Effective: December 20, 2005 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 107 – 126th General Assembly A township fiscal officer shall be elected at the general election in 2007, and quadrennially thereafter in each township, and the fiscal officer shall hold office for a term of four years commencing on the first day of April next after election.
Effective: March 20, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 291 – 132nd General Assembly When a township fiscal officer is unable to carry out the duties of office because of illness, because of entering the military service of the United States, because of a court ordered suspension as provided for under section 507.13 of the Revised […]
Effective: September 30, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 – 134th General Assembly (A) The township fiscal officer may hire and appoint one or more persons as the fiscal officer finds necessary to provide assistance to the township fiscal officer or deputy fiscal officer. The township fiscal officer may set the compensation of those persons […]
Effective: March 20, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 291 – 132nd General Assembly Except as otherwise provided in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, the township fiscal officer, before entering upon the discharge of official duties, shall give a bond, payable to the board of township trustees, with sureties approved by the board, in the […]
Effective: December 20, 2005 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 107 – 126th General Assembly (A) The township fiscal officer shall keep an accurate record of the proceedings of the board of township trustees at all of its meetings, and of all its accounts and transactions, including the acceptance of the bonds of township officers. The township […]
Effective: December 20, 2005 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 107 – 126th General Assembly The township fiscal officer shall, in addition to the books for the record of the proceedings of the board of township trustees, be provided by the township with a book for the record of township roads, a book for the record of […]
Effective: December 20, 2005 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 107 – 126th General Assembly The fiscal officer of a township shall notify the board of elections of all vacancies caused by death, resignation, or otherwise in the elective offices of the township. The notification shall be made in writing and filed, not later than ten days […]
Effective: December 20, 2005 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 107 – 126th General Assembly The township fiscal officer may administer oaths, and take and certify affidavits, that pertain to the business of the township or of the board of education of the fiscal officer’s local school district, or are connected with the official business of either […]
Effective: December 20, 2005 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 107 – 126th General Assembly Official bonds of constables, as soon as approved by the board of township trustees, and before being filed, shall be recorded by the township fiscal officer in the book kept for that purpose. A copy of such a recorded bond, certified by […]
Effective: December 27, 2018 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 296 – 132nd General Assembly (A) In calendar year 2018, the township fiscal officer shall be entitled to compensation as follows: (1) In townships having a budget of two hundred fifty thousand dollars or less, ten thousand nine hundred eighteen dollars; (2) In townships having a budget […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly On or before the fifteenth day of February and August in each year, each township which receives money as taxes levied and collected for joint cemetery purposes shall pay all such funds to the managing trustee of the joint township cemetery board […]
Effective: March 22, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 500 – 132nd General Assembly (A) The board of township trustees may authorize, by resolution, township officers and employees to incur obligations of ten thousand dollars or less on behalf of the township, or it may authorize, by resolution, the township administrator to so authorize township officers […]
Effective: September 29, 2017 Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 – 132nd General Assembly (A) To enhance the background and working knowledge of township fiscal officers in government accounting, budgeting and financing, financial report preparation, cybersecurity, and the rules adopted by the auditor of state, the auditor of state shall conduct education programs and continuing education […]
Effective: September 29, 2017 Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 – 132nd General Assembly (A)(1) If a township fiscal officer purposely, knowingly, or recklessly fails to perform a fiscal duty expressly imposed by law with respect to the fiscal duties of the office of township fiscal officer or purposely, knowingly, or recklessly commits any act expressly […]
Effective: September 13, 2022 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 15 – 134th General Assembly A township fiscal officer or deputy fiscal officer shall not be held liable for a loss of public funds when the township fiscal officer or deputy fiscal officer has performed all official duties required of the township fiscal officer or deputy fiscal […]
