The governor is empowered to authorize a referendum, and he shall authorize a referendum upon request of the governing body of a county-related corporation or city, and the governor shall designate an agency or individual to supervise its conduct, in accordance with the requirements of section 218 (d) (3) of the “Social Security Act,” on the question of whether service in positions covered by a retirement system established by a county-related corporation or city thereof should be excluded from or included under an agreement under Chapter 144 of the Revised Code. The notice of referendum required by section 218 (d) (3) (C) of the “Social Security Act” to be given to employees shall contain or shall be accompanied by a statement, in such form and such detail as the agency or individual designated to supervise the referendum deems necessary and sufficient, to inform the employees of the rights which will accrue to them and their dependents and survivors, and the liabilities to which they will be subject, if their services are included under an agreement under Chapter 144 of the Revised Code.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 144.06

  • City: means any municipal corporation having its own retirement system and includes any municipal university belonging to the municipal corporation. See Ohio Code 144.01
  • 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.
  • County-related corporation: means a nonprofit corporation, without capital stock, organized and existing under Chapter 1702 of the Revised Code to carry on county-related recreational functions on property, the title of which rests in the name of the county, that would normally be carried on by commercial interests for profit, the receipts in excess of actual and necessary expenses of which are transferred to a board of county commissioners, and the assets of which, upon dissolution of the corporation, become the property of a board of county commissioners. See Ohio Code 144.01
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.

Upon receiving evidence satisfactory to him that with respect to any such referendum the conditions specified in section 218 (d) (3) of the “Social Security Act” have been met, the governor shall so certify to the secretary of health, education, and welfare.

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