To authorize the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to enter into various contracts for management of the Urban Forestry Master Plan; to authorize and direct the City Auditor to establish auditor’s certificates in the amount of $2,000,000.00 for various expenditures in conjunction with the management of the Urban Forestry Master Plan; to authorize and direct the Director of Finance and Management to enter into various contracts for the purchase of equipment on behalf of the Recreation and Parks Department; to authorize the transfer of $2,000,000.00 between the General Fund Income Tax Set Aside Subfund and the Recreation and Parks Bond Fund; to authorize the appropriation of $2,000,000.00 in the Income Tax Set Aside Subfund and Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund; to authorize the expenditure of $2,000,000.00 from the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($2,000,000.00)

Committee

Neighborhoods, Recreation, & Parks Committee

Requested by

Rec & Parks Drafter

Introduced

June 2, 2026

On agenda

June 30, 2026

Passed

July 2, 2026

Where it was heard

Columbus City Council Jun 29, 2026 Approved Pass

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