202601525

ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $12,069,949 from General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x2580, “Reserve for Weather Events, Other Emergency and One-Time Needs,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $15,389 from General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x3421, “Income Tax Reserve for Refunds,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $52,210,792 within the General Fund, from and to various operating accounts and the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund according to the attached Schedules of Transfer, to realign and provide funds for the ongoing needs of City departments; AUTHORIZING the redesignation of an advance of $600,000 from General Fund 050 to Parking Meter Fund No. 303, pursuant to Ordinance No. 0122-2025 as a permanent transfer; AUTHORIZING the fund advance and transfer of $400,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the unappropriated surplus of Parking Meter Fund 303 to be used for operations and to be repaid with future parking meter revenue; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $360,000 from Cincinnati Police Department non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x227x7300 to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $360,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to permanent improvement program project account no. 758x222x262215, “Fixed License Plate Reader Cameras,” to realign sources with uses for additional license plate reader cameras; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $131,624 from the Office of Environment and Sustainability non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x104x7200 to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $131,624 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to capital improvement program project account no. 980x104x231029, “Green Cincinnati Sustainability Initiatives - GF,” to realign sources with uses for additional sustainability projects.

Ordinance Passed Emergency Introduced May 1, 2026

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