Ohio § 1545.09

§ 1545.09.

(A) The board of park commissioners shall adopt such bylaws and rules as the board considers

advisable for the preservation of good order within and adjacent to parks and reservations

of land, and for the protection and preservation of the parks, parkways, and other

reservations of land under its jurisdiction and control and of property and natural

life therein.  The board shall also adopt bylaws or rules establishing a procedure for contracting

for professional, technical, consulting, and other special services.  Any competitive bidding procedures of the board do not apply to the purchase of

benefits for park district officers or employees when such benefits are provided through

a health and welfare trust fund administered through or in conjunction with a collective

bargaining representative of the park district employees, as authorized in section 1545.071 of the Revised Code .  Summaries of the bylaws and rules shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation

within the park district, once a week for two consecutive weeks or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code , before taking effect. (B)(1) As used in division (B)(2) of this section, “ similar violation under state law ” means a violation of any section of the Revised Code, other than division (C) of

this section, that is similar to a violation of a bylaw or rule adopted under division

(A) of this section. (2) The board of park commissioners may adopt by bylaw a penalty for a violation of any

bylaw or rule adopted under division (A) of this section, and any penalty so adopted

shall not exceed in severity whichever of the following is applicable: (a) The penalty designated under the Revised Code for a violation of the state law that

is similar to the bylaw or rule for which the board adopted the penalty; (b) For a violation of a bylaw or rule adopted under division (A) of this section for

which the similar violation under state law does not bear a penalty or for which there

is no similar violation under state law, a fine of not more than one hundred fifty

dollars for a first offense and not more than one thousand dollars for each subsequent

offense. (3) A summary of any bylaw adopted under division (B)(2) of this section shall be published

as provided in the case of ordinances of municipal corporations under section 731.21 of the Revised Code before taking effect. (C) No person shall violate any bylaws or rules adopted under division (A) of this section.  All fines collected for any violation of this section shall be paid into the treasury

of such park board.