State ex rel. Meshel v. Keip

I have no difficulty in concurring with the majority that R. C. 127.14(B) constitutionally authorizes the Controlling Board to transfer funds from one fiscal year (FY) to another, and that R. C. 127.12, in detailing the manner of creating the Controlling Board, does not violate Section 27, Article II of the Ohio Constitution.

At issue is the legality of transfer of $1,288,245 by the Controlling Board on January 26,1981, from ORTA’s account No. 403 for FY 1981 to FY 1980. Of this total, $932,704 was attributable to FY 1980 appropriations by the General Assembly transferred forward by valid…