Nicholas Bankston

Context

Council Member. From the city website (retrieved 2026-10-22); verify.

Issues

• 2026 Bond Sale Ordinances (2866-2876-2026)

• City Cybersecurity Program Adoption

• Police and Fire Overtime Budgeting (2758-2026)

• Buckeye XO Enterprise Zone Amendments

• Downtown Development Corporation Grant

• Economic Stabilization Fund Balance Goal

• Bond Anticipation Note Issuance

• Burns McDonnell Downtown Office Incentive

• FIS Jobs Growth Incentive

• 2027 Tax Budget Adoption

• Hikma Pharmaceuticals Tax Incentives

• Enterprise Zone Abatement Approvals

• ANS Geo Downtown Office Incentive

• Incentive Program Annual Payments

• Public Utilities Leased Building Purchase

• Historic Preservation Code Assessment

• Affordable Housing Trust Hotel Tax Shift

• HUD Annual Action Plan

• Technology Procurement Controlled Disclosure

• WestBend Development Agreement Amendment

Log

• 2026-10-19 - Columbus City Council - Presented the bond sale ordinances, the cybersecurity program resolution and other Finance items; co-led executive session motion.
• 2026-10-22 - Page created from public sources.
• 2026-10-19 - Columbus City Council - Moved all eleven bond ordinances and four Technology contracts (9-0); abstained on annexation statement 2888-2026. See City Technology Software Contract Renewals and Mifflin Township Annexation Services Statement.
• 2026-10-05 - Columbus City Council - Moved the consent agenda, the Downtown Development Corporation grant and the information services notes (see Downtown Development Corporation Grant and Bond Anticipation Note Issuance).
• 2026-09-28 - Columbus City Council - Moved the Rainy Day Fund goal, the Starling Street garage notes, the Burns & McDonnell and FIS incentives and all Buckeye XO Enterprise Zone amendments (see Economic Stabilization Fund Balance Goal).
• 2026-10-05 - Zoning Committee - Present for the oral arguments in Town High Plaza Administrative Appeal.
• 2026-09-14 - Columbus City Council - Moved 2270-2026 (Nationwide Arena admissions tax distribution, 7-1) and the Alkire Industrial Enterprise Zone assignments (7-1) and the WestBend Community Authority petition resolution (8-0). See Admissions Tax Facility Stabilization Funding, Alkire Industrial Enterprise Zone Assignments and WestBend Community Authority Petition.
• 2026-08-31 - Columbus City Council - Moved the Byers Minton amendment to the 30-day track and its approval (8-1) and the North Market Grand Atrium grant (9-0); abstained on the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority appointment. See State Government Relations Consulting Contract and North Market Grand Atrium Grant.
• 2026-08-24 - Columbus City Council - Moved to pass the Byers Minton contract (no second) and then its referral to committee; moved the SGI Matrix security contract; abstained on the Alvis peer support contract. See State Government Relations Consulting Contract, City Security System Contracts and Municipal Court Peer Support Staff Contract.
• 2026-06-29 - Columbus City Council - Moved the 2027 Tax Budget, the Hikma and other tax incentive agreements, the utilities building purchase and the historic preservation assessment, and referred all eleven bond ordinances to committee; sponsored the hotel tax shift to Experience Columbus. See Hikma Pharmaceuticals Tax Incentives and Affordable Housing Trust Hotel Tax Shift.
• 2026-06-22 - Columbus City Council - Moved the HUD annual action plan, the technology procurement waiver, the WestBend agreement amendment and the technology purchases. See HUD Annual Action Plan.
• 2026-06-01 - Columbus City Council - Sponsored and moved the Our Voice, Our Choice participatory budget resolution (9-0) and moved the Easton Police Substation construction manager contract (9-0). See Participatory Budget Recommendations and Easton Police Substation Construction.
• 2026-05-18 - Columbus City Council - Finance chair; moved the VMware licensing contract (7-0) and the Confluence Community Authority district amendments (7-0). See Confluence Community Authority District Expansion.
• 2026-06-01 - Zoning Committee - Present; voted yes on every item and moved adjournment.
• 2026-05-18 - Zoning Committee - Present; seconded most motions and voted yes on every item.
• 2026-05-11 - Columbus City Council - Finance chair; sponsored the Technology Investment Committee changes, moved the downtown special improvement districts and the South Outpost construction manager contract. See Downtown Special Improvement Districts Formation and South Outpost Project Contracts.
• 2026-04-27 - Columbus City Council - Finance chair; sponsored the Technology Investment Committee changes (first reading), also nominated Garrett Patterson for City Auditor, and voted yes on the county jail contract. See City Auditor Appointment and Technology Investment Committee Code Changes.
• 2026-04-27 - Zoning Committee - Present; seconded two postponements and moved adjournment; voted yes on every item.