Budget, Finance & Governance Committee

Council Chambers, Room 300

Agenda — 25 items

1. 1 PRESENTATION
2. 2 FY 2026 Carryover to FY 2027
3. 3 William “Billy” Weber, Assistant City Manager
4. 4 Steve Webb, Finance Director
5. 5 Andrew Dudas, Budget Director
6. 6 AGENDA
7. 7 CLOSEOUT
8. 1. REPORT, dated 10/14/2026, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding the Department of Finance Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited). 202602858
9. 2. REPORT, dated 10/14/2026, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding the FY 2026 Carryover to FY 2027 Report. 202602857
10. 3. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/14/2026, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $2,914,217 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to balance sheet reserve account no. 050x2580, “Reserve for Weather Events, Other Emergency and One-Time Needs,” to provide resources for emergencies, including those caused by unplanned for weather events, to increase the City’s reserve for weather events and other emergency and one-time needs; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $5,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to Department of Opportunity and Resident Services non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x161x7200 to provide resources for the Cincinnati Development Fund to use for affordable housing initiatives; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $2,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to City Manager’s Office fringe benefits operating budget account no. 050x101x7500 to provide a one-time contribution to address the City’s pension obligation to the Cincinnati Retirement System; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $500,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to balance sheet reserve account no. 050x2535, “Reserve for Operating Budget Contingencies,” to provide resources for subsequent appropriation for one-time operating needs that may arise during the remainder of the current fiscal year; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $500,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to balance sheet reserve account no. 050x2581, “Reserve for Special Events Support,” to provide resources for subsequent appropriation for identified one-time support for special events during the current fiscal year or as part of the next annual budget cycle; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $1,540,603 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to balance sheet reserve account no. 050x3440, “Infrastructure and Capital Project Reserve,” to provide resources for subsequent appropriation for identified one-time infrastructure and capital projects during the current fiscal year or as part of the next annual budget cycle; and AUTHORIZING the transfer of $1,540,603 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to balance sheet reserve account no. 050x2582, “Housing and Economic Development Capital Project Reserve,” to provide resources for subsequent appropriation for identified one-time infrastructure and capital projects supporting housing and economic development during the current fiscal year or as part of the next annual budget cycle. 202602876
11. 4. MOTION, submitted by Councilmember Johnson and Vice Mayor Kearney, WE MOVE that City Council allocate $225,000 to the Cincinnati Fire Department, from the Fiscal Year 2026 Infrastructure and Capital Project Carryover Budget - for the purchase of thermal imaging equipment. 202602887
12. 12 TRANSFERS AND APPROPRIATIONS
13. 5. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/14/2026, AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $268,282 from various capital improvement program project accounts to close out or decrease certain existing capital improvement program project accounts, according to Section A of the attached Schedule of Transfer; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $268,282 from the unappropriated surplus of various funds to capital improvement program project accounts to provide resources for those capital improvement program project accounts, according to Section B of the attached Schedule of Transfer. 202602873
14. 6. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/14/2026, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 985x195x271929, “Neumann Clubhouse Replacement,” to provide resources for the replacement of the Neumann Clubhouse, including related equipment and furniture and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $5,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Park and Recreation Improvement Bond Fund 860 to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 985x195x271929, “Neumann Clubhouse Replacement,” to provide resources for the replacement of the Neumann Clubhouse, including related equipment and furniture. 202602877
15. 15 GRANTS AND DONATIONS
16. 7. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/14/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $274,735 from the U.S. Department of Justice, FY 2026 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program - Local Formula (ALN 16.738) to support additional Police Visibility Overtime and the Sexual Assault Advocate program contract with Women Helping Women; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into Justice Assistance Grant Fund 478x8553, project account no. 26JAG. 202602875
17. 8. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/14/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for and accept a technical assistance grant valued at up to $21,000 from the Ohio Department of Development Energy Efficiency Program for Ohio Communities Audit Support to conduct energy audits of City facilities. 202602878
18. 9. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/19/2026, AMENDING Ordinance No. 355-2026 to authorize the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation of third-party professional services from the FC Cincinnati Foundation valued at up to $178,293 for the renovation of the mini-pitch soccer facility at Lincoln Recreation Center. 202602899
19. 19 COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA AGREEMENT
20. 10. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/19/2026, DEDICATING, ACCEPTING, AND CONFIRMING the dedication to public use of four tracts of real property, being approximately 0.0851 acres, 0.0214 acres, 0.0167 acres and 0.0320 acres, as portions of Evans Street and Police Academy Drive, public rights-of-way for street purposes in the Lower Price Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati. 202602896
21. 11. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/19/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Property Sale and Development Agreement with Nehemiah Manufacturing Company LLC, for the sale of City-owned real property located at 800 Evans Street in the Lower Price Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati, to facilitate the company’s construction of a new manufacturing facility, consisting of approximately 41,930 square feet of commercial industrial space and approximately 2,490 square feet of commercial office space, at an estimated total project cost of approximately $6,740,000. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business>) <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business%3e).> 202602898
22. 12. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/19/2026, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with Nehemiah Manufacturing Company LLC, thereby authorizing a fifteen-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 800 Evans Street in the Lower Price Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the construction of a new building on the property to consist of approximately 41,930 square feet of commercial industrial space and approximately 2,490 square feet of commercial office space, at a total construction cost of approximately $6,740,000. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business>) <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business%3e).> 202602897
23. 23 PRESENTATIONS
24. 13. PRESENTATION submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, dated 10/19/2026, regarding the FY 2026 Carryover to FY 2027: Administration’s Recommendations. 202602888
25. 25 ADJOURNMENT

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