Jail Housing Contract for City Prisoners

At a glance

  • What: Emergency ordinance 0860-2026 authorizes the Director of the Department of Public Safety to contract with the Franklin County Board of Commissioners for use of the Franklin County Correction Centers to house City of Columbus prisoners, with $2,000,000.00 spent from the General Fund.
  • Vote (4/27/2026): Remy / Wyche; approved 7-1 with Dorans absent from the vote. Barroso De Padilla cast the one no vote; the minutes give no reason and record no debate.
  • Where it stands: approved. It came from the Public Safety and Criminal Justice committee (Remy, chair; Ross, vice chair) on the emergency and second-reading calendar.

Sources

Log

2026-04-27 - Columbus City Council

  • Approved 7-1 (SR-4). Affirmative: Bankston, Day-Achauer, Green, Remy, Ross, Wyche, Hardin. Negative: Barroso De Padilla. Absent: Dorans.