(A) As used in this section:

(1) "Administrative fees" means the dollar percentages allowed by the county auditor for services or by the county treasurer as fees, or paid to the credit of the real estate assessment fund, under divisions (A) and (C) of section 319.54 and division (A) of section 321.26 of the Revised Code.

(2) "Administrative fee loss" means a county's loss of administrative fees due to its tax value loss, determined as follows:

(a) For purposes of the determination made under division (B) of this section in the years 2006 through 2010, the administrative fee loss shall be computed by multiplying the amounts determined for all taxing districts in the county under divisions (D) and (E) of section 5751.20 of the Revised Code by nine thousand six hundred fifty-nine ten-thousandths of one per cent if total taxes collected in the county in 2004 exceeded one hundred fifty million dollars, or one and one thousand one hundred fifty-nine ten-thousandths of one per cent if total taxes collected in the county in 2004 were one hundred fifty million dollars or less;

(b) For purposes of the determination under division (B) of this section in the years after 2010, the administrative fee loss equals fourteen-seventeenths of the administrative fee loss calculated for 2010 multiplied by the following percentages: 100% for 2011, 80% for 2012, 60% for 2013, 40% for 2014, 20% for 2015, and 0% for 2016.

(3) "Total taxes collected" means all money collected on any tax duplicate of the county, other than the estate tax duplicates. "Total taxes collected" does not include amounts received pursuant to divisions (F) and (G) of section 321.24 or section 323.156 of the Revised Code.

(B) Not later than December 31, 2005, the tax commissioner shall certify to each county auditor the tax levy losses calculated under divisions (D) and (E) of section 5751.20 of the Revised Code for each school district, joint vocational school district, and local taxing unit in the county. Not later than the thirty-first day of January of 2006 through 2015, the county auditor shall determine the administrative fee loss for the county and apportion that loss ratably among the school districts, joint vocational school districts, and local taxing units on the basis of the tax levy losses certified under this division.

(C) On or before each of the days prescribed for the settlements under divisions (A) and (C) of section 321.24 of the Revised Code in the years 2006 through 2015, the county treasurer shall deduct one-half of the amount apportioned to each school district, joint vocational school district, and local taxing unit from the portions of revenue payable to them.

(D) On or before each of the days prescribed for settlements under divisions (A) and (C) of section 321.24 of the Revised Code in the years 2006 through 2015, the county auditor shall cause to be deposited an amount equal to one-half of the amount of the administrative fee loss in the same funds as if allowed as administrative fees.

Amended by 129th General AssemblyFile No.28, HB 153, §101.01, eff. 6/30/2011.

Amended by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §101.01, eff. 10/16/2009.

Effective Date: 06-30-2005; 2007 HB119 06-30-2007