Commissioners' General Session Agenda for 5/05/2020
The Franklin County Board of Commissioners holds its General Session meetings every Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. in the Franklin County Judicial Services Building at 369 S. High Street, 1st floor. Those who wish to see the commissioners’ General Session meetings during the coronavirus outbreak are strongly encouraged to watch it live online at https://eapp.columbus.gov/ctv/ctv.htm.
Highlighted below are some of the resolutions/contracts scheduled for consideration at the upcoming meeting:
Commissioners’ Statement Against Hate Speech
In recent weeks, the commissioners’ have noted a concerning uptick in anti-immigrant, anti-Asian, and anti-Jewish speech online and in lots of communities around the state and nation. They signed onto a statewide letter standing with the Asian-American/Pacific Islander community in these difficult times, and issued a statement condemning all such attacks.
Ensuring Treatment For Franklin County Residents Via a Surge Hospital Facility
On April 2nd, the commissioners passed a resolution authorizing contracts for up to $5 million to operate the Greater Columbus Convention Center as a 1,000-bed overflow hospital facility for COVID-19 patients. This Tuesday, they’ll be voting on an $80,000 grant to the Central Ohio Trauma System for the coordination of the three hospital systems that are collaborating in that effort and the hiring of relevant contractors to set the facility up.
Working to Protect All Franklin County Residents
The commissioners will be considering two resolutions for the Office of Justice Policy and Programs on Tuesday aimed at improving services for victims and reducing overdose deaths in our community. The first authorizes 12 sub-grants with community partner agencies to provide services for victims of crime and funds dedicated to domestic violence, sexual assault, and anti-stalking efforts. The grants total $592,704, and the recipients include agencies such as CHOICES, Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Services, the Ohio Hispanic Coalition, and the Mount Carmel Health Foundation. The second resolution allows the Office of Justice Policy and Programs to collaborate with Franklin County Public Health under a grant from the Centers for Disease Control to better integrate social determinants of health data to study and reduce the number of overdose deaths in Central Ohio.
For the complete General Session Agenda, visit:
commissioners.franklincountyohio.gov/public-meetings/general-session
Commissioners’ Weekly Agenda for 5/03/2020 through 5/09/2020
COVID-19 Updates (Daily)
The commissioners are conducting daily COVID-19 updates most mornings for the foreseeable future. The briefings will occur at 9 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, and at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays. All meetings are open to the public. There are no scheduled updates planned for Thursdays to allow county officials to take part in a weekly briefing offered by Franklin County Public Health. To join the commissioners on this call, dial 1-877-820-7831, and then use access code 254681.
Weekly General Session and Briefing Meetings (Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:00 a.m.)
The commissioners will be holding their regularly scheduled Briefings and General Session meetings via video conference each Tuesday and Thursday. These are public meetings.
The dial-in for these meetings is 929-436-2866.
The General Session meeting ID is: 530 479 003
The Briefing Session meeting ID is: 320 183 941
Commissioner Conversation
With Chip Spinning of Franklin County Children Services (Tuesday, May 5 at 4:00 p.m.)
Commissioner John O’Grady will be hosting a Commissioner Conversation with Director Charles ‘Chip’ Spinning of Franklin County Children Services on Tuesday to discuss issues surrounding protecting Franklin County’s children during the pandemic. Tune in at 4:00 on Tuesday to watch and participate at https://www.facebook.com/FranklinCountyBoardofCommissioners/.
Nationwide Intranet Show Q&A (Tuesday, May 7 at 11:00 a.m.)
Commissioner O’Grady will participate in an internal interview for all Nationwide employees on Thursday morning. The show is an open question and answer discussion about issues facing our community, like COVID-19 response initiatives, affordable housing, poverty, and reminding listeners of the importance to fill out their census questionnaire.
Commissioner Conversation
With Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein (Thursday, May 7 at 6:00 p.m.)
Commissioner John O’Grady will be hosting a Commissioner Conversation with Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein on Thursday to discuss possible changes to the criminal justice system due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tune in at 6:00 on Thursday to watch and participate at https://www.facebook.com/FranklinCountyBoardofCommissioners/.
For the Weekly Agenda of Official Public Meetings, visit:
commissioners.franklincountyohio.gov/public-meetings
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