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Representatives from the coalition joined the council at the dais. Carrie Stuttlemeyer, project coordinator at the Hamilton County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board, Rebecca Jones (associate director for Tower House and coalition coordinator), and Linda Gallagher (vice president with the Hamilton County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board) each spoke or were introduced in the chamber.

Why it matters: The resolution highlighted that mental illness affects a substantial share of adults, that half of chronic mental illness begins by age 14, that suicide was a leading cause of death among certain age groups in Ohio in 2023, and that firearms account for a large share of suicides. The resolution urged public education, stigma reduction and community support for mental-health services.

Council action: The body voted unanimously to adopt the resolution on a roll-call vote (Yes from all council members present). Councilmembers offered thanks and recognition to coalition members for their work.

Ending: Council members encouraged residents who are struggling to seek help, and the city formally expressed appreciation for the coalition’s work in suicide-prevention outreach.","mediaType","Audio","parentTitle","Cincinnati City Council Meeting (September 10, 2025)","oneSentenceSummary","City Council unanimously adopted a resolution Sept. 10 recognizing the Hamilton County Suicide Prevention Coalition and highlighting suicide-prevention statistics and the need for public education and lethal-means safety.","taxTitle","Cincinnati City Council, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio","taxId",72652,"location","Ohio","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":50,"_51":82,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":83,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":84,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6017176,"City Council approves $4.5 million public-safety spending package after heated debate",1479,3851000,5330000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5778109-807735cbbea0d63ed07acfe2f20420d9&start=3851&end=5330","/articles/6017176/Ohio/City-Council-approves-45-million-public-safety-spending-package-after-heated-debate","Cincinnati City Council on Sept. 10 adopted a motion (item 43) that directs an approximately $4.5 million package of city funds toward a series of public-safety measures including police visibility overtime, safety ambassadors, cameras and lighting, license-plate-reader equipment, and support for small businesses affected by recent incidents. The motion passed after a roll-call vote: Yes — Council members Nolan, Owens, Walsh, Albee, Grama Dean and Jeffries; No — Council members Johnson, Vice Mayor Kearney and Parks.

Summary of the motion and intended uses: Council members Kramerding, Owens and Jeffries presented an amended motion that built on an administration proposal. The package included $1.2 million for police visibility overtime (PVO), funding for safety ambassadors and outreach through community development corporations, placement of cameras and lighting improvements in selected neighborhoods (including West End and northern Over-the-Rhine), license-plate readers, funding to support small businesses affected by recent events, and contract obligations for curfew-center operations. Councilmember Kramerding said the money would be used citywide — in downtown areas and neighborhoods such as Bond Hill and Price Hill — and that unused PVO funds would be reallocated to other public-safety needs.

Arguments for the package: Supporters described the allocation as a necessary, timely response to an uptick in violent incidents and to changed perceptions of safety after a high-profile downtown episode. Councilmember Owens said the package represents “smart investments” and emphasized measures that support small businesses and public-space safety. Councilmember Jeffries highlighted that ambassadors help with litter and street-level issues that affect perceptions of safety, while Councilmember Walsh called the package a mix of short- and intermediate-term measures that should be paired with longer-term planning.

Arguments against or concerns: Several council members pressed for different priorities or questioned specific line items. Vice Mayor Kearney objected to the size of the PVO allocation, noting the police chief had said $500,000 was needed while the motion provided $1.2 million, and suggested reallocating excess funds to youth jobs and community-violence-intervention programs. Councilmember Johnson said that while he supported many safety measures, the fire department faces pressing, emergency needs (fleet, ambulances, facility issues) and urged that funds be directed toward fire services. Councilmember Johnson also argued officers lack capacity for overtime due to staffing shortages. Some members questioned the effectiveness of license-plate readers and the equity of a package concentrated on downtown and the urban core.

Vote and outcome: The motion carried on a 6–3 vote (Yes: Nolan, Owens, Walsh, Albee, Grama Dean, Jeffries; No: Johnson, Vice Mayor Kearney, Parks). Several speakers who supported the motion noted it is a short-term package and should be paired with longer-term investments in housing, jobs and community violence intervention.

Next steps and implementation: The motion allocates funds immediately; the police chief told council that if more resources are needed she will request them. Councilmember Kramerding said if police overtime funds are not used they will be repurposed to other public-safety needs. Several council members urged that future budgets address systemic staffing and fire-department capital needs.

Ending: The vote resolved an immediate funding package but also highlighted divisions on city priorities — including whether short-term police visibility and technology purchases or investments in fire services, youth jobs and long-term community violence intervention should take precedence.","Cincinnati City Council adopted a motion (item 43) reallocating roughly $4.5 million for public-safety measures — including police visibility overtime, cameras, ambassadors and related programs — after a divided debate over priorities and whether funds should instead address fire-department equipment or youth jobs.",{"_33":86,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":87,"_41":88,"_43":89,"_45":90,"_47":91,"_49":50,"_51":92,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":93,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":94,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6017181,"Tenants union urges city to fund urgent repairs at former Vision and Beyond properties",254,1108000,1362000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5778109-807735cbbea0d63ed07acfe2f20420d9&start=1108&end=1362","/articles/6017181/Ohio/Tenants-union-urges-city-to-fund-urgent-repairs-at-former-Vision-and-Beyond-properties","Representatives of the Cincinnati Tenants Union asked City Council on Sept. 10 to follow through on prior commitments and allocate funds for health-and-safety repairs at multiple former Vision and Beyond apartment buildings now managed by receivers or third-party managers.

