Section 306.08. Acquiring publicly or privately owned transit system

Any county transit board or board of county commissioners operating a transit system, that acquires, leases as lessee, or receives a right to use a publicly or privately owned transit system may enter into an agreement with the operator thereof transferring that transit system, and that operator may enter into an agreement with the county transit board or board of county commissioners operating a transit system providing for the transfer or grant of the use to the county transit board or board of county commissioners of all or any part of the real estate or interests therein, personal property, or any combination thereof, and of the funds under the control of or held for the use or benefit of such transit system being transferred, whether held in trust or otherwise, and any such agreement may make further provision for any one or more of the following:

(A) Continuation of any transportation services then provided by that operator;

(B) Contribution to the county transit board or board of county commissioners of moneys or other real state or interests therein, personal property, and any combination thereof, by a municipal corporation or county which was the operator, to assist in the payment of costs of providing transportation services for the movement of persons within, from, or to such municipal corporation or county;

(C) Assumption, funding, or refunding of outstanding revenue bonds of a municipal corporation or county issued in connection with the transit system being transferred or provision for making payment of the principal and interest as well as other charges in connection with the revenue bonds of such municipal corporation or county;

(D) Assumption by the county transit board or board of county commissioners of any contractual obligations, trusts, commitments and duties incurred or assumed by such operator, provided that no contract not specifically assumed by the board in the agreement or in a separate agreement with a contracting party shall be binding on the board;

(E) Continuation and the assignment and assumption of obligations, including, but not limited to, existing pension rights, plans, and benefits, under contracts or other agreements of the operator, provided that such assignment of any such obligation is not binding upon the other party to the contract or agreement with that operator unless so provided in the contract or agreement or duly approved by that party;

(F) Continuation of, including modification or expansion of the scope of, any contracts or other agreements of the operator providing for transportation services;

(G) Retention by the county transit board or board of county commissioners of the status and salaries of officers and employees of the transit system being transferred;

(H) The same or similar terms and conditions of employment as were provided by the operator under section 306.12 of the Revised Code;

(I) The time when such agreement or parts thereof are to take effect and the period during which they are to remain in effect;

(J) Procedures for the amendment of the agreement, including designation of parties to execute or approve such amendments;

(K) Such other provisions as may be determined necessary or appropriate.

Effective Date: 10-25-1995