The board of county commissioners of each county shall establish a county developmental disabilities general fund. Notwithstanding section 5705.10 of the Revised Code, proceeds from levies under section 5705.222 and division (L) of section 5705.19 of the Revised Code shall be deposited to the credit of the county developmental disabilities general fund. Accounts shall be established within the county developmental disabilities general fund for each of the several particular purposes of the levies as specified in the resolutions under which the levies were approved, and proceeds from different levies that were approved for the same particular purpose shall be credited to accounts for that purpose. Other money received by the county for the purposes of Chapters 3323. and 5126. of the Revised Code and not required by state or federal law to be deposited to the credit of a different fund shall also be deposited to the credit of the county developmental disabilities general fund, in an account appropriate to the particular purpose for which the money was received. Unless otherwise provided by law, an unexpended balance at the end of a fiscal year in any account in the county developmental disabilities general fund shall be appropriated the next fiscal year to the same fund.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 5705.091

  • 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.
  • improvement: means any property, asset, or improvement with an estimated life or usefulness of five years or more, including land and interests therein, and reconstructions, enlargements, and extensions thereof having an estimated life or usefulness of five years or more. See Ohio Code 5705.01
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59

A county board of developmental disabilities may request, by resolution, that the board of county commissioners establish a county developmental disabilities capital fund for money to be used for acquisition, construction, or improvement of capital facilities or acquisition of capital equipment used in providing services to persons with developmental disabilities. The county board of developmental disabilities shall transmit a certified copy of the resolution to the board of county commissioners. Upon receiving the resolution, the board of county commissioners shall establish a county developmental disabilities capital fund.