Council Member· month-level end: January 2026, recognized for his service at the Dec 2 2025 council meeting per minutes and absent from the Jan 6 2026 roll call (successor Crawford sworn Jan 6 2026); start unsourced

Ferzan Ahmed

Powell

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News mentions: 1

Term ending Jan 1, 2026.

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Top issues during term (1)(Budget)

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downtown economic development tax incentives

The city would give up 75% of certain taxes from the projects, so the upside depends on whether new hotel and restaurant spending generates enough extra revenue to beat that cost.

Decisions during term (0)

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In the news (1)

The Columbus DispatchOct 5, 2022

Ferzan Ahmed

Top issues during term (1)(Budget)

downtown economic development tax incentives

Decisions during term (0)

In the news (1)

Engineer Ferzan Ahmed appointed to vacant Powell City Council seat