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On Tuesday, four city of Columbus council members voted to give themselves an $8,000 raise and mayor Keith Gaskin a $10,000 raise, effective immediately. (For those keeping score, that’s a 44 percent raise the councilmen gave themselves.)
A Columbus police officer is serving a 30-day suspension without pay for clocking in and filing overtime for shifts she did not work. Mayor Keith Gaskin
The Columbus City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to appoint Doran Johnson as interim police chief effective Aug. 16.
Columbus City Council tabled a request Tuesday for about $1 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding by Columbus Light and Water for wastewater repairs after confusion about how much money was left in the pot.
Mayor Keith Gaskin broke a tie vote Tuesday to allow medical marijuana dispensaries in certain zones without Planning Commission approval. Grow houses in certain zones were also freed from commission approval on a 4-2 vote.