Nicholas J. Bankston
Councilmember, District 5 on the Columbus City Council
Source: Official roster, columbus.gov
In the records we collect, Nicholas cast 582 recorded votes, voted with the final outcome 100% of the time, attended 7 of 7 recorded meetings, and made 107 motions.
"Final outcome" compares each Yea or Nay with whether the measure passed, across 577 votes. Counts cover the records listed at the end of this page.
Where Nicholas stands
On 11 recorded votes where members disagreed, Nicholas was on the prevailing side 11 times and in the minority 0 times.
- Fiscal Policy - TaxationYes 4, No 0
- Government Operations - Contracts & ProcurementYes 3, No 0
- Public Safety & Emergency ServicesYes 2, No 0
- Fiscal Policy - Budget AllocationYes 1, No 0
- Professional & Business RegulationYes 1, No 0
Filled bar: yes votes. Outlined bar: no votes. Listed votes are ones where Nicholas was in the minority.
What they bring forward
Topics of the motions they made, grouped into descriptive policy areas by the wording of each official title.
- Fiscal Policy - Budget Allocation24 motions
- Fiscal Policy - Taxation19 motions
- Public Safety & Emergency Services19 motions
- Government Operations - Contracts & Procurement9 motions
- Infrastructure Spending - Roadways5 motions
- Government Operations - Appointments4 motions
- Technology & Privacy2 motions
- Not in a single policy area
When the vote split
Unanimous votes say little about how members differ. These are the recorded votes where members disagreed, most recent first.
- Yea
- Nay
- Absent or not voting
- Abstain or present
- Sep 28, 2026Columbus Columbus City Council
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to amend the Enterprise Zone Agreement with Buckeye XO LLC (Building 1D) for the first time for the purposes of (1) to revise the expected project start date in Section 1 of the agreement from "August 2022" to "August 2026"; (2) update the expected completion date for all real property improvements from "October 2023" to "December 2027", (3) revise the Section 3 tax exemption period so that no exemption commences after 2028 or extends beyond 2037, replacing the original 2024 to 2033 timeframe; and (4) to revise Section 2 of the AGREEMENT, thereby updating the minimum wage threshold for CITY incentive eligibility from “$15.00 per hour” to “$20.00 per hour and to amend the associated annual payroll from “$904,000.00” to “$1,206,400.00” for New Employees hired at the PROJECT SITE and; (5) to revise the capital expenditure and legal description of the project site. ($0.00)
Approved as Amended; Motion by Nicholas Bankston; seconded by Tiara Ross
Pass 8 to 1. Fiscal Policy - Taxation. Official record
Records used on this page
Each vote and bill above links to its own official record.