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Columbus council adopts most of proposed 2025 budget; separates Integrated Waste and CDBG items for separate votes
Summary
Columbus City Council adopted most of the proposed FY26 budget on June 10, separating the Integrated Waste Fund and CDBG sections for separate votes and later approving the Integrated Waste adjustment and other non‑operating items.
Columbus City Council on June 10 advanced the city's FY26 budget package and several other routine items after splitting two sections for separate votes.
What the council did: the body voted to adopt an ordinance that contained the bulk of the proposed budget but explicitly separated out Section 7 (the Integrated Waste Fund) and Section 19 (the Community Development Block Grant proposed budget) for separate consideration. The council then took separate votes: it approved the Integrated Waste Fund budget adjustment (the meeting cited an Integrated Waste Fund budget total of $18,600,000) and then approved the remaining operating and non‑operating budget items, pension contributions and related financial actions the council had grouped together.
Why split sections: councilors said they wanted additional detail before committing to fee changes within integrated…
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