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Ohio Rev. Code § 735.02 (2026)

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Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
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The director of public service shall manage and supervise all public works and undertakings of the city, except as otherwise provided by law.

The director shall supervise the improvement and repair of streets, avenues, alleys, lands, lanes, squares, wharves, docks, landings, market houses, bridges, viaducts, aqueducts, sidewalks, playgrounds sewers, drains, ditches, culverts, ship channels, streams, and watercourses, the lighting, sprinkling, and cleaning of public places, and the construction of public improvements and public works, except those having reference to the department of public safety, or as otherwise provided in Title VII of the Revised Code.

The director shall manage municipal water, lighting, heating, power, garbage, and other undertakings of the city, and parks, baths, playgrounds, market houses, cemeteries, crematories, sewage disposal plants, and farms, and shall make and preserve surveys, maps, plans, drawings, and estimates. He shall supervise the construction and have charge of the maintenance of public buildings and other property of the city not otherwise provided for in Title VII. He shall have the management of all other matters provided by the legislative authority of the city in connection with the public service thereof.

Such director shall keep a record of his proceedings, a copy of which, certified by him, shall be competent evidence in all courts.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1995–2024 · leading case: State ex rel. Levin v. Schremp, 654 N.E.2d 1258 (Ohio 1995).
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State ex rel. Levin v. Schremp, 654 N.E.2d 1258 (Ohio 1995). “See, also, R.C. 735.02. The pertinent city ordinances in effect at the time Jordan enclosed the ditch provided: “905.”
State ex rel. Ms. Parsons Constr., Inc. v. Moyer, 650 N.E.2d 472 (Ohio 1995). “Respondents acknowledged that Zulandt was the city’s agent for purposes of determining if and when the construction project was satisfactorily completed.”
State ex rel. Waldick v. Williams, 74 Ohio St. 3d 192 (1995). · cites it 3× “Appellant relies on R.C. 735.02, which provides that the director of public service of a municipal corporation shall manage and supervise public works of the city, including municipal water, “except as otherwise provided by law.”
State ex rel. Ms. Parsons Constr., Inc. v. Moyer, 72 Ohio St. 3d 404 (1995). “Respondents acknowledged that Zulandt was the city's agent for purposes of determining if and when the construction project was satisfactorily completed. Zulandt approved relator's request for payment of $150,876.”
State v. Stinebaugh, 2024-Ohio-2677, 249 N.E.3d 241. “See also R.C. 735.02. As previously noted, Wapakoneta Cod.”
State ex rel. Waldick v. Williams, 74 Ohio St. 3d 192 (1995). · cites it 3× “{¶ 9} Appellant relies on R.C. 735.02, which provides that the director of public service of a municipal corporation shall manage and supervise public works of the city, including municipal water, “except as otherwise provided by law.”
Sherman v. Haines, 72 Ohio St. 3d 404 (1995). “Respondents acknowledged that Zulandt was the city's agent for purposes of determining if and when the construction project was satisfactorily completed. Zulandt approved relator's request for payment of $150,876.”
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