The state highway patrol retirement board shall do all of the following:

Terms Used In Ohio Code 5505.062

  • board: means the state highway patrol retirement board provided for in the plan. See Ohio Code 5505.01
  • Employee: includes the superintendent of the state highway patrol. See Ohio Code 5505.01
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • member: means any employee included in the membership of the retirement system, whether or not rendering contributing service. See Ohio Code 5505.01
  • Plan: means the provisions of this chapter. See Ohio Code 5505.01
  • Retirement: means retirement as provided in sections 5505. See Ohio Code 5505.01
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59

(A) In consultation with the Ohio ethics commission, review any existing policy regarding the travel and payment of travel expenses of members and employees of the state highway patrol retirement board and adopt rules in accordance with section 5505.04 of the Revised Code establishing a new or revised policy regarding travel and payment of travel expenses. Not less than sixty days before adopting a new or revised policy, the board shall submit the policy to the Ohio retirement study council for review.

(B) If the board intends to award a bonus to any employee of the board, adopt rules in accordance with section 5505.04 of the Revised Code establishing a policy regarding employee bonuses;

(C) Provide copies of the rules adopted under divisions (A) and (B) of this section to each member of the Ohio retirement study council;

(D) Submit to the Ohio retirement study council a proposed operating budget, including an administrative budget for the board, for the next immediate fiscal year and adopt that budget not earlier than sixty days after it is submitted to the council;

(E) Submit to the council a plan describing how the board will improve the dissemination of public information pertaining to the board.