As Introduced 1
123rd General Assembly 4
Regular Session H. B. No. 315 5
1999-2000 6
REPRESENTATIVES HAINES-CAREY-NETZLEY-CALVERT-ALLEN- 7
HARTNETT-PADGETT-SULZER-WILLAMOWSKI-TAYLOR-SCHULER- 8
MAIER-CLANCY-BENDER-SCHURING-BRITTON-DISTEL-EVANS- 9
O'BRIEN-VESPER-FERDERBER-BARRETT-GRENDELL-TERWILLEGER- HOLLISTER 11
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A B I L L
To amend section 5571.01 of the Revised Code to 14
authorize a board of township trustees to enter 15
into a contract with one or more other boards of
township trustees to obtain or provide road 16
construction or maintenance services.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 18
Section 1. That section 5571.01 of the Revised Code be 20
amended to read as follows: 21
Sec. 5571.01. (A) The board of township trustees may 30
construct, reconstruct, resurface, or improve any public road, or 31
part thereof OF ANY PUBLIC ROAD, under its jurisdiction or any 33
county road, intercounty highway, or state highway within its
township. In the case of a county road, the plans and 34
specifications for the proposed improvement shall first be 36
submitted to the board of county commissioners of the county and 37
receive its approval, and in the case of an intercounty or state 38
highway, plans and specifications shall first be submitted to the
director of transportation and receive his THE DIRECTOR'S 39
approval. The board of township trustees may widen, straighten, 40
or change the direction of any part of a road in connection with 42
the proceedings for its improvement.
(B) The board of township trustees may construct, improve, 44
maintain, or repair the berm of any road under its jurisdiction, 45
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in order to provide a hard surface or other improved approach to 46
rural mail boxes located on public highways. 47
(C) No contract for the construction or repair of a 49
bridge, the entire cost of which construction or repair exceeds 51
fifty thousand dollars, shall be entered into by the township 52
unless the plans are first approved by the director.
(D)(1) IN ORDER TO OBTAIN OR PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN 54
CARRYING OUT DIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION AND IN MAINTAINING AND 55
REPAIRING ROADS, ANY BOARD OF TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES MAY ENTER INTO A 56
CONTRACT, UNDER TERMS THE BOARD AGREES TO, WITH ONE OR MORE OTHER 57
BOARDS OF TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES TO OBTAIN OR PROVIDE ROAD 58
CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, RESURFACING, IMPROVEMENT,
MAINTENANCE, OR REPAIR SERVICES. THE CONTRACT MAY PROVIDE FOR A 59
FIXED ANNUAL CHARGE TO BE PAID AT TIMES AGREED UPON AND 60
STIPULATED IN THE CONTRACT. THE COST OF THE CONTRACT MAY BE PAID 61
FROM THE TOWNSHIP GENERAL FUND OR FROM THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR 62
FUND ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION 5575.10 OF THE REVISED CODE.
(2) CHAPTER 2744. OF THE REVISED CODE, INSOFAR AS IT 64
APPLIES TO THE PROVISION OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, 65
RESURFACING, IMPROVEMENT, MAINTENANCE, OR REPAIR SERVICES, 66
APPLIES TO A TOWNSHIP THAT HAS ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT UNDER
DIVISION (D)(1) OF THIS SECTION, AND TO THAT TOWNSHIP'S 67
EMPLOYEES, WHEN THE EMPLOYEES ARE RENDERING THESE SERVICES 68
OUTSIDE THE TOWNSHIP UNDER THAT CONTRACT. 69
(3) TOWNSHIP EMPLOYEES ACTING OUTSIDE THE TOWNSHIP THAT 71
EMPLOYS THEM UNDER A CONTRACT THAT THE TOWNSHIP HAS ENTERED INTO 72
UNDER DIVISION (D)(1) OF THIS SECTION MAY PARTICIPATE IN ANY 73
PENSION OR INDEMNITY FUND THAT THEIR EMPLOYER ESTABLISHES AND ARE 74
ENTITLED TO ALL RIGHTS AND BENEFITS OF CHAPTER 4123. OF THE 75
REVISED CODE, TO THE SAME EXTENT AS WHEN PERFORMING SERVICES
WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP THAT EMPLOYS THEM. 76
Section 2. That existing section 5571.01 of the Revised 78
Code is hereby repealed. 79