Sec. 127-5. - Community crisis response advisory board.

There shall be a community crisis response advisory board which shall be comprised of one voting member from each city council district, a voting member appointed by the Mayor, and a voting member from the labor union or collective bargaining unit representing community crisis response employees, a majority of whom shall constitute a quorum. The advisory board members representing city council districts shall be appointed by the Columbus City Council member representing each district through an open application process for a term of four years. The board may include additional non-voting members appointed at the discretion of the city health commissioner. Those appointing advisory board members shall make best efforts to appoint members who are representative of the diverse communities within the City of Columbus on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, familial status, military status, and socioeconomic status.

The department of health shall set meetings for the community crisis response advisory board, which shall occur at least once per quarter annually. The board shall make recommendations to the Mayor's Office, City Council, department of health and the division on topics including but not limited to the implementation of this Amendment, the provision of community crisis response services by the division, funding recommendations, service expansion, and coordination between departments. The board shall collect input through public comment.

(Ord. No. 0649-2026, § 1, 3-2-2026)