(A) In calendar year 2016, each township trustee is entitled to compensation
in an amount for each day of service in the business of the township, to be paid from the township treasury as follows:
(1) In townships having a budget of two hundred fifty thousand dollars or less, thirty-eight dollars and forty-nine cents per day for not more than two hundred days;
(2) In townships having a budget of more than two hundred fifty thousand but not more than five hundred thousand dollars, forty-four dollars and fifty-seven cents per day for not more than two hundred days;
(3) In townships having a budget of more than five hundred thousand but not more than seven hundred fifty thousand dollars, forty-seven dollars and twenty-seven cents per day for not more than two hundred days;
(4) In townships having a budget of more than seven hundred fifty thousand but not more than one million five hundred thousand dollars, fifty-four dollars and one cent per day for not more than two hundred days;
(5) In townships having a budget of more than one million five hundred thousand but not more than three million five hundred thousand dollars, fifty-nine dollars and forty-two cents per day for not more than two hundred days;
(6) In townships having a budget of more than three million five hundred thousand but not more than six million dollars, sixty-four dollars and eighty-two cents per day for not more than two hundred days;
(7) In townships having a budget of more than six million but not more than ten million dollars, eighty-three dollars and ninety-nine cents per day for not more than two hundred days;
(8) In townships having a budget of more than ten million dollars, one hundred seven dollars and ninety-eight cents per day for not more than two hundred days
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(B) In calendar year 2017, the amounts paid as specified in division (A) of this section shall be
increased by five per cent
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(C) In calendar year 2018 and thereafter, each township trustee is entitled to compensation in the amount determined under division (B) of this section.
(D) Whenever members of a board of township trustees are compensated per diem and not by annual salary, the board shall establish, by resolution, a method by which each member of the board shall periodically notify the township fiscal officer of the number of days spent in the service of the township and the kinds of services rendered on those days. The per diem compensation shall be paid from the township general fund or from other township funds in such proportions as the kinds of services performed may require. The notice shall be filed with the township fiscal officer and preserved for inspection by any persons interested.
By unanimous vote, a board of township trustees may adopt a method of compensation consisting of an annual salary to be paid in equal monthly payments. If the office of trustee is held by more than one person during any calendar year, each person holding the office shall receive payments for only those months, and any fractions of those months, during which the person holds the office. The amount of the annual salary approved by the board shall be no more than the maximum amount that could be received annually by a trustee if the trustee were paid on a per diem basis as specified in this division, and shall be paid from the township general fund or from other township funds in such proportions as the board may specify by resolution. Each trustee shall certify the percentage of time spent working on matters to be paid from the township general fund and from other township funds in such proportions as the kinds of services performed. A board of township trustees that has adopted a salary method of compensation may return to a method of compensation on a per diem basis as specified in this division by a majority vote. Any change in the method of compensation shall be effective on the first day of January of the year following the year during which the board has voted to change the method of compensation.
Amended by 131st General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 64, §101.01, eff. 9/29/2015.
Amended by 129th General AssemblyFile No.28, HB 153, §101.01, eff. 9/29/2011.
Effective Date: 09-05-2001; 12-20-2005
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