ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, ESTABLISHING new permanent improvement program project account no. 758x162x261627, “Habitat for Humanity,” to support the City of Cincinnati’s urgent need for affordable housing, particularly affordable homeownership opportunities; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $350,000 from General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x2582, “Housing and Economic Development Capital Project Reserve,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $350,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to newly established permanent improvement program project account no. 758x162x261627, “Habitat for Humanity,” to provide one-time resources to support the City’s urgent need for affordable housing, particularly affordable homeownership opportunities; and DECLARING such expenditure to serve a public purpose by addressing the urgent need for affordable housing in the City.

Ordinance Held Introduced March 2, 2026

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