Public Safety & Quality of Life
Council Chambers, Room 300
Agenda — 19 items
- 1 PRESENTATIONS
- 1 ROLL CALL
- 2 Curfew Enforcement
- 2 Also in attendance were Councilmembers Nolan, Cramerding, Owens and Colleen Swim, Chief, General Counsel. The meeting began at 9:07am and adjourned at 11:29am.
- 3 Sheryl Long, City Manager
- 4 Teresa Theetge, Police Chief
- 5 Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor
- 6 AGENDA
- 1. PRESENTATION, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, dated 8/5/2025, regarding the Curfew Enforcement.
- 2. MOTION (AMENDED), submitted by Council Member Albi, We MOVE that the City Administration leverage funding available through PIVOT and ACT for Cincy to pursue the following violence reduction strategies (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK OF COUNCIL OFFICE).
- 3. MOTION (AMENDED), submitted by Councilmember Cramerding, WE MOVE that the city immediately utilize $2 million from the General Fund Contingency Account to be used to expedite and expand the lateral recruit class and to fund police overtime, walking and bike patrols, tech upgrades, lighting and security cameras, * additional 3CDC Ambassadors in Downtown and Over-The-Rhine *, and other measures necessary to improve public safety and deter violent crime in the Central Business District and other crime hot spots.
- 4. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Johnson, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, TO SUBMIT to the electors of the City of Cincinnati an amendment to Section 3 of Article V, “Civil Service,” of the Charter of the City of Cincinnati that will create an incentive for individuals who have completed a public safety internship to pursue public safety careers with the city.
- 5. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Nolan, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, TO SUBMIT to the electors of the City of Cincinnati an amendment to Sections 1, 2, and 4 of Article XIII, “Campaign Finance,” of the Charter of the City of Cincinnati to align the City’s campaign finance reporting requirements with those of the State of Ohio, to adjust the campaign contribution limitation periods so they correspond with the timing of elections, and to modify the membership requirements of the Cincinnati Elections Commission to ensure bipartisan oversight.
- 6. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2025, MODIFYING the provisions of Chapter 911, "Miscellaneous Misdemeanors," of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by AMENDING Section 911-27, "Curfew for Minors," to create a uniform citywide curfew time for all minors to better address juvenile crime and support juvenile safety in Cincinnati.
- 7. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2025, MODIFYING the provisions of Chapter 911, “Miscellaneous Misdemeanors,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by ORDAINING new Section 911-28, “Special Extended Curfew District for Minors,” to address increased juvenile crime and support juvenile safety in the Downtown area of Cincinnati.
- 8. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2025, MODIFYING the provisions of Chapter 307, “Classified Compensation Schedules,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by ORDAINING new Section 693 of Division 1 to establish the classification title and salary range schedule for the new employment classification of Private Parking Lot Inspector.
- 9. MOTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney and Councilmember Johnson, WE MOVE that the City release the $275,000 allocated in 2025 for the Advance Peace Program, a program that has reduced gun violence across the country. See Statement below and presentation attached. The Advance Peace program shall be administered by Saving Our Kings and Queens rather than Cincinnati Works due to the age of the participants.
- 16 ADJOURNMENT
- 9. MOTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney and Councilmember Johnson, WE MOVE that the City release the $275,000 allocated in 2025 for the Advance Peace Program, a program that has reduced gun violence across the country. See Statement below and presentation attached. The Advance Peace program shall be administered by Saving Our Kings and Queens rather than Cincinnati Works due to the age of the participants.