(a) The County Engineer shall be responsible for the day-to-day administration of the District and the Surface Water Management Program, which shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) Overseeing, managing and administering the performance, construction and maintenance of all Surface Water Facilities and/or Improvements within the Service Area.
(2) Overseeing, managing and administering all necessary service functions associated with the District.
(3) Overseeing and performing the general administrative functions, including promulgating rules and regulations, necessary for the ongoing operation of the District and Surface Water Management Program.
(4) Hiring and assigning staff, as needed, to perform the administrative, engineering, project implementation and service functions of the District. Said staff shall be employees and/or appointees of the County Engineer's Office and shall be governed by Part One of these Codified Ordinances.
(5) Procuring goods and services through contracts necessary for the performance, construction and maintenance of Surface Water Facilities and/or Improvements and the administration of the District, provided that the same shall be procured in compliance with Chapter 177 of these Codified Ordinances, and are subject to approval by County Council, where applicable, and execution by the Executive.
(6) Preparing a recommended annual operating and capital improvement budget for submittal to the County Executive.
(7) Performing all other actions specifically assigned to the County Engineer by Chapter 942 of these Codified Ordinances.
(b) The County Executive is hereby authorized to execute an agreement with the County Engineer to fulfill the duties enumerated above and County Council hereby approves an increase in compensation to the County Engineer in the amount of five percent (5%) of the statutory salary of the County Engineer for the performance of those additional duties thus codifying the agreement authorized by Resolution Number 2002-128.
(c) The County Executive shall provide budgetary oversight to the District, including submittal of an annual operating budget and capital improvement budget to the County Council. County Council shall approve an annual operating budget and capital improvement budget in the same manner in which it approves the budget of other offices within the County.
(d) All contracts for the performance of any actions necessary to implement the Surface Water Management Program with any outside vendor or agency shall be procured and executed in compliance with the requirements and procedures set forth in the County Charter and Part One of these Codified Ordinances. The County may enter into contracts with any public or private entities that are located within or outside of the Service Area as are necessary to accomplish the objectives of Chapter 942 of these Codified Ordinances.
(e) The County Executive with the approval of County Council, may finance Surface Water Facilities and/or Improvements using any method authorized by law, including, but not limited to, any funding mechanism or source specified in Revised Code Chapters 6117, 6131 and 6133, and by the use of rates and charges collected pursuant to this Chapter 942, or any combination thereof.
(f) An Advisory Committee shall be established which shall consist of the County Executive (or designee), the President of County Council (or designee) and one representative of each of the member townships and municipalities. This committee shall meet at least semi-annually to review the projects and plans of the District, and to make recommendations about future projects to meet the District’s objectives in each community.
(Ord. 2022-191. Adopted 6-27-22.)
(a) County Council has the authority to establish and revise from time to time a schedule of surface water management service rates and charges to be billed and collected as provided in Ohio Revised Code Section 6117.02 from all owners of real property within the Service Area to fund the Surface Water Management Program and the operation of the Surface Water Management District. All property in the Surface Water Management District shall be charged in accordance with the methodology contained in this chapter subject to exemptions listed in Section 942.08. No appeal under Section 942.09 below shall be permitted of rates established pursuant to this section. County Council may also fund the District by appropriation of funds as it determines necessary.
(b) Effective January 1, 2024, each year the Fiscal Officer shall submit to the District, a list of the parcels within the District which are contained on the duplicate of real and public utility property for the current year, prepared in accordance with Section 319.28 of the Ohio Revised Code. Such list shall be used as the official billing duplicate for the District for that calendar year and shall include such parcel information necessary to calculate the annual and semi-annual fees charged to each parcel for that year. The District shall prepare a schedule of fees by parcel for the current year and shall submit it to the Fiscal Office for collection in the following year as prescribed in Section 942.06.
(c) Annual fees shall be calculated based on the following base rates for acreage and building assessed value for all parcel classifications which shall then be subject to the maximum rate schedules and additional fees by parcel classification:
Base Annual Acreage Fee Calculation
Annual fee increment multiplied by actual parcel acreage
Parcel Size in Acres | Per Acre Marginal Rate | Times Acreage Increment | Maximum Incremental Fee | Maximum Annual Fee |
.001 - .250 | $150 | .001 - .250 | $37.50 | $37.50 |
.251 - .500 | $125 | .001 - .250 | $31.25 | $68.75 |
.501 - 1.00 | $100 | .001 - .500 | $50.00 | $118.75 |
1.001 - 1.50 | $50 | .001 - .500 | $25.00 | $143.75 |
1.501 - 2.00 | $25 | .001 - .500 | $12.50 | $156.25 |
2+ | $5 | .001 - Total > 2.000 | $243.75 | $400.00 |
Overall Minimum Annual Fee | $18 | |||
Overall Maximum Annual Fee prior to 10 Plus Acre Increment | $400 | |||
Maximum Annual Acreage Fee by Parcel Categorization
Classification | Class Code | Maximum Annual Acreage Fee - Non Vacant Land | 10 Plus Acre Increment per Acre - Added to Annual Max. - Non Vacant Land | Annual Acreage Fee - Vacant Land |
Agricultural-Multiple | AMP | $70 | $18 | |
Agricultural-Single | AS | $70 | $18 | |
Commercial | C | $200 | $4 | $18 |
Exempt Charitable | EC | $100 | ||
Exempt Government | EG | $400 | ||
Industrial | I | $200 | $4 | $18 |
Residential | R | $60 | $18 | |
Base Annual Appraisal Fee Calculation
Appraised annual millage rate charged on permanent improvements
Annual Millage Rate 0.5 Mills
Maximum Annual Appraisal Fee by Parcel Categorization
Classification | Class Code | Maximum Annual Appraisal Fee | $1,000,000 Plus Appraisal Increment per Million - Added to Maximum Annual Appraisal Fee |
Agricultural-Multiple | AMP | $50 | |
Agricultural-Single | AS | $50 | |
Commercial | C | $200 | $50 |
Exempt Charitable | EC | $50 | |
Exempt Government | EG | $200 | |
Industrial | I | $200 | $50 |
Residential | R | $40 | |
(d) Agricultural Multiple - Maximum Annual Acreage Fee and Maximum Annual Appraisal Fee applied in aggregate to all parcels with common ownership. The total aggregations shall be inclusive of parcels charged with the Annual Acreage Fee – Vacant Land fee. Property owners shall be required to file an initial certification with the District, attesting to the ownership of multiple agricultural parcels in order to receive the Agricultural-Multiple classification on a parcel. The Agricultural-Multiple classification shall only be granted to parcels with similar owner names and billing addresses as evidenced by the Fiscal Officer’s duplicate. Owners shall only be required to file updated certifications upon the acquisition, sale or transfer of parcels located within the district. The District may remove parcels from the Agricultural- Multiple classification upon a change to ownership or billing address as evidenced by the Fiscal Officer’s duplicate.
(e) All fees collected with the exception of the parcel classification of Exempt Government shall be allocated for use by the District for MS4 activities first at the rate of twelve dollars and fifty cents ($12.50) per parcel with the remainder allocated as twenty-five percent (25%) to the Political Subdivision in which the parcel is situated, twenty-five percent (25%) to the Watershed in which the parcel is situated and fifty percent (50%) for Countywide usage. Exempt Government parcel fees shall be allocated for use by the District for MS4 activities first at the rate of twelve dollars and fifty cents ($12.50) per parcel with the remainder allocated as one hundred percent (100%) to the Political Subdivision in which the parcel is situated.
(Ord. 2022-191. Adopted 6-27-22; Ord. 2022-353. Adopted 12-5-22.)