Long says her top priority is to make local government more accessible to all residents. She's already part of an ongoing project with the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation focused on improving community engagement.
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Cincinnati Council is so far suggesting no cuts to the recommended budget for next fiscal year. Instead, council members have each proposed additional budget items using money left over from last year’s American Rescue Plan stimulus, plus some “wiggle room” in the city’s capital budget. That adds up to about $1.4 million.
The 2018 Green Cincinnati Plan sets a goal to reduce carbon emissions 80% by 2050. The next version of the plan will likely be more ambitious: carbon neutrality by 2050, with a 50% reduction by 2030.
Cincinnati Council voted Wednesday to approve $60,000 to hire a search firm that will facilitate the hiring of the next city manager. Some council members say the process for hiring the position needs to be more transparent moving forward.