2006 Ohio Revised Code - 505. Trustees.

• 505.01. Board of township trustees; election and term.
• · · · [505.01.1] 505.011.Trustee may serve as volunteer fireman or policeman.
• 505.02. Bond of township trustees.
• 505.03. Additional security or new bond.
• · · · [505.03.1] 505.031.Township administrator appointed.
• · · · [505.03.2] 505.032.Township administrator; powers and duties.
• 505.04. Annual inventory.
• 505.05. Employee recognition programs.
• 505.06. Real property tax credit for abating building nuisance on tax foreclosed property.
• 505.07. Consent decree or court-approved settlement including specified rezoning or development agreements.
• 505.08. Contract for services, materials, equipment or supplies to meet emergency.
• 505.09. Duty of trustees at elections.
• 505.10. Acceptance of donations of property; disposition of real or personal property.
• · · · [505.10.1] 505.101.Contract with public entity for purchase or sale of materials, equipment, supplies or services.
• · · · [505.10.2] 505.102.Realty transactions with nonprofit senior citizens' organization.
• · · · [505.10.3] 505.103.Adoption of model system of preferences.
• · · · [505.10.4] 505.104.Exchange of real property for property to be used for similar purpose.

Property Recovered by Police Department.

• · · · [505.10.5] 505.105.Disposition of stolen or other property recovered by police department.
• · · · [505.10.6] 505.106.Neglect or refusal to deposit property.
• · · · [505.10.7] 505.107.Return of property to claimant or accused person.
• · · · [505.10.8] 505.108.Sale or donation of unclaimed property.
• · · · [505.10.9] 505.109.Payment of removal, storage and selling expenses.
• 505.11. Leases of real property or mining rights.
• 505.12. Solid waste facilities.
• 505.13. Operation of scow or lighter.
• 505.14. Residence for physician; tax levy; election; anticipatory notes.
• 505.15. Airport or air navigation facility in island township.
• 505.16. Harbor masters.
• 505.17. Regulations for engine noise and vehicle parking.
• · · · [505.17.1] 505.171.Drive-in theater screen regulations.
• · · · [505.17.2] 505.172.Noise-control regulations.
• · · · [505.17.3] 505.173.Regulation of storage of junk motor vehicles.
• 505.18. Joint issue of bonds.
• 505.19. Annual meeting of trustees of divided township.
• 505.20. Tax for drilling oil or gas well.
• 505.21. Copy of Revised Code for township officers.
• 505.22. Definitions.
• 505.23. Insurance for volunteer firemen; joint fire department.
• 505.24. Compensation of trustees.
• · · · [505.24.1] 505.241.Membership dues for association of township officials.
• 505.25. Additional compensation for certain trustees.
• 505.26. Additional powers; office space.
• · · · [505.26.1] 505.261.Acquisition of land and materials for township park.
• · · · [505.26.2] 505.262.Securities to finance purchases and construction.
• · · · [505.26.3] 505.263.Contract with county for water supply improvements.
• · · · [505.26.4] 505.264.Installment payment contracts for energy conservation measures.
• · · · [505.26.5] 505.265.Single payment of accrued liability to police and firemen's disability and pension fund.
• · · · [505.26.6] 505.266.Procedure concerning proposed new or expanded concentrated animal feeding facility.
• · · · [505.26.7] 505.267.Lease-purchase agreements.

Contracts for Garbage Disposal.

• 505.27. Solid waste facilities or contracts for services.
• 505.28. Creation of waste disposal district.
• 505.29. Tax levy for waste and leaf disposal service; service charge.
• 505.30. Liability for damages.
• 505.31. Collection of service charges; waste collection fund; use of fund.
• 505.32. Compensation of fiscal officer; increase in bond; cost of supplies.
• 505.33. Delinquent list certified to county auditor; collection.

Claims Due from Banks.

• 505.34. Compounding or release of claims due from banks.

Viaduct Construction.

• 505.35. Viaduct fund.
• 505.36. Bond issue for viaduct construction or improvement.

Fire and Police Protection.

• 505.37. Fire rules; fire-fighting equipment and personnel; creation of fire districts; regulation of emergency medical services organization.
• · · · [505.37.1] 505.371.Creation of joint fire district.
• · · · [505.37.2] 505.372.Bond for faithful performance of duties executed by clerk.
• · · · [505.37.3] 505.373.Adoption of standard code.
• · · · [505.37.4] 505.374.Prohibition.
• · · · [505.37.5] 505.375.Creation of fire and ambulance district.
• · · · [505.37.6] 505.376.Bids on district contracts.
• 505.38. Appointment of fire chief and firefighters or fire prevention officer and deputies.
• · · · [505.38.1] 505.381.Criminal records check for prospective firefighter.
• 505.39. Tax levy for fire protection.
• · · · [505.39.1] 505.391.Charge for false alarms from automatic alarm systems.
• 505.40. Bond issue for fire protection measures limited.
• · · · [505.40.1] 505.401.Bond issuance by fire district trustees.
• 505.41. Volunteer firemen.
• 505.42. Bond proceeds credited; contracts.
• 505.43. Contracts for police protection; status of police department members.
• · · · [505.43.1] 505.431.Police protection without contract; rights of department members acting outside township or district.
• · · · [505.43.2] 505.432.Contract with port authority or Chautauqua assembly to provide police services.
• 505.44. Contracts to furnish or receive ambulance, emergency medical or nonemergency patient transport services.
• · · · [505.44.1] 505.441.Renumbered.
• · · · [505.44.2] 505.442.[Repealed]
• · · · [505.44.3] 505.443.Renumbered.
• 505.45. Schooling of officers and firemen of fire department.

