Effective: October 12, 2016
Latest Legislation: House Bill 158 - 131st General Assembly
The board of county commissioners of any county, in addition to its other powers, may purchase, for cash or by installment payments, enter into lease-purchase agreements, lease with option to purchase, lease, appropriate, construct, enlarge, improve, rebuild, equip, and furnish a courthouse, county offices, jail, county home, juvenile court building, detention facility, public market houses, retail store rooms and offices, if located in a building acquired to house county offices, for which store rooms or offices the board of county commissioners may establish and collect rents or enter into leases as provided in section 307.09 of the Revised Code, county children's home, community mental health facility, community developmental disabilities facility, facilities for senior citizens, alcohol treatment and control center, other necessary buildings, public stadiums, public auditorium, exhibition hall, zoological park, public library buildings, golf courses, and off-street parking facilities determined by the board of county commissioners to be so situated as to be useful for any of such purposes or any combination of such purposes, for the use of which parking facilities the board of county commissioners may establish and collect rates, charges, or rents, and sites therefor, such real estate adjoining an existing site as is necessary for any of such purposes, including real estate necessary to afford light, air, protection from fire, suitable surroundings, ingress, and egress; such copies of any public records of such county, made or reproduced by miniature photography or microfilm, as are necessary for the protection and preservation of public records of such county.
The board of county commissioners of any county may lease for a period not to exceed forty years, pursuant to a contract providing for the construction thereof under a lease-purchase plan, those buildings, structures, and other improvements enumerated in the first paragraph of this section, and in conjunction therewith, may grant leases, easements, or licenses for lands under the control of the county for a period not to exceed forty years. Such lease-purchase plan shall provide that at the end of the lease period such buildings, structures, and related improvements, together with the land on which they are situated, shall become the property of the county without cost.
Whenever any building, structure or other improvement is to be so leased by a county, the board of county commissioners shall file in the office of the board, if the board has a full-time clerk, or in the office of the county auditor such basic plans, specifications, bills of materials, and estimates of cost with sufficient detail to afford bidders all needed information, or alternatively, shall file the following plans, details, bills of materials, and specifications:
(A) Full and accurate plans, suitable for the use of mechanics and other builders in such construction, improvement, addition, alteration, or installation;
(B) Details to scale and full sized, so drawn and represented as to be easily understood;
(C) Accurate bills showing the exact quantity of different kinds of material necessary to the construction;
(D) Definite and complete specifications of the work to be performed, together with such directions as will enable a competent mechanic or other builder to carry them out and afford bidders all needed information;
(E) A full and accurate estimate of each item of expense and of the aggregate cost thereof.
The board of county commissioners shall invite bids in the manner prescribed in sections 307.86 to 307.92 of the Revised Code. Such bids shall contain the terms upon which the builder would propose to lease the building, structure, or other improvement to the county. The form of the bid approved by the board of county commissioners shall be used and a bid shall be invalid and not considered unless such form is used without change, alteration, or addition.
Before submitting bids pursuant to this section, any builder shall have complied with sections 153.50 to 153.52 of the Revised Code.
On the day and at the place named for receiving bids for entering into lease agreements with the county, the board of county commissioners shall open the bids, and shall publicly proceed immediately to tabulate the bids. No such lease agreement shall be entered into until the bureau of workers' compensation has certified that the corporation, partnership, or person to be awarded the lease agreement has complied with Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code, and until, if the builder submitting the lowest and best bid is a foreign corporation, the secretary of state has certified that such corporation is authorized to do business in this state, and until, if the builder submitting the lowest and best bid is a person or partnership nonresident of this state, such person or partnership has filed with the secretary of state a power of attorney designating the secretary of state as its agent for the purpose of accepting service of summons in any action brought under Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code, and until the agreement is submitted to the county prosecutor and the county prosecutor's approval certified thereon. Within thirty days after the day on which the bids are received, the board of county commissioners shall investigate the bids received and shall determine that the bureau and the secretary of state have made the certifications required by this section of the builder who has submitted the lowest and best bid. Within ten days of the completion of the investigation of the bids the board of county commissioners may award the lease agreement to the builder who has submitted the lowest and best bid and who has been certified by the bureau and secretary of state as required by this section. If bidding for the lease agreement has been conducted upon the basis of basic plans, specifications, bills of materials, and estimates of costs, upon the award to the builder, the board of county commissioners, or the builder with the approval of the board of county commissioners, shall appoint an architect or engineer licensed in Ohio to prepare such further detailed plans, specifications, and bills of materials as are required to construct the buildings, structures, and other improvements enumerated in the first paragraph of this section. The board of county commissioners may reject any bid. Where there is reason to believe there is collusion or combination among the bidders, the bids of those concerned therein shall be rejected.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 307 | Board of County Commissioners - Powers
Section 307.01 | County Buildings, Offices, Equipment.
