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Notice/Advertisement Title: 2025 Operating Budget Hearings Schedule
Contact Name: Jean-Philippe Dorval
Contact Telephone Number: 614-645-2898
Contact Email Address: jpdorval@columbus.gov
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Columbus City Council will hold a series of public hearings regarding the Mayor’s proposed 2025 Operating Budget. Hearings will span from December 2024 through January of 2025. The proposed budget which is made up of the individual budgets of all city departments, city services and city funds totals $1.23 billion. Hearings will include presentations from various city departments, city offices and community partners. All budget hearings will take place in Council Chambers located on the second floor of City Hall (90 W Broad St. Columbus, OH 43215). The full proposed budget can be viewed online at: https://columbus.gov/2025budget/.
Operating Budget Hearing Schedule:
Wednesday, December 4th @ 4pm: Finance and Governance Hearing
Departments: Finance and Management, Auditor, Treasurer, Mayor, Technology
Wednesday, December 11th @ 4pm: Neighborhoods and Sustainability Hearing
Departments: Recreation and Parks, Neighborhoods, DPU Office of Sustainability
Thursday, December 12th @ 4pm: Safety and Judiciary
Departments: Public Safety, Municipal Court Judges, Municipal Court Clerk, City Attorney, Inspector General, Office of Violence Prevention
Friday, January 10th @ 3pm: Economy and Workforce
Departments: Development (Economic Development Division; Small Business Office), Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Office of Education, Department of Civil Service, Department of Human Resources
Thursday, January 16th @ 5pm: Health, Human Services, and Equity
Departments: Columbus Public Health, Development (Director’s Office), CelebrateOne
Tuesday, January 21st @ 5pm: Housing, Homelessness and Building
Departments: Housing, Development (Director’s Office), Building and Zoning Services
Wednesday, January 22nd @ 5pm: Service and Infrastructure
Departments: Public Service, Public Utilities
Friday, January 31st @ 1pm: Hearing on Council amendments and budget priorities [UPDATED]
All hearings will be live-streamed on the City’s YouTube channel and Facebook.