Effective: September 12, 2008
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 268 - 127th General Assembly
When any expenditure of a fire and ambulance district, other than for the compensation of district employees, exceeds fifty thousand dollars, the contract for the expenditure shall be in writing and made with the lowest and best bidder after advertising once a week for not less than two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the district. The board of trustees of a fire and ambulance district may also cause notice to be inserted in trade papers or other publications designated by it or to be distributed by electronic means, including posting the notice on the board's internet web site. If the board posts the notice on its web site, it may eliminate the second notice otherwise required to be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the district, provided that the first notice published in such newspaper meets all of the following requirements:
(A) It is published at least two weeks before the opening of bids.
(B) It includes a statement that the notice is posted on the board's internet web site.
(C) It includes the internet address of the board's internet web site.
(D) It includes instructions describing how the notice may be accessed on the board's internet web site.
The bids shall be opened and shall be publicly read by the clerk of the district, or the clerk's designee, at the time, date, and place specified in the advertisement to bidders or the specifications. The time, date, and place of bid openings may be extended to a later date by the board of trustees of the district, provided that written or oral notice of the change shall be given to all persons who have received or requested specifications no later than ninety-six hours prior to the original time and date fixed for the opening.
Each bid on any contract shall contain the full name of every person interested in the bid. If the bid is for a contract for the construction, demolition, alteration, repair, or reconstruction of an improvement, it shall meet the requirements of section 153.54 of the Revised Code. If the bid is for any other contract, it shall be accompanied by a sufficient bond or certified check, cashier's check, or money order on a solvent bank or savings and loan association that, if the bid is accepted, a contract will be entered into and the performance of it will be properly secured. If the bid for work embraces both labor and material, it shall be separately stated, with the price of the labor and the material. The board may reject any and all bids. The contract shall be between the district and the bidder, and the district shall pay the contract price in cash. When a bonus is offered for completion of a contract prior to a specified date, the board may exact a prorated penalty in like sum for each day of delay beyond the specified date. When there is reason to believe there is collusion or combination among bidders, the bids of those concerned shall be rejected.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Section 505.01 | Board of Township Trustees - Election and Term.
Section 505.011 | Trustee May Serve as Volunteer Fireman or Policeman.
Section 505.012 | Appointment or Election of Board Member to District Governing Body.
Section 505.02 | Bond of Township Trustees.
Section 505.03 | Additional or New Bond.
Section 505.031 | Appointment of Township Administrator.
Section 505.032 | Powers and Duties of Township Administrator.
Section 505.04 | Annual Inventory.
Section 505.05 | Program Recognizing Outstanding Employee Performance.
Section 505.06 | Abatement of Building Nuisances.
Section 505.07 | Settlement of Court Action - Zoning Issue Subject to Referendum.
Section 505.08 | Emergency Contracts.
Section 505.09 | Duty of Trustees at Elections.
Section 505.10 | Acceptance and Disposition of Property.
Section 505.101 | Contracts With State or Other Public Agency.
Section 505.102 | Real Property Transactions With Senior Citizens' Organization.
Section 505.104 | Exchange or Transfer of Real Property Without Bidding.
Section 505.105 | Property Recovered by Police Department.
Section 505.106 | Neglect or Refuse to Deposit Property in Possession of a Person Arrested.
Section 505.107 | Restoration of Property to Claimant or Accused Person.
Section 505.108 | Disposition of Unclaimed Property.
Section 505.109 | Payment of Storage and Selling Expenses.
Section 505.1010 | Purchase of Property at Auction.
Section 505.11 | Leases of Real Property or Mining Rights in Township.
Section 505.12 | Solid Waste Facilities.
Section 505.13 | Operation of Scow or Lighter.
Section 505.14 | Residence for Physician - Tax Levy - Election - Anticipatory Notes.
Section 505.15 | Airports, Landing Fields, or Other Air Navigation Facilities.
Section 505.16 | Harbor Masters.
Section 505.17 | Regulations for Engine Noise and Vehicle Parking.
Section 505.171 | Drive-in Theater Screens.
Section 505.172 | Noise Control.
Section 505.173 | Storage of Junk Motor Vehicles.
Section 505.18 | Joint Issue of Bonds.
Section 505.19 | Annual Meeting of Trustees of Divided Township.
Section 505.20 | Tax for Drilling Oil or Gas Well.
Section 505.21 | Copy of Revised Code for Township Officers.
Section 505.22 | Volunteer Fire Department Definitions.
Section 505.23 | Insurance for Members of Volunteer Department - Joint Fire Department.
Section 505.24 | Compensation of Trustees.
Section 505.241 | Dues for Township Government Association.
Section 505.25 | Additional Compensation for Certain Trustees.
Section 505.26 | Additional Powers of Trustees.
Section 505.261 | Establishing Township Park.
Section 505.262 | Township Buildings Finance and Construction.
Section 505.263 | Water Supply Improvement Contracts.
Section 505.264 | Evaluating Township Buildings for Energy Conservation Measures.
Section 505.266 | Procedure for Establishing or Increasing Concentrated Animal Feeding Facility.
Section 505.267 | Lease-Purchase Agreements.
Section 505.27 | Collection, Transfer, and Disposal of Solid Wastes.
Section 505.28 | Creation of Waste Disposal District.
Section 505.29 | Tax Levy for Waste and Leaf Disposal Service - Service Charge.
Section 505.30 | Liability for Damages.
Section 505.31 | Collection of Service Charges - Waste Collection Fund - Use of Fund.
Section 505.32 | Compensation of Fiscal Officer - Bond.
Section 505.33 | Delinquent List Certified to County Auditor - Collection.
