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ingress and egress so long as they are used for a finite period of time
and in an emergency situation.
If a school has such devices installed, staff members must be trained in
the use of the barricade devices, and records must be maintained to
verify this training.
The school is also responsible for notifying the chiefs (or their
equivalents) of the local law enforcement agency and local fire
department of the installation of the devices.
SEGMENTING OHIO
CONSTRUCTION
FACILITIES
COMMISSION (OCFC)
PROJECTS
School districts have the capacity to divide an approved district-wide
OCFC project into “segments.”
Any segment must represent total construction costs equal to or
exceeding 4% of total property valuation and must include the
construction or renovation of a complete building within the district.
The required maintenance levy of one-half mill runs from the date the
first segment is undertaken. Apparently, no additional maintenance levy
is required for subsequent segments.
A district may elect to prorate the full maintenance amount for a
segmented project if it uses one of the alternative methods for financing
the maintenance amount in accordance with the following formula:
The full required maintenance amount multiplied by a factor based on
the school district’s portion of the basic cost for the segment divided by
the school district’s entire classroom facilities needs (as determined
jointly by the commission and the district).
The alternative methods are: direct annual transfer from other funds;
proceeds from a permanent improvement levy or school district income
tax; or gifts and bequests.
If a district does a segmented program, no additional assistance is
available for additional work on a building from a prior segment unless
the school district can demonstrate an exceptional enrollment increase in
the grades housed in the building which was included in the earlier
segment.
The local share for any subsequent segments remains the same as for
the initial segment.
For “1990 look-back” districts (those which received assistance under
CFAP when it was administered by the Ohio Department of Education
prior to the creation of the OCFC in 1997), there are some notable
exceptions. These districts may create a segment that addresses only
part of a building in order to renovate or replace work done under the
prior project. The OCFC must approve the project by determining that
the work is necessary to protect the facility. While the state and local
shares are not affected, there is no minimum size for the project, and
that additional one-half mill for maintenance is not required.
3318.034
3318.04(B)(4)
3318.032
SERVICE FUND
Any board may establish a service fund for paying expenses of
members in performance of their duties and expenses of members-to-be
incurred in training and orientation. The amount may not exceed
$2/student or $20,000, whichever is greater. A governing board of an
ESC is limited to $20,000. (The member-to-be can be either elected or
appointed.)
3315.15