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Requested by: Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney
When renewal or replacement special levies are designated specifically for the provision of health and human or social services under R.C. 5705.191, the taxing authority has no authority to utilize funds for the wholly separate purpose of constructing permanent improvements. 1963 Ohio Atty.Gen.Ops. No. 63-154 followed.
Requested by: Noble County Prosecuting Attorney
Regarding whether a crime victim may be charged the cost of retrieving a vehicle when a law enforcement agency directed its towing and storage.
Requested by: Fairfield County Prosecuting Attorney
A drainage maintenance fund established under the drainage petition laws may be applied only to the repair, upkeep, and permanent maintenance of drainage improvements that were constructed in accordance with R.C. Chapter 940, 6131, 6133, or 6135. The board of county commissioners may not use the collected assessments for any other purpose. A board of county commissioners cannot convert multiple drainage maintenance districts created under R.C. 6137.04 into a single drainage fund assessed under R.C. 6117.02(D). Rather, the drainage fund and rates assessed under R.C. 6117.02 finance the maintenance of drainage facilities that are part of a county sewer district.
Requested by: Lawrence County Prosecuting Attorney
A county land reutilization corporation is not a financial institution within the meaning of R.C. 505.86(F). A township, therefore, does not have the authority to borrow money from a county land reutilization corporation.