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Columbus Council adopts multiple appropriations and contracts, approves zoning and housing-code changes
Summary
Council passed a package of ordinances across multiple committees including large appropriations for power and water chemicals, contract authorizations, police and fire training spending, appropriations for Municipal Motor Vehicle License Tax, and zoning and variance approvals; several items were enacted as emergencies.
Columbus City Council passed a series of ordinances across finance, public service, utilities, public safety and zoning committees during the regular meeting.
Major enacted items included emergency appropriations and contract authorizations: a $65,070,950 ordinance to purchase wholesale electric power through American Municipal Power, a $27,000,000 authorization to buy water-treatment chemicals, and $10,150,000 in municipal motor-vehicle license tax appropriations for 2025 operating expenses in the Department of Public Service. Council also approved a $6,963,847.20 reimbursement to River…
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