The prevailing wage law applies to improvements made by a private entity to property leased by a public entity, even if no public funds were used to fund the improvements. Zurz v. 770 West Broad AGA, L.L.C., 2011-Ohio-832 (Ohio App. 10th Dist.)
A public records request for access to 24-hour tapes used by a police department to record 9-1-1 calls "during the time that such a tape recording system was used" was overbroad and, thus, invalid. State ex rel. Davila v. City of East Liverpool, et al., 2011-Ohio-1347 (Ohio App. 7th Dist.). NOTE: On April 20, 2011, the Ohio Supreme Court heard oral arguments on a case (Case No. 2010-0963) with similar facts but with a different issue (i.e., generally whether a person who requested the public records was "aggrieved" under R.C. 149.351(B)(2)).
A county engineer’s office may pay the deductible for damage to its truck to the County Risk Sharing Authority from funds derived from the registration, operation and use of vehicles and fuel (MVGT funds) but may not reimburse its portion of premiums paid by the county for its participation in the County Risk Sharing Authority with MVGT funds. Stockberger, et al. v. Henry, 2011-Ohio-1710 (Ohio App. 5th Dist.)
A tax increment financing ordinance that a city enacted under R.C. 5709.40 could not diminish (i) the outside millage imposed by a township on real property on which a township levied taxes under R.C. 709.023(H) and that remained located in a township following a type-2 annexation, under 709.023, or (ii) the revenue from that outside millage to which the township was entitled. Sugarcreek Twp. v. City of Centerville, 2011-Ohio-1830 (Ohio App. 2d Dist.)
A political subdivision’s performance of operational steps in an operating plan does not automatically render the operational activity a governmental function immune from liability under R.C. Chapter 2744, even where the operational activity is statutorily classified as a proprietary function. Inland Prods., Inc. v. Columbus, 2011-Ohio-2046 (Ohio App. 10th Dist.)
Income received from seasonal crop production activities is subject to both (i) a joint economic development district income tax levied under R.C. 715.74(C)(1), as long as the contract creating the joint economic development district does not exempt such activities, and (ii) a municipal income tax levied under R.C. Chapter 718. 2011 Op. Att’y General No. 2011-007
As long as the formal statutory process for changing a township’s boundaries under R.C. 5709.19 has been followed, a township may levy property taxes on all property within the territory of the township, including territory that a city had annexed under R.C. 709.023. A political subdivision that erroneously or improperly levied a tax on property in another political subdivision is not subject to a claim of unjust enrichment. A political subdivision, however, is subject to an unjust enrichment claim where it erroneously or improperly receives taxes levied by another political subdivision. 2011 Op. Att’y General No. 2011-009
A "provisional ballot envelope is a ‘public record’ subject to release once the time has passed during which a board of elections is required to preserve ballots under seal." 2011 Op. Att’y General No. 2011-012
