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$2 Million Approved for Public Safety

Published Aug 21, 2026

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Briefing

Jun 17, 2026

Council Approves FY 2027 Budget Update

Council passed the FY 2027 budget update and committed an additional $2 million to the Regional Safety Complex by the end of 2028, helping address a reported $14.5 million cost increase.

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Briefing

Jun 10, 2026

Council approves Banks development updates

Council approved an updated urban design plan for The Banks and a major amendment expanding its planned development boundary. It also adopted a motion directing the Administration to identify temporary measures to reduce traffic delays during Brent Spence Bridge construction and provide rolling updates.

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Briefing

Jun 3, 2026

Council Approves Trail and Traffic Safety Grants

Cincinnati City Council approved up to $500,000 for Phase 7 of the Wasson Way shared-use path and up to $365,000 in traffic-safety grants for enforcement, impaired-driving efforts, and prosecutor support.

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Briefing

May 28, 2026

Council strengthens street racing enforcement

Council passed an ordinance making street racing, stunt driving, and street takeovers first-degree misdemeanors and allowing police to impound vehicles used in those offenses. Council also adopted a $3,271,193 bridge-loan reserve to help prevent service interruptions for homeless assistance programs if expected federal funding is delayed after July 1, 2026.

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Briefing

May 20, 2026

Council approves $50,000 homeownership program

Council adopted a $50,000 allocation for the OwnCincy Workshop series, which will offer 12 homeownership, financial education, and home-repair workshops. Council also referred a proposal to reserve $3,271,193 for a bridge-loan program if federal homelessness funding is delayed past July 1, 2026.

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Briefing

May 13, 2026

Cincinnati Approves Safe-Sleep Grant

Cincinnati City Council approved a grant of up to $200,910 to promote safe infant-sleep practices and distribute cribs through the Cribs for Kids program.

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Briefing

May 6, 2026

Council Orders School-Zone Safety Review

Council adopted a motion requiring a report within 60 days listing crashes in Cincinnati school zones during 2023, 2024, and 2025, plus speed measurements before the 2025-26 school year ends. Council also adopted an amended motion seeking updated data on building-code complaints, cases, and chronic offenders.

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Briefing

Apr 29, 2026

Council Approves Three City Property Leases

Council approved three leases of city-owned property: a 55-year lease for 1720 Race Street, a five-year lease for properties on West Charlton and West Corry streets, and a 30-year lease for Egan Alley. All recorded votes were unanimous, with nine councilmembers voting yes.

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Briefing

Apr 22, 2026

Council seeks tax abatement impact report

Council referred a motion to the Housing & Growth Committee seeking an Administration report within 120 days on the impact of Cincinnati’s 2023 Residential Tax Abatement Reform. A separate motion seeking an updated Climate Equity Indicator Report before adoption of the 2028 Green Cincinnati Plan was referred to committee.

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Briefing

Apr 15, 2026

Council Advances School Safety Investments

Council approved seeking up to $1 million for a pedestrian and bicycle project serving students and accepted up to $670,230 for sidewalk safety improvements along Duck Creek Road. It also referred a motion for a 60-day report on crashes and speeding in Cincinnati school zones.

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Briefing

Apr 8, 2026

Council Orders Report on Street Takeovers

Cincinnati City Council adopted a motion requiring an administration report within 30 days on ways to prevent street takeovers. The report must consider civil fines, vehicle impoundment for at least six months with owners covering costs, and enforcement results under the 2024 Ohio street takeover law.

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Briefing

Apr 1, 2026

Council Orders Reports on Transit Corridors

Council adopted a motion requiring a report within 60 days identifying vacant public land and buildings along the proposed Bus Rapid Transit corridors on Reading Road and Hamilton Avenue, including property acreage within one-eighth mile of the corridors.

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Briefing

Mar 25, 2026

Council Orders Workforce Opportunities Report

Cincinnati City Council adopted a motion directing the administration to report within 60 days on city workforce-development opportunities, including youth programs, internships, apprenticeships, and department career pathways.

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Briefing

Mar 18, 2026

Council backs $8 million music center investment

Council approved a resolution supporting the Farmer Music Center and committing $8 million in capital resources by the end of fiscal year 2027, on a 5-4 vote.

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Briefing

Mar 11, 2026

Council Advances Trail Funding and Tax Breaks

Council referred an ordinance to establish funding for up to $1 million in safety improvements along the Ohio River Trail through Sawyer Point and Yeatman’s Cove. It also referred proposals for 100% tax exemptions lasting 10 or 12 years for several redevelopment projects and a nine-month extension of interim data-center development controls.

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Briefing

Mar 4, 2026

Council Seeks Labor Data on Cincy on Track

Council adopted a motion directing the City Administration to report within 30 days on the labor-union involvement rate in implementing Cincy on Track funding.

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Briefing

Feb 25, 2026

Council Restricts City Support for Immigration Enforcement

Council adopted measures barring the sharing of real-time data from city-owned surveillance technology and restricting the use of city property for federal immigration enforcement operations unless legally required or supported by a court order or judicial warrant. Both measures passed 8-1, with President Pro Tempore Johnson voting no.

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Briefing

Feb 19, 2026

Council Funds Domestic Violence Shelter Repairs

Cincinnati City Council adopted a $200,000 allocation from the Infrastructure and Capital Project Reserve to support urgent safety and accessibility improvements at the YWCA shelter for survivors of domestic violence, including cameras, security doors, accessibility work, and basement improvements.

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Briefing

Feb 11, 2026

Council backs $87 million Burnet Square project

Council adopted support for the $87 million Burnet Square project, which includes approximately 300 mixed-income homes and retail space, and committed to working with the administration to address an unexpected funding gap.

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Briefing

Feb 4, 2026

Council approves five-year Banks refreshment area

Cincinnati City Council approved continued operation of the designated outdoor refreshment area known as DORA at the Banks for five additional years. Council also adopted motions to launch an Office of Strategic Growth within 90 days and create a neighborhood planning cycle spanning approximately 10 years.

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Briefing

Jan 28, 2026

Council orders traffic and youth football reports

Council adopted two motions requiring reports within 60 days: one on 2025 traffic citations and the prior four years, and another identifying 2–3 city sites for youth football practices and games.

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Briefing

Jan 22, 2026

Council Orders Housing and Safety Reports

Council adopted motions requiring reports on how $5.42 million in public-safety funding was used, which recreation sites could become childcare facilities, and opportunities for income-restricted housing on new city facilities.

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Briefing

Jan 14, 2026

Council Advances Housing and Youth Initiatives

Council referred a proposal to allocate $350,000 for Habitat for Humanity to acquire nine West End properties for affordable homeownership, along with a proposal for $700,000 to expand the Cincinnati Recreation Commission’s Youth2Work program to year-round jobs.

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Briefing

Jan 7, 2026

Council Advances Budget and Parking Proposals

Council referred a proposal to transfer $4,179,267.75 for golf-course equipment and improvements to committee review. It also referred proposed updates to Cincinnati’s on-street parking-meter rules.

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