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Public Utilities and Sustainability Committee Hearing
Meeting Minutes
Date: June 3, 2026
Time: 3:30 P.M.
Location: Columbus City Hall, Council Chambers, 90 W. Broad St. Columbus, OH 43215
Councilmembers Present: Councilmember Christopher L. Wyche, Councilmember Emmanuel V. Remy
Call to Order
[Chair Wyche] 3:36 P.M.
Introductions
[Chair Christopher L. Wyche]
Thank you all for joining us for our third Public Utilities and Sustainability Committee Hearing of the year. Last November, Council approved a new rate structure for our utilities that expanded eligibility for the city’s utility discount programs and increased rates for all Columbus Water and Power customers. The decision to increase rates was not made lightly and there were a lot of community concerns around the impact of high resource users on the system and how we are growing as a city. In response to the community’s questions and concerns, council amended the ordinance to require a mid-year review of our discount programs, the impact of water utilization and the corresponding cost of service provision to regional high-capacity users, how they are ensuring high-capacity users are supporting a fair share of infrastructure investment and expansion, and potential modifications to the capital investment plans to mitigate future rate increases. Tonight, we will get that update. Before we dive into the presentation, I wanted to give the floor to Vice-Chair Remy to say a few opening remarks.
[Vice Chair Emmanuel V. Remy] Thank you very much for holding this hearing. I’d like to thank Deputy Director Jon Lee for attending and for his work, and Chair Wyche for holding consistent hearings. Our residents have a lot of questions as to how the City is managing our utilities. Reside...
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