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Votes at a glance: Finance committee actions — June 13
Summary
A compact summary of actions taken or advanced by the Cincinnati Finance and Budget Committee on June 13, including which items the committee filed or put on for passage and the key dollar amounts where provided.
The Cincinnati Finance and Budget Committee met June 13 and handled 15 items. The committee filed a departmental report and put a slate of ordinances, resolutions and payment items on for passage. Below is a summary of each item as presented to the committee and the committee’s recorded disposition in the meeting transcript.
Votes at a glance (agenda item — summary — committee disposition) 1. Motion from Council Member Seth Walsh — Request a 30‑day evaluation of the fee adjustment related to planning increases (follow‑up motion). — Put on for passage. 2. Fire department report on potential bomb‑squad relocation and mitigation strategies. — Filed; committee requested follow‑up briefing with the fire chief. 3. Finance and budget monitoring report through Oct. 31 — Staff presentation (revenue variances discussed; fire revenue timing affected by a third‑party cyberattack). — Put on for passage. 4. Report on appointing city representatives to boards of organizations receiving city funding (bylaw amendment or funding condition options). — Filed. 5. Grant ordinance: AmeriCorps VISTA in‑kind services (one full‑time contracted position) for OES (value reported at $46,800). — Put on for passage. 6. Ordinance: Create capital project account and provide $1,562,000 match for West Fork incinerator demolition/remediation ($1,000,000 from OES, $562,000 from property development improvements). — Put on for passage. 7. Grant ordinance: $100,000 from Bloomberg Philanthropies Youth Climate Action Fund for Cincinnati Youth Climate Action Program. — Put on for passage. 8. Grant ordinance: Accept $981,000 from Ohio Department of Transportation (Highway Safety Improvement Program, systemic safety grant) for pedestrian safety projects; authorize local public agency agreements. — Put on for passage. 9. Moral obligation ordinance: Authorize payment of $32,046.46 to PowerDMS Inc. for the Cincinnati Recreation Commission software subscription used for accreditation. — Put on for passage. 10. Moral obligation ordinance: Authorize payment of $10,816.14 from the Special Events Fund to Xavier University for outstanding charges related to the 2024 Business Enterprise Expo. — Put on for passage. 11. Then‑and‑Now payment ordinance: Authorize $42,918.38 from DOT capital improvements for bridge maintenance to pay Michael Baker International for Western Hills Viaduct inspection. — Put on for passage. 12. Resolution: Declare intent to appropriate a portion of Yost Avenue and Saffer Street for a project to address periodic flooding and erosion (step one of two; property owner deceased). — Put on for passage. 13. Ordinance related to item 12 (appropriation ordinance) — Put on for passage. 14. Transfer and appropriation ordinance for OES: reallocate funds to implement Green Cincinnati projects, move $250,000 to operating for workforce development training, $1,000,000 in home repairs intended to unlock $5,000,000 match, and establish Green Bank coordination. — Put on for passage. 15. Transfer ordinance for President Pro Tem Parks: Move $2,800 within her office budget from personnel to non‑personnel. — Put on for passage.
Context Most items on the agenda were budgetary or routine funding and payment items; many were summarized by city staff and advanced without extended debate. The bomb‑squad location report (Item 2) generated the most sustained discussion and prompted a request that the fire chief present additional detail.
Ending The committee concluded after advancing the items listed above and requesting staff follow‑up on several implementation points.
