ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $2,300,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x3422, “Discretionary Reserve,” effective immediately; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $1,285,425 from General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x3422, “Discretionary Reserve,” to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $100,000 from General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x2581, “Reserve for Special Events,” to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $2,385,425 from various operating budget accounts and the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to various operating budget accounts within the General Fund, according to Schedule A of the attached Schedules of Transfer, to implement Mayor’s recommended changes to the FY 2027 General Fund Operating Budget Update; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $2,500,000 from permanent improvement program project account no. 980x105x271047, “Farmer Music Center 40(B),” to the unappropriated surplus of Municipal Public Improvement Equivalent Fund 491; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $2,000,000 from permanent improvement program project account no. 980x105x271013, “Farmer Music Center,” to the unappropriated surplus of Income Tax Permanent Improvement Fund 758; AUTHORIZING the establishment of permanent improvement program project account no. 980x101x271018, “Fountain Square Safety Improvements,” to provide resources for improvements to improve safety and security at Fountain Square and surrounding areas; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $500,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Income Tax Permanent Improvement Fund 758 permanent improvement program project account no. 980x101x271018, “Fountain Square Safety Improvements,” for inclusion in the Capital Improvement Program and Budget for Fiscal Year 2027 to implement the Mayor’s recommended changes to the FY 2027 Capital Budget Update; and DECLARING certain projects to be for a public purpose, all to carry out the FY 2027 Capital Improvement Program.

Committee

Cincinnati City Council

Requested by

Budget, Finance & Governance Committee

Introduced

June 5, 2026

On agenda

June 17, 2026

Passed

June 17, 2026

Enacted

June 17, 2026

Enactment no.

0229-2026

Where it was heard

Cincinnati City Council Jun 17, 2026 Passed Emergency Pass Cincinnati City Council Jun 17, 2026 Emergency clause to remain Pass Cincinnati City Council Jun 17, 2026 Suspension of the three readings Pass Budget, Finance & Governance Committee Jun 15, 2026 Recommend Passage Emergency Cincinnati City Council Jun 10, 2026 Referred to Budget, Finance & Governance Committee

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