Section 505.34 | Compounding or Release of Claims Due From Banks.
Section 505.35 | Expenditure of Funds.
Section 505.36 | Bond Issue for Viaduct Construction or Improvement.
Section 505.37 | Fire Protection Services.
Section 505.371 | Joint Fire District Creation.
Section 505.372 | Bond of Clerk of the Board of Fire District Trustees.
Section 505.373 | Adoption of Fire Code.
Section 505.374 | Fire Code Violations.
Section 505.375 | Fire and Ambulance District Creation.
Section 505.376 | Bids on Fire and Ambulance District Contracts.
Section 505.377 | Classification of Volunteer Firefighters.
Section 505.38 | Appointment of Firefighting Personnel.
Section 505.381 | Criminal Records Check.
Section 505.39 | Tax Levy for Fire Protection and Other Services.
Section 505.40 | Bond Issue for Fire Protection Measures Limited.
Section 505.401 | Issuing Bonds for Firefighting Purposes.
Section 505.41 | Members of Volunteer Fire Companies Are Township Employees.
Section 505.42 | Fire Equipment Fund.
Section 505.43 | Police Protection.
Section 505.431 | Resolution to Provide Police Protection to Other Public Entity.
Section 505.432 | Contract With Port Authority or Chautauqua Assembly.
Section 505.44 | Contracts for Ambulance Service.
Section 505.441 | Collection and Retention of Fees for Service Runs.
Section 505.45 | Schooling of Officers and Firemen of Fire Department.
Section 505.46 | Township Trustees May Construct and Maintain Footbridges.
Section 505.47 | Payment of Costs of Footbridges - Approval of Tax Levy Required.
Section 505.48 | Township Police District.
Section 505.481 | Unincorporated Territory May Be Added to District - Contents of Ballot.
Section 505.482 | Joint Township Police District Board.
Section 505.483 | Resolution to Join Existing Joint Police District.
Section 505.484 | Performance Bond.
Section 505.49 | Rules Necessary for Operation of Township Police District.
Section 505.491 | Police Officer Guilty in Performance of Official Duty.
Section 505.492 | Hearing of Charge Against Police Officer.
Section 505.493 | Suspension of Officer Pending Hearing.
Section 505.494 | Subpoena Power.
Section 505.495 | Oaths - Compelling Testimony.
Section 505.50 | Equipment and Buildings for Police Protection.
Section 505.51 | Police District or Joint Police District Tax Levy.
Section 505.52 | Police Equipment Fund.
Section 505.53 | Police District and Joint Police District Notes.
Section 505.54 | Additional Training or Skills for Police Personnel.
Section 505.541 | Parking Enforcement Unit.
Section 505.55 | Dissolution of Township Police District.
Section 505.551 | Withdrawal From and Dissolution of Joint Police District.
Section 505.56 | Excise Tax on Transactions by Which Lodging Is Furnished to Transient Guests.
Section 505.57 | Use of Proceeds of Lodging Tax Receipts by Local School District.
Section 505.58 | Contributions to Convention and Visitors' Bureaus From General Fund.
Section 505.60 | Health Insurance for Township Officers and Employees.
Section 505.601 | Reimbursement of Officers and Employees for Health Care Premiums.
Section 505.602 | Group Life Insurance for Township Officers and Employees.
Section 505.61 | Liability Insurance for Police Personnel.
Section 505.62 | Appropriations for Potential or Pending Annexation Actions.
Section 505.63 | Liability Insurance for Firefighting Personnel.
Section 505.64 | Authorizing Use of Township Credit Card.
Section 505.66 | Snow Removal on Public School Property.
Section 505.67 | Voluntary Motor Vehicle Decal Registration Program.
Section 505.69 | Acquire, Rehabilitate, and Develop Rail Property and Rail Service.
Section 505.701 | Community Improvement Corporations.
Section 505.702 | Neighborhood Crime Watch Programs.
Section 505.703 | Funds to County Office of Economic Development.
Section 505.705 | Appropriations for Water or Sewerage Systems.
Section 505.706 | Money for Providing and Maintaining Services and Facilities for Senior Citizens.
Section 505.707 | Appropriations for Organization Serving Community Purpose.
Section 505.71 | Joint Ambulance District.
Section 505.72 | Joint Ambulance District Employees.
Section 505.721 | Joint Ambulance District - Reasonable Charges for Use of Services.
Section 505.73 | Model or Standard Building Code.
Section 505.74 | Model or Standard Building Code Violations.
Section 505.75 | Township Residential Building Code.
Section 505.76 | Availability of Township Residential Building Code.
Section 505.77 | Building Prohibitions.
Section 505.78 | Effective Date of Building Regulations.
Section 505.79 | Collection and Disposal of Tree Leaves.
Section 505.80 | Encouraging Economic Development of Township or Area Through Promotion of Tourism.
Section 505.82 | Emergency Resolutions.
Section 505.84 | Reasonable Charges for Use of Ambulance or Emergency Medical Services.
Section 505.85 | Disposal, Storage or Impoundment of Motor Vehicles.
Section 505.86 | Removal, Repair or Securance of Insecure, Unsafe Buildings or Structures.
Section 505.87 | Abatement, Control, or Removal of Vegetation, Garbage, Refuse, and Other Debris.
Section 505.871 | Removal of Junk Motor Vehicle.
Section 505.881 | Township Special Assessment to Fund Residential Broadband Expansion.
Section 505.89 | Curfew - Violations.
Section 505.93 | Prohibiting Boxing Matches or Exhibitions.
Section 505.94 | Registration and Regulation of Transient Vendors.
Section 505.95 | Regulating Resale of Tickets to Public Amusements.