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Notice/Advertisement Title: Public Hearing Operating Budget 2026: Public Safety and Criminal Justice
Contact Name: Ciera Adams
Contact Telephone Number: 614/645-3773
Contact Email Address: csadams@columbus.gov
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2026 PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET: PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HEARING MINUTES
Name of Hearing: Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee: 2026 Proposed Operating Budget
Tuesday January 27, 2026, 3:00 P.M. Virtual and Columbus City Hall, 90 W Broad St, Columbus, OH 43215
Columbus City Council’s Public Safety & Criminal Justice Committee held a public hearing to discuss the 2026 Operating Budget.
Present: Councilmember Emmanuel V. Remy, Councilmember Ross, Pedro Mejia, Council Member Nancy Day-Achauer, Crystal Ross, Judge Eileen Paley, Emily Shaw, Timothy Myers, Melanie Tobias, Christi Power, Trisha Wentzel, Richard Blunt, Tate Wooding, Judge Jessica Varga, Nicholas Konves, Joanne Lunceford, Nathaniel Ryan, Brian Shinn, Kate Pishotti, Clerk Lori Tyack, Finance Director Christopher Long, Christian Selch, Jacqueline Hendricks
CALL TO ORDER
3:11 P.M.
Agenda
· Welcome & Introductions
· Emmanuel V. Remy, Councilmember - Chair of Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee
§ [Chair Remy] I’m Council Member Remy, Chair of the Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee. I’m excited to welcome my colleague and Vice-Chair of this committee, Councilmember Tiara N. Ross, to this hearing. Thank you everyone for joining us virtually, I hope that you all are out there staying safe and warm. Today we are going to review the 2026 proposed operating budget from the following departments and offices:
· The Department of Public Safety
· The Franklin County Municipal Court Clerk
· The Franklin County Municipal Court Judges
· The Office of the City Attorney
· The Office of the Inspector General
· The Office of Violence Prevention
§ [Chair Remy] I want to thank my colleague, Council Member Nancy Day-Achauer for joining us virtually. A reminder, ...
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