Ohio Admin. Code 164-1-11 - Project selection criteria

(A) In selecting projects for formal submission to the director or the administrator, district committees, executive committees, and small government subcommittees, shall comply strictly with all the requirements of divisions (B) and (D) of section 164.06 of the Revised Code. In conjunction with any Any project application so submitted for financial assistance by such a committee, the committee shall provide the director or the administrator be accompanied with a detailed explanation of its rationale in selecting the project application in light of each and every criterion set forth in that division, including the requirement to give priority to projects for the repair or replacement of existing infrastructure, and projects which would be unlikely to be undertaken without assistance under Chapter 164. of the Revised Code the committee's final score for the application. The committee shall retain the detailed scoring analysis for each application which shall be made available to the director or the administrator upon request.

(B) Each district committee, executive committee, or small government subcommittee shall only employ project selection criteria referenced in paragraph (A) of this rule, and shall not use any of the following unrelated criteria:

(1) A preproject application determination that certain subdivisions are entitled, because of their relative population sizes or for any other reason, to awards of financial assistance up to a fixed dollar value;

(2) Formal or informal decisions to select projects for formal submission contingent upon an applicant's financial or other support for the operating expenses of the committees, staff, or agents of the district;

(3) A district-wide formula, whether formalized or not, allocating funding entitlement amongst subdivisions on a per capita basis or otherwise, except to the extent expressly authorized under division (G) of section 164.05 of the Revised Code.

(C) Any project application that is not submitted in compliance with paragraph (A) or (B) of this rule may be disproved byThe the director may disapprove, or the administrator may make a determination against approval for, any project application submitted in violation of the requirements of paragraph (A) or (B) of this rule.

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Ohio Admin. Code 164-1-11

Effective: 2/15/2024
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 10/26/2023 and 02/15/2029
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 164.05, Chap. 119
Rule Amplifies: 164.05, 164.051, 164.06
Prior Effective Dates: 06/07/1989 (Emer.), 09/18/1989, 07/18/2013, 09/10/2018