Ohio § 1545.131

§ 1545.131.

The board of park commissioners of a park district may enter into contracts with one

or more townships, township police districts, joint police districts, municipal corporations,

or county sheriffs of this state, with one or more township park districts created

pursuant to section 511.18 of the Revised Code or other park districts, with one or more state universities or colleges, as defined

in section 3345.12 of the Revised Code , or with a contiguous political subdivision of an adjoining state, and a township,

township police district, joint police district, municipal corporation, county sheriff,

township park district, other park district, or state university or college may enter

into a contract with a park district upon any terms that are agreed to by them, to

allow the use of the park district police or law enforcement officers designated under section 1545.13 of the Revised Code to perform any police function, exercise any police power, or render any police service

on behalf of the contracting entity that the entity may perform, exercise, or render. Chapter 2744. of the Revised Code, insofar as it applies to the operation of police

departments, applies to the contracting entities and to the members of the police

force or law enforcement department when they are rendering service outside their

own subdivisions pursuant to that contract. Members of the police force or law enforcement department acting outside the political

subdivision in which they are employed, pursuant to that contract, shall be entitled

to participate in any indemnity fund established by their employer to the same extent

as while acting within the employing subdivision.  Those members shall be entitled to all the rights and benefits of Chapter 4123.

of the Revised Code, to the same extent as while performing service within the subdivision. The contracts entered into pursuant to this section may provide for the following: (A) A fixed annual charge to be paid at the times agreed upon and stipulated in the contract; (B) Compensation based upon the following: (1) A stipulated price for each call or emergency; (2) The number of members or pieces of equipment employed; (3) The elapsed time of service required in each call or emergency. (C) Compensation for loss or damage to equipment while engaged in rendering police services

outside the limits of the subdivision that owns and furnishes the equipment; (D) Reimbursement of the subdivision in which the police force or law enforcement department

members are employed for any indemnity award or premium contribution assessed against

the employing subdivision for workers' compensation benefits for injuries or death

of its police force or law enforcement department members occurring while engaged

in rendering police services pursuant to the contract.