Section 307.02 | Methods for Providing County Facilities.
Section 307.023 | Contract for Acquisition or Use of Sports Facilities.
Section 307.03 | Use of County Buildings for Public Library.
Section 307.04 | Light, Heat, and Power Contracts.
Section 307.041 | Contracts to Analyze Reducing Energy Consumption in Buildings Owned by County.
Section 307.042 | Contracts to Regulate Utility Rates of Users of Municipal Utility.
Section 307.052 | Creating Joint Emergency Medical Services District.
Section 307.053 | Members of Board of Trustees.
Section 307.054 | Executive Director Duties - Employees.
Section 307.055 | Furnishing Ambulance and Emergency Medical Services.
Section 307.056 | Powers of Board of Trustees.
Section 307.057 | Levying Taxes - Issuing Bonds.
Section 307.06 | Board of County Commissioners May Employ Land Appraisers.
Section 307.07 | Office of Economic Development.
Section 307.08 | Appropriation of Lands.
Section 307.081 | Purchase or Appropriation of Real Property for Redevelopment.
Section 307.083 | Method for Purchasing Real Estate at Public Auction.
Section 307.09 | Sale, Lease, or Rent of County Real Estate - Proceeds.
Section 307.091 | Sale of County Medical Facility to State Medical School or College.
Section 307.10 | Procedure for Sale, Lease, Transfer or Granting of Rights in Real Property.
Section 307.11 | Board of County Commissioners May Execute Leases of Mineral Lands.
Section 307.12 | Resolution for Disposal of Unneeded, Obsolete or Unfit Personal Property.
Section 307.13 | Contracting for Services of Electrical Safety Inspector.
Section 307.14 | Legislative Authority and Contracting Subdivision Definitions.
Section 307.15 | Contracts With Other Governmental Entities.
Section 307.151 | Agreement With Municipalities for Control of Air and Water Pollution.
Section 307.153 | Agreements With Board of Health.
Section 307.16 | Agreement to Provide Method of Payment.
Section 307.17 | Duration of Agreement - Rescission.
Section 307.18 | Transfer of Property to County Commissioners.
Section 307.19 | Application of Sections.
Section 307.20 | Powers Over Air Navigation Facilities.
Section 307.201 | Acquisition and Operation of Subway Transportation System.
Section 307.202 | Development of Rail Property and Rail Service.
Section 307.203 | Appropriating Moneys for Railroad Grade Crossing Improvement Fund.
Section 307.21 | Bequests for War Memorial.
Section 307.22 | Bequests for Educational Purposes.
Section 307.23 | Historical Society Appropriations.
Section 307.24 | Itemized Account.
Section 307.25 | Distribution of Books.
Section 307.26 | Organization and Maintenance of Civic and Social Centers.
Section 307.27 | Contributions to Soil Conservation Districts.
Section 307.28 | Grant of Use of Land in Parks for Art Buildings.
Section 307.281 | Contributions for Park Projects.
Section 307.282 | Creating Community Improvements Board.
Section 307.283 | Community Improvements Board; Powers and Duties.
Section 307.284 | Issuing Bonds to Make Grants in Excess of Community Improvement Fund.
Section 307.29 | County May Lease to Municipal Corporation.
Section 307.30 | Annual Report.
Section 307.31 | Order for Survey of County Lines.
Section 307.32 | Notice to Board of County Commissioners of County Affected.
Section 307.33 | Return of Survey.
Section 307.34 | Action to Establish Lines Between Counties.
Section 307.35 | Decree as to Taxes Collected.
Section 307.36 | Corners of Originally Surveyed Townships.
Section 307.37 | Adoption of County Building Code.
