Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3349.01

In any municipal corporation having a university supported in whole or in part by municipal taxation, all the authority, powers, and control vested in or belonging to such municipal corporation with respect to the management of the estate, property, and funds given, transferred, convenanted, or pledged to the municipal corporation in trust or otherwise for such university, as well as the government, conduct, and control of the university, shall be vested in and exercised by a board of directors.