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Council adopts tax budget, dozens of ordinances and resolutions in largely consent meeting
Summary
Columbus City Council approved the 2026 tax budget, multiple procurement and contract ordinances, and a series of rezoning and grant measures in a meeting that included several public presentations and routine committee reports.
Columbus City Council met July 1 and approved a broad set of measures covering the 2026 tax budget, vendor contracts, community grants, and zoning items, largely by unanimous voice or roll-call votes.
The meeting opened with approval of the 2026 tax budget (Resolution 0109X-2025), which the auditor said includes a 4% income-tax revenue estimate over 2025 and total estimated revenue of about $1.218 billion. Council authorized submission of the tax budget to the county budget commission; the auditor will later seek passage of amounts and rates after county action.
Council approved a large consent docket that included procurement and contract renewals for information-technology licensing and security monitoring (including contracts with CDW Government LLC and Splunk-related license renewals), workforce and payroll…
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