Republic file photo Columbus City Hall is shown in downtown Columbus.
As 2025 comes to an end, so does a years-worth of meetings for Columbus City Council members.
The group met 22 times, just about every other Tuesday at Columbus City Hall, where they made decisions about zoning and appropriating funds, passed new ordinances, spoke on behalf of constituents and engaged in, at times, spirited discussions.
Over the past year, city council members saw the arrival of the city’s new strategic plan, moved forward plans for two residential multi-family developments on Washington and 14th streets and heard updates on the city council-supported homelessness initiative being led by United Way of Bartholomew County.
The group also continued supporting a new home for the department of public works, expanded the scope of the Second Street Thoroughfare project, updated a city ethics policy and brought the city’s noise ordinance out of the Stone Age.
Here are the attendance numbers of each council member in 2025:
Chris Bartels, R-District 1: 18/22 meetings
Elaine Hilber, D-District 2: 21/22 meetings
Jerone Wood, D-District 3: 16/22 meetings
Frank Miller, R-District 4: 22/22 meetings
Kent Anderson, R-District 5: 22/22 meetings
Jay Foyst, R-District 6: 21/22 meetings
Josh Burnett, R-at-large: 21/22 meetings
Tom Dell, D-at-large: 22/22 meetings
Grace Kestler, D-at-large: 22/22 meetings
Council members will meet next on Jan. 6 where they will consider a slate of appointments to various city commissions and boards and elect officers for 2026.
