H. B. No. 97 As Introduced

Representatives Willamowski, Hagan, McGregor, Seitz, Calvert, Schmidt, Schaffer, Faber, Allen, White, Seaver, Ujvagi, Webster, Fessler, Callender, Buehrer

A BILL

To amend sections 505.37, 505.50, and 5549.021 of the 1
Revised Code to permit a board of township 2
trustees to enter into a lease or a lease with an 3
option to purchase for police department or road 4
equipment and a board of township trustees, a 5
board of fire district trustees, or a municipal 6
corporation legislative authority to enter into a 7
lease or lease with an option to purchase for 8
fire-fighting equipment. 9

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

       Section 1. That sections 505.37, 505.50, and 5549.021 of the 10
Revised Code be amended to read as follows: 11

       Sec. 505.37. (A) The board of township trustees may 12
establish all necessary rules to guard against the occurrence of 13
fires and to protect the property and lives of the citizens 14
against damage and accidents, and may, with the approval of the 15
specifications by the prosecuting attorney or, if the township has 16
adopted limited home rule government under ~~chapter~~Chapter 504,. 17
of the Revised Code, with the approval of the specifications by 18
the township's law director, purchase, lease, lease with an option 19
to purchase, or otherwise provide any fire apparatus, mechanical 20
resuscitators, or other equipment, appliances, materials, fire 21
hydrants, and water supply for fire-fighting purposes that seems 22
advisable to the board. The board shall provide for the care and 23
maintenance of fire equipment, and, for these purposes, may 24
purchase, lease, lease with an option to purchase, or construct 25
and maintain necessary buildings, and it may establish and 26
maintain lines of fire-alarm communications within the limits of 27
the township. The board may employ one or more persons to maintain 28
and operate fire-fighting equipment, or it may enter into an 29
agreement with a volunteer fire company for the use and operation 30
of fire-fighting equipment. The board may compensate the members 31
of a volunteer fire company on any basis and in any amount that it 32
considers equitable. 33

       (B) The boards of township trustees of any two or more 34
townships, or the legislative authorities of any two or more 35
political subdivisions, or any combination thereof, may, through 36
joint action, unite in the joint purchase, lease, lease with an 37
option to purchase, maintenance, use, and operation of 38
fire-fighting equipment, or for any other purpose designated in 39
sections 505.37 to 505.42 of the Revised Code, and may prorate the 40
expense of the joint action on any terms that are mutually agreed 41
upon. 42

       (C) The board of township trustees of any township may, by 43
resolution, whenever it is expedient and necessary to guard 44
against the occurrence of fires or to protect the property and 45
lives of the citizens against damages resulting from their 46
occurrence, create a fire district of any portions of the township 47
that it considers necessary. The board may purchase, lease, lease 48
with an option to purchase, or otherwise provide any fire 49
apparatus, appliances, materials, fire hydrants, and water supply 50
for fire-fighting purposes, or may contract for the fire 51
protection for the fire district as provided in section 9.60 of 52
the Revised Code. The fire district so created shall be given a 53
separate name by which it shall be known. 54

       Additional unincorporated territory of the township may be 55
added to a fire district upon the board's adoption of a resolution 56
authorizing the addition. A municipal corporation that is within 57
or adjoining the township may be added to a fire district upon the 58
board's adoption of a resolution authorizing the addition and the 59
municipal legislative authority's adoption of a resolution or 60
ordinance requesting the addition of the municipal corporation to 61
the fire district. 62

       If the township fire district imposes a tax, additional 63
unincorporated territory of the township or a municipal 64
corporation that is within or adjoining the township shall become 65
part of the fire district only after all of the following have 66
occurred: 67

       (1) Adoption by the board of township trustees of a 68
resolution approving the expansion of the territorial limits of 69
the district and, if the resolution proposes to add a municipal 70
corporation, adoption by the municipal legislative authority of a 71
resolution or ordinance requesting the addition of the municipal 72
corporation to the district; 73

       (2) Adoption by the board of township trustees of a 74
resolution recommending the extension of the tax to the additional 75
territory; 76

       (3) Approval of the tax by the electors of the territory 77
proposed for addition to the district. 78

       Each resolution of the board adopted under division (C)(2) of 79
this section shall state the name of the fire district, a 80
description of the territory to be added, and the rate and 81
termination date of the tax, which shall be the rate and 82
termination date of the tax currently in effect in the fire 83
district. 84

