Effective: March 24, 2021
Latest Legislation: House Bill 340 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) Upon receiving a petition pursuant to section 940.19 of the Revised Code for a proposed improvement that would be located in two or more adjoining soil and water conservation districts, the board of supervisors of the adjoining districts shall, with approval of the Ohio soil and water conservation commission, create a joint board of supervisors. Each district shall have the same number of supervisors on the joint board. However, if the membership of the joint board would be an even number, an additional supervisor from the lead county shall be designated.
(B) A joint board of supervisors shall exercise the same powers, execute the same duties, and follow the same procedures in connection with an improvement under this chapter as the board of supervisors of a single soil and water conservation district with the following conditions:
(1) For purposes of making a preliminary determination to accept or reject a petition in accordance with section 940.19 of the Revised Code, the joint board shall make the determination within sixty days of the approval of the creation of the joint board.
(2) For purposes of a petition, the joint board shall do both of the following:
(a) Send the petition and accompanying information to the board of county commissioners of the lead county; and
(b) Send notification of the need for the creation of a joint board of county commissioners under section 940.35 of the Revised Code to the board of county commissioners of each county in the area to be benefited by the proposed improvement.
(C) Upon the creation of a joint board of supervisors, the elected officials in the lead county, including the engineer, recorder, auditor, prosecutor, treasurer, judges, and clerk of the board of county commissioners, shall serve as the administrative officers for the joint board of supervisors.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 9 | Agriculture-Animals-Fences
Chapter 940 | Soil and Water Conservation Commission
Section 940.02 | Ohio Soil and Water Conservation Commission; Powers and Duties.
Section 940.03 | County to Have District Coextensive With Its Geographic Area.
Section 940.04 | Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisors.
Section 940.05 | Governing Body of District.
Section 940.06 | Supervisors of Soil and Water Conservation District; Additional Powers.
Section 940.07 | Defense of Tort Actions.
Section 940.09 | Donated Sick Leave Program; Procedure.
Section 940.10 | Sale of Unneeded Personal Property of District.
Section 940.11 | Policies for Soil and Water Conservation District Credit Card Accounts.
Section 940.111 | Acceptance of Payments by Financial Transaction Devices.
Section 940.12 | Levy of Tax Within Ten-Mill Limitation.
Section 940.13 | Prosecuting Attorney Is Legal Adviser.
Section 940.14 | Infringement of Rights.
Section 940.15 | Payments to Local Soil and Water Conservation Districts.
Section 940.16 | Advance of Moneys From Soil and Water Conservation Fund; Repayment.
Section 940.17 | Sharing Costs of Improvement by Conservation District.
Section 940.19 | Petition to Supervisors for Construction of Conservation Improvement.
Section 940.20 | Notice of Hearing on Proposed Improvement.
Section 940.21 | View of Site of Proposed Improvement.
Section 940.23 | Hearing on Petition; Objections by Affected Landowners.
Section 940.24 | Surveys, Plans and Maps, Construction Specifications, Cost Estimates.
Section 940.25 | Schedule of Damages.
Section 940.26 | Cost Estimate.
Section 940.27 | Schedule of Estimated Assessments.
Section 940.28 | Petition and Information to Be Submitted to County Commissioners.
Section 940.29 | Scheduling and Notice of Hearing on Proposed Improvement.
Section 940.30 | County Commissioners Hearing on Proposed Improvement.
Section 940.31 | Approval or Disapproval of Construction of Improvement.
Section 940.32 | Procedure for Assessments.
Section 940.33 | Tax Levy Resolution.
Section 940.34 | Joint Board of Supervisors.
Section 940.35 | Joint Board of County Commissioners.
Section 940.36 | Lead County Responsibilities.
Section 940.37 | Maintenance of Improvements.
Section 940.39 | Videoconferencing and Teleconferencing of Meetings.
Section 940.41 | Statewide Watershed Planning and Management Program; Watershed Regions.