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Council approves multiple budget transfers and grants including lead‑paint grant and water affordability change
Summary
City Council approved multiple budget transfers and grant acceptances, including a $400,000 transfer for private sewer line replacement and tenant remediation, an additional $750,000 for fleet repairs, and acceptance of up to $600,000 from the Ohio Department of Health for lead‑safe housing.
City Council approved a series of budget amendments, transfers and grant acceptances during its business session, moving money into fleet repairs and housing remediation and accepting public‑health grants aimed at lead hazards.
Council approved an ordinance transferring $400,000 from general‑fund surplus to the Emergency Remediation of Defects in Rental Housing fund to provide resources for private sewer line replacement; council member Krammerding described the measure as part of final budget adjustments, and said an additional $750,000 was being allocated for fleet repairs as vehicles returned from maintenance. "We have a lot of attention around fleet, so the repairs are going faster than usual. So this allocates another $750,000 for fleet repairs and $400,000 for a sewer line to the Kirby apartments," Krammerding said.
Council also authorized the city manager to apply for and accept a grant of up to $600,000 from the Ohio Department of Health’s Public Health Lead Safe Housing Program to support lead‑paint control work. "This is, accepting a $600,000 grant from the Ohio Department of Health for lead paint control," a councilor noted before passage.
Separately, council approved an ordinance to add an affordability customer assistance provision within Greater Cincinnati Water Works' rates, intended to provide reduced water rates for qualifying low‑income seniors and disabled veterans. The council also approved smaller grants and donations for park programming and water‑quality education, including a $20,000 Ohio EPA award to Greater Cincinnati Water Works for source‑water protection outreach and a donation acceptance to reimburse park expenses related to National Walk to Park Day.
All measures passed on recorded roll calls. Council members said follow‑up implementation and budget details will be handled by the city manager’s office and relevant departments; several actions required subsequent administrative steps to apply for grants or implement program eligibility.