       The board of trustees shall certify each resolution adopted 85
under division (C)(2) of this section to the board of elections in 86
accordance with section 5705.19 of the Revised Code. The election 87
required under division (C)(3) of this section shall be held, 88
canvassed, and certified in the manner provided for the submission 89
of tax levies under section 5705.25 of the Revised Code, except 90
that the question appearing on the ballot shall read: 91

       "Shall the territory within ........................ 92
(description of the proposed territory to be added) be added to 93
........................ (name) fire district, and a property tax 94
at a rate of taxation not exceeding ...... (here insert tax rate) 95
be in effect for .......... (here insert the number of years the 96
tax is to be in effect or "a continuing period of time," as 97
applicable)?" 98

       If the question is approved by at least a majority of the 99
electors voting on it, the joinder shall be effective as of the 100
first day of July of the year following approval, and on that 101
date, the township fire district tax shall be extended to the 102
taxable property within the territory that has been added. If the 103
territory that has been added is a municipal corporation and if it 104
had adopted a tax levy for fire purposes, the levy is terminated 105
on the effective date of the joinder. 106

       Any municipal corporation may withdraw from a township fire 107
district created under division (C) of this section by the 108
adoption by the municipal legislative authority of a resolution or 109
ordinance ordering withdrawal. On the first day of July of the 110
year following the adoption of the resolution or ordinance of 111
withdrawal, the municipal corporation withdrawing ceases to be a 112
part of the district, and the power of the fire district to levy a 113
tax upon taxable property in the withdrawing municipal corporation 114
terminates, except that the fire district shall continue to levy 115
and collect taxes for the payment of indebtedness within the 116
territory of the fire district as it was composed at the time the 117
indebtedness was incurred. 118

       Upon the withdrawal of any municipal corporation from a 119
township fire district created under division (C) of this section, 120
the county auditor shall ascertain, apportion, and order a 121
division of the funds on hand, moneys and taxes in the process of 122
collection except for taxes levied for the payment of 123
indebtedness, credits, and real and personal property, either in 124
money or in kind, on the basis of the valuation of the respective 125
tax duplicates of the withdrawing municipal corporation and the 126
remaining territory of the fire district. 127

       A board of township trustees may remove unincorporated 128
territory of the township from the fire district upon the adoption 129
of a resolution authorizing the removal. On the first day of July 130
of the year following the adoption of the resolution, the 131
unincorporated township territory described in the resolution 132
ceases to be a part of the district, and the power of the fire 133
district to levy a tax upon taxable property in that territory 134
terminates, except that the fire district shall continue to levy 135
and collect taxes for the payment of indebtedness within the 136
territory of the fire district as it was composed at the time the 137
indebtedness was incurred. 138

       (D) The board of township trustees of any township, the board 139
of fire district trustees of a fire district created under section 140
505.371 of the Revised Code, or the legislative authority of any 141
municipal corporation may purchase, lease, or lease with an option 142
to purchase the necessary fire-fighting equipment, buildings, and 143
sites for the township, fire district, or municipal corporation 144
and issue securities for that purpose with maximum maturities as 145
provided in section 133.20 of the Revised Code. The board of 146
township trustees, board of fire district trustees, or legislative 147
authority may also construct any buildings necessary to house 148
fire-fighting equipment and issue securities for that purpose with 149
maximum maturities as provided in section 133.20 of the Revised 150
Code. The board of township trustees, board of fire district 151
trustees, or legislative authority may issue the securities of the 152
township, fire district, or municipal corporation, signed by the 153
board or designated officer of the municipal corporation and 154
attested by the signature of the township, fire district, or 155
municipal clerk, covering any deferred payments and payable at the 156
times provided, which securities shall bear interest not to exceed 157
the rate determined as provided in section 9.95 of the Revised 158
Code, and shall not be subject to Chapter 133. of the Revised 159
Code. The legislation authorizing the issuance of the securities 160
shall provide for levying and collecting annually by taxation, 161
amounts sufficient to pay the interest on and principal of the 162
securities. The securities shall be offered for sale on the open 163
market or given to the vendor or contractor if no sale is made. 164

