Council Economic Development & Small & Minority Business Cmte: 2026 Proposed City Operating Budget

Columbus City Council · January 17, 2026

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Chair Bankston opened the budget hearing for the city's proposed 2026 operating budget, explained this is the fourth of nine hearings, listed departments to be covered (Economic Development and Small Business; Office of Diversity and Inclusion), and invited online participants to submit questions via chat. Chair thanked staff and handed the floor to the economic development presenters.

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Columbus City Council held the fourth of nine 2026 operating budget hearings, focusing on the Department of Development's economic development and small business divisions and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. Presenters reviewed 2025 outcomes, proposed 2026 budgets, planned studies and timeline for an availability and disparity study, and answered council questions; no formal votes were taken.

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