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January 6, 2026 ·11:00 AM Final ·2026 Cincinnati Mayor and Council Inaugural Ceremony/City Council Session

Cincinnati Music Hall Ballroom, 1241 Elm St, Cincinnati, OH 45202

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Agenda — 19 items

  1. 1 ROLL CALL
  2. 1 Council convened at 11:08 A.M., Mayor Aftab Pureval, Presiding.
  3. 2 Council observed a moment of silent prayer and recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
  4. 3 MAYOR AFTAB
  5. 3 In attendance were City Manager Sheryl Long, City Solicitor Emily Smart Woerner and Clerk of Council Anthony Covington.
  6. 1. MOTION, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, WE MOVE that the following Councilmembers be appointed to the committees listed below for the 2026-2028 term of Cincinnati City Council and that such committees convene on the days and times indicated: Budget, Finance & Governance Committee - Weekly, Monday @ 1:00 p.m., Climate, City Service & Infrastructure Committee - Week B, Tuesday at 10:00 a.m., Economic and Cultural Opportunity - Week A, Monday @ 10:00 a.m., Housing & Growth Committee - Week B, Tuesday @ 1:00 p.m., Youth & Human Services Committee - Week A, Tuesday @ 12:30 p.m., and Public Safety & Quality of Life - Week A, Tuesday @ 9:30 a.m. Week A beings on Monday, January 12, 2026, and Week B beings on Monday, January 19, 2026. 202600033 Adopted Pass
  7. 2. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, Pursuant to Article III, Section 2 of the Charter of the City of Cincinnati, I am appoint the following committee chairs: Budget, Finance & Governance Committee: Councilmember Jeff Cramerding; Climate, City Service, Infrastructure Committee: Councilmember Meeka Owens; Economic and Cultural Opportunity: Vice Mayor Jan Michele Lemon Kearney; Housing and Growth Committee: Councilmember Mark Jeffreys: Public Safety & Quality of Life: Councilmember Scotty Johnson; Youth & Human Services Committee: Councilmember Anna Albi. 202600034 Filed
  8. 3. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, pursuant to Article III, Section 3 of the Charter of the City of Cincinnati, I am appointing Councilmember Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney as the Vice Mayor of the City of Cincinnati, effective January 2, 2026. 202600035 Filed
  9. 7 MS. KEARNEY
  10. 4. MOTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, WE MOVE for Cincinnati City Council to name Cincinnati City Councilmember Scotty Johnson as President Pro Tem for the 2026-2028 term of Cincinnati City Council. 202600037 Adopted Pass
  11. 5. MOTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, Pursuant to Article II, Section 5a of the Charter of the City of Cincinnati, WE MOVE that, Anthony Covington be appointed to Clerk of Council, term beginning January 6, 2026. 202600039 Adopted Pass
  12. 6. MOTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, WE MOVE that Cincinnati City Council adopt the Rules of Council from the immediate past council as last amended on January 4, 2022, until Council adopts new rules or further revises those adopted today excluding the following which replaces Rule 10.2 Standing Committees in whole: 10.2 Standing Committees. (a) The Standing Committees of Council, commencing January 6, 2026 shall be: (1) Budget, Finance & Governance Committee, (2) Climate, City Service & Infrastructure Committee, (3) Economic and Cultural Opportunity, (4) Housing & Growth Committee (5) Youth & Human Services Committee, (6) Public Safety & Quality of Life; (b) Appointment of a Member to the Standing Committee shall be for the Term. 202600038 Adopted Pass
  13. 11 CLERK OF COUNCIL
  14. 7. REPORT, submitted by the Clerk of Council that the Certification of Election of Councilmembers-Elect for the 2026-2028 term were received from the Hamilton County Board of Elections. 202600040 Filed
  15. 8. SUCCESSOR, submitted by the Clerk of Council that the Successor Designation Certificates of all Councilmember-Elected for the 2026-2028 term were received. 202600041 Filed
  16. 9. OATH OF OFFICE, submitted by the Clerk of Council, for Mayor-Elect Aftab Pureval for the term ending 2030. 202600042 Filed
  17. 10. OATH OF OFFICE, submitted by the Clerk of Council, for the following Councilmembers-Elect for the term ending 2028; Albi, Cramerding, James, Jeffreys, Johnson, Kearney, Nolan, Owens, and Walsh. 202600043 Filed
  18. 11. NOTICE, submitted by the Clerk of Council. of the 2026 City Council Inaugural Ceremony/City Council Session will be held on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 11:00 a.m., at the Music Hall Ballroom, 1241 Elm Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. 202600007 Filed
  19. 17 Council adjourned at 1:12 P.M.