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Council authorizes city attorney to join amicus brief supporting Cincinnati in taxpayer-standing case
Summary
Gahanna City Council approved Resolution 0029-2025 authorizing the city attorney to join an amicus brief in support of the city of Cincinnati in a taxpayer-standing case pending before the Ohio Supreme Court; the vote was unanimous.
Gahanna City Council on Monday approved a resolution authorizing the city attorney to join an amicus brief supporting the city of Cincinnati in a case pending before the Ohio Supreme Court that concerns taxpayer standing.
The item, Resolution 0029-2025, had been discussed at a committee meeting the previous week. The city attorney noted that the number of municipalities joining similar resolutions is growing and referenced Baxley as a recent addition. Council members offered no further substantive questions during the floor motion.
The council moved, seconded and adopted the resolution by roll call. The final vote recorded yes from Councilman Schnetzer, Vice President Trenton Weaver, Councilwoman Padova, President Bowers and Councilwoman Jones; the motion carried and the resolution was adopted as published.
The resolution instructs the city attorney to join an amicus filing in support of Cincinnati’s position on taxpayer standing; no additional fiscal impact was noted during the meeting record.
