Explanation
In 2018, Columbus voters voted overwhelmingly in support of adding two additional members to Council and creating nine residential Council districts. To create these districts, the Charter required that a five-member independent, citizen-led commission be formed. In accordance with Charter requirements, the Council Residential Districting Commission embarked on a journey to create three residential district maps to submit to Council. On December 13, 2021, Council chose an official Council District Map. This year, voters will head to the polls utilizing this new district system for the first time. To ensure that residents understand how this change affects them and their neighborhood, Council will be creating an educational initiative that will include digital, print, and social media materials.
This ordinance authorizes the appropriation of funds within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund to City Council for purposes of creating an educational initiative on the Columbus Residential Districts that will include digital, print, and social media materials.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
This expense is budgeted within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund.
3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested in order for this appropriation action to take effect immediately to allow for the education of residents on the Columbus Residential Districts that go into effect this year.
Title
To authorize the appropriation of $150,000.00 in the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund to Columbus City Council for purposes of creating an educational initiative on the Columbus Residential Districts that will include digital, print, and social media materials; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, Columbus voters overwhelmingly voted in support of Issue 3 in May 2018, to add two additional seats to City Council and create residential districts in the City of Columbus; and
WHEREAS, a five-member independent, citizen-led commission was seated prior to March 1, 2021 and...
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