To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to enter into a contract with the Franklin County Public Defender Commission to provide legal counsel to indigent persons charged with criminal offenses; to authorize a transfer within the general fund; to authorize the expenditure of $241,719.00 from the general fund; to authorize the payment of expenditures prior to issuance of the purchase order beginning January 1, 2026, and to declare an emergency. ($241,719.00)

Committee

Finance & Governance Committee

Requested by

Finance Drafter

Introduced

August 7, 2026

On agenda

August 24, 2026

Passed

August 27, 2026

Where it was heard

Columbus City Council Aug 24, 2026 Approved Pass

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