As Introduced

128th General Assembly Regular Session 2009-2010

H. B. No. 223

Representatives Letson, Coley 

Cosponsors: Representatives Derickson, Ruhl, Mallory, Bubp, Boyd, Yuko, Combs, Blessing, Harwood, Hackett, Bacon 

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A BILL

To temporarily authorize county treasurers and county

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prosecuting attorneys to designate that part of

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any surplus balance in the county's Delinquent Tax

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and Assessment Collection Fund be used to pay

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operating expenses of the respective office in

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lieu of county general fund money.

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

Section 1.  This section applies on or after July 1, 2009,	7
and before July 1, 2011.	8

A county prosecuting attorney or county treasurer may	9
determine that the amount of money appropriated to the respective	10
office from the county Delinquent Tax and Assessment Collection	11
Fund under division (A) of section 321.261 of the Revised Code	12
exceeds the amount required to be used by that office as	13
prescribed by division (A)(1) of that section. If a county	14
prosecuting attorney or county treasurer makes such a	15
determination, the prosecuting attorney or treasurer may expend up	16
to fifty per cent of the excess so determined to pay the expenses	17
of operating the respective office that otherwise would be payable	18
from appropriations from the county general fund, notwithstanding	19
section 321.261 of the Revised Code.	20

This section expires July 1, 2011.

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