Standing Committees

Ordinances, resolutions and initiatives are typically assigned to a standing committee in accordance with the following:

FINANCE COMMITTEE

COUNCIL PRESIDENT MICHAEL C. MENTEL, CHAIR

Committee Members: Tavares, Craig, and Paley

(questions relating to the following Rules & Reference Committee areas should be directed to Mark Rutkus in Council President Mentel's Office)

Department of Finance and Management: Director’s office, including Divisions of Facilities Mgmt. and Construction Mgmt. Asset Management, including Real Estate and Fleet Mgmt. Financial Mgmt. Div, including Purchasing, Budget, Performance Mgmt., Grants and Capital Improvements

City Auditor's Office: Income Tax. Bond and note sales

Human Resources: Authorized strength ordinances

Mayor's Office of Education: Central Ohio Workforce Investment Corporation (COWIC)

PUBLIC SERVICE & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

PRESIDENT PRO TEM HEARCEL F. CRAIG, CHAIR

Committee Members: Miller, Tavares and Mentel

(questions relating to the following Public Service & Transportation Committee areas should be directed to Kate McSweeney-Pishotti in Councilmember Craig's Office)

Public Service: Director's Office, and Divisions of: Transportation, Refuse Collection, Parking Violations, 311 Call Center.

MINORITY AND SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

PRESIDENT PRO TEM HEARCEL F. CRAIG, CHAIR

Committee Members: Miller, Tavares and Mentel

(questions relating to the following Minority and Small Business Development Committee areas should be directed to Kate McSweeney-Pishotti in Councilmember Craig's Office)

Mayor's Office: Equal Business Opportunity Commission

Department of Development: Items related to small business development, minority business development, entrepreneurial development, small business incentives (not tax abatements), technology and small business incubators

SAFETY COMMITTEE

COUNCILMEMBER ANDREW J. GINTHER, CHAIR

Committee Members: Paley, Craig and Mentel

(questions relating to the following Safety Committee areas should be directed to Kenneth Paul in Council member Ginther's Office)

Safety: Director's Office and Divisions of: Police, Fire, Support Services including Weights & Measures, Licensing

Other: Collective Bargaining Agreements and Salary Ordinances for safety-related city personnel

DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

COUNCILMEMBER ANDREW J. GINTHER, CHAIR

Committee Members: Craig, Tyson and Mentel

(questions relating to the following Safety Committee areas should be directed to Kenneth Paul in Council member Ginther's Office)

Development: Director’s Office and divisions of: Building Services: Zoning; Planning: Residential and Neighborhood (including Annexations); Jobs and Economic Development: Downtown Development; Neighborhood & Community Services: Housing Services, Neighborhood Services and Land Management. (Land Issues such as Area plans, Neighborhood issues, Land Use plans, Area commission issues)

ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE

COUNCILMEMBER A. TROY MILLER, CHAIR

Committee Members: Paley, Tavares and Mentel

(questions relating to the following Administration Committee areas should be directed to Kathy Owens in Council member Miller's Office)

Mayor's Office: Offices of Veteran’s Affairs, Community Relations Commission, and Office of Education (legislation NOT covered in Workforce Development Committee).

Department of Technology: Divisions of: Telecommunications and Information Services.

City Council: City Clerk’s office, Legislative Research Office, and City Treasurer’s Office.

Human Resources Department: Divisions of: Labor Relations including Drug Free Workplace, Occupational Health & Safety, Citywide Training & Employee Development, Employee Resources, Equal Employment Opportunity, Employee Benefits & Risk Management, and Compensation (Salary Ordinances and Collective Bargaining Agreements for NON-safety related city personnel)

Civil Service Commission

Trustees of the Sinking Fund

JUDICIARY AND COURT ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE

COUNCILMEMBER EILEEN Y. PALEY, CHAIR

Committee Members: Craig, Tyson and Mentel

(questions relating to the following Judiciary Committee areas should be directed to Nancy Sully in Council member Miller’s Office)

City Attorney: Divisions of: Police Legal, Civil, Asset Recovery, and Real Estate

City Prosecutor

Municipal Court Judges

Municipal Court Clerk

UTILITIES COMMITTEE

COUNCILMEMBER EILEEN Y. PALEY, CHAIR

Committee Members: Craig, Ginther and Mentel

(questions relating to the following Judiciary Committee areas should be directed to Nancy Sully in Council member Paley's Office)

Public Utilities: Director's Office, and Divisions of: Sewerage & Drainage, Power & Water, Operational Support, Regulatory Compliance, Policy Communications, Fiscal Management, and Environmental Policy & Planning

Other: Assessments

HEALTH, HOUSING & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE

COUNCILMEMBER CHARLETA B. TAVARES, CHAIR

Committee Members: Tyson, Miller and Mentel

(questions relating to the following Health, Housing & Human Services Committee areas should be directed to James Ragland in Council member Tavares' Office)

Health Department: Divisions of: Infectious Diseases, Planning & Preparedness, Environmental Health, Community Health, Maternal / Child Health, Employee Assistance Program, Occupational Health & Safety

Development Department: Housing Services/Neighborhood Services Division (Policy Issues such as Fair Housing, Affordable Housing Trust Fund, Grants, Columbus Compact, Emergency Human Services Fund, Social Service Contracts)

Finance & Management Dept: Consolidated Plan including CDBG and HOPPA Grant Funds

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

COUNCILMEMBER CHARLETA B. TAVARES, CHAIR

Committee Members: Tyson, Miller and Mentel

(questions relating to the following Workforce Development Committee areas should be directed to James Ragland in Council member Tavares' Office)

Development Department: Director’s office regarding: Job Training and Workforce Issues

Mayor’s Office of Education: Items relating to transition to work, job training, career and technical education, job placement, skill development and internship program(s). Central Ohio Workforce Investment Corporation (COWIC)

RECREATION & PARKS COMMITTEE

COUNCILMEMBER PRISCILLA R. TYSON, CHAIR

Committee Members: Tavares, Paley and Mentel

(questions relating to the following Recreation & Parks Committee areas should be directed to Carl Williams in Council member Tyson's Office)

Recreation and Parks: Divisions of: Recreation, Parks, Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging, Golf, Planning & Design

RULES & REFERENCE COMMITTEE

COUNCIL PRESIDENT MICHAEL C. MENTEL, CHAIR

Committee Members: Ginther, Craig and Paley

(questions relating to the following Rules & Reference Committee areas should be directed to Mark Rutkus in Council President Mentel's Office)

All Departments: Approval and placement of legislation on the agenda, Columbus City Code changes, Appointments from the Mayor’s Office

ZONING COMMITTEE

COUNCILMEMBER PRISCILLA R. TYSON, CHAIR

Committee Members: All members of council

(questions relating to the following Recreation & Parks Committee areas should be directed to Carl Williams in Council member Tyson's Office)

Committee Members: All members of Council

Development Department: Re-zonings & Variances

(Revised: 2/4/09)