Ohio § 511.18

§ 511.18.

(A) When any number of electors in a township, including the electors of all municipal

corporations in the township, equal to or exceeding one-tenth of the total vote cast

in the township at the most recent general election, files a petition with the board

of township trustees for proceedings to organize a park district and to establish

one or more public parks within the township, the board shall certify that fact to

the court of common pleas of the county, which court, or a judge of the court, shall

appoint a board of park commissioners for the township.  However, if an entire park district is contained within the unincorporated area

of the township, the board of township trustees, instead of the court of common pleas

of the county, shall, regardless of when the park district was established, appoint

the board of park commissioners, unless the board of township trustees, by unanimous

vote, adopts a resolution authorizing the court of common pleas to appoint the board

of park commissioners.  For purposes of this division, an entire park district shall be considered to be

contained within the unincorporated area of the township if the electors of the unincorporated

area would be the only persons entitled to vote on a tax levy submitted under division (B) of section 511.27 of the Revised Code , regardless of where real property owned by the district is located. If the board of township trustees adopts a resolution described in this division,

the court, or a judge of the court, shall appoint the board of park commissioners.  If, at any time after the adoption of that resolution, the board of township trustees

wishes to rescind the resolution and again assume the authority provided under this

division to appoint the board of park commissioners, it may adopt a resolution, by

unanimous vote, rescinding the previous resolution and its authorization for the court

of common pleas to appoint the board of park commissioners.  After the adoption of a rescinding resolution, the board of township trustees shall

appoint the board of park commissioners. (B) Regardless of when a township park district was established, at least seventy-five

per cent of the acreage owned by a township park district shall be located within

the boundaries of the township, unless the township has ceased to exist since the

establishment of the park district.