Brian Christiansen, speaking as a tenant and representative of the Cincinnati Tenants Union, said Recor — the receiver for several former Vision and Beyond buildings — has provided quotes for expensive repairs, has negotiated new leases for 24 buildings and has begun repairs using a line of credit from investors, but that that financing will “run out in about a month.” Christiansen said Recor has been cooperative and transparent, while another manager, Prodigy, has been unwilling to negotiate and has not remedied outstanding code violations found during July and August inspections.

Marcy Frasier, a tenant at 947 Grand Avenue and a union member, reminded council that the city and mayor previously approved $400,000 to address living conditions at Kirby Avenue and urged additional funding for other former Vision and Beyond buildings, including her building at 947 Grand. She said inspections completed at four buildings show clear issues and costs. Latoya Goss, also a tenant at 947 Grand, described severe building defects and said elderly and children live in affected properties, urging council to review inspection reports and release funds.

Why it matters: Speakers said thousands of households face substandard housing and that timely repairs are needed to prevent emergencies. They requested city financial support to make repairs at properties where private managers have not corrected violations.

Discussion and context: Christiansen said Recor has negotiated new leases — a first, he said — and has been a “good faith actor,” but the repairs are large and investor funds are temporary. He contrasted Recor with Prodigy, which “has done very little to improve tenants’ living conditions” since July–August inspections, with problems including broken appliances, black mold and rain-related flooding.

Council action: At the Sept. 10 meeting tenants distributed a report from Recor’s team and formally requested funding; no council vote or appropriation specific to these buildings was recorded in the transcript. City staff or council did not announce a commitment to a funding source during the meeting, though tenants indicated they are available to meet with the administration for follow-up.

Ending: Tenants asked the city to act before emergency failures occur and to use city resources to complete health-and-safety repairs where managers have not. They urged the mayor and council to review the provided reports and allocate funds to prevent further harm.","Cincinnati Tenants Union members and residents told council that Recor (the receiver) has begun repairs but the investor-funded line of credit will run out about a month; they requested the city allocate funds to complete health-and-safety repairs at multiple former Vision and Beyond buildings managed by Recor and Prodigy.",{"_33":96,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":97,"_41":98,"_43":99,"_45":100,"_47":101,"_49":50,"_51":102,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":103,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":104,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6017186,"Art Academy of Cincinnati urges immediate funding after daytime shooting near dorms",595,461000,1056000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5778109-807735cbbea0d63ed07acfe2f20420d9&start=461&end=1056","/articles/6017186/Ohio/Art-Academy-of-Cincinnati-urges-immediate-funding-after-daytime-shooting-near-dorms","Sarah Stoler, academic dean at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, told Cincinnati City Council on Sept. 10 that a violent altercation involving guns broke out in front of the school on Sept. 8, endangering students and prompting renewed calls for emergency city support. “Our dorms, home to more than 80 students, most living away from home for the first time, are just steps away from where this occurred,” Stoler said, calling for camera and lighting upgrades, access-control improvements, more contracted security guards, student-ambassador safety programs and a proposed pedestrian-only street closure plan.

Why it matters: The Art Academy occupies a central place in Over-the-Rhine (OTR) as a cultural and economic anchor, speakers said, and campus safety incidents have immediate effects on students’ well-being and the neighborhood’s stability. The academy asked council to consider an emergency ordinance to allocate funds from the city’s unappropriated general-fund surplus to accelerate capital and security work.

School officials and student speakers described the Sept. 8 incident as occurring in the middle of the day when students were gathered in common areas. “We responded quickly in coordination with CPD, contained the situation, and provided immediate counseling support,” said Joe Girondola, director of student affairs at the Art Academy, who also read testimony from the campus counselor. Girondola said students reported panic, fear that bullets could penetrate windows and concerns that a single security guard was insufficient to protect dorm residents.

Resident advisor Sofia Fritz said contracted guards who could escort students between the school and nearby dorms would reduce fear and help restore normal campus life. “Gang violence should not be something that students need to be worried about happening in front of their school building and in front of their homes,” Fritz said.

Marcy Frazier, speaking for the academy later in the public comment period, urged council to consider immediate financial support and proposed using the unappropriated surplus to enact an emergency ordinance “as soon as next week” to protect students and preserve the academy’s role in OTR.

Discussion and context: Speakers emphasized that the academy has previously requested support, that representatives have walked council members through campus needs, and that the school’s presence contributes to neighborhood safety and economic activity. The academy asked for both operational safety measures (security personnel, ambassadors) and capital improvements (cameras, lighting, access control). No specific dollar figure was put forward at the Sept. 10 meeting beyond the request for an emergency appropriation from the unappropriated surplus.

Council action: The Sept. 10 meeting transcript records the academy’s appeals during public comment, but contains no council vote or ordinance adoption specifically allocating funds to the Art Academy. Council later discussed multiple budget and emergency ordinances in the meeting, but no action tying funds directly to the Art Academy was recorded in the public-comment section or the subsequent agenda items that were passed on Sept. 10.

Next steps: Academy leaders asked the mayor and council to act quickly and offered to provide clarified language and documentation for a request. They asked council staff to consider an emergency ordinance from the unappropriated surplus; whether council will add that item to a future agenda or appropriate funds was not decided during the Sept. 10 session.

Ending: Academy officials said preserving student safety is urgent and that funding now could prevent further harm to students and the neighborhood’s creative infrastructure. They asked council members to treat the request as both a safety and an economic-stability measure for OTR.","Leaders and students from the Art Academy of Cincinnati told City Council on Sept. 10 that a Sept. 8 shooting in front of their campus left students shaken and renewed calls for emergency funding for cameras, lighting, contracted security and other capital safety improvements.","actionData","errors"]

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