Ohio Code § 5705.14

§ 5705.14.

No transfer shall be made from one fund of a subdivision to any other fund, by order

of the court or otherwise, except as follows: (A) The unexpended balance in a bond fund that is no longer needed for the purpose for

which such fund was created shall be transferred to the sinking fund or bond retirement

fund from which such bonds are payable. (B) The unexpended balance in any specific permanent improvement fund, other than a bond

fund, after the payment of all obligations incurred in the acquisition of such improvement,

shall be transferred to the sinking fund or bond retirement fund of the subdivision;

 provided that if such money is not required to meet the obligations payable from

such funds, it may be transferred to a special fund for the acquisition of permanent

improvements, or, with the approval of the court of common pleas of the county in

which such subdivision is located, to the general fund of the subdivision. (C)(1) Except as provided in division (C)(2) of this section, the unexpended balance in

the sinking fund or bond retirement fund of a subdivision, after all indebtedness,

interest, and other obligations for the payment of which such fund exists have been

paid and retired, shall be transferred, in the case of the sinking fund, to the bond

retirement fund, and in the case of the bond retirement fund, to the sinking fund;

 provided that if such transfer is impossible by reason of the nonexistence of the

fund to receive the transfer, such unexpended balance, with the approval of the court

of common pleas of the county in which such division is located, may be transferred

to any other fund of the subdivision. (2) Money in a bond fund or bond retirement fund of a city, local, exempted village,

cooperative education, or joint vocational school district may be transferred to a

specific permanent improvement fund provided that the county budget commission of

the county in which the school district is located approves the transfer upon its

determination that the money transferred will not be required to meet the obligations

payable from the bond fund or bond retirement fund.  In arriving at such a determination, the county budget commission shall consider

the balance of the bond fund or bond retirement fund, the outstanding obligations

payable from the fund, and the sources and timing of the fund's revenue. (D) The unexpended balance in any special fund, other than an improvement fund, existing

in accordance with division (D) , (F) , or (G) of section 5705.09 or section 5705.12 of the Revised Code , may be transferred to the general fund or to the sinking fund or bond retirement

fund after the termination of the activity, service, or other undertaking for which

such special fund existed, but only after the payment of all obligations incurred

and payable from such special fund. (E) Money may be transferred from the general fund to any other fund of the subdivision. (F) Moneys retained or received by a county under section 4501.04 or division (A)(2) of section 5735.27 of the Revised Code may be transferred from the fund into which they were deposited to the sinking fund

or bond retirement fund from which any principal, interest, or charges for which such

moneys may be used is payable. (G) Moneys retained or received by a municipal corporation under section 4501.04 or division (A)(1) of section 5735.27 of the Revised Code may be transferred from the fund into which they were deposited to the sinking fund

or bond retirement fund from which any principal, interest, or charges for which such

moneys may be used is payable. (H)(1) Money may be transferred from the county developmental disabilities general fund

to the county developmental disabilities capital fund established under section 5705.091 of the Revised Code or to any other fund created for the purposes of the county board of developmental

disabilities, so long as money in the fund to which the money is transferred can be

spent for the particular purpose of the transferred money.  The county board of developmental disabilities may request, by resolution, that

the board of county commissioners make the transfer.  The county board of developmental disabilities shall transmit a certified copy of

the resolution to the board of county commissioners.  Upon receiving the resolution, the board of county commissioners may make the transfer.  Money transferred to a fund shall be credited to an account appropriate to its particular

purpose. (2) An unexpended balance in an account in the county developmental disabilities capital

fund or any other fund created for the purposes of the county board of developmental

disabilities may be transferred back to the county developmental disabilities general

fund.  The transfer may be made if the unexpended balance is no longer needed for its particular

purpose and all outstanding obligations have been paid.  Money transferred back to the county developmental disabilities general fund shall

be credited to an account for current expenses within that fund.  The county board of developmental disabilities may request, by resolution, that

the board of county commissioners make the transfer.  The county board of developmental disabilities shall transmit a certified copy of

the resolution to the board of county commissioners.  Upon receiving the resolution, the board of county commissioners may make the transfer. (I) Money may be transferred from the public assistance fund established under section 5101.161 of the Revised Code to either of the following funds, so long as the money to be transferred from the

public assistance fund may be spent for the purposes for which money in the receiving

fund may be used: (1) The children services fund established under section 5180.411 of the Revised Code ; (2) The child support enforcement administrative fund established, as authorized under

rules adopted by the director of job and family services, in the county treasury for

use by any county family services agency. (J) Notwithstanding this section, money in any fund or account of a village dissolved

in accordance with sections 703.31 to 703.39 of the Revised Code may be transferred by the receiver-trustee to a special account for the purpose of

paying the debts, obligations, and liabilities of the dissolved village or to the

general fund of any township into which the territory of the village is dissolved

for any purpose that directly or indirectly benefits the former territory of the dissolved

village. (K) Except in the case of transfer pursuant to division (E) or (J) of this section, transfers

authorized by this section shall only be made by resolution of the taxing authority

passed with the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members.