The Columbus Common Council on Sept. 2 approved on second reading an ordinance to create a deputy controller position in the Columbus municipal code, naming Regina McIntyre in the ordinance title and providing legal authority for the comptroller to delegate duties or have an authorized acting official when the comptroller is absent.

The move provides an administrative backup for the city's finance office, a function the introducer of the ordinance said state statute requires be established locally. The ordinance text, read as the second reading, creates a new section in the Columbus municipal code to authorize the position and its legal powers.

During the meeting the comptroller (speaker not identified by name in the transcript) summarized the purpose: "this will allow me legally to do so," referring to delegating duties to a deputy when needed. A member of the public who identified a home address (3871 Bill Drive) asked about the deputy's pay. Council members and staff said the compensation is listed in the city's salary ordinance; the meeting did not include a confirmed dollar amount. One speaker in the discussion said, "I believe it starts at $1.01. No. Yeah. Don't call me because I don't know," and staff confirmed the salary schedule is set in the salary ordinance rather than in this ordinance.

There were no extended policy debates recorded; the council opened and closed public comment for the item and then took the roll-call vote on second reading. A motion was made to pass the ordinance on second reading and was seconded. The council recorded the motion as passed; the meeting transcript records the outcome as "Motion passes 3 to 0." The ordinance text as read names Regina McIntyre as the deputy controller in the new code section.

The council did not specify implementation dates or additional administrative steps at the meeting beyond the passage on second reading. If the ordinance requires a final procedural step under the council's rules, that was not specified in the discussion.

The item concluded with no further public testimony and the council moved on to the evening's zoning item.