As Reported by the Senate State and Local Government 1
and Veterans Affairs Committee* 2
122nd General Assembly 5
Regular Session Sub. H. B. No. 652 6
1997-1998 7
REPRESENTATIVES SCHULER-BOGGS-LUEBBERS-TIBERI-BRADING-REID- 9
CAREY-BUCHY-PERZ-METZGER-HARRIS-PATTON-MOTTLEY-CLANCY-GARCIA- 10
CATES-MEAD-PADGETT-LOGAN-TAYLOR-SULZER-BATEMAN-O'BRIEN-GERBERRY- 11
OLMAN-METELSKY-OGG-SAWYER-WILSON-VESPER-TERWILLEGER-OPFER- 12
BRITTON-KRUPINSKI-JOLIVETTE-ROMAN-ALLEN-SALERNO-VAN VYVEN- 13
DAMSCHRODER-HOTTINGER-WILLAMOWSKI-GRENDELL-MAIER-CORE-BENDER- 14
HAINES-BATCHELDER-MYERS-TAVARES-WINKLER-STAPLETON- 15
JACOBSON-WOMER BENJAMIN- 16
SENATORS SCHAFRATH-LATELL-SHOEMAKER-GARDNER-MUMPER 17
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A B I L L
To amend section 511.34 and to enact section 5.2213 21
of the Revised Code to designate the first day of 22
February of each year as Ohio Township Day and to 24
permit an island township to levy a property tax,
with voter approval, to acquire additional park 25
land.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 26
Section 1. That section 511.34 be amended and section 28
5.2213 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: 30
Sec. 5.2213. THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY IS DESIGNATED AS 33
"OHIO TOWNSHIP DAY," IN RECOGNITION OF TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS AND 34
EMPLOYEES AND THE OHIO TOWNSHIP ASSOCIATION AND ITS OFFICERS. 35
TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE THIS DAY TO VISIT THE 36
SCHOOLS TO EXPLAIN THEIR DUTIES AND QUALIFICATIONS.
Sec. 511.34. In townships composed of islands, and on one 45
of which islands lands have been conveyed, in trust, for the 46
benefit of the inhabitants thereof OF THE ISLAND for USE AS A 48
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park purpose, and a board of park trustees has been provided for 49
the control of such THE park, the board of township trustees may 50
create a tax district of such THE island, for the purpose of 52
raising TO RAISE funds by taxation for AS PROVIDED UNDER 53
DIVISIONS (A) AND (B) OF THIS SECTION. 54
(A) FOR the care and maintenance of the park, and it may, 57
for such purposes, PARKS ON THE ISLAND, THE BOARD OF TOWNSHIP 59
TRUSTEES annually MAY levy a tax, not to exceed one mill, upon 60
all the taxable property in such THE district. Such THE tax 62
shall be in addition to all other levies authorized by law, and
subject to no limitation on tax rates except as provided in this 63
section DIVISION. 64
The proceeds of such THE tax levy shall be expended by the 66
board of township trustees as provided by this section FOR THE 68
PURPOSE OF THE CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF THE PARKS, and shall be 69
paid out of the township treasury upon the orders of the board of 70
park trustees.
