Columbus City Council Refers $1M Crisis Response Measure Back to Committee
Emergency Ordinance 2243-2026 proposed drawing from the Income Tax Set Aside Subfund before council sent it back for review.
Columbus City Council referred emergency Ordinance 2243-2026 back to its Health, Human Services, & Equity committee during its Sept. 14, 2026 regular meeting, pausing a proposed $1,000,000 appropriation rather than voting to approve it on the floor.
The legislation sought to authorize the appropriation of $1,000,000 from the unappropriated balance in the city's Income Tax Set Aside (ITSA) Subfund to cover crisis response activity costs under emergency designation, according to official council minutes. The referral sent the measure back to the committee chaired by Councilmember Green, with Councilmember Barroso de Padilla serving as vice chair, leaving the emergency funding pending within the committee structure.
The action on the crisis response proposal came alongside several other committee referrals during the same Sept. 14 session. In the Housing, Homelessness, & Building committee, council members also referred Ordinance 2299-2026 to committee. That ordinance proposed authorizing the Department of Development to execute a contract modification with Kenneth Burgess, doing business as Savoir Faire Solutions LLC, extending the agreement through Dec. 31, 2027, and adding up to $100,000 for lead abatement and healthy home repair services.
Council recessed the following week with no meeting held on Sept. 21, 2026. When lawmakers reconvened for Regular Meeting No. 41 on Sept. 28, 2026, Ordinance 2243-2026 was not included on the published meeting agenda, keeping the $1,000,000 emergency crisis response funding held in committee without floor action.
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Columbus City Council · 2026-09-14
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Columbus City Council referred emergency Ordinance 2243-2026 back to its Health, Human Services, & Equity committee during its Sept. 14, 2026 regular meeting, pausing a proposed $1,000,000 appropriation rather than voting to approve it on the floor.
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2243-2026 · To authorize the appropriation of $1,000,000.00 from the unappropriated balance in the Income Tax Set Aside (ITSA) Subfund to support crisis response activity costs; and to declare an emergency. ($1,000,000.00) Referred to Committee ·
The legislation sought to authorize the appropriation of $1,000,000 from the unappropriated balance in the city's Income Tax Set Aside (ITSA) Subfund to cover crisis response activity costs under emergency designation, according to official council minutes.
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2243-2026 · To authorize the appropriation of $1,000,000.00 from the unappropriated balance in the Income Tax Set Aside (ITSA) Subfund to support crisis response activity costs; and to declare an emergency. ($1,000,000.00) Referred to Committee ·
In the Housing, Homelessness, & Building committee, council members also referred Ordinance 2299-2026 to committee.
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2299-2026 · To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a planned modification of a contract with Kenneth Burgess dba Savoir Faire Solutions LLC, to extend the contract term end date from December 31, 2026, to December 31, 2027, as well as to increase funding in an amount up to $100,000.00 for lead abatement and healthy home repair services utilized an existing auditor’s certificate established for this purpose. ($100,000.00) Referred to Committee ·
Council recessed the following week with no meeting held on Sept. 21, 2026.
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THERE WILL BE NO COUNCIL MEETING ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2026. THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL WILL BE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2026.
Columbus City Council · 2026-09-28
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When lawmakers reconvened for Regular Meeting No. 41 on Sept. 28, 2026, Ordinance 2243-2026 was not included on the published meeting agenda, keeping the $1,000,000 emergency crisis response funding held in committee without floor action.
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REGULAR MEETING NO.41 OF COLUMBUS CITY COUNCIL, SEPTEMBER 28, 2026 at 5:00 P.M. IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS.