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Requested by: Lucas County Prosecuting Attorney
County investment policies must “ensure the best and safest return.” R.C. 135.341(C). Investment decisions may not have a primary purpose of influencing any environmental, social, personal, or ideological policy. R.C. 135.35(O). These requirements govern decisions whether to divest from the sovereign debt of a foreign nation otherwise eligible for investment. R.C. 135.35(A)(10). County commissioners lack authority to remove investment authority from a county treasurer who declines to follow an ultra vires investment policy.
Requested by: Fayette County Prosecuting Attorney
A township may not use revenue from the motor fuel excise tax to fund any portion of the purchase of a fire tanker truck for its fire department.
Requested by: Wyandot County Prosecuting Attorney
Generally, a person may not serve simultaneously as a juvenile court probation officer and as a member of a school district board of education located within the same county.
Requested by: Lake County Prosecuting Attorney
Revenue from a special tax levy designated for the “benefit of Lake County for the purpose of providing funds for police equipment and personnel for the Lake County Narcotics Agency” may continue to be used for that purpose notwithstanding that the agency may become a division within the county sheriff’s office for governance purposes.