As Reported by the Senate State and Local Government 1
and Veterans Affairs Committee 2
122nd General Assembly 5
Regular Session S. B. No. 208 6
1997-1998 7
SENATOR LATTA 9
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A B I L L
To amend section 305.03 of the Revised Code to 13
require the coroner to serve as county 14
commissioner whenever two of a county's
commissioners are absent because of illness or 15
injury.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 16
Section 1. That section 305.03 of the Revised Code be 18
amended to read as follows: 19
Sec. 305.03. (A) Whenever any county officer fails to 28
perform the duties of his office for ninety consecutive days, 29
except in case of sickness or injury as provided in divisions (B) 30
and (C) of this section, his THE office shall be deemed vacant. 31
(B) Whenever any county officer is absent because of 33
sickness or injury, he THE OFFICER shall cause to be filed with 34
the board of county commissioners a physician's certificate of 36
his THE OFFICER'S sickness or injury. If such certificate is not 38
filed with the board within ten days after the expiration of 39
ninety consecutive days of absence, his THE office shall be 40
deemed vacant.
(C) Whenever a county officer files a physician's 42
certificate under division (B) of this section, but continues to 43
be absent for an additional thirty days commencing immediately 44
after the last day on which this certificate may be filed under 45
division (B) of this section, his THE office shall be deemed 46
vacant. 47
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(D) IF AT ANY TIME TWO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN A COUNTY 49
ARE ABSENT AND HAVE FILED A PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE UNDER 50
DIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION, THE COUNTY CORONER, IN ADDITION TO 51
PERFORMING THE DUTIES OF CORONER, SHALL SERVE AS COUNTY 52
COMMISSIONER UNTIL AT LEAST ONE OF THE ABSENT COMMISSIONERS 53
RETURNS TO OFFICE OR UNTIL THE OFFICE OF AT LEAST ONE OF THE
ABSENT COMMISSIONERS IS DEEMED VACANT UNDER THIS SECTION AND THE 54
VACANCY IS FILLED. IF THE CORONER SO REQUESTS, THE CORONER SHALL 55
BE PAID A PER DIEM RATE FOR THE CORONER'S SERVICE AS A 56
COMMISSIONER. THAT PER DIEM RATE SHALL BE THE ANNUAL SALARY 57
SPECIFIED BY LAW FOR A COUNTY COMMISSIONER OF THAT COUNTY WHOSE
TERM OF OFFICE BEGAN IN THE SAME YEAR AS THE CORONER'S TERM OF 58
OFFICE BEGAN, DIVIDED BY THE NUMBER OF DAYS IN THE YEAR. 59
(E) Any vacancy declared under this section shall be 61
filled in the manner provided by section 305.02 of the Revised 62
Code.
(F) This section shall not apply to a county officer while 64
in the active military service of the United States. 65
Section 2. That existing section 305.03 of the Revised 67
Code is hereby repealed. 68