(a) The provisions of this section shall serve as guidelines that are to be followed by the Board in awarding grants to public school districts from grant revenue, as defined in Section 307.283 of the Ohio Revised Code. In making an award of such grants under Section 307.283 of the Ohio Revised Code, the Board shall comply with that section and this chapter.
(b) For purposes of the Board’s award of grants, “government agency” shall mean, and shall be limited to, each public school district:
(1) Any part of which is located in the County,
(2) That has students that live in the County,
(3) That has educational facilities located within the County, and
(4) That educates students in kindergarten through high school, including any successor thereto. The Board shall award grants only to such governmental agencies under Section 307.283 of the Ohio Revised Code that are public school districts as defined hereinabove.
(c) At present, such public school districts are:
(1) Akon City School District.
(2) Barberton City School District.
(3) Copley-Fairlawn City School District.
(4) Coventry Local School District.
(5) Cuyahoga Falls City School District.
(6) Green Local School District.
(7) Hudson City School District.
(8) Manchester Local School District.
(9) Mogadore Local School District.
(10) Nordonia Hills City School District.
(11) Norton City School District.
(12) Revere Local School District.
(13) Springfield Local School District.
(14) Stow-Munroe Falls City School District.
(15) Tallmadge City School District.
(16) Twinsburg City School District.
(17) Woodridge Local School District.
(d) In accordance with Section 307.283 of the Ohio Revised Code, a grant shall be awarded for a permanent improvement project, as defined in Division (A)(8) of that section, of such a school district, including, to the extent permitted by law, one or more currently proposed or ongoing permanent improvement projects in the County, one or more future permanent improvement projects including the funding of a permanent improvement fund or account of the school district for such purpose, and the payment of public obligations incurred or to be incurred to finance permanent improvement projects of a school district to be located in the County. A permanent improvement project in the County may include technology improvements and educational materials that are certified by the fiscal officer of the school district, which certification is conclusive, as having an estimated life or period of usefulness of five years or more.
(e) In order to assure a fair and equitable distribution of grant revenue to each of the school districts, the available grant revenue shall be awarded each year to a school district for a permanent improvement project in accordance with the following formula.
Amount of grant = Available Grant Revenue x % ADM
Where:
“Available Grant Revenue” shall have the meaning set forth in Division (A)(2) of Section 307.283 of the Ohio Revised Code.
“% ADM” is equal to the ADM of the school district divided by the total of the ADM of all the school districts.
“ADM” is the school district’s total ADM (average daily membership), as described in Section 3317.03 of the Ohio Revised Code and as determined in October of the prior year, adjusted as follows:
(1) For each school district with territory entirely within the County, “ADM” is the same as total ADM; and
(2) For each school district with education facilities in the County but with a portion of its territory outside the County, “ADM” for such a school district shall equal the total ADM of that school district multiplied by the quotient resulting from dividing the number of students used to calculate the total ADM of that school district that reside within the County divided by the total ADM of that school district, as certified to the Board by the school district.
(f) Unless otherwise provided herein, the amount of a grant to a school district for each year shall be determined and limited by the above formula. Each school district applying for a grant shall submit its application to the Board in accordance with a schedule approved by the Board. In such application, the school district shall describe the permanent improvement project purpose for which grant application is being made. The school district shall also certify its ADM to the Board on or before that date. If the Board does not receive such certification from a school district, it shall determine the ADM for that school district, which determination shall be conclusive. At a date to be determined by the Board, but at least once annually, the Board shall award a grant to each of the school districts in the applicable amount determined under the formula if the permanent improvement project for each such school district meets the requirements set forth herein.
(g) If a school district does not apply for a grant in any year or it does not qualify for a grant in any year, the amount of a grant that could have been made hereunder shall be reserved by the Board for that school district in a separate account for a period of ten years. If the school district has not applied and qualified for a grant within that period, the amount so reserved shall be removed from that account and shall become available for use by the Board in awarding grants in accordance with the above formula.
(h) Grant award bonds may be issued in accordance with Section 307.283 and 307.284 of the Ohio Revised Code.
(i) Any modifications to the provisions of this section may only be made with the approval of at least seven members of the Board and must be further approved by at least eight members of the Council of the County of Summit.
(Ord. 2002-374. Adopted 8-12-02.)