(B)(1) Subject to divisiondivisions (C) and (D) of this | 16 |
section, through calendar year 2006, the board of county | 17 |
commissioners shall be responsible for paying the compensation of | 18 |
the librarian and up to two assistant librarians of the law | 19 |
library appointed by the board of trustees of the law library | 20 |
association under section 3375.48 of the Revised Code and the | 21 |
costs of the space in the county courthouse or other building that | 22 |
the board provides for the use of the law library under division | 23 |
(A) of this section, the utilities for that space, and furniture | 24 |
and fixtures for the law library. | 25 |
(2) In calendar years 2007 through 2010, the board of county | 26 |
commissioners and the board of trustees shall be responsible for | 27 |
paying the compensation of the librarian and up to two assistant | 28 |
librarians appointed under section 3375.48 of the Revised Code and | 29 |
the costs of the space in the county courthouse or other building | 30 |
that the board of county commissioners provides for the use of the | 31 |
law library under division (A) of this section, the utilities for | 32 |
that space, and furniture and fixtures for the law library as | 33 |
follows: | 34 |
(3) Beginning in calendar year 2011 and thereafter, the board | 47 |
of trustees shall be responsible for paying the compensation of | 48 |
the librarian and all assistant librarians appointed under section | 49 |
3375.48 of the Revised Code as well as the costs of the space in | 50 |
the county courthouse or other building that the board of county | 51 |
commissioners provides for the use of the law library under | 52 |
division (A) of this section, the utilities for that space, and | 53 |
the law library's furniture and fixtures. | 54 |
(C) At any time prior to calendar year 2011, the board of | 55 |
trustees of a law library association referred to in section | 56 |
3375.48 of the Revised Code may elect to assume responsibility for | 57 |
paying the entire compensation of the librarian and all assistant | 58 |
librarians of the law library appointed under section 3375.48 of | 59 |
the Revised Code. If the board of trustees elects to assume that | 60 |
responsibility, the board of county commissioners of the county in | 61 |
which the association is located has no further obligation under | 62 |
division (B) of this section to make payments for the compensation | 63 |
of the law librarian and up to two assistant librarians. | 64 |
(D) If the board of trustees of a law library association | 65 |
referred to in section 3375.48 of the Revised Code rents, leases, | 66 |
lease-purchases, or otherwise acquires space for the use of the | 67 |
law library, or constructs, enlarges, renovates, or otherwise | 68 |
modifies buildings or other structures to provide space for the | 69 |
use of the law library, the board of county commissioners of the | 70 |
county in which the association is located has no further | 71 |
obligation under division (A) of this section to provide space in | 72 |
the county courthouse or any other building located in the county | 73 |
seat for the use of the law library and utilities for that space, | 74 |
and has no further obligation under division (B) of this section | 75 |
to make payments for the compensation of the librarian and up to | 76 |
two assistant librarians of the law library appointed under | 77 |
section 3375.48 of the Revised Code and for the costs of space in | 78 |
the county courthouse or anany other building for the use of the | 79 |
law library, the utilities for that space, and the law library's | 80 |
furniture and fixtures. | 81 |
(E)(F) The books, computer
communications console that is a | 85 |
means of access to a system of
computerized legal research, | 86 |
microform materials and equipment,
videotape materials and | 87 |
equipment, audio or visual materials and
equipment, other | 88 |
materials and equipment utilized in conducting
legal research, | 89 |
furniture, and fixtures of the law library association that
are | 90 |
owned by, and used exclusively in, the law library are exempt
from | 91 |
taxation. | 92 |
Section 3. Any finding of recovery made by the Auditor of | 95 |
State before, or on or after, the effective date of this act in | 96 |
favor of a board of trustees of a law library association referred | 97 |
to in section 3375.48 of the Revised Code or against a board of | 98 |
county commissioners as the result of such a board of trustees | 99 |
having elected to pay, in violation of current section 3375.49 of | 100 |
the Revised Code or the version of that section in effect before | 101 |
the effective date of the amendments to that section made by Am. | 102 |
Sub. H.B. 66 of the 126th General Assembly, the entire amount of | 103 |
the compensation of the law librarian and any assistant librarians | 104 |
of its law library appointed under section 3375.48 of the Revised | 105 |
Code is hereby declared to be null and void. Neither the | 106 |
prosecuting attorney of the county in which the violation occurred | 107 |
nor the Attorney General is under any obligation to act, and shall | 108 |
not act, upon the Auditor of State's finding of recovery. | 109 |