Municipal Laws in Ohio.

Municipalities have home-rule authority to exercise all powers of local self-government not in conflict with general laws. Ohio's home-rule framework is distinctively broad among U.S. states.

Requires public meetings to be open with advance notice. Executive sessions permitted for specific purposes (personnel, real estate, litigation, collective bargaining). Invalidates actions taken in violation.

Public records are presumed disclosable. Agency must respond within a reasonable time. Attorney fees and statutory damages available for denied or ignored requests.

Broad tort immunity for political subdivisions (counties, municipalities, townships, school districts). Immunity subject to 5 enumerated exceptions (e.g., motor vehicle negligence, physical defects in public building, negligent operation of government function).

State sovereign immunity waived. Court of Claims has exclusive jurisdiction over claims against the state. 2-year statute of limitations.