City of Cleveland v. Isaacs

I find the “full time and attention” provision of Cleveland Codified Ordinance 431.34 to conflict with R.C. 4511.202, and I respectfully dissent.

Municipalities have authority to exercise all powers of local self-government, except that with respect to police power and sanitary matters, municipal powers are limited to such regulations as are not in conflict with the general laws of the state. Ohio Assn. of Pub. School Emp., Chapter No. 471 v. Twinsburg (1988), 36 Ohio St.3d 180, 182, 522 N.E.2d 532, 534. Thus, municipalities are not permitted to adopt traffic regulations in conflict with Ohio…