Mack v. Toledo

Citations

• 2019 Ohio 5427

Syllabus

The trial court erred in concluding that a health district lacked authority under R.C. 3709.281 to enforce a city's lead ordinance. R.C. 3709.281 is ambiguous and does not unlawfully delegate the city's legislative authority. Instead, the statute allows the legislative authority, on the city's behalf, to contract with the health district to perform services for the city. The trial court further erred, in part, by concluding that the classifications of properties covered by the lead ordinance violate equal protection. The classifications are rationally related to the ordinance's goal, which is to help prevent lead poisoning in the city.