Village Council:
Council President:
Michael Ford: [email protected] (12/2026)
Lynne Genter [email protected] (12/2024)
Alan Trout: [email protected] (12/2024)
Miranda Kridler: (12/2027)
David Arrington: [email protected] (12/2026)
Jason Bew: [email protected] (12/2027)
Council President:
Michael Ford: [email protected] (12/2026)
Lynne Genter [email protected] (12/2024)
Alan Trout: [email protected] (12/2024)
Miranda Kridler: (12/2027)
David Arrington: [email protected] (12/2026)
Jason Bew: [email protected] (12/2027)
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As of April 1, 2020 the Village of Amesville will conduct its Council meetings via conference calls (until further notice). This is in accordance with HB 197 passed in the Ohio legislature. Those wishing access to the calls can contact: [email protected] or [email protected].
On March 27, Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law House Bill 197, allowing members of public bodies to hold and attend meetings, and to conduct hearings, by teleconference, video conference or any similar electronic technology. Such meetings are legal for as long as the governor’s coronavirus emergency remains in effect, up until Dec. 20, 2020.
The details:
On March 27, Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law House Bill 197, allowing members of public bodies to hold and attend meetings, and to conduct hearings, by teleconference, video conference or any similar electronic technology. Such meetings are legal for as long as the governor’s coronavirus emergency remains in effect, up until Dec. 20, 2020.
The details:
- Members attending the meeting through the body’s chosen electronic method count as present and count toward a quorum. They are permitted to vote on any issues that come before the body.
- Any resolution, rule or other formal action taken or adopted by the public body during such a session will have the same effect as one taken during an in-person meeting.
- The public body is required to give notice of the meeting to the media and other parties requiring notice at least 24 hours before it takes place. In an emergency situation, the public body must give notice as soon as practical.
- Members of the public must be provided access to the public body’s discussions and deliberations conducted via the electronic method to the same extent that they would get from attending in person. That includes the ability for the viewer/listener to hear every member participating in person or electronically. Examples of electronic methods that afford public access (and that are cited in the law) include live-streaming via the internet; local radio, television, cable or public access channels; and calling in to a teleconference.
- For a public hearing, the electronic method the public body uses for the meeting must be widely available to the public and must permit the public to converse with witnesses and receive documentary testimony and physical evidence.
Ohio Revised Code : Villages are municipal corporations, as are cities. They are defined and regulated in Article
XVIII of the Ohio Constitution and in Title 7 of the Ohio Revised Code. II. Classification Municipal corporations with a population of less than 5,000 are villages. The village may be incorporated by the procedures set forth in Ohio Revised Code Chapter 707 requiring a petition to the county commissioners. (Ohio Revised Code Section 703.01 and Chapter 707) III. Plans of Government Article XVIII of the Ohio Constitution provides for the formation of municipal corporations. Section 3 confers upon the municipal corporations all powers of local self-government and Section 7 authorizes the municipal corporations to adopt charters setting up their own plans of government. Those villages which do not have charters may adopt one of the plans of government set forth by the legislature in Ohio Revised Code Chapter 705 or may operate under the general provisions of Ohio Revised Code Title 7. IV. Home Rule A. Definition and Purpose - “Home Rule” is a term used to described those powers granted to municipal corporations under Article XVIII, Section 3 of the Ohio Constitution, which provides, “municipalities shall have authority to exercise all powers of local self-government and to adopt and enforce within their limits such local police, sanitary, and other similar regulations as are not in conflict with general laws”. These powers were granted in an effort to provide more local control over certain governmental activities, but not to allow complete independence from State government. Because this grant of power is derived from the Ohio Constitution, it is superior to laws enacted by the legislature, except where a constitutional limitation is provided allowing the legislature to regulate municipalities.
XVIII of the Ohio Constitution and in Title 7 of the Ohio Revised Code. II. Classification Municipal corporations with a population of less than 5,000 are villages. The village may be incorporated by the procedures set forth in Ohio Revised Code Chapter 707 requiring a petition to the county commissioners. (Ohio Revised Code Section 703.01 and Chapter 707) III. Plans of Government Article XVIII of the Ohio Constitution provides for the formation of municipal corporations. Section 3 confers upon the municipal corporations all powers of local self-government and Section 7 authorizes the municipal corporations to adopt charters setting up their own plans of government. Those villages which do not have charters may adopt one of the plans of government set forth by the legislature in Ohio Revised Code Chapter 705 or may operate under the general provisions of Ohio Revised Code Title 7. IV. Home Rule A. Definition and Purpose - “Home Rule” is a term used to described those powers granted to municipal corporations under Article XVIII, Section 3 of the Ohio Constitution, which provides, “municipalities shall have authority to exercise all powers of local self-government and to adopt and enforce within their limits such local police, sanitary, and other similar regulations as are not in conflict with general laws”. These powers were granted in an effort to provide more local control over certain governmental activities, but not to allow complete independence from State government. Because this grant of power is derived from the Ohio Constitution, it is superior to laws enacted by the legislature, except where a constitutional limitation is provided allowing the legislature to regulate municipalities.