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Vice Mayor outlines amendments to city LGBTQIA+ commission ordinance; committee to place amended measure for passage
Summary
Vice Mayor summarized committee-recommended changes to the newly passed ordinance establishing an LGBTQIA+ advisory commission: expand membership from 11 to 13, change members to at-large appointments, increase city-resident requirement from 3 to 9 members, and remove language described as offensive by organizers; council agreed to place the amended ordinance for passage.
The vice mayor reviewed changes to an ordinance that previously established an LGBTQIA+ advisory commission for Cincinnati. The updated language, the vice mayor said, expands the commission size from 11 to 13 members, makes all members "at-large" rather than tying seats to specific organizations, increases the number of commissioners required to be city residents from three to nine, and removes a line organizers described as offensive that referenced "gender ideology."
Council member Anna Albee asked why the draft removed designated organizations (she noted groups such as Cincinnati Pride and the Human Rights Campaign had previously been listed). The vice mayor replied that the organizing group recommended removing explicit organization names because organizations change over time and naming some would inevitably leave others out; the organizations remain recommended partners and are expected to work with the commission.
The vice mayor explained appointments will follow the usual process: the mayor solicits applications through a portal and forwards recommended names to council for confirmation. Council agreed to "put that on for passage" without objection.
Why it matters: the amendments reshape the commission's representational structure and residency requirements and are intended to broaden eligibility while preserving partnerships with existing LGBTQIA+ organizations. The committee placed the amended ordinance for passage and will return any nomination packages from the mayor for confirmation as part of the normal appointments process.