(B) FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING ADDITIONAL LAND FOR USE 72
AS A PARK, THE BOARD OF TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES MAY LEVY A TAX IN 73
EXCESS OF THE TEN-MILL LIMITATION ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY IN THE 74
DISTRICT. THE TAX SHALL BE PROPOSED BY RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY 75
TWO-THIRDS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES. THE 76
RESOLUTION SHALL SPECIFY THE PURPOSE AND RATE OF THE TAX AND THE 77
NUMBER OF YEARS THE TAX WILL BE LEVIED, WHICH SHALL NOT EXCEED 78
FIVE YEARS, AND WHICH MAY INCLUDE A LEVY ON THE CURRENT TAX LIST 79
AND DUPLICATE. THE RESOLUTION SHALL GO INTO IMMEDIATE EFFECT 80
UPON ITS PASSAGE, AND NO PUBLICATION OF THE RESOLUTION IS 81
NECESSARY OTHER THAN THAT PROVIDED FOR IN THE NOTICE OF ELECTION. 83
THE BOARD OF TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES SHALL CERTIFY A COPY OF THE 84
RESOLUTION TO THE PROPER BOARD OF ELECTIONS NOT LATER THAN 85
SEVENTY-FIVE DAYS BEFORE THE PRIMARY OR GENERAL ELECTION IN THE 86
TOWNSHIP, AND THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL SUBMIT THE QUESTION OF 87
THE TAX TO THE VOTERS OF THE DISTRICT AT THE SUCCEEDING PRIMARY 88
OR GENERAL ELECTION. THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL MAKE THE 89
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NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SUBMISSION OF THE QUESTION TO THE 90
ELECTORS OF THE DISTRICT, AND THE ELECTION SHALL BE CONDUCTED, 91
CANVASSED, AND CERTIFIED IN THE SAME MANNER AS REGULAR ELECTIONS 92
IN THE TOWNSHIP FOR THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS. NOTICE OF THE 93
ELECTION SHALL BE PUBLISHED IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION 94
IN THE TOWNSHIP ONCE A WEEK FOR FOUR CONSECUTIVE WEEKS PRIOR TO 95
THE ELECTION, STATING THE PURPOSE OF THE TAX, THE PROPOSED RATE 96
OF THE TAX, EXPRESSED IN DOLLARS AND CENTS FOR EACH ONE HUNDRED 97
DOLLARS OF VALUATION AND MILLS FOR EACH ONE DOLLAR OF VALUATION, 98
THE NUMBER OF YEARS THE TAX WILL BE IN EFFECT AND THE FIRST YEAR 99
THE TAX WILL BE LEVIED, AND THE TIME AND PLACE OF THE ELECTION. 101
THE FORM OF THE BALLOTS CAST AT AN ELECTION HELD UNDER THIS 104
DIVISION SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS:
"AN ADDITIONAL TAX FOR THE BENEFIT OF ......... (NAME OF 106
THE TOWNSHIP) FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING ADDITIONAL PARK LAND 107
AT A RATE OF ......... MILLS FOR EACH ONE DOLLAR OF VALUATION, 108
WHICH AMOUNTS TO ........ (RATE EXPRESSED IN DOLLARS AND CENTS) 109
FOR EACH ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS OF VALUATION, FOR ......... (NUMBER 110
OF YEARS THE LEVY IS TO RUN) BEGINNING IN ........... (FIRST YEAR 111
THE TAX WILL BE LEVIED). 112
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FOR THE TAX LEVY 116
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AGAINST THE TAX LEVY 118
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THE QUESTION SHALL BE SUBMITTED AS A SEPARATE PROPOSITION 122
BUT MAY BE PRINTED ON THE SAME BALLOT WITH ANY OTHER PROPOSITION 123
SUBMITTED AT THE SAME ELECTION OTHER THAN THE ELECTION OF 124
OFFICERS. MORE THAN ONE SUCH QUESTION MAY BE SUBMITTED AT THE 125
SAME ELECTION. 126
IF THE LEVY IS APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF ELECTORS VOTING ON 129
THE QUESTION, THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL CERTIFY THE RESULT OF 130
THE ELECTION TO THE TAX COMMISSIONER. IN THE FIRST YEAR OF THE 131
LEVY, THE TAX SHALL BE EXTENDED ON THE TAX LISTS AFTER THE 132
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FEBRUARY SETTLEMENT FOLLOWING THE ELECTION. IF THE TAX IS TO BE 133
PLACED ON THE TAX LISTS OF THE CURRENT YEAR AS SPECIFIED IN THE 134
RESOLUTION, THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL CERTIFY THE RESULT OF 135
THE ELECTION IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CANVASS TO THE BOARD OF 136
TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES, WHICH SHALL FORTHWITH MAKE THE NECESSARY LEVY 137
AND CERTIFY THE LEVY TO THE COUNTY AUDITOR, WHO SHALL EXTEND THE 138
LEVY ON THE TAX LISTS FOR COLLECTION. AFTER THE FIRST YEAR OF 139
THE LEVY, THE LEVY SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL TAX BUDGET 140
THAT IS CERTIFIED TO THE COUNTY BUDGET COMMISSION. 141
Section 2. That existing section 511.34 of the Revised 143
Code is hereby repealed. 144