A Transportation Improvement District (TID) is a tool that county governments can use both to obtain state funding for transportation projects and to significantly streamline the processes for project bidding, selecting contractors and consultants, locating utilities and more. These benefits also will apply to projects undertaken in partnership with private developers and with other jurisdictions in the county, including cities and townships.

A TID’s board has the authority to issue bonds in its own name, not the county’s name. Any financing mechanism used must be tied to a specific transportation or roads project and cannot be used for administrative costs.

Ohio is one of four states in the U.S. where TIDs can be created—the others are Missouri, New Jersey and Virginia— and Delaware County will be the 34th out of Ohio’s 88 counties to form one. TIDs date from 2012 in Ohio when a batch of nine, including Hamilton and Butler counties, were authorized.

Voting members, appointed by the Delaware County Board of Commissioners:

  • Chris Bauserman, Delaware County Engineer
  • Michael Frommer, Delaware County Administrator
  • Seiji Kille, Delaware County Deputy Administrator
  • Patrick Blayney, public member at-large
  • Tom Price, public member at-large

Non-voting member, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Ohio General Assembly:

  • Rick Carfagna, State Representative

Non-voting Member, appointed by the President of the Senate of the Ohio General Assembly:

  • Andrew Brenner, State Representative