Dublin
News, city hall, businesses and events in Dublin.
- City council23 meetings in 2026, with votes and links to minutes
- Auditing DublinAudits, debt, contracts, incentives and open questions
- Elected officialsTerms, attendance, no votes and campaign finance
City council
Mon, Oct 12Regular
Action summary onlyAll votes 7-0
Council accepts City Manager Megan O'Callaghan's resignation
Accepted the resignation 7-0, approved a law director contract with FBT Gibbons LLP (Res. 45-26) and adopted 2027 meeting schedules. Ord. 52-26 on water and sewer fees was introduced.
Mon, Sep 28Regular
Action summary onlyAll votes 6-0; Alutto absent
Rumpke trash contract, fee schedule and third-quarter budget changes
Approved agreements with Rumpke of Ohio for trash, recycling and yard waste (Res. 40-26), the fee schedule (Ord. 49-26), third-quarter appropriations (Ord. 50-26) and the 2026 deer management waiver (Ord. 51-26). Postponed the memorial preserve rezoning on Rings Road (Ord. 48-26) to Nov. 9.
Mon, Sep 14Regular
Approved minutesOne split vote (6-1)
$3 million in park contracts; recreation center Phase III moves ahead 6-1
Accepted bids for Riverside Crossing Park streetscape ($2.16 million, the only bid received) and electrical work, Hyland Glen Park and water tank repairs. Directed staff to proceed with Phase III of the recreation center refresh, about $6.5 million, over Alutto's no vote.
Development and road tracker
Zone changePostponed
Memorial preserve rezoning
6001 and 6041 Rings Road, about 10.8 acres
Rezoning to a planned unit development for a memorial preserve (Ord. 48-26).
Last action: Postponed to Nov. 9, Sep 28, 2026 · Record
AnnexationApproved
Annexation from Darby Township
79.0 acres, Madison County
Annexation accepted (Ord. 24-26); township boundary petition followed in September (Ord. 47-26).
Last action: Boundary petition approved, Sep 14, 2026 · Record
Public projectProposed
Recreation center Phase III
Dublin Community Recreation Center
Locker room and aquatics renovation estimated at about $6.5 million.
Last action: Council directed staff to proceed, 6-1, Sep 14, 2026 · Record
Public projectUnder contract
Riverside Crossing Park streetscape and security
Riverside Crossing Park
Safety and streetscape work ($2.16 million, one bid) and electrical work ($286,536).
Last action: Bids awarded 7-0, Sep 14, 2026 · Record
Road projectIn progress
Riverside Drive path, water main and sewer
Riverside Drive
Six property purchases at appraised value (Ords. 37-26 to 42-26) and an easement on May Apple Court.
Last action: Easement approved, Sep 14, 2026 · Record
Coming up at City Hall
Mon, Oct 19
Tue, Oct 20
Mon, Oct 26
Thu, Nov 5 – Fri, Nov 6
Mon, Nov 9
Mon, Nov 16
Mon, Dec 7
Meetings are at City Hall, 5555 Perimeter Drive. Meeting schedule
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City hall and around town
- Auditing Dublin
On the record: who votes no on Dublin City Council
Council split on nine of its 2026 votes, most over the West Innovation District. First-year member Wendy Johnson cast six of the 10 no votes. No one recused.
- Auditing Dublin · Explainer
Auditing Dublin: what we're reading, and how we label what we find
A records-only review of Dublin's council votes, contracts, incentives, audits and campaign money, with every claim tagged by how we know it.
- Auditing Dublin
Dublin City Manager Megan O'Callaghan resigns, effective Nov. 13
Council accepted the resignation 7-0 on Oct. 12. The city hasn't named an interim manager or described its search.
- Auditing Dublin
Dublin's biggest 2026 contract came in 14% over the estimate, and another drew one bidder
Council approved about $25.6 million in contracts, bids and grants with stated amounts this year. It skipped competitive bidding once, for festival beer.
- Money & banking
NexTier completes legal merger with Riverside Bank of Dublin
The Pennsylvania bank counts about $3.2 billion in assets after the deal and names Riverside's founder its Columbus regional president.
- Auditing Dublin
Dublin promised up to $1.3 million to four employers this year
The agreements with Northwest Bank, John W. Danforth Co., Ruscilli Construction and InnoSource mostly pay out as payroll grows. Ohio State is buying 16.3 acres of city land for $2.93 million.
- Auditing Dublin
Dublin rezoned 370 acres for research and industry, and took data centers off the table
Council approved the West Innovation District rezoning 5-2 on July 1, minutes after removing data centers as allowed uses 6-1. Other Ohio towns are putting the question to voters.
- Auditing Dublin
Dublin's last three audits were clean; long-term obligations stood at $202 million
Independent auditors found no material weaknesses or reportable noncompliance for 2022 through 2024. We did not find the 2025 audit in the state's database.
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