Upon the creation of a regional water and sewer district, the board of trustees thereof may submit to the electors within the territorial limits of the district the question of issuing bonds of such district and also the necessity of the levy of a tax outside the limitation imposed by Section 2 of Article XII, Ohio Constitution, to pay the interest on and to retire the bonds. Such bonds when so approved by the electors may be issued to pay any portion of the cost of one or more water resource projects or parts thereof and may include any portion of the cost of water resource projects to be specially assessed. The proceedings for such election and for the issuance and sale of such bonds shall be as provided by Chapter 133 of the Revised Code. If a majority of those voting upon the proposition vote in favor thereof, the board of trustees of such district may proceed to issue such bonds and to levy a tax outside the ten-mill limitation sufficient in amount to pay the interest on and retire such bonds at maturity. Notes may be issued in anticipation of such bonds as provided in section 133.22 of the Revised Code.

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Terms Used In Ohio Code 6119.17

  • Regional water and sewer district: means a district organized or operating for one or both of the purposes described in section 6119. See Ohio Code 6119.011