MOTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, WE MOVE that City Council allocate $50,000 from the Special Events portion of the Carryover ‘FY25 funds to the Cincinnati Music Festival. The Cincinnati Music Festival has existed since 1962, has an economic impact of at least $107 million every year, supports concurrent festivals including the 513Festival and Cincy Soul, as well as our small businesses, hotels, restaurants and other retail businesses.

Committee

Budget, Finance & Governance Committee

Requested by

Jan-Michele Kearney

Introduced

February 12, 2026

On agenda

February 17, 2026

Where it was heard

Budget, Finance & Governance Committee Feb 17, 2026 Failed of Adoption Fail

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