Ohio Code § 5555.06
Ohio Code § 5555.06. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 5555.06.
The board of county commissioners may by resolution adopted by a unanimous vote find
that the public convenience and welfare require the improving of any public road or
part thereof by grading, draining, paving, straightening, or widening such road and
constructing or reconstructing any bridges and culverts necessary for such improvement. The resolution shall fix the route and termini of such improvement, and shall apportion
the cost thereof, which apportionment may be made upon different bases for various
portions of any road to be improved. Such cost shall be apportioned and paid in any one of the methods provided by section 5555.41 of the Revised Code . The board shall in said resolution order the county engineer to prepare the necessary
surveys, plans, profiles, cross sections, estimates of cost, and specifications for
the improvement, together with an estimated assessment, based upon the estimates of
cost upon the real estate to be charged therewith, of such part of the estimated damages
and expenses of such improvement as are to be specially assessed. Such estimated assessment shall be according to the benefits which will result to
such real estate. In making such estimated assessment, the engineer may take into consideration any
previous special assessment made upon such real estate for road improvements. The board may order the engineer to make alternate surveys, plans, profiles, cross
sections, estimates, and specifications, providing therein for different widths of
roadway, different materials, or other similar variations. The engineer may, without instructions from the board, prepare and submit to the
board alternate surveys, plans, profiles, cross sections, estimates, and specifications,
providing therein for different widths of roadway, different materials, or other similar
variations. If alternate surveys, plans, profiles, cross sections, estimates, and specifications
are approved by the board of county commissioners or submitted by the engineer on
his own motion, the board of county commissioners and the engineer acting together
shall constitute a board for the selection of the particular plan, profile, cross
sections, estimate, and specifications to be used and shall, after the opening of
bids, determine by a majority vote of such board which of said surveys, plans, profiles,
cross sections, estimates, and specifications shall be finally adopted for the improvement. After the passage of the resolution provided for in this section, all subsequent proceedings
of the board of county commissioners with respect to said improvement may be had by
a majority vote.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 5555.06
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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