Ohio Rev. Code § 5155.012: Board may enter contract for management of county home.

A board of county commissioners may enter into a contract with a public or private entity to aid the board in the execution of its powers and duties for the management and good government of the county home.

Pursuant to such a contract, the board may authorize a public or private entity to select a superintendent or administrator for the county home. A superintendent or administrator may not be selected pursuant to a contract without the advice and consent of the board. An individual selected as a superintendent or administrator pursuant to a contract is not a public employee due to being selected to serve in that position or performing the duties of that position.