Sub. H. B. No. 101 As Reported by the House Local and Municipal Government and Urban Revitalization Committee

Representatives Wolpert, Wagner, Latta, McGregor, Kearns, Aslanides, C. Evans, Seaver, Perry, Carano, Domenick, Williams, Chandler, Daniels, Yuko, Ujvagi, Fende, Uecker

A BILL

To create the Local Government Public Notice Task 1
Force to study local government public notice 2
requirements and to issue a report. 3

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

       Section 1. (A) There is hereby created the Local Government 4
Public Notice Task Force consisting of the following twenty-two 5
members: 6

       (1) Two members of the House of Representatives, one member 7
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and one 8
member appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of 9
Representatives; 10

       (2) Two members of the Senate, one member appointed by the 11
President of the Senate and one member appointed by the Minority 12
Leader of the Senate; 13

       (3) One member representing the Governor's office, appointed 14
by the Governor; 15

       (4) One member representing municipal government, appointed 16
by the Speaker of the House of Representatives from a list of 17
names provided by the Ohio Municipal League; 18

       (5) One member representing township government, appointed by 19
the President of the Senate from a list of names provided by the 20
Ohio Township Association; 21

       (6) One member representing county government, appointed by 22
the Speaker of the House of Representatives from a list of names 23
provided by the County Commissioners' Association of Ohio; 24

       (7) One member representing county recorders, one member 25
representing prosecuting attorneys, one member representing 26
sheriffs, one member representing county coroners, one member 27
representing county engineers, one member representing county 28
auditors, one member representing county treasurers, and one 29
member representing clerks of the courts of common pleas. The 30
members representing county recorders, prosecuting attorneys, 31
sheriffs, and county coroners shall be appointed by the President 32
of the Senate from a list of names provided by an organization 33
representing those county officers. The members representing 34
county engineers, county auditors, county treasurers, and clerks 35
of the courts of common pleas shall be appointed by the Speaker of 36
the House of Representatives from a list of names provided by an 37
organization representing those county officers. 38

       (8) One member representing the Attorney General's office, 39
appointed by the Attorney General; 40

       (9) One member representing the Ohio Legal Daily Coalition, 41
appointed by the Governor; 42

       (10) One member representing a daily newspaper with a 43
circulation of more than one hundred thousand, one member 44
representing a daily newspaper with a circulation of twenty 45
thousand to one hundred thousand, one member representing a daily 46
newspaper with a circulation of under twenty thousand, and one 47
member representing weekly newspapers, appointed by the Governor 48
from a list of names provided by the Ohio Newspaper Association. 49

       (B) Appointments to the Task Force shall be made not later 50
than thirty days after the effective date of this act. The member 51
of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the 52
House of Representatives shall be the chairperson of the Task 53
Force, and the member of the Senate appointed by the President of 54
the Senate shall serve as the vice-chairperson of the Task Force. 55

       The members of the Task Force shall serve without 56
compensation. The Task Force shall meet as often as necessary to 57
carry out its official duties and responsibilities. The 58
Legislative Service Commission shall provide staff assistance to 59
the Task Force. 60

       (C) The Task Force shall study the public notice requirements 61
in the Revised Code for local governments and determine if the 62
public notices are still needed and if there are other ways to 63
fulfill those requirements, such as by the use of media or 64
technology other than those currently mandated. The Task Force 65
shall determine if any changes would enhance public availability 66
and provide cost savings to local governments. 67

       Not later than one year after the effective date of this act, 68
the Task Force shall prepare and submit a report of its findings 69
and recommendations on whether or not to change local government 70
public notice requirements to the Governor, the President and 71
Minority Leader of the Senate, and the Speaker and Minority Leader 72
of the House of Representatives. On submission of that report, the 73
Task Force shall cease to exist. 74

       (D) Sections 101.82 to 101.87 of the Revised Code do not 75
apply to the Task Force. 76

Section 1. (A) There is hereby created the Local Government	4
Public Notice Task Force consisting of the following twenty-two	5
members:	6

(1) Two members of the House of Representatives, one member	7
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and one	8
member appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of	9
Representatives;	10

(2) Two members of the Senate, one member appointed by the	11
President of the Senate and one member appointed by the Minority	12
Leader of the Senate;	13

(3) One member representing the Governor's office, appointed	14
by the Governor;	15

(4) One member representing municipal government, appointed	16
by the Speaker of the House of Representatives from a list of	17
names provided by the Ohio Municipal League;	18

(5) One member representing township government, appointed by	19
the President of the Senate from a list of names provided by the	20
Ohio Township Association;	21

(6) One member representing county government, appointed by	22
the Speaker of the House of Representatives from a list of names	23
provided by the County Commissioners' Association of Ohio;	24

(7) One member representing county recorders, one member	25
representing prosecuting attorneys, one member representing	26
sheriffs, one member representing county coroners, one member	27
representing county engineers, one member representing county	28
auditors, one member representing county treasurers, and one	29
member representing clerks of the courts of common pleas. The	30
members representing county recorders, prosecuting attorneys,	31
sheriffs, and county coroners shall be appointed by the President	32
of the Senate from a list of names provided by an organization	33
representing those county officers. The members representing	34
county engineers, county auditors, county treasurers, and clerks	35
of the courts of common pleas shall be appointed by the Speaker of	36
the House of Representatives from a list of names provided by an	37
organization representing those county officers.	38

(8) One member representing the Attorney General's office,	39
appointed by the Attorney General;	40

(9) One member representing the Ohio Legal Daily Coalition,	41
appointed by the Governor;	42

(10) One member representing a daily newspaper with a	43
circulation of more than one hundred thousand, one member	44
representing a daily newspaper with a circulation of twenty	45
thousand to one hundred thousand, one member representing a daily	46
newspaper with a circulation of under twenty thousand, and one	47
member representing weekly newspapers, appointed by the Governor	48
from a list of names provided by the Ohio Newspaper Association.	49

(B) Appointments to the Task Force shall be made not later	50
than thirty days after the effective date of this act. The member	51
of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the	52
House of Representatives shall be the chairperson of the Task	53
Force, and the member of the Senate appointed by the President of	54
the Senate shall serve as the vice-chairperson of the Task Force.	55

The members of the Task Force shall serve without	56
compensation. The Task Force shall meet as often as necessary to	57
carry out its official duties and responsibilities. The	58
Legislative Service Commission shall provide staff assistance to	59
the Task Force.	60

(C) The Task Force shall study the public notice requirements	61
in the Revised Code for local governments and determine if the	62
public notices are still needed and if there are other ways to	63
fulfill those requirements, such as by the use of media or	64
technology other than those currently mandated. The Task Force	65
shall determine if any changes would enhance public availability	66
and provide cost savings to local governments.	67

Not later than one year after the effective date of this act,	68
the Task Force shall prepare and submit a report of its findings	69
and recommendations on whether or not to change local government	70
public notice requirements to the Governor, the President and	71
Minority Leader of the Senate, and the Speaker and Minority Leader	72
of the House of Representatives. On submission of that report, the	73
Task Force shall cease to exist.	74

(D) Sections 101.82 to 101.87 of the Revised Code do not	75
apply to the Task Force.	76