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Council hears first reading of supplemental 2025 budget ordinance that would add funds for police, Sports Ohio and West Bridge Street study
Summary
At first reading, city staff outlined six appropriations in Ordinance 41-25 including funds for youth behavioral health marketing, 911 maintenance, additional safety hires, Sports Ohio HVAC and security upgrades and a West Bridge Street study; staff will return for a second reading Sept. 22.
The Dublin City Council received the first reading of Ordinance 41-25 on Sept. 8, a third-quarter supplemental budget ordinance that would amend the fiscal year 2025 appropriations to add funding for six items across public safety and capital projects.
Nut graf: City staff described six requested appropriations totaling a mix of smaller program funds and larger capital payments, including appropriations for youth behavioral-health outreach, wireless 9-1-1 equipment maintenance, new hires in public safety, capital and technology work at Sports Ohio and a study of the West Bridge Street area; staff said they will return to council with this ordinance for a vote on Sept. 22.
Matt, a city staff member presenting the ordinance, listed the six items: $30,000 from the law enforcement trust fund for development and marketing of youth behavioral-health resources; $65,687 from the wireless 9-1-1 fund for an annual maintenance contract at the NREC dispatch center; $40,000 from the safety fund to allow hires above currently authorized staffing levels in the Police Department and NREC; $970,000 in capital funds for HVAC replacement and camera/technology equipment at Sports Ohio; a $120,000 general-fund appropriation for a West Bridge Street quarter study; and a $4.8 million payment related to the financing plan for acquisition of Sports Ohio to take out the Series 2024 note (in combination with an approximately $8 million General Fund contribution noted by staff).
Councilmembers questioned details of the Sports Ohio HVAC work and the West Bridge Street study. On HVAC, Matt said the units that came with the Sports Ohio purchase had been installed but the installation was incomplete and professional evaluation showed additional units were required. “Those units have been installed and they aren't completing the job,” he said, adding an evaluation showed additional units are required to service the facility.
On the West Bridge Street quarter study, councilmembers asked how the new consultant would coordinate with past studies (including a 2017 study) and whether the city should use a common consultant for corridor planning to avoid duplication. Matt said staff would provide additional scope details and past spending information ahead of the next reading.
Staff recommended council approve the ordinance at the Sept. 22 meeting. No final vote occurred on Sept. 8; the ordinance was introduced for second reading.
