2006 Ohio Revised Code - [317.32.1] 317.321.Proposal for acquisition or maintenance of micrographic or other equipment or for contract services.

[§ 317.32.1] § 317.321. Proposal for acquisition or maintenance of micrographic or other equipment or for contract services.
 

(A)  Not later than the first day of October of any year, the county recorder may submit to the board of county commissioners a proposal for the acquisition or maintenance of micrographic or other equipment or for contract services. The proposal shall be in writing and shall include at least the following: 

(1) A request that an amount not to exceed four dollars of the fee collected for filing or recording a document for which a fee is charged as required by division (A) of section 317.32 of the Revised Code or by section 1309.525 or 5310.15 of the Revised Code be placed in the county treasury and designated as "general fund moneys to supplement the equipment needs of the county recorder"; 

(2) The number of years, not to exceed five, for which the county recorder requests that the amount requested under division (A)(1) of this section be given the designation specified in that division; 

(3) An estimate of the total amount of fees that will be generated for filing or recording a document for which a fee is charged as required by division (A) of section 317.32 of the Revised Code or by section 1309.525 or 5310.15 of the Revised Code; 

(4) An estimate of the total amount of fees for filing or recording a document for which a fee is charged as required by division (A) of section 317.32 of the Revised Code or by section 1309.525 or 5310.15 of the Revised Code that will be designated as "general fund moneys to supplement the equipment needs of the county recorder" if the request submitted under division (A)(1) of this section is approved by the board of county commissioners. 

The proposal may include a description or summary of the micrographic or other equipment, or maintenance thereof, that the county recorder proposes to acquire, or the nature of contract services that the county recorder proposes to utilize. If the county recorder has no immediate plans for the acquisition of equipment or services, the proposal shall explain the general needs of the office for equipment and shall state that the intent of the proposal is to reserve funds for the office's future equipment needs. 

(B)  The board of county commissioners shall receive the proposal and the clerk shall enter it on the journal. At the same time, the board shall establish a date, not sooner than fifteen nor later than thirty days after the board's receipt of the proposal, on which to meet with the recorder to review the proposal. 

(C)  Not later than the fifteenth day of December of any year in which a proposal is submitted under division (A) of this section, the board of county commissioners shall approve, reject, or modify the proposal and notify the county recorder of its action on the proposal. If the board rejects or modifies the proposal, it shall make a written finding that the request is for a purpose other than for acquiring, leasing, or otherwise obtaining micrographic or other equipment or contracts for use by the county recorder or that the amount requested is excessive as determined by the board. If the board approves the proposal, it shall request the establishment of a special fund under section 5705.12 of the Revised Code for any fees designated as "general fund moneys to supplement the equipment needs of the county recorder." 

(D)  The acquisition or maintenance of micrographic or other equipment and the acquisition of contract services shall be specifically governed by sections 307.80 to 307.806 [307.80.6], 307.84 to 307.846 [307.84.6], 307.86 to 307.92, and 5705.38, and by division (D) of section 5705.41 of the Revised Code. 
 

HISTORY: 145 v H 152 (Eff 7-1-93); 146 v S 155 (Eff 8-15-96); 149 v S 74. Eff 7-1-2001.
 

The effective date is set by section 4 of SB 74.