Ohio Code § 505.031
Ohio Code § 505.031. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 505.031.
(A)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, the board of township
trustees may appoint a township administrator, who shall be the administrative head
of the township under the direction and supervision of the board and who shall hold
office at the pleasure of the board. (2) The board of township trustees shall appoint a township administrator before the
adoption of a resolution under division (A)(1) of section 504.01 of the Revised Code directing the board of elections to submit to the electors of the unincorporated
territory of the township the question of whether the township should adopt a limited
home rule government. The administrator shall be the administrative head of the township under the direction
and supervision of the board and shall hold office at the pleasure of the board. (B) In the event that the township administrator is absent from that office by reason
of illness, death, vacation, resignation, or removal, the chairperson of the board
or a qualified person designated by the chairperson with the approval of the board
shall act as township administrator and perform all duties of such township office,
until such time as the township administrator returns to official duties or the board
appoints a new township administrator to fill the vacancy. (C) The board shall fix the salary of the township administrator and cause the same to
be paid.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 505.031
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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