To appropriate funds within the Employee Benefits Fund; to authorize the City Attorney, on behalf of the Department of Human Resources, to modify an existing agreement for special legal counsel services with Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, LLP; to authorize an expenditure up to $225,000.00 within the Employee Benefits Fund to pay for this contract; to authorize the reimbursement of expenses incurred prior to the issuance of a purchase order from and after December 1, 2025; and to declare an emergency. ($225,000.00)

Committee

Workforce, Education, & Labor Committee

Requested by

HR Drafter

Introduced

June 15, 2026

On agenda

June 29, 2026

Passed

July 2, 2026

Where it was heard

Columbus City Council Jun 29, 2026 Approved Pass

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