ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember James, Vice Mayor Kearney and Councilmembers Johnson, Owens and Walsh, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $490,000 from General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x2535, “Reserve for Operating Budget Contingencies,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $420,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the City Manager’s Office General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x7400 to provide one-time funding of $210,000 each for the Immigrant & Refugee Law Center and the Access to Counsel program; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $70,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the Department of Community and Economic Development General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x164x7400 to provide one-time funding for the West End Sports Bar & Grill.

Committee

Cincinnati City Council

Requested by

Budget, Finance & Governance Committee

Introduced

February 27, 2026

On agenda

March 11, 2026

Passed

March 11, 2026

Enacted

March 11, 2026

Enactment no.

0075-2026

Where it was heard

Cincinnati City Council Mar 11, 2026 Passed Emergency Pass Cincinnati City Council Mar 11, 2026 Emergency clause to remain Pass Cincinnati City Council Mar 11, 2026 Suspension of the three readings Pass Budget, Finance & Governance Committee Mar 9, 2026 Recommend Passage Emergency Pass Cincinnati City Council Mar 4, 2026 Referred to Budget, Finance & Governance Committee

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