As Passed by the House 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-OGG-PADGETT-LEWIS-THOMPSON-BRADING-GRENDELL- 9
REID-HODGES-GARDNER-VESPER-SCHULER-MEAD-BUCHY-CATES-HARRIS- 10
METZGER-MOTTLEY-TIBERI-CALLENDER-BRITTON-WILSON- 11
TAVARES-PATTON-JOHNSON-BRADY-ROMAN 12
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A B I L L
To amend sections 305.06, 305.09, and 315.11 of the 16
Revised Code to permit a board of county 17
commissioners to hold any of its regular sessions 18
at a location in the county other than at its 19
office in the county seat and to allow the board 20
to provide the county engineer with an office at 22
a location outside the county seat. 23
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 25
Section 1. That sections 305.06, 305.09, and 315.11 of the 27
Revised Code be amended to read as follows: 28
Sec. 305.06. (A) The board of county commissioners shall 37
conduct at least fifty regular sessions each year, at the usual 39
office of the board at the county seat OR AT ANOTHER LOCATION AS 40
PROVIDED IN DIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION. Each of these sessions 41
shall be conducted at a specific time fixed in advance. At each 43
meeting the board shall transact such business as required by 44
law.
(B) THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY PROVIDE BY 46
RESOLUTION FOR THE HOLDING OF ANY REGULAR SESSION OF THE BOARD AT 47
A LOCATION IN THE COUNTY OTHER THAN THE USUAL OFFICE OF THE BOARD 49
AT THE COUNTY SEAT. THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION AND THE 50
LOCATION WHERE THE SESSION WILL BE HELD SHALL BE ENTERED ON THE 51
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JOURNAL OF THE BOARD. THE BOARD SHALL GIVE REASONABLE PUBLIC
NOTICE OF ITS ACTION TAKEN PURSUANT TO THIS DIVISION, IN 52
ACCORDANCE WITH DIVISION (F) OF SECTION 121.22 OF THE REVISED 53
CODE.
Sec. 305.09. All the proceedings of the board of county 62
commissioners shall be public, at the usual office of the board 63
at the county seat, or at another location, as provided in 64
DIVISION (B) OF SECTION 305.06 OR division (B) of section 305.07 65
of the Revised Code, and, as far as possible, shall be in 66
conformity with the rules of parliamentary law. 67
Sec. 315.11. (A) The county engineer shall keep his THE 76
ENGINEER'S office at the county seat, OR AT ANOTHER LOCATION AS 78
PROVIDED IN DIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION, in such rooms as are 79
provided by the board of county commissioners, and which shall be 81
furnished with all necessary cases and other suitable articles at
the expense of the county. Such office shall also be furnished 82
with all tools, instruments, books, blanks, and stationery 83
necessary for the proper discharge of the official duties of such 84
engineer. The cost and expense of such equipment shall be 85
allowed and paid from the general fund of the county upon the 86
approval of the board. The engineer and each assistant and
deputy of such engineer shall be allowed his reasonable and 87
necessary expenses, incurred in the performance of his official 89
duties.
(B) WITH THE CONSENT OF THE COUNTY ENGINEER, THE BOARD OF 91
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY PROVIDE BY RESOLUTION FOR ESTABLISHMENT 93
OF THE PRIMARY OFFICE OF THE COUNTY ENGINEER AT A LOCATION
OUTSIDE THE COUNTY SEAT. THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION AND THE 94
LOCATION OF THE ENGINEER'S PRIMARY OFFICE SHALL BE ENTERED ON THE 95
JOURNAL OF THE BOARD. THE BOARD SHALL GIVE REASONABLE PUBLIC 96
NOTICE OF ITS ACTION TAKEN PURSUANT TO THIS DIVISION. 97
Section 2. That existing sections 305.06, 305.09, and 99
315.11 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed. 100