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 $2,998,635 from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, FY 2025 Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Strengthening State and Local Operations to Reduce Crime and Recidivism (ALN 16.827) to purchase mobile trailer cameras and software, to hire victim advocates, and to support police visibility overtime, marketing services, and community engagement, all to enhance the Cincinnati Police Department’s operations to improve investigations, clearance rates, and prosecutions; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Law Enforcement Grant Fund 368x8553, project account no. 25JRI.

Committee

Cincinnati City Council

Requested by

Budget, Finance & Governance Committee

Introduced

July 30, 2026

On agenda

August 5, 2026

Passed

August 5, 2026

Enacted

August 5, 2026

Enactment no.

0262-2026

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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