       (E) A board of township trustees of any township or a board 165
of fire district trustees of a fire district created under section 166
505.371 of the Revised Code may purchase a policy or policies of 167
liability insurance for the officers, employees, and appointees of 168
the fire department, fire district, or joint fire district 169
governed by the board that includes personal injury liability 170
coverage as to the civil liability of those officers, employees, 171
and appointees for false arrest, detention, or imprisonment, 172
malicious prosecution, libel, slander, defamation or other 173
violation of the right of privacy, wrongful entry or eviction, or 174
other invasion of the right of private occupancy, arising out of 175
the performance of their duties. 176

       When a board of township trustees cannot, by deed of gift or 177
by purchase and upon terms it considers reasonable, procure land 178
for a township fire station that is needed in order to respond in 179
reasonable time to a fire or medical emergency, the board may 180
appropriate land for that purpose under sections 163.01 to 163.22 181
of the Revised Code. If it is necessary to acquire additional 182
adjacent land for enlarging or improving the fire station, the 183
board may purchase, appropriate, or accept a deed of gift for the 184
land for these purposes. 185

       (F) As used in this division, "emergency medical service 186
organization" has the same meaning as in section 4766.01 of the 187
Revised Code. 188

       A board of township trustees, by adoption of an appropriate 189
resolution, may choose to have the Ohio ambulance licensing board 190
license any emergency medical service organization it operates. If 191
the board adopts such a resolution, Chapter 4766. of the Revised 192
Code, except for sections 4766.06 and 4766.99 of the Revised Code, 193
applies to the organization. All rules adopted under the 194
applicable sections of that chapter also apply to the 195
organization. A board of township trustees, by adoption of an 196
appropriate resolution, may remove its emergency medical service 197
organization from the jurisdiction of the Ohio ambulance licensing 198
board. 199

       Sec. 505.50. The board of township trustees may purchase, 200
lease, lease with an option to purchase, or otherwise acquire any 201
police apparatus, equipment, including a public communications 202
system, or materials that the township police district requires 203
and may build, purchase, lease, or lease with an option to 204
purchase any building or buildings and site of the building or 205
buildings that are necessary for the operations of the district. 206

       The boards of trustees of any two or more contiguous 207
townships, may, by joint agreement, unite in the joint purchase, 208
lease, lease with an option to purchase, maintenance, use, and 209
operation of police equipment, for any other police purpose 210
designated in sections 505.48 to 505.55 of the Revised Code, and 211
to prorate the expense of ~~such~~that joint action on ~~such~~ terms as 212
~~are~~ mutually agreed upon by the trustees in each affected 213
township. 214

       The board of trustees of any township may enter into a 215
contract with one or more townships, a municipal corporation, a 216
park district created pursuant to section 511.18 or 1545.01 of the 217
Revised Code, or the county sheriff upon any terms that are 218
mutually agreed upon for the provision of police protection 219
services or additional police protection services either on a 220
regular basis or for additional protection in times of emergency. 221
The contract shall be agreed to in each instance by the respective 222
board or boards of township trustees, the board of county 223
commissioners, the board of park commissioners, or the legislative 224
authority of the municipal corporation involved. ~~Such~~The contract 225
may provide for a fixed annual charge to be paid at the time 226
agreed upon in the contract. 227

       Chapter 2744. of the Revised Code, insofar as it is 228
applicable to the operation of police departments, applies to the 229
contracting political subdivisions and police department members 230
when ~~such~~the members are serving outside their own political 231
subdivision pursuant to such a contract. Police department members 232
acting outside the political subdivision in which they are 233
employed may participate in any pension or indemnity fund 234
established by their employer and are entitled to all the rights 235
and benefits of Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code, to the same 236
extent as while performing services within the political 237
subdivision. 238

       Sec. 5549.021. (A) A board of township trustees may purchase 239
machinery, tools, trucks, and other equipment for use in 240
constructing, maintaining, and repairing roads and, subject to 241
Chapter 133. of the Revised Code, may issue for that purpose 242
general obligation bonds of the township for which the full faith 243
and credit of the township shall be pledged. 244

       (B) A board of township trustees may enter into a lease for 245
machinery, tools, trucks, and other equipment for use in 246
constructing, maintaining, and repairing roads, including a lease 247
with an option to purchase. Any lease with an option to purchase 248
shall require the board to pay a cash down payment of at least 249
three-twentieths of the total cost. If the board sells used 250
equipment as part of a lease with option to purchase, the cash 251
down payment may be reduced by the amount of the selling price of 252
the used equipment. A lease with an option to purchase may be 253
entered into only with the lowest responsive and responsible 254
bidder of the equipment after advertising for bids in the manner 255
provided in section 5575.01 of the Revised Code. 256

