Effective: August 22, 1995
Latest Legislation: House Bill 99 - 121st General Assembly
Each member of the legislative authority of a village shall have resided in the village one year immediately preceding the member's election, and shall be an elector of the village. No member of the legislative authority shall hold any other public office, be interested in any contract with the village, or hold employment with said village, except that such member may be a notary public, a member of the state militia, or a volunteer fireman of said village, provided that such member shall not receive any compensation for his services as a volunteer fireman of the village in addition to his regular compensation as a member of the legislative authority. Any member who ceases to possess any of such qualifications or who removes from the village shall forfeit the member's office.
The purpose of establishing a one-year residency requirement in this section is to recognize that the state has a substantial and compelling interest in encouraging qualified candidacies for election to the office of member of the legislative authority of a village by ensuring that a candidate for such office has every opportunity to become knowledgeable with and concerned about the problems and needs of the area the candidate seeks to represent. In enacting this requirement, the general assembly finds that the one-year period is reasonably related to this purpose, while leaving unimpaired a person's right to travel, to vote, and to be a candidate for public office.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 7 | Municipal Corporations
Section 731.01 | Members of Legislative Authority.
Section 731.02 | Qualifications of Members of Legislative Authority.
Section 731.03 | Election and Term of Members of Legislative Authority.
Section 731.04 | Officers of Legislative Authority.
Section 731.05 | Powers of Legislative Authority.
Section 731.06 | Division of City Into Wards.
Section 731.07 | Salaries Shall Not Be Changed During Term.
Section 731.08 | Power of Legislative Authority as to Salaries and Bonds.
Section 731.09 | Members of Village Legislative Authority - Election - Terms of Office.
Section 731.091 | Elimination of Staggered Terms of Office.
Section 731.10 | President Pro Tempore of the Legislative Authority - Employees.
Section 731.11 | Vacancy When President Pro Tempore Becomes Mayor.
Section 731.12 | Qualifications of Members of Village Legislative Authority.
Section 731.13 | Compensation and Bonds of Village Officers, Clerks and Employees.
Section 731.14 | Contracts by Legislative Authority of a Village - Exception.
Section 731.141 | Village Administrator to Make Contracts and Purchases.
Section 731.15 | Bids and Proceedings.
Section 731.16 | Alterations or Modifications of Contracts.
Section 731.17 | Passage of Ordinances and Resolutions.
Section 731.18 | Style of Ordinances.
Section 731.19 | Subject and Amendment of Bylaws, Ordinances, and Resolutions.
Section 731.20 | Authentication and Recording.
Section 731.21 | Publication of Ordinances and Resolutions.
Section 731.211 | Method of Giving Notice of Proposed Charter Amendments.
Section 731.22 | Times of Publication Required.
Section 731.23 | Publication and Certification of Ordinances in Book Form.
Section 731.231 | Adopting Standard or Technical Ordinances and Codes.
Section 731.24 | Certificate of Clerk as to Publication.
Section 731.25 | Publication When No Newspaper in Municipal Corporation.
Section 731.26 | Effect of Not Making Publication.
Section 731.27 | Mayor's Veto in Cities.
Section 731.28 | Ordinances and Measures Proposed by Initiative Petition.
Section 731.29 | Petition for Referendum.
Section 731.30 | Application of Sections.
Section 731.31 | Presentation of Petition.
Section 731.32 | Copy of Proposed Ordinance or Measure Filed With Auditor or Clerk.
Section 731.33 | Words Which Shall Be Printed in Red.
Section 731.34 | Designation of Committee Filing Petition.
Section 731.35 | Itemized Statement by Circulator of Petition.
Section 731.36 | Prohibited Practices Relative to Petitions.
Section 731.38 | Prohibition Against Accepting Premium for Signing.
Section 731.40 | Prohibition Against Threats in Securing Signatures.
Section 731.41 | Charter Municipal Corporations.
Section 731.42 | Bylaws and Ordinances as Evidence.
Section 731.43 | Vacancy in Village Legislative Authority.
Section 731.44 | Judge of Election and Qualification of Members - Quorum and Special Meetings.
Section 731.45 | Rules - Journal - Expulsion of Members.
Section 731.46 | Meetings of Legislative Authority.
Section 731.47 | General Powers.
Section 731.48 | Contract Restrictions.
Section 731.49 | Failure to Take Oath or Give Bond.
Section 731.50 | Notice When New Bond Required.
Section 731.51 | Notice to Owner to Cut Noxious Weeds or Remove Litter - Service.
Section 731.52 | Fees for Service and Return.
Section 731.53 | Procedure When Owner Fails to Comply With Notice.
Section 731.54 | Written Return to County Auditor - Amount a Lien Upon Property.
Section 731.55 | Insurance for City Funds or Securities - Costs.
Section 731.56 | Investment of City Funds.
Section 731.57 | Investment Authorized - Limitations - Procedure.
Section 731.58 | Treasury Investment Account.