Ohio Revised Code Title III. Counties § 307.982

(A) To the extent permitted by federal law, including subpart F of 5 C.F.R. part 900, and subject to any limitations established by the Revised Code, including division (B) of this section, a board of county commissioners may enter into a written contract with a private or government entity, including a public or private college or university, for the entity to perform a family services duty or workforce development activity on behalf of a county family services agency or workforce development agency. The entity with which a board contracts is not required to be located in the county the board serves.

A family services duty or workforce development activity includes transportation services provided by a county transit board. A board of county commissioners may delegate to a county transit board the authority to solicit bids and award and execute contracts for such transportation services on behalf of the board of county commissioners.

(B) A board of county commissioners may not enter into a contract under division (A) of this section regarding a family services duty of a public children services agency if a county children services board appointed under section 5153.03 of the Revised Code serves as the public children services agency for the county. The county children services board may enter into contracts regarding its duties in accordance with division (C)(2) of section 5153.16 of the Revised Code.