Council Health Human Services & Equity Committee: 2026 Proposed City of Columbus Operating Budget

Columbus City Council Health, Human Services and Equity Committee · January 16, 2026

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Opening remarks and budget framing

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Chair Green opened the hearing, framed the 2026 operating budget as tight and stressed the committee's focus on investments in people amid federal and state funding instability, and introduced departmental presenters (Hannah Jones, Danielle Tong, Anita Clark) and external partners. She flagged recent federal SAMHSA funding notices and a projected $3.2 billion shortfall in Ohio Medicaid as context for local impacts.

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Chair Green led a Columbus City Council Health, Human Services and Equity Committee hearing reviewing the proposed 2026 operating budget, with departments and nonprofit partners warning of cuts to human-services programs and detailing plans to expand alternative crisis response services.

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