Ohio Code § 5571.02
Ohio Code § 5571.02. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 5571.02.
The board of township trustees shall have control of the township roads of its township
and, except for those township roads the board places on nonmaintained status pursuant
to section 5571.20 of the Revised Code , shall keep them in good repair. The board of township trustees, with the approval of the board of county commissioners
or the director of transportation, may maintain or repair a county road, or intercounty
highway, or state highway within the limits of its township. In the maintenance and repair of roads, the board of township trustees may proceed
in any of the following methods: (A) It may designate one of its number to have charge of the maintenance and repair of
roads within the township. (B) It may divide the township into three road districts, in which event each trustee
shall have charge of the maintenance and repair of roads within one of those districts. (C) It may appoint some competent person, not a member of the board of township trustees,
to have charge of maintenance and repair of roads within the township, who shall be
known as “township highway superintendent” and shall serve at the pleasure of the
board. The method to be followed in each township shall be determined by the board of township
trustees by resolution entered on its records.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 5571.02
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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