As Reported by the House Infrastructure, Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs Committee

127th General Assembly
Regular Session
2007-2008
H. B. No. 266


Representative Huffman 

Cosponsors: Representatives Zehringer, Stebelton, Evans, McGregor, J., Goodwin, Setzer, Seitz, Aslanides, Combs, Domenick, Fessler, Newcomb, Otterman, J., Reinhard, Ujvagi, Widowfield 



A BILL
To amend section 345.08 of the Revised Code to enable 1
more flexible composition of veterans memorial 2
boards of trustees.3


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

       Section 1. That section 345.08 of the Revised Code be amended 4
to read as follows:5

       Sec. 345.08.  Within five days after the certification to the 6
taxing authority of the result of an election held under sections 7
345.02 to 345.05 of the Revised Code, provided a majority of the 8
votes cast on the proposal submitted are in favor of such 9
proposal, or within five days after adoption by the taxing 10
authority of an ordinance or resolution to authorize the issuance 11
of any such bonds without a vote of the electors, the taxing 12
authority of the township or county, or the mayor of the municipal 13
corporation shall appoint a board of trustees, consisting of at 14
least five but not more than eleven members, which shall, at all 15
times, be so constituted that at least sevena majority of its 16
members are honorably discharged veterans of the armed forces of 17
the United States, having served in one or more wars in which the 18
United States was a belligerent. Not more than six members of the 19
board shall be from the same political party. FiveA majority of 20
such trustees shall be appointed for three years and sixthe 21
remaining trustees shall be appointed for five years, and 22
thereafter, on the expiration of the original term, appointments 23
shall be made for terms of five years. Appointments to fill 24
vacancies shall be for the unexpired term.25

       Section 2. That existing section 345.08 of the Revised Code 26
is hereby repealed.27