ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/4/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $6,250,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (“COPS”), FY 2025 COPS Hiring Program (ALN 16.068) to hire up to fifty entry-level police officers; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Law Enforcement Grant Fund 368x8553, project account no. 25COPS.

Committee

Cincinnati City Council

Requested by

Budget and Finance Committee

Introduced

August 1, 2025

On agenda

August 6, 2025

Passed

August 6, 2025

Enacted

August 6, 2025

Enactment no.

0252-2025

Where it was heard

Cincinnati City Council Aug 6, 2025 Passed Pass Cincinnati City Council Aug 6, 2025 Suspension of the three readings Pass Budget, Finance & Governance Committee Aug 4, 2025 Recommend Passage

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