Terms Used In Ohio Code 133.29

• Bond retirement fund: means the bond retirement fund provided for in section 5705. See Ohio Code 133.01
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Fiscal officer: means the following, or, in the case of absence or vacancy in the office, a deputy or assistant authorized by law or charter to act in the place of the named officer, or if there is no such authorization then the deputy or assistant authorized by legislation to act in the place of the named officer for purposes of this chapter, in the case of the following subdivisions:

  (1) A county, the county auditor;

  (2) A municipal corporation, the city auditor or village clerk or clerk-treasurer, or the officer who, by virtue of a charter, has the duties and functions provided in the Revised Code for the city auditor or village clerk or clerk-treasurer;

  (3) A school district, the treasurer of the board of education;

  (4) A regional water and sewer district, the secretary of the board of trustees;

  (5) A joint township hospital district, the treasurer of the district;

  (6) A joint ambulance district, the clerk of the board of trustees;

  (7) A joint recreation district, the person designated pursuant to section 755. See Ohio Code 133.01

• Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. ^{Source: OCC}
• Securities: means bonds, notes, certificates of indebtedness, commercial paper, and other instruments in writing, including, unless the context does not admit, anticipatory securities, issued by an issuer to evidence its obligation to repay money borrowed, or to pay interest, by, or to pay at any future time other money obligations of, the issuer of the securities, but not including public obligations described in division (GG)(2) of this section. See Ohio Code 133.01
• Subdivision: means any of the following:

  (1) A county, including a county that has adopted a charter under Article X, Ohio Constitution;

  (2) A municipal corporation, including a municipal corporation that has adopted a charter under Article XVIII, Ohio Constitution;

  (3) A school district;

  (4) A regional water and sewer district organized under Chapter 6119 of the Revised Code;

  (5) A joint township hospital district organized under section 513. See Ohio Code 133.01

• Taxing authority: means in the case of the following subdivisions:

  (1) A county, a county library district, or a regional library district, the board or boards of county commissioners, or other legislative authority of a county that has adopted a charter under Article X, Ohio Constitution, but with respect to such a library district acting solely as agent for the board of trustees of that district;

  (2) A municipal corporation, the legislative authority;

  (3) A school district, the board of education;

  (4) A regional water and sewer district, a joint ambulance district, a joint recreation district, a fire and ambulance district, or a joint fire district, the board of trustees of the district;

  (5) A joint township hospital district, the joint township hospital board;

  (6) A detention facility district or a district organized under section 2151. See Ohio Code 133.01