Section 703.361 | Transition supervisory board.
(A)(1) A transition supervisory board consists of the following three voting members:
(a) The auditor of the county wherein a majority of the village territory was located;
(b) A member of the board of county commissioners, selected by the board of county commissioners, of the county wherein a majority of the village territory was located;
(c) The recorder of the county wherein a majority of the village territory was located.
(2) A township trustee or the township fiscal officer, as determined by the board of township trustees, of each township assuming territory of the dissolved village shall serve on the board as a nonvoting member.
(3) If the general election that determined the date the dissolution is effective also included an election for an office for which the office holder is designated as a board member under division (A)(1) of this section, the individual declared as elected to the office shall serve on the board.
(4) An individual who is a resident of the dissolved village is prohibited from serving on the board. Such an individual who is designated as a board member shall designate a suitable replacement to serve on the board.
(B) The county auditor, or the county auditor's designee under division (A)(4) of this section, is the chair of the board.
(C) The board is a public body for purposes of section 121.22 of the Revised Code.
(D) The members of the board are not liable, and shall be held harmless, in any matter in which the board acts in accordance with sections 703.31 to 703.39 of the Revised Code, except for liability imposed as a result of a finding for recovery or other citation in an audit conducted by, or on behalf of, the auditor of state.
(E) The transition supervisory board shall appoint and supervise a receiver-trustee. The board shall select a receiver-trustee from a list of persons provided to the board by the auditor of state. The board may replace the receiver-trustee as necessary with approval of the auditor of state.
(F) The village representative selected under section 703.35 of the Revised Code, the person serving as fiscal officer of the village before it dissolved, and the person serving as the primary legal counsel for the village before it dissolved shall provide consultation to the board as requested by the board. If the legislative authority of a village failed to select a representative under section 703.35 of the Revised Code, the board shall select the village representative.
(G) The board shall continue in existence until the date the auditor of state provides the board the final audit or final agreed-upon procedure audit under section 703.38 of the Revised Code.
Last updated February 12, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Available Versions of this Section
- April 30, 2024 – Enacted by House Bill 101 - 135th General Assembly [ View April 30, 2024 Version ]