As Reported by the House Local Government and Townships Committee 1
122nd General Assembly 4
Regular Session Sub. H. B. No. 419 5
1997-1998 6
REPRESENTATIVES HOUSEHOLDER-TERWILLEGER-GARCIA-CAREY-OPFER- 8
SULZER-O'BRIEN 9
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A B I L L
To amend sections 305.06, 305.09, and 315.11 of the 13
Revised Code to permit a board of county 14
commissioners to hold any of its regular sessions 15
at a location in the county other than at its 16
office in the county seat and to allow the board 17
to provide the county engineer with an office at 19
a location outside the county seat. 20
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 22
Section 1. That sections 305.06, 305.09, and 315.11 of the 24
Revised Code be amended to read as follows: 25
Sec. 305.06. (A) The board of county commissioners shall 34
conduct at least fifty regular sessions each year, at the usual 36
office of the board at the county seat OR AT ANOTHER LOCATION AS 37
PROVIDED IN DIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION. Each of these sessions 38
shall be conducted at a specific time fixed in advance. At each 40
meeting the board shall transact such business as required by 41
law.
(B) THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY PROVIDE BY 43
RESOLUTION FOR THE HOLDING OF ANY REGULAR SESSION OF THE BOARD AT 44
A LOCATION IN THE COUNTY OTHER THAN THE USUAL OFFICE OF THE BOARD 46
AT THE COUNTY SEAT. THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION AND THE 47
LOCATION WHERE THE SESSION WILL BE HELD SHALL BE ENTERED ON THE 48
JOURNAL OF THE BOARD. THE BOARD SHALL GIVE REASONABLE PUBLIC
NOTICE OF ITS ACTION TAKEN PURSUANT TO THIS DIVISION, IN 49
ACCORDANCE WITH DIVISION (F) OF SECTION 121.22 OF THE REVISED 50
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CODE.
Sec. 305.09. All the proceedings of the board of county 59
commissioners shall be public, at the usual office of the board 60
at the county seat, or at another location, as provided in 61
DIVISION (B) OF SECTION 305.06 OR division (B) of section 305.07 62
of the Revised Code, and, as far as possible, shall be in 63
conformity with the rules of parliamentary law. 64
Sec. 315.11. (A) The county engineer shall keep his THE 73
ENGINEER'S office at the county seat, OR AT ANOTHER LOCATION AS 75
PROVIDED IN DIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION, in such rooms as are 76
provided by the board of county commissioners, and which shall be 78
furnished with all necessary cases and other suitable articles at
the expense of the county. Such office shall also be furnished 79
with all tools, instruments, books, blanks, and stationery 80
necessary for the proper discharge of the official duties of such 81
engineer. The cost and expense of such equipment shall be 82
allowed and paid from the general fund of the county upon the 83
approval of the board. The engineer and each assistant and
deputy of such engineer shall be allowed his reasonable and 84
necessary expenses, incurred in the performance of his official 86
duties.
(B) WITH THE CONSENT OF THE COUNTY ENGINEER, THE BOARD OF 88
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY PROVIDE BY RESOLUTION FOR ESTABLISHMENT 90
OF THE PRIMARY OFFICE OF THE COUNTY ENGINEER AT A LOCATION
OUTSIDE THE COUNTY SEAT. THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION AND THE 91
LOCATION OF THE ENGINEER'S PRIMARY OFFICE SHALL BE ENTERED ON THE 92
JOURNAL OF THE BOARD. THE BOARD SHALL GIVE REASONABLE PUBLIC 93
NOTICE OF ITS ACTION TAKEN PURSUANT TO THIS DIVISION. 94
Section 2. That existing sections 305.06, 305.09, and 96
315.11 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed. 97