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Upper Arlington council approves budget adjustments, labor contract and $30 million bond authorization
Summary
At its Dec. 8 meeting, the Upper Arlington City Council approved a biannual budget amendment and 2026 appropriations, ratified a three-year firefighters contract and authorized up to $30 million in general obligation bonds to fund capital projects; several items remain at second reading.
Upper Arlington City Council approved multiple funding and labor measures at its Dec. 8 meeting, including amendments to the 2025–26 biannual budget, the 2026 appropriations ordinance, a three-year labor agreement with the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 521 and authorization to issue up to $30 million in general obligation bonds for capital projects.
The council voted to pass Ordinance No. 42-2025, described in the meeting as amendments to the 2025–26 biannual budget supplement and the 2026 master schedule of fees, after a single motion and no extended council discussion. The body also passed Ordinance No. 43-2025, the 2026 annual appropriations ordinance, with no substantive debate recorded at the meeting.
Council members then took up a contract to update the city’s master plan with consulting firm OM Advisors. A public commenter, Todd Jankres, urged caution about consultant spending and cited the proposed OM Advisors contract amount of $600,000…
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