       Section 2. That existing sections 505.37, 505,50, and 257
5549.021 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed. 258

Section 1. That sections 505.37, 505.50, and 5549.021 of the	10
Revised Code be amended to read as follows:	11

Sec. 505.37. (A) The board of township trustees may	12
establish all necessary rules to guard against the occurrence of	13
fires and to protect the property and lives of the citizens	14
against damage and accidents, and may, with the approval of the	15
specifications by the prosecuting attorney or, if the township has	16
adopted limited home rule government under ~~chapter~~Chapter 504,.	17
of the Revised Code, with the approval of the specifications by	18
the township's law director, purchase, lease, lease with an option	19
to purchase, or otherwise provide any fire apparatus, mechanical	20
resuscitators, or other equipment, appliances, materials, fire	21
hydrants, and water supply for fire-fighting purposes that seems	22
advisable to the board. The board shall provide for the care and	23
maintenance of fire equipment, and, for these purposes, may	24
purchase, lease, lease with an option to purchase, or construct	25
and maintain necessary buildings, and it may establish and	26
maintain lines of fire-alarm communications within the limits of	27
the township. The board may employ one or more persons to maintain	28
and operate fire-fighting equipment, or it may enter into an	29
agreement with a volunteer fire company for the use and operation	30
of fire-fighting equipment. The board may compensate the members	31
of a volunteer fire company on any basis and in any amount that it	32
considers equitable.	33

(B) The boards of township trustees of any two or more	34
townships, or the legislative authorities of any two or more	35
political subdivisions, or any combination thereof, may, through	36
joint action, unite in the joint purchase, lease, lease with an	37
option to purchase, maintenance, use, and operation of	38
fire-fighting equipment, or for any other purpose designated in	39
sections 505.37 to 505.42 of the Revised Code, and may prorate the	40
expense of the joint action on any terms that are mutually agreed	41
upon.	42

(C) The board of township trustees of any township may, by	43
resolution, whenever it is expedient and necessary to guard	44
against the occurrence of fires or to protect the property and	45
lives of the citizens against damages resulting from their	46
occurrence, create a fire district of any portions of the township	47
that it considers necessary. The board may purchase, lease, lease	48
with an option to purchase, or otherwise provide any fire	49
apparatus, appliances, materials, fire hydrants, and water supply	50
for fire-fighting purposes, or may contract for the fire	51
protection for the fire district as provided in section 9.60 of	52
the Revised Code. The fire district so created shall be given a	53
separate name by which it shall be known.	54

Additional unincorporated territory of the township may be	55
added to a fire district upon the board's adoption of a resolution	56
authorizing the addition. A municipal corporation that is within	57
or adjoining the township may be added to a fire district upon the	58
board's adoption of a resolution authorizing the addition and the	59
municipal legislative authority's adoption of a resolution or	60
ordinance requesting the addition of the municipal corporation to	61
the fire district.	62

If the township fire district imposes a tax, additional	63
unincorporated territory of the township or a municipal	64
corporation that is within or adjoining the township shall become	65
part of the fire district only after all of the following have	66
occurred:	67

(1) Adoption by the board of township trustees of a	68
resolution approving the expansion of the territorial limits of	69
the district and, if the resolution proposes to add a municipal	70
corporation, adoption by the municipal legislative authority of a	71
resolution or ordinance requesting the addition of the municipal	72
corporation to the district;	73

(2) Adoption by the board of township trustees of a	74
resolution recommending the extension of the tax to the additional	75
territory;	76

(3) Approval of the tax by the electors of the territory	77
proposed for addition to the district.	78

Each resolution of the board adopted under division (C)(2) of	79
this section shall state the name of the fire district, a	80
description of the territory to be added, and the rate and	81
termination date of the tax, which shall be the rate and	82
termination date of the tax currently in effect in the fire	83
district.	84

The board of trustees shall certify each resolution adopted	85
under division (C)(2) of this section to the board of elections in	86
accordance with section 5705.19 of the Revised Code. The election	87
required under division (C)(3) of this section shall be held,	88
canvassed, and certified in the manner provided for the submission	89
of tax levies under section 5705.25 of the Revised Code, except	90
that the question appearing on the ballot shall read:	91

