Upon the filing of the petition with the board of county commissioners, the board shall inform the board of elections and transfer to it a copy of the petition and any other relevant information available so that the board of elections may determine the sufficiency of the signatures on the petition. The petition shall be in conformity with the requirements of section 3501.38 of the Revised Code. The board of elections shall make its determination and report its conclusions regarding the sufficiency of the signatures to the board of county commissioners within sixty days after the date the petition was filed with the board of county commissioners.
The board of county commissioners may refer the description and the map or plat of the territory sought to be incorporated to the county engineer for a report upon their accuracy. When these items are so referred to him, the engineer shall, during the ninety-day period following the filing of the petition, report in writing to the board upon his findings. His report is not conclusive upon the board. Failure of the engineer to make a report does not affect the jurisdiction or duty of the board to proceed.
"Shall the area known as __________ (insert a brief description of the area sought to be incorporated) be incorporated into a new city to be known as __________ (insert the name of the proposed new city)?
For incorporation | |
Against incorporation |
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If a majority of the voters voting in the special election votes in favor of incorporation, the board of elections shall certify this result to the board of county commissioners. The incorporation of the territory as a city shall proceed as provided for municipal corporations in sections 707.08, 707.09, 707.21 to 707.24, 707.27, and 707.28 of the Revised Code.
If a majority of the voters voting in the special election votes against incorporation, the board of elections shall certify this result to the board of county commissioners, incorporation proceedings shall cease, and no further petitions shall be filed proposing the same incorporation for at least three years after the date of that election.
Public service contracts entered into by the township prior to the incorporation shall be renegotiated within six months after the effective date of incorporation.
R.C. §707.30