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Council designates Public Safety Week 2025; community events and partnerships highlighted
Summary
Columbus City Council adopted a resolution designating Public Safety Week 2025 and several council members and community partners described neighborhood activities, youth outreach and partnerships with police, schools and non‑profits.
Columbus City Council on Sept. 16 adopted a resolution officially designating Public Safety Week 2025 and highlighted a slate of neighborhood events and partnerships aimed at building relationships between residents and first responders.
Council member Remi moved the resolution and noted that the week’s programming emphasizes youth engagement. “We started out in Milo Grogan, then we went to Linden…this year we’re focusing predominantly on our youth,” Remi said as he described school‑based outreach and planned neighborhood events.
Mideast Area Commission outreach chair Quay Barnes described collaboration among East‑side neighborhood commissions and credited school and community partners, saying the coalition has worked to engage staff, administration and students across 13 area schools. Barnes thanked City of Grace Church for providing space for a community conversation and dinner and named Barnett Community Center and Department of Neighborhoods staff as local partners organizing the week’s activities.
Bridal Steele, introduced as president of a city police lodge, praised the partnerships between officers and community organizations. “Public safety is not just responsibility of law enforcement, it's a shared commitment between the officers, our city leaders, and the communities we serve,” Steele said.
Council member Remi and staff reported that police and fire cadets canvassed more than 500 homes to distribute fire extinguishers and gun locks and that the risk reduction team installed smoke detectors. Events scheduled during the week include a community conversation and dinner with the first assistant chief and the county prosecutor, a Thursday block party at Barnett Rec Center with resources and family activities, and a Friday neighborhood cleanup at Walnut Ridge High School.
The resolution passed by roll call. Council members and community partners emphasized that the week is intended to foster trust and relationship‑building rather than punitive enforcement.
Provenance: The designation and event descriptions appear during the portion of the agenda when council members made announcements and when Council member Remi introduced the resolution and invited community leaders to speak.