Footbridges.

• 505.46. Township trustees may construct and maintain footbridges.
• 505.47. Payment of costs of footbridges; approval of tax levy required.

Township Police Districts.

• 505.48. Township police districts.
• · · · [505.48.1] 505.481.Joint township police district board.
• · · · [505.48.2] 505.482.Election on adding remaining unincorporated territory to district and levy of tax throughout district.
• · · · [505.49.1] 505.491.Trustees to prefer charges against delinquent police personnel.
• · · · [505.49.2] 505.492.Hearing of charges; action of township trustees.
• · · · [505.49.3] 505.493.Suspension of accused pending hearing.
• · · · [505.49.4] 505.494.Power of township trustees as to process.
• · · · [505.49.5] 505.495.Oaths; compulsory testimony; costs.
• 505.50. Acquisition of equipment and buildings; emergency police protection.
• 505.51. Police district tax levy authorized.
• · · · [505.51.1] 505.511.Charges for responding to security alarm system false alarms.
• 505.52. Bond issues by police district.
• 505.53. Issuance of notes by police district.
• 505.54. Additional training for police district personnel.
• · · · [505.54.1] 505.541.Parking enforcement unit.
• 505.55. Dissolution of police district.
• 505.56. Lodging excise tax.
• 505.57. Use of lodging tax receipts by local school district.
• 505.58. Contributions to convention and visitors' bureaus.
• 505.60. Health and long-term care insurance.
• · · · [505.60.1] 505.601.Reimbursement of officers and employees for certain health care premiums.
• · · · [505.60.2] 505.602.Group life insurance.
• · · · [505.60.3] 505.603.Cafeteria plan benefits.
• 505.61. Liability insurance for police districts.
• 505.62. Appropriations for expenses relating to potential or pending annexation action.
• 505.63. Liability insurance.
• 505.64. Use of credit card held by board of township trustees.
• 505.66. Reimbursement for township removal of snow on public school property.
• 505.67. Voluntary motor vehicle decal registration program.
• 505.69. Rail property and service development.
• 505.70. Trustees may give financial assistance to and cooperate with other agencies.
• · · · [505.70.1] 505.701.Participation in community improvement corporations.
• · · · [505.70.2] 505.702.Neighborhood crime watch programs.
• · · · [505.70.3] 505.703.Appropriation for county economic development office.
• · · · [505.70.4] 505.704.Participation in regional cooperation and improvement organization.
• · · · [505.70.5] 505.705.Appropriations to other subdivisions for water or sewerage systems.
• · · · [505.70.6] 505.706.Senior citizen services and facilities.
• · · · [505.70.7] 505.707.Appropriations for tax-exempt organization serving community purpose.
• 505.71. Joint ambulance district.
• 505.72. Employees of joint ambulance district; contract to furnish or receive ambulance or emergency medical services.
• · · · [505.72.1] 505.721.Reasonable charges for use of ambulance or emergency medical services.

Township Building Code.

• 505.73. Existing structures code.
• 505.74. Violations prohibited.
• 505.75. Local residential building regulations; building department; inspector; contracts with municipal corporations or counties.
• 505.76. Availability of regulations and code; publication of information.
• 505.77. Prohibitions; action for injunction, abatement, or other appropriate relief; exemption for public utility or railroad property.
• 505.78. County preemption as to existing structures code or local residential building regulations.
• 505.79. Collection and disposal of leaves.
• 505.80. Expenditures for promotion of tourism.
• 505.82. Resolution declaring emergency; snow removal on undedicated roads; equipment contracts.
• 505.83. [Repealed]
• · · · [505.83.1] 505.831.[Repealed]
• 505.84. Charges for fire and rescue, ambulance, and emergency medical services.
• 505.85. Contracts for the disposal, storage or impoundment of motor vehicles.
• 505.86. Removal, repair or securance of certain buildings or structures; recovery of costs.
• 505.87. Abatement, control or removal of vegetation, garbage, refuse or debris.
• 505.88. Special assessments against watercraft facilities.
• 505.89. Curfew for minors.

Cable Television Contracts.

• 505.90. Definitions.
• 505.91. Trustees or agent may contract with cable television company; public hearing, notice; prior contracts not affected.
• 505.92. Other political subdivision may act as agent for township.
• 505.93. Resolution prohibiting boxing.
• 505.94. Registration and regulation or prohibition of transient vendors.
• 505.95. Regulation of resale of tickets to public amusements.
• 505.99. Penalty.
• · · · [505.99.1] 505.991.Penalties.