"Shall the territory within ........................	92
(description of the proposed territory to be added) be added to	93
........................ (name) fire district, and a property tax	94
at a rate of taxation not exceeding ...... (here insert tax rate)	95
be in effect for .......... (here insert the number of years the	96
tax is to be in effect or "a continuing period of time," as	97
applicable)?"	98

If the question is approved by at least a majority of the	99
electors voting on it, the joinder shall be effective as of the	100
first day of July of the year following approval, and on that	101
date, the township fire district tax shall be extended to the	102
taxable property within the territory that has been added. If the	103
territory that has been added is a municipal corporation and if it	104
had adopted a tax levy for fire purposes, the levy is terminated	105
on the effective date of the joinder.	106

Any municipal corporation may withdraw from a township fire	107
district created under division (C) of this section by the	108
adoption by the municipal legislative authority of a resolution or	109
ordinance ordering withdrawal. On the first day of July of the	110
year following the adoption of the resolution or ordinance of	111
withdrawal, the municipal corporation withdrawing ceases to be a	112
part of the district, and the power of the fire district to levy a	113
tax upon taxable property in the withdrawing municipal corporation	114
terminates, except that the fire district shall continue to levy	115
and collect taxes for the payment of indebtedness within the	116
territory of the fire district as it was composed at the time the	117
indebtedness was incurred.	118

Upon the withdrawal of any municipal corporation from a	119
township fire district created under division (C) of this section,	120
the county auditor shall ascertain, apportion, and order a	121
division of the funds on hand, moneys and taxes in the process of	122
collection except for taxes levied for the payment of	123
indebtedness, credits, and real and personal property, either in	124
money or in kind, on the basis of the valuation of the respective	125
tax duplicates of the withdrawing municipal corporation and the	126
remaining territory of the fire district.	127

A board of township trustees may remove unincorporated	128
territory of the township from the fire district upon the adoption	129
of a resolution authorizing the removal. On the first day of July	130
of the year following the adoption of the resolution, the	131
unincorporated township territory described in the resolution	132
ceases to be a part of the district, and the power of the fire	133
district to levy a tax upon taxable property in that territory	134
terminates, except that the fire district shall continue to levy	135
and collect taxes for the payment of indebtedness within the	136
territory of the fire district as it was composed at the time the	137
indebtedness was incurred.	138

(D) The board of township trustees of any township, the board	139
of fire district trustees of a fire district created under section	140
505.371 of the Revised Code, or the legislative authority of any	141
municipal corporation may purchase, lease, or lease with an option	142
to purchase the necessary fire-fighting equipment, buildings, and	143
sites for the township, fire district, or municipal corporation	144
and issue securities for that purpose with maximum maturities as	145
provided in section 133.20 of the Revised Code. The board of	146
township trustees, board of fire district trustees, or legislative	147
authority may also construct any buildings necessary to house	148
fire-fighting equipment and issue securities for that purpose with	149
maximum maturities as provided in section 133.20 of the Revised	150
Code. The board of township trustees, board of fire district	151
trustees, or legislative authority may issue the securities of the	152
township, fire district, or municipal corporation, signed by the	153
board or designated officer of the municipal corporation and	154
attested by the signature of the township, fire district, or	155
municipal clerk, covering any deferred payments and payable at the	156
times provided, which securities shall bear interest not to exceed	157
the rate determined as provided in section 9.95 of the Revised	158
Code, and shall not be subject to Chapter 133. of the Revised	159
Code. The legislation authorizing the issuance of the securities	160
shall provide for levying and collecting annually by taxation,	161
amounts sufficient to pay the interest on and principal of the	162
securities. The securities shall be offered for sale on the open	163
market or given to the vendor or contractor if no sale is made.	164

(E) A board of township trustees of any township or a board	165
of fire district trustees of a fire district created under section	166
505.371 of the Revised Code may purchase a policy or policies of	167
liability insurance for the officers, employees, and appointees of	168
the fire department, fire district, or joint fire district	169
governed by the board that includes personal injury liability	170
coverage as to the civil liability of those officers, employees,	171
and appointees for false arrest, detention, or imprisonment,	172
malicious prosecution, libel, slander, defamation or other	173
violation of the right of privacy, wrongful entry or eviction, or	174
other invasion of the right of private occupancy, arising out of	175
the performance of their duties.	176

