Municipal corporations may lay out, establish, acquire, open, construct, improve, maintain, regulate, vacate, or abandon “limited access highways” or “freeways” in the same manner in which such municipal corporations may lay out, establish, acquire, open, construct, improve, maintain, regulate, vacate or abandon […]

Section 717.05 | Off-Street Parking Facilities.

Effective: March 8, 1979 Latest Legislation: House Bill 184 – 112th General Assembly Municipal corporations may lay out, establish, construct, maintain, and operate within their respective corporate limits, off-street parking facilities for motor vehicles, and in connection therewith and for such purpose may acquire by purchase, gift, devise, exchange, lease, or sublease any existing off-street […]

Section 717.051 | Tax-Exemption for Multi-Level Off-Street Parking Structure.

Effective: March 8, 1979 Latest Legislation: House Bill 184 – 112th General Assembly Any multi-level off-street parking structure that is not tax exempt under section 717.05 of the Revised Code and is acquired in fee or by lease or constructed by a municipal corporation that qualifies as an impacted city, as defined in division (C) […]

Section 717.052 | Payment in Lieu of Real Estate Taxes.

Effective: September 30, 1974 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 505 – 110th General Assembly In every instance of exemption provided by section 717.051 of the Revised Code, the impacted city or the county shall make payment to the county treasurer, on or before the final date for payment of real estate taxes in the county for […]

Section 717.053 | Application of Tax Exemption Period.

Effective: September 30, 1994 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 505 – 110th General Assembly The tax exemption provided by section 717.051 of the Revised Code applies only so long as the period provided in section 717.051 of the Revised Code. Thereafter, the tax exemption and the payments in lieu of taxes shall terminate.

Section 717.06 | Moneys, Bonds, and Fees for Off-Street Parking Facilities.

Effective: October 30, 1989 Latest Legislation: House Bill 230 – 118th General Assembly Any municipal corporation may, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, maintaining, equipping, and operating off-street parking facilities, structures, or lands required therefor: (A) Use any moneys in the general fund, not otherwise obligated or encumbered; (B) Issue and sell bonds, pursuant to […]

Section 717.10 | Village Capital Improvement Fund.

Effective: June 30, 1995 Latest Legislation: House Bill 117 – 121st General Assembly (A) There is hereby created the village capital improvement fund. Moneys in the village capital improvement fund shall not be part of the state treasury and shall be separate from the other funds of the Ohio air and water development authority. Moneys […]

Section 717.16 | Terms and Conditions of Bonds or Notes Issued During Fiscal Emergency.

Effective: October 30, 1989 Latest Legislation: House Bill 230 – 118th General Assembly (A) In the issuance of bonds or notes in circumstances described in section 717.15 of the Revised Code, the municipal corporation may, to the extent authorized under division (A)(3) of that section, provide the following terms and conditions: (1)(a) The maturity of […]

Section 717.20 | Expending Funds for Promotion of Tourism.

Effective: April 26, 1976 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1033 – 111th General Assembly The legislative authority of a municipal corporation may appropriate moneys from its general fund to be expended by the municipal corporation or by joint agreement with one or more other political subdivisions or by private, nonprofit organizations for the public purpose of […]

Section 717.21 | Adopting Model System of Preferences.

Effective: May 23, 1986 Latest Legislation: House Bill 237 – 116th General Assembly With respect to any contract for the purchase of equipment, materials, supplies, insurance, services, or a public improvement into which a municipality or its officers may enter, the legislative authority of the municipality, by ordinance, may adopt the model system of preferences […]

Section 717.25 | Low-Cost Alternative Energy Revolving Loan Program.

Effective: June 17, 2010 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 232 – 128th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) “Customer-generated energy project” means a wind, biomass, or gasification facility for the generation of electricity that meets either of the following requirements: (a) The facility is designed to have a generating capacity of two hundred […]

Section 717.31 | Policies for Use of Municipal Corporation Credit Card Accounts.

Effective: November 2, 2018 Latest Legislation: House Bill 312 – 132nd General Assembly (A) Not later than three months after the effective date of this section , a legislative authority of a municipal corporation that holds a credit card account on the effective date of this section shall adopt a written policy for the use […]