RESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING Ruby Fredricka Shuttlesworth Bester and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and the Council of the City of Cincinnati for Mrs. Shuttlesworth Bester’s lifelong legacy of civil rights advocacy and leadership.

Committee

Cincinnati City Council

Requested by

Meeka Owens

Introduced

April 14, 2026

On agenda

April 15, 2026

Passed

April 15, 2026

Enacted

April 15, 2026

Enactment no.

0019-2026

Where it was heard

Cincinnati City Council Apr 15, 2026 Passed Pass

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