Municipal home rule

Title from PDF caption (viewed on Feb. 10, 2011).; "This Members Only brief is an update of an earlier brief on this subject dated February 12, 2001 (Volume 124 Issue 5)."; "January 26, 2010."; Includes bibliographical references (p. 10-11).; Harvested from the web on 2/10/11In Ohio, municipal corporations (cities and villages) have certain powers granted to them in Article XVIII of the Ohio Constitution that exist outside authority found in the Revised Code. Because these powers originate in the Constitution, laws passed by the General Assembly that interfere with them may be invalid as applied to municipal corporations unless those laws are sanctioned by other provisions of the Constitution. These powers, granted by the Constitution and known as "home rule" powers, include the power of local self-government, the exercise of certain police powers, and the ownership and operation of public utilities. This paper briefly discusses each of these powers