Budget, Finance & Governance Committee - Regular Meeting

Hamilton County
Monday, September 21, 2026Official site

About this meeting

Government Body
Budget, Finance & Governance Committee
Meeting Type
Budget, Finance & Governance Committee
Location
Cincinnati, OH
Meeting Date
September 21, 2026

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Monday, September 21, 2026

8 items on the agenda.

PRESENTATIONS

LITTER WORKING GROUP

AGENDA

AGENDA

MOTIONS•Item 1.

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MOTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, WE MOVE that the administration make a recommendation to City Council for additional funding for employees who choose to be organ and tissue donors. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE)

GRANTS•Item 2.

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ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/16/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for an Innovator Grant of up to $300,000 from the World Wildlife Fund, Inc. under the National Household Wasted Food Prevention Project to prevent household food waste.

EASEMENTS•Item 3.

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ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/16/2026, ACCEPTING AND CONFIRMING the grant of a public utility easement in favor of the City of Cincinnati for water mains and related fixtures, equipment, and appurtenances through certain real property in West Chester Township, Butler County, Ohio in accordance with the plat entitled Public Water Main Easement E- 1144 Misc 143 Schumacher Park Drive, as recorded in Official Record 15240, Page 1010, Butler County, Ohio Recorder's Office. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business>). <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business%3e).>

EASEMENTS•Item 4.

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ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/16/2026, ACCEPTING AND CONFIRMING the grant of a public utility easement in favor of the City of Cincinnati for water mains and related fixtures, equipment, and appurtenances through certain real property in Green Township, Hamilton County, Ohio in accordance with the plat entitled Trailside Village 5709 Harrison Avenue WSL 3696 P1C-A-Trailside Village - E-1149, as recorded in Plat Book 504, Page 75, Hamilton, County, Ohio, Ohio Recorder's Office. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business>). <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business%3e).>

BOND ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS•Item 5.

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ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/16/2026, AMENDING Ordinance No. 236-2026 to authorize the City to enter into a loan or loans with the Ohio Water Development Authority or to pursue another funding source for the refunding of prior issued water system revenue bonds of the City. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business>). <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business%3e).>

MUNICIPAL CODE MODIFICATIONS•Item 6.

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ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/10/2026, MODIFYING Chapters 729, “Waste Disposal,” and 730, “Commercial Waste Franchises” by ORDAINING new Sections 729-1-P2, “Person,” 730-1-C8, “Construction and Demolition Debris Facility,” 730-1-C9, “Construction and Demolition Debris Processing Facility,” 730-1-D2, “Disposal,” 730-1-S, “Solid Wastes,” 730-1-S1, “Solid Waste Landfill Facility,” 730-1-S2, “Solid Waste Transfer Facility,” and 730-18, “Permit Requirements”; MODIFYING Chapter 730, “Commercial Waste Franchises,” by AMENDING Sections 730-1, “Definitions,” 730-1-C4, “Commercial Waste Collection Service,” 730-1-C5, “Commercial Waste Collector,” 730-1-C7, “Container,” 730-1-F1, “Franchise Agreement,” 730-1-H, “Hazardous Waste,” 730-1-I, “Infectious Wastes,” 730-1-P, “Person,” 730-1-R1, “Recyclable Materials,” 730-1-R2, “Recycling,” 730-1-Y, “Yard Waste Materials,” 730-3, “Applicability; Requirement for Franchise; Term of Franchise,” 730-5, “General Provisions,” 730-7, “Award of Franchises,” 730-9, “Basis for Award of Franchise,” 730-11, “Denial of Franchise Application,” 730-13, “Suspension or Revocation of Franchise,” 730-15, “Right to Appeal the Denial, Suspension or Revocation of a Franchise,” 730-17, “Requirement to Execute a Franchise Agreement with the City; Payment of Franchise Fees,” 730-19, “Bond Requirements,” 730-23, “Books, Records, and Reporting Requirements,” 730-25, “Methods of Solid Waste Collection,” 730-27, “Program Rules and Regulations,” and 730-99, “Penalties”; MODIFYING Chapters 722, “Management and Control of the Use of the City Right-of-Way,” 729, “Waste Disposal,” 1101, “Administration,” and 1501, “Code Compliance and Hearings,” by AMENDING Sections 722-3, “Construction Permit,” 729-1-C1, “Commercial Waste,” 729-1-C2, “Commercial Waste Collector,” 729-1-D, “Disposal,” 729-1-P, “Private Waste Collector,” 729-1-R, “Recyclable Materials,” 729-59, “Commercial Waste,” 729-81, “Rules,” 1101-15, “Permits, Prior Approvals Required,” 1501-5, “Class B Civil Offenses,” 1501-9, “Class D Civil Offenses,” and 1501-11, “Class E Civil Offenses”; and REPEALING Sections 729-60, “Commercial Establishments to Maintain Commercial Waste Collection Service Contract,” 730-1-G, “Garbage,” 730-1-O, “ORC,” 730-1-R, “Rubbish,” 730-1-W, “Waste,” and 730-25, “Inspections” to update the terms of the City’s commercial waste franchise program.