ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/3/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $16,094,708 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FY 2025 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (ALN 97.083) to fund the salary and benefits of up to fifty fire recruits in the Cincinnati Fire Department for three years; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Fire Grants and Donations Fund 472, revenue account no. 472x8542.

Committee

Cincinnati City Council

Requested by

Budget, Finance & Governance Committee

Introduced

July 29, 2026

On agenda

August 5, 2026

Passed

August 5, 2026

Enacted

August 5, 2026

Enactment no.

0254-2026

Where it was heard

Cincinnati City Council Aug 5, 2026 Passed Pass Cincinnati City Council Aug 5, 2026 Suspension of the three readings Pass Budget, Finance & Governance Committee Aug 3, 2026 Recommend Passage

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