Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 307.92 (2026)

Contracting authority defined

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As used in sections 307.86 to 307.91, inclusive, of the Revised Code, "contracting authority" means any board, department, commission, authority, trustee, official, administrator, agent, or individual which has authority to contract for or on behalf of the county or any agency, department, authority, commission, office, or board thereof.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1976–2005 · leading case: Danis Clarkco Landfill Co. v. Clark Cnty. Solid Waste Mgmt. Dist., 653 N.E.2d 646 (Ohio 1995).
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Danis Clarkco Landfill Co. v. Clark Cnty. Solid Waste Mgmt. Dist., 653 N.E.2d 646 (Ohio 1995). · cites it 3× “86 is not met by a county solid waste management district’s designation process, we need not determine whether such a district constitutes a county “contracting authority” as defined in R.C. 307.92. Cf. 1992 Ohio Atty. Gen. Op.”
Danis Clarkco Landfill Co. v. Clark Cty. Solid Waste Mgt. Dist., 73 Ohio St. 3d 590 (Ohio 1995). · cites it 4× “As then in effect, R.C. 307.92 applied only to contracts “at a cost in excess of ten thousand dollars,” and the court of appeals correctly held that the proposed contracts contemplated by the RFP process did not fall within the scope of the statute.”
CommuniCare, Inc. v. Wood Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners, 829 N.E.2d 706 (Ohio Ct. App. 6th Dist. 2005). · cites it 2× “constructed, including, but not limited to, any product, structure, construction, reconstruction, improvement, maintenance, repair, or service, except the services of an accountant, architect, attorney at law, physician, professional engineer, construction project manager,…”
Yellow Cab of Cleveland, Inc. v. Greater Cleveland Reg'l Transit Auth., 595 N.E.2d 508 (Ohio Ct. App. 8th Dist. 1991). · cites it 2× “constructed, including, but not limited to, any product, structure, construction, reconstruction, improvement, maintenance, repair, or service, except the services of an accountant, architect, attorney at law, physician, professional engineer, construction project manager,…”
Yoder v. Cnty. of Williams, 354 N.E.2d 923 (Ohio Ct. App. 6th Dist. 1976). · cites it 2× “constructed, including, but not limited to, any product, structure, construction, reconstruction, improvement, maintenance, repair, or service, except the services of an accountant, architect, attorney at law, physician, professional engineer, construction project manager,…”
Sentinel Sec. Sys. v. Medkeff, 521 N.E.2d 7 (Ohio Ct. App. 9th Dist. 1987). “R.C. 307.92 defines a “contracting authority” as: “* * * any board * * * or individual which has authority to contract for or on behalf of the county or any agency * * * or board thereof.”
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