Council creates Office of Opportunity to replace Office of Human Relations
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Council approved an ordinance to establish a new Office of Opportunity — reversing the existing Office of Human Relations — and named Tiffany Brown as the new director; proponents said the office will broaden the city's focus on access and equity.
Cincinnati City Council approved an ordinance to create a new Office of Opportunity in the administrative code, repealing the existing Office of Human Relations and expanding the city’s stated focus on access, equity and opportunity.
"This is exciting. The new Office of Opportunity. We have an amazing manager," Council member John Johnson said after introducing the item. Johnson and other council members praised the director selection and said the office will pursue broader programs to increase opportunity citywide.
Council discussed that the new office will maintain civil‑rights work while emphasizing opportunity‑focused initiatives. Council member Johnson congratulated the city manager and said the administration selected Tiffany Brown to lead the office; he described Brown as having an "innovative" approach and said the office will move several ongoing programs into a consolidated structure.
The ordinance passed on a unanimous roll call. Council recorded no separate funding appropriation at the meeting; council members said the office’s implementation will proceed under the city manager with staffing decisions and program details to follow.
Council members and staff described the change as an institutional realignment intended to strengthen coordination of anti‑discrimination work, opportunity programming, and community engagement.