§ 3501.161

of opposite party.
Effective: May 21, 1991
Legislation: Senate Bill 8 - 119th General Assembly


The board may decide by the affirmative vote of at least three members to fill a vacancy in the office
of chairman or director with a person belonging to the opposite political party from that to which the
outgoing officer belonged. After such a vote, the vacancy shall be filled and all other officers shall be
reselected in accordance with the procedures set forth in section 3501.09 of the Revised Code. An
officer filling a vacancy and an officer who becomes or remains an officer after the reselection shall
serve as an officer for the remainder of the term for which the outgoing officer was selected to serve
as an officer. A reselection of officers under this section does not increase or decrease the length of
any person's term as member of the board. The director and deputy director shall be of opposite
political parties, and the chairman shall be selected from the members of the board of opposite
politics from those of the director.




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