Opinions

2014-037

Requested by: Athens County Prosecuting Attorney
Real property tax reduction for homestead:  income verification responsibilities of county auditor.

2014-036

Requested by: Coshocton County Prosecuting Attorney
Payment of costs of health care coverage purchased for the judges, clerk, or deputy clerks of a municipal court.

2014-035

Requested by: Lake County Prosecuting Attorney
R.C. 3313.33(B)—prohibited pecuniary interest in a contract of a board of education, application to member of ESC governing board.

2014-034

Requested by: Adams County Prosecuting Attorney
Use of tobacco by county employees and their spouses as a factor in setting health care insurance premium rates.

2014-033

Requested by: Adams County Prosecuting Attorney
Affordable Care Act preemption of Article II, § 20 of the Ohio Constitution.

2014-032

Requested by: Hocking County Prosecuting Attorney
Compatibility: township trustee also may serve as auxiliary deputy sheriff in same county, subject to conditions.

2014-031

Requested by: Highland County Prosecuting Attorney
Board of county commissioners’ waiver of sanitary rates imposed on properties served or capable of being served by county sewer district.

2014-030

Requested by: Paulding County Prosecuting Attorney
County law library resources board contracting to digitize public records and post them on website; purchase of computer and furniture for county law library.

2014-029

Requested by: West Chester Township Law Director
Public records status of personal email addresses in an email communication from a township fiscal officer.

2014-028

Requested by: Geauga County Prosecuting Attorney
Township trustees may not expend fire or police protection tax revenues for collective bargaining legal expenses.