Budget, Finance & Governance Committee - Regular Meeting
About this meeting
- Government Body
- Budget, Finance & Governance Committee
- Meeting Type
- Budget, Finance & Governance Committee
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH
- Meeting Date
- September 14, 2026
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Monday, September 14, 2026
12 items on the agenda.
202602605
REPORT, dated 9/10/2026, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Department of Finance Reports for the Month Ended April 30, 2026.
202602604
REPORT, dated 9/10/2026, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Department of Finance Reports for the Month Ended May 31, 2026.
202602746
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney and Councilmembers Johnson, Cramerding, James, Jeffreys and Nolan, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the reallocation of $300,000 in existing FY 2024 Human Services Impact Award funding for the priority of eviction prevention and housing stabilization in the City Manager's Office General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x7400 to provide leveraged support resources in accordance with the amounts and recipients set forth in the Attachment; AUTHORIZING the reallocation of $16,667 in existing leveraged support resources in the Department of Opportunity and Resident Services General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x161x7400 to provide leveraged support resources in accordance with the amounts and recipients set forth in the Attachment; AUTHORIZING the allocation of $500,000 in existing, unallocated leveraged support resources in the Department of Opportunity and Resident Services General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x161x7400 in accordance with the amounts and recipients set forth in the Attachment; and AUTHORIZING the transfer of $516,667 within General Fund 050 from the Department of Opportunity and Resident Services non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x161x7400 to the City Manager's Office non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x7400 to provide resources for leveraged support.
202602748
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, and Councilmembers Johnson, Cramerding, James and Jeffreys, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the reallocation of $790,000 in existing FY 2024 Human Services Impact Award funding for the priority of eviction prevention and housing stabilization in the City Manager's Office General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x7400 to provide leveraged support resources in accordance with the amounts and recipients set forth in the Attachment.
202602747
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Albi, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the reallocation of $50,000 in existing FY 2024 Human Services Impact Award funding for the priority of eviction prevention and housing stabilization in the City Manager's Office General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x7400 to provide leveraged support resources for the Freestore Foodbank.
202602639
ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/10/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute any and all agreements and documents and take such other steps as may be necessary to sell approximately 1.5345 acres of land, and convey two permanent easements and two temporary easements, adjacent to the Glenview Golf Course, located between Sheffield Road, Sharon Road, and Springfield Pike, in Springfield Township, Hamilton County, Ohio to Great Parks of Hamilton County in order to facilitate the development of the Glenwood Gardens to Winton Woods Trail, a shared-use trail for the recreational enjoyment of the public.
202602646
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/10/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $250,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, FY26 Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act Grant Program (ALN 16.070) to enhance the Cincinnati Police Department's current law enforcement mental health and wellness efforts; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into Law Enforcement Grant Fund 368x8553, project account no. 26LEMH.
202602648
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/10/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $6,250,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services ("COPS"), FY 2026 COPS Hiring Program (ALN 16.068) to hire up to fifty entry-level police officers; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Law Enforcement Grant Fund 368x8553, project account no. 26COPS.
202602643
ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/10/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for a grant of up to $2,500,000 from the Ohio Department of Transportation's Municipal Bridge Program (ALN 20.287) to provide resources for design and construction services associated with rehabilitation of the Monastery Street Bridge.
202602708
ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/10/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for a grant of up to $1,825,000 from the Federal Transit Administration Transit-Oriented Development Planning Pilot Program (ALN 20.541) to provide resources to study the planned Reading Road Bus Rapid Transit Corridor from Downtown to Roselawn and to provide recommendations for transit-oriented development, including evaluating multimodal connections, analyzing station areas, conducting market feasibility studies, and engaging in extensive community and stakeholder engagement.
202602647
ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/10/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept proceeds of $1,463,385.98 from the FY 2027 sale of renewable energy certificates (“RECs”) as follows: $292,677.20 to General Fund 050, $541,452.81 to Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati Fund 701, and $629,255.97 to Water Works Fund 101; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the REC proceeds as follows: $292,677.20 into General Fund 050 revenue account no. 050x8962, $541,452.81 into Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati Fund revenue account no. 701x8962, and $629,255.97 into Water Works Fund revenue account no. 101x8962; and AUTHORIZING the transfer of $292,677.20 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the unappropriated surplus of Revolving Energy Loan Fund 883 so that the resources may be reinvested into other City energy projects.
202602669
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/10/2026, AUTHORIZING the payment of $26,552.