What: Ordinance 1301-2026 authorizes the City Auditor to establish an encumbrance for contract services with Columbus Early Learning Centers, paid from the General Fund. The text as introduced said $2,120,000; the amended text reads $1,973,564, a reduction of $146,436.
Votes (6/8/2026): Dorans / Green moved to amend it as submitted to the Clerk, then to approve it as amended. Both passed 8-0 with Hardin abstaining. The minutes do not say why he abstained or why the amount changed.
Where it stands: approved as amended on the second-reading calendar.