Section 307.38 | County Building Inspector - Duties.
Section 307.381 | Establishing County Board of Building Appeals.
Section 307.39 | Publication of Building Regulations.
Section 307.41 | Purchase or Lease of Motor Vehicles.
Section 307.42 | Use of Vehicles to Be Regulated.
Section 307.43 | Use of County Vehicle Except for Official Business Prohibited.
Section 307.44 | Liability Insurance for Motor Vehicles Owned by County.
Section 307.441 | Errors and Omissions Insurance for Officers, Employees and Judges.
Section 307.45 | Using Property Tax Levied for Criminal Justice Services.
Section 307.46 | Expenses of Arrest - Payment.
Section 307.47 | Relief for Persons Injured in Automobiles Commandeered by Police Officer.
Section 307.48 | Proof of Validity of Claim.
Section 307.49 | Reward for Apprehension of Criminals.
Section 307.50 | Expenses of Pursuit and Return of Felon.
Section 307.51 | County Law Library Resources Board.
Section 307.511 | Law Library Resources Board Members.
Section 307.512 | Law Library Resources Board Meetings.
Section 307.513 | Annual Board Budget - Appropriations From General Fund.
Section 307.514 | County Law Library Resources Fund.
Section 307.515 | Allowance to Law Libraries From Fines and Penalties of Municipal Courts.
Section 307.516 | Multi-County Law Library Resources Commission.
Section 307.52 | Expert Witnesses.
Section 307.53 | Procedure When County Auditor Unable to Sign Bonds Due to Absence or Disability.
Section 307.54 | Registry and Redemption of Bonds.
Section 307.55 | Allowance and Payment of Claims Against County.
Section 307.56 | Appeal From Decision of Board of County Commissioners.
Section 307.561 | Settlement May Include Rezoning Agreement or Development Plan Approval.
Section 307.57 | May Execute Bonds of Indemnity.
Section 307.58 | Transcribing of Certain Records.
Section 307.59 | Transcribing of Court Records.
Section 307.61 | Institutions Subject to Inspection of Commissioners or Board of Health.
Section 307.62 | Crime Victim Assistance Program - Appropriating Moneys.
Section 307.621 | Establishing Child Fatality Review Board.
Section 307.622 | Members of Child Fatality Review Board.
Section 307.623 | Child Fatality Review Board - Purpose and Duties.
Section 307.624 | Organization of Child Fatality Review Board.
Section 307.625 | No Review While Investigation Pending.
Section 307.626 | Annual Report.
Section 307.627 | Accessing Confidential Information.
Section 307.629 | Unauthorized Dissemination of Confidential Information.
Section 307.63 | Establishing Countywide Public Safety Communications System.
Section 307.631 | Establishing Drug Overdose Fatality Review Committee.
Section 307.632 | Members of Drug Overdose Fatality Review Committee.
Section 307.633 | Chairperson of Drug Overdose Fatality Review Committee.
Section 307.634 | Purpose of Drug Overdose Fatality Review Committee.
Section 307.635 | No Review While Investigation or Prosecution Pending.
Section 307.636 | Collecting and Maintaining Information; Annual Report.
Section 307.637 | Providing Information to Drug Overdose Fatality Review Committee.
Section 307.639 | Confidentiality.
Section 307.64 | Appropriating Moneys From Tax Levies for Economic Development.
Section 307.641 | Establishing Suicide Fatality Review Committee.
Section 307.642 | Members of Suicide Fatality Review Committee.
Section 307.643 | Purpose of Suicide Fatality Review Committee.
Section 307.644 | Chairperson of Suicide Fatality Review Committee.
Section 307.645 | No Review While Investigation or Prosecution Pending.
Section 307.646 | Collecting and Maintaining Information; Annual Report.
Section 307.647 | Providing Information to Suicide Fatality Review Committee.
Section 307.649 | Confidentiality.
Section 307.6410 | Hybrid Review Committee.
Section 307.65 | Harbor Improvements.
Section 307.66 | Memorial Day Appropriations.
Section 307.67 | County May Give Aid to Establish Canal or Waterway.
Section 307.675 | Using Long Life Expectancy Material in the Construction or Repair of Bridge Deck.
Section 307.678 | Tourism Development Facility or Project Cooperative Agreements.