When a board of township trustees cannot, by deed of gift or	177
by purchase and upon terms it considers reasonable, procure land	178
for a township fire station that is needed in order to respond in	179
reasonable time to a fire or medical emergency, the board may	180
appropriate land for that purpose under sections 163.01 to 163.22	181
of the Revised Code. If it is necessary to acquire additional	182
adjacent land for enlarging or improving the fire station, the	183
board may purchase, appropriate, or accept a deed of gift for the	184
land for these purposes.	185

(F) As used in this division, "emergency medical service	186
organization" has the same meaning as in section 4766.01 of the	187
Revised Code.	188

A board of township trustees, by adoption of an appropriate	189
resolution, may choose to have the Ohio ambulance licensing board	190
license any emergency medical service organization it operates. If	191
the board adopts such a resolution, Chapter 4766. of the Revised	192
Code, except for sections 4766.06 and 4766.99 of the Revised Code,	193
applies to the organization. All rules adopted under the	194
applicable sections of that chapter also apply to the	195
organization. A board of township trustees, by adoption of an	196
appropriate resolution, may remove its emergency medical service	197
organization from the jurisdiction of the Ohio ambulance licensing	198
board.	199

Sec. 505.50. The board of township trustees may purchase,	200
lease, lease with an option to purchase, or otherwise acquire any	201
police apparatus, equipment, including a public communications	202
system, or materials that the township police district requires	203
and may build, purchase, lease, or lease with an option to	204
purchase any building or buildings and site of the building or	205
buildings that are necessary for the operations of the district.	206

The boards of trustees of any two or more contiguous	207
townships, may, by joint agreement, unite in the joint purchase,	208
lease, lease with an option to purchase, maintenance, use, and	209
operation of police equipment, for any other police purpose	210
designated in sections 505.48 to 505.55 of the Revised Code, and	211
to prorate the expense of ~~such~~that joint action on ~~such~~ terms as	212
~~are~~ mutually agreed upon by the trustees in each affected	213
township.	214

The board of trustees of any township may enter into a	215
contract with one or more townships, a municipal corporation, a	216
park district created pursuant to section 511.18 or 1545.01 of the	217
Revised Code, or the county sheriff upon any terms that are	218
mutually agreed upon for the provision of police protection	219
services or additional police protection services either on a	220
regular basis or for additional protection in times of emergency.	221
The contract shall be agreed to in each instance by the respective	222
board or boards of township trustees, the board of county	223
commissioners, the board of park commissioners, or the legislative	224
authority of the municipal corporation involved. ~~Such~~The contract	225
may provide for a fixed annual charge to be paid at the time	226
agreed upon in the contract.	227

Chapter 2744. of the Revised Code, insofar as it is	228
applicable to the operation of police departments, applies to the	229
contracting political subdivisions and police department members	230
when ~~such~~the members are serving outside their own political	231
subdivision pursuant to such a contract. Police department members	232
acting outside the political subdivision in which they are	233
employed may participate in any pension or indemnity fund	234
established by their employer and are entitled to all the rights	235
and benefits of Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code, to the same	236
extent as while performing services within the political	237
subdivision.	238

Sec. 5549.021. (A) A board of township trustees may purchase	239
machinery, tools, trucks, and other equipment for use in	240
constructing, maintaining, and repairing roads and, subject to	241
Chapter 133. of the Revised Code, may issue for that purpose	242
general obligation bonds of the township for which the full faith	243
and credit of the township shall be pledged.	244

(B) A board of township trustees may enter into a lease for	245
machinery, tools, trucks, and other equipment for use in	246
constructing, maintaining, and repairing roads, including a lease	247
with an option to purchase. Any lease with an option to purchase	248
shall require the board to pay a cash down payment of at least	249
three-twentieths of the total cost. If the board sells used	250
equipment as part of a lease with option to purchase, the cash	251
down payment may be reduced by the amount of the selling price of	252
the used equipment. A lease with an option to purchase may be	253
entered into only with the lowest responsive and responsible	254
bidder of the equipment after advertising for bids in the manner	255
provided in section 5575.01 of the Revised Code.	256

Section 2. That existing sections 505.37, 505,50, and	257
5549.021 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.	258