(A) Subject to sections 5126.0214 and 5126.0216 of the Revised Code, an appointing authority shall remove a member of a county board of developmental disabilities for any of the following reasons:

Terms Used In Ohio Code 5126.0213

  • Appointing authority: means the following:

    (1) In the case of a member of a county board of developmental disabilities appointed by, or to be appointed by, a board of county commissioners, the board of county commissioners;

    (2) In the case of a member of a county board appointed by, or to be appointed by, a senior probate judge, the senior probate judge. See Ohio Code 5126.01

  • 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.

(1) Neglect of duty;

(2) Misconduct;

(3) Malfeasance;

(4) Ineligibility to serve on the county board pursuant to section 5126.023 of the Revised Code;

(5) Failure to attend at least four hours of in-service training session each year;

(6) Failure to attend within one year four regularly scheduled board meetings;

(7) Failure to attend within one year two regularly scheduled board meetings if the member gave no prior notice of the member’s absence;

(8) Consistently poor performance on the county board, as demonstrated by documentation that the president of the county board provides to the appointing authority and the appointing authority determines is convincing evidence.

(B) The removal provisions of divisions (A)(6) and (7) of this section do not apply to absences from special meetings or work sessions.

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