Section 307.679 | Sports Parks; Cooperative Agreements; Bonds.
Section 307.68 | Board May Issue Bonds Upon Petition.
Section 307.69 | Agreements for Protection of Funds Contributed.
Section 307.693 | Appropriating Moneys for Convention and Visitors' Bureaus.
Section 307.694 | Expending Funds for Senior Citizens Services or Facilities.
Section 307.697 | Voting on Question of Levying Liquor Tax to Support Facility.
Section 307.698 | Moneys Spent for Housing Purposes.
Section 307.6910 | Operation of Veterans Memorial and Museum.
Section 307.70 | County Charter Commissions.
Section 307.71 | Adoption of Curfew.
Section 307.72 | Appropriating Funds for Police Training.
Section 307.73 | Contract for Private Construction of Water and Sewer Lines.
Section 307.74 | Purchasing Water From Municipality.
Section 307.75 | Operating or Contracting for Operation of Police Training Schools.
Section 307.76 | Operating or Contracting for Operation of Zoological Park.
Section 307.761 | Facility to Promote Sciences and Natural History.
Section 307.77 | Giving Aid to Units of Government for Water Management.
Section 307.771 | Issuing Bonds for Water Management.
Section 307.772 | Agreements for Facilitating Water Management Projects.
Section 307.78 | Making Contributions to Community Improvement Corporations.
Section 307.781 | Unpaid or Delinquent Tax Line of Credit.
Section 307.79 | Administrative Rules.
Section 307.791 | Election on Repeal of County Sediment Control Rule.
Section 307.80 | Establishing County Microfilming Board.
Section 307.801 | Organization of Board.
Section 307.802 | Powers and Duties of Board.
Section 307.803 | Funds of Board.
Section 307.804 | Chief Administrator - Employees.
Section 307.805 | Annual Estimate of the Revenues and Expenditures - Report.
Section 307.806 | Contract for Services With Other Public Entities.
Section 307.81 | Vacating Unused Parks and Park Lands.
Section 307.82 | Selling Unused Parks and Park Lands.
Section 307.83 | Reversionary Interest in Parks and Park Lands.
Section 307.84 | Establishing Automatic Data Processing Board.
Section 307.841 | Organization of Board.
Section 307.842 | County Automatic Data Processing Board - Powers and Duties.
Section 307.843 | Acquiring Data Processing or Record Keeping Equipment, Software, or Services.
Section 307.844 | Chief Administrator - Automatic Data Processing Center.
Section 307.845 | Annual Estimate of the Revenues and Expenditures - Report.
Section 307.846 | Contract for Services With Other Public Entities.
Section 307.847 | Coordination of Information by County Automatic Data Processing Board.
Section 307.85 | Cooperation With Other Agencies in Operating Federal Programs.
Section 307.86 | Competitive Bidding Required - Exceptions.
Section 307.862 | Competitive Sealed Proposals - Procedure.
Section 307.863 | Bidding Process for Franchises.
Section 307.87 | Notice of Competitive Bidding.
Section 307.88 | Bid Contents.
Section 307.89 | Accepting Bids.
Section 307.90 | Contract Award - Preferences.
Section 307.91 | Rejecting All Bids.
Section 307.92 | Contracting Authority Defined.
Section 307.921 | Policy to Assist Minority Business Enterprises.
Section 307.93 | Joint Establishment of a Multicounty Correctional Center.
Section 307.931 | Submitting Health Insurance Claims for Inmates of Correctional Center.
Section 307.932 | Community Alternative Sentencing Centers.
Section 307.933 | Issuance of Securities.
Section 307.94 | Petitioning for Election on Adoption of County Charter.
Section 307.95 | Determining Validity of Petitions.
Section 307.96 | Charter or Amendment Effective Date.
Section 307.97 | Filing Sworn Itemized Statement of Financial Transactions.
Section 307.98 | Written Partnership Agreement With Director of Job and Family Services.
Section 307.981 | Designating Entities as Family Services Agencies.
Section 307.982 | Contracts to Perform Family Services Duty or Workforce Development Activity.
Section 307.986 | Procedures for Providing Services to Children Whose Families Relocate Frequently.
Section 307.988 | Federal Requirements for Contracts With Religious Organization.