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Council endorses ADAMH levy renewal; presenters say crisis center usage shows early demand
Summary
Columbus City Council adopted a resolution endorsing a Franklin County Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health (ADAMH) Board levy renewal on the Nov. 4 ballot; ADAMH leaders told council the recently opened crisis care center served nearly 450 people in its first four weeks and that failure to renew could mean a 70% reduction in services.
Columbus City Council on Oct. 6, 2025, adopted a resolution endorsing the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health (ADAMH) Board of Franklin County’s property-tax levy renewal and increase (Issue 1) that will appear on the Nov. 4 ballot.
Council President Harden introduced the resolution and invited Erica Clark Jones, CEO of the ADAMH Board of Franklin County, and Monica Sarazuela, senior director of government affairs, to brief council. Clark Jones described the measure as a 10-year property-tax levy consisting of a renewal of the existing levy with a…
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