
ColumbusApril 17, 2026
Columbus Voters Will Decide on Unarmed Crisis Response in May Ballot Measure
A charter amendment on the May 5 ballot would create a Division of Community Crisis Response inside Columbus Public Health — mandating $5M in year one, scaling to $12M by 2031, with 24/7 unarmed teams answering 911 calls that don’t require police or fire.
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