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Council adds and approves violent-crime grant application for police department amid tight deadline
Summary
Citing a two-day deadline, Council added Resolution 6-2025 to the agenda authorizing the city to prepare and submit an application for a violent crime reduction grant through the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services and adopted it unanimously.
The North College Hill City Council on March 17 added and adopted Resolution 6-2025, authorizing the city to prepare and submit an application for a violent crime reduction grant through the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services.
Council Member Davis moved to add the resolution to the agenda for first reading, saying the grant became known to council about a week and a half earlier and that the grant deadline falls on March 19. City Administrator Duxtine told council she had learned from Police Chief Cheney that the grant deadline was two days away and warned staff that preparing a full application in that timeframe would be burdensome.
Council considered whether to refer the application to the public safety committee — which would have delayed submission — but members noted the short deadline and agreed the resolution would authorize the city and the police department to pursue the application. Several council members emphasized that a resolution authorizing an application is not a mandate to spend funds; Council Member Zorbe said, “It is not mandating the city to apply,” and others reiterated the point.
Given the time-sensitive nature, Council suspended the second and third readings and then voted to adopt Resolution 6-2025. The votes to suspend readings and to adopt were both recorded as 7-0 on the meeting roll calls.
Council also discussed practicalities: Chief Cheney and staff said preparing a competitive application often takes longer, and some members asked that any submission be pursued only if administration and the police chief determine they can complete it without overburdening staff.
Votes at a glance: Resolution 6-2025 (violent crime reduction grant) — suspended additional readings and adopted 7-0.
What happens next: The police department and city administration will proceed with the application if they confirm they can prepare it in time; the authorization does not itself obligate the city to accept any award.
