{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-118.021","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 118.021","heading":"Initiating fiscal watch review.","body":"A municipal corporation, county, or township may undergo a fiscal watch review to determine whether it is approaching a state of fiscal emergency. A fiscal watch review shall be initiated by a written request to the auditor of state from the mayor of the municipal corporation, or the presiding officer of the legislative authority of the municipal corporation when authorized by a majority of the members of the legislative authority; from a board of county commissioners, or the county executive of a county formed under Chapter 302. of the Revised Code; or from a board of township trustees; or may be initiated by the auditor of state. The auditor of state shall acknowledge receipt of a written request for a fiscal watch review by sending a copy of it, stamped with the date received by the auditor of state's office, to the public official or board requesting a review.","path":["Title 1 State Government","Chapter 118 Local Fiscal Emergencies"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-118.021","current_through":"1996-09-03 (House Bill 462 - 121st General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:24Z","sha256":"b7a6c31e43a7378870921632130ddf3d797327c62cecc8c34dba0bc6668ad6b1","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-118.02","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-118.022"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}