Ohio § 709.50

§ 709.50.

(A) Notwithstanding any other section of the Revised Code, when a township contains at

least ninety per cent of the geographic area of a municipal corporation, either that

township or the municipal corporation may remove that part of that township that is

located within the municipal corporation from that township if all of the following

apply: (1) The electors of the township and the municipal corporation have voted to approve

the establishment of a merger commission pursuant to section 709.45 of the Revised Code . (2) The unincorporated territory of the township has a population of more than nine thousand. (3) The township has previously adopted a limited home rule government under Chapter

504. of the Revised Code and a township zoning resolution under Chapter 519. of the

Revised Code. (4) Not later than December 31, 1994, either the township adopts a resolution or the

municipal corporation adopts a resolution or ordinance to remove that part of the

township that is located in the municipal corporation from the township.  Any resolution or ordinance adopted under division (A)(4) of this section shall

include an accurate description of the land to be removed.  The political subdivision that adopts an ordinance or resolution under division

(A)(4) of this section shall file with the county recorder a copy of it certified

by the county auditor, together with a map or plat certified by the county auditor

of the land to be removed.  The county recorder shall record the ordinance or resolution and the map or plat. (B) If either the township or the municipal corporation takes the action described in

division (A)(4) of this section, the removal shall occur.  After the removal, the unincorporated territory of the township shall no longer

receive any revenue by virtue of its relationship to the municipal corporation.  As soon as practicable after a removal occurs under this section, the board of county

commissioners shall ascertain whether there is any joint indebtedness of the unincorporated

territory of the township and the municipal corporation.  If there is any such indebtedness, the board of county commissioners shall apportion

it in accordance with section 503.10 of the Revised Code . (C)(1) If a removal occurs under this section, all or part of the unincorporated territory

of the township may become a village if the board of township trustees adopts, by

unanimous vote, a resolution for all or part of that territory to become a village.  The board of township trustees shall file with the county recorder a copy of any

resolution it adopts under division (C)(1) of this section certified by the county

auditor, together with a map or plat certified by the county auditor of the land to

be included in the village.  The county recorder shall record the resolution and the map or plat.  Once the board adopts a resolution under division (C)(1) of this section, no land

within the area that will constitute the village may be annexed, and any pending annexation

proceeding that includes land in that area shall be considered to be terminated with

regard to that land. (2) If the board does not adopt a resolution under division (C)(1) of this section, or

if the board adopts such a resolution in which only a part of the unincorporated territory

becomes a village, the board of county commissioners shall attach all the unincorporated

territory that does not become a village to any township contiguous to that territory

or erect that territory into a new township, the boundaries of which need not include

twenty-two square miles of territory. (D) If a board of township trustees adopts a resolution under division (C)(1) of this

section for all or part of the township's unincorporated territory to become a village,

the board shall serve as the legislative authority of the area constituting the village

until the next regular municipal election that occurs at least ninety days after the

adoption of the resolution.  At that election, the legislative authority of the village shall be elected under section 731.09 of the Revised Code and all other officers of the village shall be elected under Chapter 733. of the

Revised Code.