To authorize and direct the Administrative and Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to accept a grant totaling $65,000.00 from the Bureau of Criminal Justice for the purpose of partially subsidizing salaries and fringe benefits for one person in the specialized dockets; to appropriate $65,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the general government grant fund to the Franklin County Municipal Court; and to declare an emergency. ($65,000.00)

Committee

Public Safety & Criminal Justice Committee

Requested by

MuniCrtJudges Drafter

Introduced

December 5, 2025

On agenda

January 12, 2026

Passed

January 15, 2026

Where it was heard

Columbus City Council Jan 12, 2026 Approved Pass

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