Finance committee advances a package of ordinances, grants and transfers; Lincoln Airport fee changes held

The Cincinnati City Council Finance and Budget Committee moved a group of ordinances, grant acceptances and intra-fund transfers through committee consideration and set them on for passage during the meeting. Committee members voiced support for several transportation projects, an urban-forestry assessment, economic development tax-credit terms and targeted grant awards; two proposed municipal-code changes for Lincoln Airport fees were held for further work with stakeholders.

Key items advanced or discussed during the session:

- Legislative resolution (Item 2): The committee declared the necessity of an urban forestry assessment to plan care, maintenance, trimming and removal of public trees in the public right-of-way for calendar year 2026. The assessment rate was stated as $0.31 per front foot, unchanged from 2025. The committee put the resolution on for passage.

- Mid-year budget adjustment ordinance (Item 3): Committee members reviewed transfers of existing funds with no supplemental appropriations. Among transfers: $281,640.85 from unappropriated surplus to a judgments-against-the-city operating account to restore funds…