To authorize and direct the City Attorney to settle the lawsuit known as Samuel McKenzie v. City of Columbus, Case No. 2:23-cv-2999, pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio; to authorize the expenditure of the sum of Forty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($40,000.00) in settlement of the lawsuit; and to declare an emergency. ($40,000.00)

Committee

Public Safety & Criminal Justice Committee

Requested by

Atty Drafter

Introduced

November 17, 2025

On agenda

December 8, 2025

Passed

December 10, 2025

Where it was heard

Columbus City Council Dec 8, 2025 Approved Pass

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