Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to grant consent and propose cooperation with the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) relative to the removal of snow and ice and the use of snow and ice control material on state highways inside the city corporate limits.
The legislation also authorizes the Director of Public Service to grant consent, and propose cooperation with, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) relative to routine maintenance and/or repair to state highways inside the city corporation limits. The aforementioned effort encompasses snow and ice removal/prevention and routine maintenance and/or repair on interstates, U.S. route, state routes inside the city corporation, as agreed to by the parties.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
There is no anticipated cost to the City for this project, as ODOT or the City, shall assume and bear all associated costs for needed street maintenance and/or repair, and snow and ice removal/prevention performed by each agency.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Service to grant consent and propose cooperation with the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation for maintenance of interstates, U.S. routes, and state routes. ($0.00)
Body
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 723.01 of the Ohio Revised Code, the CITY is responsible for the care, supervision and control of the public highways within their municipal corporation; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 5501.41 of the Ohio Revised Code, the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation (“ODOT”) may, upon consent of the legislative authority of the municipal corporation, remove snow and ice and use snow and ice control material on State Highways within the corporate limits of the municipal corporation; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Transportation of the State of Ohio, under Section 5511.01 of the Revised Code of Ohio, may, upon the consent of the legislative authority of the municipal corporation, perform maintena...
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