37-97 OrdinanceRECORD OF ORDINANCES
Dayton Legal Blank Co.
Form No. 30043
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Ordinance No.___ ~7.9Z______--
AN ORDINANCE PETITIONING THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF FRANKLIN,
COUNTY, OHIO FOR A CHANGE OF TOWNSHIP
LINES TO THE AREA INCLUDED WITHIN THE
CORPORATE LIlVIITS WITHIN THE CITY OF DUBLIN
FROM PERRY TOWNSHIP.
WHEREAS, In July 1987, the City of Dublin enlisted the cooperation of Concord, Perry and Washington
Townships to identify methods of standardizing fire protection and emergency medical services within Dublin's
municipal boundaries; and
WHEREAS, Dublin City Council has adopted a policy whereby the boundaries of the City of Dublin shall
ultimately be brought into a single township for the purpose of creating a uniform level of fire protection and
emergency service within Dublin; and
WHEREAS, Ohio Revised Code Section 503.07 authorizes the Dublin City Council to petition the Board of
County Commissioners of Franklin County to change the township boundaries within the municipal corporation;
and
WI~REAS, the procedure set forth above has been upheld by the Ohio Supreme Court in the case of State ea
rel. City of Dublin v. Delaware County Board of Commission (1991), 62 Ohio St. 3d 55, 577 N.E. 2d 1088;
and
WHEREAS, Washington Township has the largest area of township jurisdiction within the City of Dublin and
therefore is better prepared to deal with long-term planning for the fire service for the area, thereby increasing
service levels and reducing risks to life and property.
of
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by this Council of the City of Dublin, State of Ohio,
the elected members concurring:
ion 1. That the City of Dublin, Ohio, an Ohio Municipal Corporation, hereby petitions the Board of County
lines of Perry Township to remove the area included within the corporate limits of the City of Dublin from Perry
Township and place it in Washington Township pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Ohio Revised Code
Section 503.07 and related sections, and pursuant to the Ohio Supreme Court decision in the case of State eg
rel. City of Dublin v. Delaware County Board of Commissioners, which held that, "board of County
commissioners must comply with the municipal petition for a change of township boundaries in order to make
those boundaries conform to the limits of the municipality." 62 Ohio St. 3d 55, 557 N.E. 2d 1088 (citing from
the case headnote).
Section 2. That the Clerk of Council is hereby authorized and directed to certify a copy of this Ordinance,
together with a certified copy of the minutes of the meeting at which this Ordinance was adopted, showing its
adoption by a vote of the majority of the members of the Dublin City Council, being the "legislative authority
of such Municipal Corporation" as set forth in Ohio Revised Code Section 503.07, to the Board of County
Commissioners of the Franklin County, Ohio.
ion 3• That the City Law Director be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed to present a certified copy
of this Ordinance and a certified copy of the minutes of this meeting to the Board of Commissioners of Franklin
County, as a petition praying for such changes to the boundary lines of Perry Township as set forth herein.
Cec ion 4. That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force on the 1st day of October, 1997.
Passed this day of ~~~~ L~ , 1997.
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ATTEST
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Clerk of Council ~ hereby certify that copies of this Ordinance%ksoldtien-were posted in the
Cfir of Dublin in accordance wit4 Section 731.25 of the Ohio Revised Code.
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