To authorize and direct the City Attorney to settle the lawsuit known as Ellen Hana Abdur-Rahim, et al., v. City of Columbus, et al., pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio; to authorize the expenditure of the sum of eight hundred thousand dollars and zero cents ($800,000.00) in settlement of this lawsuit; to authorize the transfer of $800,000.00 within the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($800,000.00)

Committee

Public Safety & Criminal Justice Committee

Requested by

Atty Drafter

Introduced

June 10, 2025

On agenda

June 30, 2025

Passed

July 2, 2025

Where it was heard

Columbus City Council Jun 30, 2025 Approved Pass

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