Ohio § 6137.112

§ 6137.112.

(A) At the time that the board of county commissioners reviews the permanent assessment

base of an improvement after six annual assessments have been made as provided in section 6137.11 of the Revised Code , the board may request the county engineer to estimate the construction cost of the

improvement if that improvement were to be constructed at the time of the permanent

assessment base review.  Not less than thirty days prior to a hearing at which the board will consider the

estimate as the construction cost of the improvement, the clerk of the board shall

send to each owner that would be affected a notice by certified mail, return receipt

requested, or by first class mail in a five-day return envelope.  For each improvement, all individual notices shall be sent by the same type of mail.  Whichever method the board chooses, the words “legal notice” shall be printed in

plain view on the face of the envelope.  The notice shall state the amount of the present permanent assessment base, the

proposed new permanent assessment base amount with respect to the owner, and the date

of the hearing on the proposed change. (B) The board of county commissioners, by adoption of a resolution at the hearing required

under division (A) of this section, may approve the permanent assessment base, as

determined by the county engineer according to division (B)(5) of section 6131.14 of the Revised Code in lieu of the original cost of the improvement.  If approved, the total estimated cost of the improvement shall be the permanent

assessment base that is used to calculate maintenance fund assessments for owners

benefiting from the improvement.  The approved estimate of the improvement shall serve as the permanent assessment

base for the purposes of this chapter until such time as it is revised in accordance

with this section.