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
- October 19, 2026
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Monday, October 19, 2026
12 items on the agenda.
PRESENTATION
FY 2026 Carryover to FY 2027
202602858 REPORT, dated 10/14/2026, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager
regarding the Department of Finance Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited).
202602857 REPORT, dated 10/14/2026, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager
regarding the FY 2026 Carryover to FY 2027 Report.
202602876 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/14/2026
AUTHORIZING the transfer of $2,914,217 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to balance sheet reserve account no. 050x2580, “Reserve for Weather Events, Other Emergency and One-Time Needs,” to provide resources for emergencies, including those caused by unplanned for weather events, to increase the City’s reserve for weather events and other emergency and one-time needs; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $5,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to Department of Opportunity and Resident Services non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x161x7200 to provide resources for the Cincinnati Development Fund to use for affordable housing initiatives; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $2,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to City Manager’s Office fringe benefits operating budget account no. 050x101x7500 to provide a one-time contribution to address the City’s pension obligation to the Cincinnati Retirement System; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $500,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to balance sheet reserve account no. 050x2535, “Reserve for Operating Budget Contingencies,” to provide resources for subsequent appropriation for one-time operating needs that may arise during the remainder of the current fiscal year; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $500,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to balance sheet reserve account no. 050x2581, “Reserve for Special Events Support,” to provide resources for subsequent appropriation for identified one-time support for special events during the current fiscal year or as part of the next annual budget cycle; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $1,540,603 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to balance sheet reserve account no. 050x3440, “Infrastructure and Capital Project Reserve,” to provide resources for subsequent appropriation for identified one-time infrastructure and capital projects during the current fiscal year or as part of the next annual budget cycle; and AUTHORIZING the transfer of $1,540,603 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to balance sheet reserve account no. 050x2582, “Housing and Economic Development Capital Project Reserve,” to provide resources for subsequent appropriation for identified one-time infrastructure and capital projects supporting housing and economic development during the current fiscal year or as part of the next annual budget cycle.
202602887 MOTION, submitted by Councilmember Johnson and Vice Mayor Kearney
WE MOVE that City Council allocate $225,000 to the Cincinnati Fire Department, from the Fiscal Year 2026 Infrastructure and Capital Project Carryover Budget - for the purchase of thermal imaging equipment.
202602873 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/14/2026
AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $268,282 from various capital improvement program project accounts to close out or decrease certain existing capital improvement program project accounts, according to Section A of the attached Schedule of Transfer; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $268,282 from the unappropriated surplus of various funds to capital improvement program project accounts to provide resources for those capital improvement program project accounts, according to Section B of the attached Schedule of Transfer.
202602877 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/14/2026
ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 985x195x271929, “Neumann Clubhouse Replacement,” to provide resources for the replacement of the Neumann Clubhouse, including related equipment and furniture and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $5,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Park and Recreation Improvement Bond Fund 860 to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 985x195x271929, “Neumann Clubhouse Replacement,” to provide resources for the replacement of the Neumann Clubhouse, including related equipment and furniture.
202602875 ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/14/2026
AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $274,735 from the U.S. Department of Justice, FY 2026 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program - Local Formula (ALN 16.738) to support additional Police Visibility Overtime and the Sexual Assault Advocate program contract with Women Helping Women; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into Justice Assistance Grant Fund 478x8553, project account no. 26JAG.
202602878 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/14/2026
AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for and accept a technical assistance grant valued at up to $21,000 from the Ohio Department of Development Energy Efficiency Program for Ohio Communities Audit Support to conduct energy audits of City facilities.
202602899 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/19/2026
AMENDING Ordinance No. 355-2026 to authorize the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation of third-party professional services from the FC Cincinnati Foundation valued at up to $178,293 for the renovation of the mini-pitch soccer facility at Lincoln Recreation Center.
202602896 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/19/2026
DEDICATING, ACCEPTING, AND CONFIRMING the dedication to public use of four tracts of real property, being approximately 0.0851 acres, 0.0214 acres, 0.0167 acres and 0.0320 acres, as portions of Evans Street and Police Academy Drive, public rights-of-way for street purposes in the Lower Price Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati.
202602898 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/19/2026
AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Property Sale and Development Agreement with Nehemiah Manufacturing Company LLC, for the sale of City-owned real property located at 800 Evans Street in the Lower Price Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati, to facilitate the company's construction of a new manufacturing facility, consisting of approximately 41,930 square feet of commercial industrial space and approximately 2,490 square feet of commercial office space, at an estimated total project cost of approximately $6,740,000. (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>.