City of Columbus - File #: 2603-2026

• File #: 2603-2026
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: First Reading
• File created: 9/14/2026
• In control: Public Safety & Criminal Justice Committee
• On agenda: 10/26/2026
• Title: To authorize an appropriation of $175,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Municipal Court Clerk Computer Fund; to authorize the Municipal Court Clerk to modify the existing contract in the amount of $175,000.00 with Mission Critical Partners, LLC for the provision of implementation and consulting services; to authorize an expenditure up to $175,000.00 from the Computer Fund; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer $175,000.00 within the Computer Fund. ($175,000.00)

Explanation

Background: This legislation authorizes an appropriation of $175,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Franklin County Municipal Court, Clerk of Court ("Municipal Court Clerk") Computer Fund; authorizes the Municipal Court Clerk to modify the existing contract with Mission Critical Partners, LLC to add implementation and consulting services in the amount of $175,000.00 to assist in the implementation of the current case management system.

The Municipal Court Clerk has a need to obtain a professional services consulting firm to consider strategies to address the functionality and longevity of its current case management system (CMS) and recommend a path forward for a system that would meet the needs of our entire justice system.
A court clerk’s CMS is a critical operational function, and it is important to have external assessment and analysis done to ensure the new CMS fits the needs of not only the Franklin County Municipal Court and the Municipal Court Clerk, but the justice partners and community members who use the system daily. The Court Clerk has had its current CMS since 1999. The Clerk has developed a 5-year plan to update the current CMS to a new cutting-edge system. The first phase starts with the Justice Ecosystem Study to ensure those needs of the entire justice system will be met.
Ordinance 1707-2025 authorized the City Auditor to transfer $150,000.00 within the General Fund; authorized an appropriation of $135,000.00 from the unencumbered balance of the Franklin County Municipal Court Clerk Computer Fund; authorized the Municipal Court Clerk to enter into a one (1) year contract with Mission Critical Partners, LLC for the provision of a Justice Ecosystem Study for a new Case Management System (Justice Ecosystem Study); and authorized an expenditure up to $150,000.00 from the Municipal Court Clerk General Fund and $135,000.00 from the Municipal Court Clerk Computer Fund, totaling $285,000.00.

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