State ex rel. Jefferson County Children Services Board v. Hallock

Retention of independent counsel by county agencies is addressed in Title 3 of the Ohio Revised Code. R.C. 309.09(A) provides in relevant part:

“The prosecuting attorney shall be the legal adviser of the board of county commissioners, board of elections, and all other county officers and boards, including all tax supported public libraries, and any of them may require written opinions or instructions from him in matters connected with their official duties. He shall prosecute and defend all suits and ac*181tions which any such officer or board directs or to which it is a party, and no county…