Stockberger v. Henry

{¶ 1} In this appeal, we must determine whether Article XII, Section 5a of the Ohio Constitution permits the use of motor vehicle and gas tax (“MVGT”) funds to pay those costs of a county’s joint self-insurance pool attributable to covering the risk of liability and loss resulting from the operations of a county engineer’s highway department. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that the use of MVGT funds to pay the costs of the joint self-insurance pool attributable to a county engineer’s highway department is permitted by Article XII, Section 5a of the Ohio Constitution.

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