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Cincinnati City Council approves prior minutes without objection, moves through brief agenda; staff announces office closure and new hire
Summary
Council approved minutes from the previous meeting without objection, noted agenda items 1–8 as indicated, and heard brief administrative announcements: the city office will be closed Monday, Feb. 17, and a new staff member, Beck Fischer, has joined a council office.
At the start of the council meeting, the clerk called the roll and the council approved and filed the minutes from the previous meeting “without objection.” The clerk then moved to the agenda and noted items 1 through 8 as indicated; the chair described the meeting as “a very brief council meeting” and concluded the business portion of the agenda.
City Manager Long announced that city offices will be closed on Monday, February 17. Council member Nolan announced the hiring of a new staff member, Beck Fischer, who previously worked on political campaigns and served as a campaign manager for the vice mayor.
Council members also offered short statements condemning the recent neo‑Nazi demonstration in Lincoln Heights. Council member Albee said, “I think, I can probably speak on behalf of, us council when we say Nazis are bad,” and Mayor Aftab described planned steps to protect residents and to review ordinances and deployments in response to the incident.
President Pro Tem Parks was excused from the meeting, and the minutes and routine administrative business were approved or noted without formal roll‑call votes beyond attendance. The meeting moved on to the Citizens Forum and public comment.
