Ohio § 5705.322

§ 5705.322.

In determining whether to reduce the taxing authority of a county under section 5705.32 of the Revised Code in connection with the balance of a county developmental disabilities general fund,

the county budget commission shall take into consideration the five-year projection

of revenues and expenditures prepared by the county board of developmental disabilities

pursuant to section 5126.053 of the Revised Code . Before making such a determination, the commission shall hold a hearing solely on

the question of whether to reduce the taxing authority of the county in connection

with the balance of that fund.  The commission shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation

in the county once a week for two consecutive weeks or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code .  The second publication shall be not less than ten nor more than thirty days before

the date of the hearing, and the notice shall include the date, time, place, and subject

of the hearing, and a statement that a determination to reduce the taxing authority

of the county may result in a decrease in revenue available to the county board of

developmental disabilities. Upon publishing the notice, the commission shall notify the board of county commissioners

or board of developmental disabilities of the date, time, place, and subject of the

hearing.  Any board entitled to notice under this division may designate an officer or employee

of such board to whom the commission shall deliver the notice. The commission shall permit representatives of the county that established the fund

to appear at such hearing and explain the financial needs of the county board of developmental

disabilities.