As Reported by the House Local Government and Townships Committee 1
122nd General Assembly 4
Regular Session Am. S. B. No. 110 5
1997-1998 6
SENATORS BLESSING-GARDNER-LATTA-FINAN-WHITE- 8
REPRESENTATIVES LUEBBERS-TERWILLEGER-GARCIA-KRUPINSKI-SCHULER 9
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A B I L L
To enact sections 124.12, 325.25, and 505.05 of the 13
Revised Code to limit the range of salaries paid 14
to classified county employees who perform the 15
same duties and to authorize a county agency, 17
common pleas court, county court, or 18
county-operated municipal court, or a township 20
office or department, to recognize outstanding 21
employee performance. 22
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 24
Section 1. That sections 124.12, 325.25, and 505.05 of the 26
Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: 28
Sec. 124.12. NO EMPLOYEE IN THE CLASSIFIED CIVIL SERVICE 30
OF A COUNTY SHALL RECEIVE A SALARY IN AN AMOUNT GREATER THAN ONE 31
HUNDERD TWENTY PER CENT OF THE AVERAGE SALARY OF ALL EMPLOYEES OF 32
THAT COUNTY WHO PERFORM THE SAME DUTIES. THE APPOINTING 33
AUTHORITY SHALL DETERMINE WHICH COUNTY EMPLOYEES PERFORM THE SAME 34
DUTIES.
Sec. 325.25. UPON NOTIFYING THE BOARD OF COUNTY 36
COMMISSIONERS, ANY APPOINTING AUTHORITY OF A COUNTY OFFICE, 37
DEPARTMENT, COMMISSION, BOARD, OR BODY, OR OF A COMMON PLEAS 38
COURT, COUNTY COURT, OR COUNTY-OPERATED MUNICIPAL COURT AS 39
DEFINED IN SECTION 1901.03 OF THE REVISED CODE, MAY ESTABLISH A 40
PROGRAM TO RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE. THE 41
PROGRAM MAY INCLUDE, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, CASH AWARDS, 42
ADDITIONAL PAID LEAVE, OR OTHER ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AS THE 43
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APPOINTING AUTHORITY CONSIDERS APPROPRIATE, SO LONG AS THE COSTS 44
OF THE PROGRAM DO NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION 45
FIXED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR THE OFFICE, 46
DEPARTMENT, COMMISSION, BOARD, OR BODY OR FOR THE COMMON PLEAS 47
COURT, COUNTY COURT, OR COUNTY-OPERATED MUNICIPAL COURT. 48
Sec. 505.05. UPON NOTIFYING THE BOARD OF TOWNSHIP 50
TRUSTEES, ANY APPOINTING AUTHORITY OF A TOWNSHIP OFFICE OR 51
DEPARTMENT MAY ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING 52
EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE. THE PROGRAM MAY INCLUDE, BUT IS NOT 53
LIMITED TO, CASH AWARDS, ADDITIONAL PAID LEAVE, OR OTHER
ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AS THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY CONSIDERS 54
APPROPRIATE, SO LONG AS THE COSTS OF THE PROGRAM DO NOT EXCEED 55
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION FIXED BY THE BOARD OF TOWNSHIP 56
TRUSTEES FOR THE OFFICE OR DEPARTMENT.