Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 717.15
(A) Subject to the provisions of Chapter 118. of the Revised Code, the legislative authority of a municipal corporation that has legal authority to and desires to issue with or without vote of the people bonds or notes may, during a fiscal emergency period of such municipality as defined in section 118.01 of the Revised Code, utilize the authority of section 717.16 of the Revised Code, as it supplements Chapters 118. and 133. of the Revised Code, if it determines and declares in a preliminary resolution adopted prior to the resolution of necessity adopted pursuant to section 133.22 of the Revised Code or the ordinance or resolution adopted pursuant to section 133.10 or 133.23 of the Revised Code, all of the following: