Ohio Rev. Code § 302.02 (2026)

An alternative form of county government shall include either an elective county executive as provided for by section 302.15 of the Revised Code or an appointive county executive as provided by section 302.16 of the Revised Code, and all those provisions of sections 302.01 to 302.24, inclusive, of the Revised Code, which have not been specifically designated as applicable only to the elective county executive plan or the appointive county executive plan.

The alternative form of county government providing for the office of the elective county executive shall be known as the elective executive plan, and the alternative form providing for the office of appointive county executive shall be known as the appointive executive plan.