Title
Notice/Advertisement Title: 2025 Council Amendments Operating Budget Hearing
Contact Name: Jean-Philippe Dorval
Contact Telephone Number: 614-645-2898
Contact Email Address: jpdorval@columbus.gov
Body
Council Member Nick Bankston, Chair of the Finance and Governance Committee will hold a public hearing regarding the mayor’s proposed 2025 Operating Budget. This hearing will cover the anticipated amendments Council plans to make to the budget in partnership with the Administration. This hearing marks the final hearing for the draft 2025 Operating Budget which was released on November 13th, 2024. The proposed budget, which includes the individual budgets of all city departments, city services and city funds, totals $1.23 billion. This hearing will include comments from the Auditor’s Office, Department of Finance and various council offices. The full proposed budget can be viewed online at: <https://columbus.gov/2025budget/>.
When: Friday, January 31st, 2025
Time: 1:00pm
Where: Columbus City Hall, Council Chambers, 2nd Floor
90 West Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Any resident seeking to submit written testimony should forward it to the office of Council Member Bankston. Written testimony must be received by 9am on the day of the hearing (Friday) and emailed to Jonathan Brown at jbbrown@columbus.gov. All persons wishing to speak during the hearing in person or via WebEx must email jbbrown@columbus.gov by 9am the day of the hearing (Friday) requesting that they be added to the list of speakers. Each speaker will be limited to remarks lasting no longer than three minutes. The meeting will be live-streamed on the City’s YouTube channel and Facebook.