To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio in an amount up to $1,500,000.00 to enable the Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio to be the Designated Organization as defined in the Columbus City Codes and to make available free full legal representation to unrepresented tenants facing eviction from their homes at Franklin County Municipal Court; to authorize the expenditure in an amount up to $1,500,000.00; to authorize reimbursement of expenses incurred prior to execution of the purchase order beginning March 1, 2026; and declare an emergency. ($1,500,000.00)

What this record is

Held by

Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio 6 records across this site

Amount

$1.50M

Runs until

Not stated in the agenda text — the term is normally in the signed agreement, attached to the original item ↗

Type

contract

Field

Public safety

Compared to

$125K – $1.48M the middle half of 6 other Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio contracts; median $165K

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Committee

Housing, Homelessness, & Building Committee

Requested by

Dev Drafter

Introduced

April 7, 2026

On agenda

April 27, 2026

Passed

April 30, 2026

Where it was heard

Columbus City Council Apr 27, 2026 Approved Pass

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