Ohio Revised Code Title LV. Roads Highways Bridges § 5549.04

The board of county commissioners or board of township trustees may contract for and purchase such material as is necessary for the purpose of constructing, improving, maintaining, or repairing any highways, bridges, or culverts within the county, and may also appropriate additional land necessary for cuts and fills together with a right of way to or from such land for the removal of material. If the board of county commissioners or board of township trustees, and the owner of such material or land, cannot agree on the price therefor, the board of county commissioners or board of township trustees may proceed in accordance with sections 163.01 to 163.22, inclusive, of the Revised Code.