Effective: July 18, 2008
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 84 - 127th General Assembly
(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, the clerk of the board of county commissioners shall keep a full written record of the proceedings of the board, and a written general index of those proceedings, entering each motion with the name of the person making it on the record. The clerk shall call and record the yeas and nays on each motion. The clerk shall state fully and clearly in the record any question relating to the powers and duties of the board which is raised for its consideration by any person having an interest therein, together with the decision on such question, and shall call and record the yeas and nays by which the decision is made. When requested by a party interested in the proceedings or by a party's counsel, the clerk shall record any legal proposition decided by the board, the decision thereon, and the votes by which the decision is reached. If either party, in person or by counsel, takes exception to such decision, the clerk shall record the exceptions with the record of the decision.
(B) A board of county commissioners may elect to maintain a full record of its proceedings by electronic means, including, but not limited to, those listed in section 9.01 of the Revised Code, by adopting a resolution that directs the clerk to maintain a full record of the proceedings by electronic means. The clerk also shall maintain a general index of the electronic record in either a written form or by electronic means, as determined by the board in its resolution. The board's resolution also may authorize the clerk to maintain a written summary of the record of the proceedings, provided that the summary shall include a notation that the full record of proceedings is maintained by electronic means. If the electronic means malfunctions, the clerk shall create the full written record of the proceedings as described in division (A) of this section.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 305 | Board of County Commissioners - Generally
Section 305.01 | Board of County Commissioners - Election, Term.
Section 305.02 | Vacancy in County Offices Filled by Election or Appointment.
Section 305.03 | Absence of Certain County Officers; Office Deemed Vacant.
Section 305.04 | Bond of County Commissioners - Oath of Office.
Section 305.05 | Organization; Election of President.
Section 305.06 | Regular Sessions.
Section 305.07 | Special Sessions.
Section 305.09 | Proceedings of Board of County Commissioners.
Section 305.10 | Written or Electronic Record and Index of Proceedings.
Section 305.11 | Signing of Record.
Section 305.12 | Liability of Commissioners.
Section 305.13 | Appointment of Clerk.
Section 305.14 | Employment of Legal Counsel.
Section 305.15 | Employment of Engineer.
Section 305.16 | Other Employees.
Section 305.17 | Compensation of Employees.
Section 305.171 | Group Insurance Coverage for County Officers and Employees.
Section 305.172 | Health Savings Account Program.
Section 305.18 | Annual Inventory.
Section 305.19 | Duty as to Reports of County Officers.
Section 305.21 | May Administer Oaths.
Section 305.22 | Shall Provide Place for Holding Courts.
Section 305.23 | Centralized Services for a County Office.
Section 305.25 | When Contracts Valid.
Section 305.26 | May Release or Compound Claims.
Section 305.27 | Interest in County Contracts Prohibited - Exception.
Section 305.28 | Criminal Justice Regional Information Fund.
Section 305.29 | County Administrator - Appointment.
Section 305.30 | County Administrator - Powers and Duties.
Section 305.31 | Procedure for Submitting to Referendum Resolution on Additional Tax.
Section 305.32 | Separate Petition Papers.
Section 305.34 | Form of Petition.
Section 305.35 | Designating Petition Committee.
Section 305.36 | Circulator of Referendum Petition to File Statement.
Section 305.38 | Prohibited Acts.
Section 305.39 | Prohibited Act.
Section 305.41 | Prohibited Acts.
Section 305.42 | Provisions Apply to Petitions Filed Under Other Chapters.
Section 305.43 | Conflict and Appointment of New Commissioner.