Ohio § 511.235

§ 511.235.

The board of park commissioners of a township 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 park districts created

pursuant to section 1545.01 of the Revised Code or other township park districts, or with a contiguous political subdivision of an

adjoining state, and a township, township police district, joint police district board,

municipal corporation, county sheriff, park district, or other township park district

of this state may enter into a contract with a township park district upon any terms

that are agreed to by them, to allow the use of the township park district law enforcement

officers designated under section 511.232 of the Revised Code to perform any police function, exercise any police power, or render any police service

in behalf of the contracting political subdivision that the subdivision may perform,

exercise, or render. Chapter 2744. of the Revised Code, insofar as it applies to the operation of police

departments, shall apply to the contracting political subdivisions and to the members

of their police force or law enforcement department when they are rendering service

outside their own subdivisions pursuant to that contract. Any members of the police force or law enforcement department acting pursuant to that

contract outside the political subdivision in which they are employed 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

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

in rendering service pursuant to the contract.