Ohio Code § 749.22

§ 749.22.

The board of hospital trustees provided by section 749.21 of the Revised Code shall consist of eight resident electors of the municipal corporation, who shall

be appointed by the board of trustees of the sinking fund, or, in the event that the

board of trustees of a sinking fund ceases to function within such municipal corporation

by operation of law, they shall be appointed by the legislative authority of the municipal

corporation.  Each member of such board shall serve without compensation for the term of four

years.  When the terms of members presently holding office expire, of those first appointed

thereafter, one shall be appointed for a term of one year, one for a term of two years,

one for a term of three years, and one for a term of four years.  The remaining appointments shall be one for one year, one for two years, one for

three years, and one for four years, and thereafter their successors shall be appointed

two each year to serve for the term of four years, but not more than four shall be

of the same political party.  Vacancy in the board by death, resignation, or otherwise shall be filled in like

manner for the remainder of the term. The members of the board of hospital trustees, before entering upon the discharge

of their duties, shall take the oath of office prescribed by section 733.68 of the Revised Code , and, except as otherwise provided in the municipal charter or in section 3.061 of the Revised Code , shall give bond in the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars, conditioned according

to section 733.71 of the Revised Code and to the approval of the mayor and the legislative authority of the municipal corporation.