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Projects initially left out of the Cincinnati budget are back on the table after negotiations in the Budget and Finance Committee Monday. Council members approved plans to prioritize pedestrian safety, as well as increase funding for the city s police oversight board.
City administrators say they identified about $1.2 million in the operating budget, and $1 million in the capital budget, that could still be allocated.
Committee members agreed to use $500,000 for pedestrian safety, adding to the $754,000 already allocated in the city manager s proposed budget.
Interim Council Member Steve Goodin says it s the number one topic of constituent complaints. Every neighborhood we go to we hear about the same problem intersections, lack of proper [road] grading, etc., Goodin said.
What Columbus could expect out of the civilian review board
Created in 2003, Cincinnati’s Citizen Complaint Authority (CCA) receives more than 200 cases a year and investigates about 70 of those annually. Author: Lacey Crisp Updated: 10:14 PM EDT May 5, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio Shortly after protests erupted in Columbus following the death of George Floyd, Mayor Andrew Ginther announced his proposal for a civilian review board of the Columbus Division of Police.
Ginther argued many cities across the country already have an oversight body, and it would help give transparency to the citizens they demand over police.
The 11-member group is still working out many of the details about the types of cases it will take on when it comes to police, hiring an inspector general and more.
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Cincinnati mayoral candidate Aftab Pureval answered questions about some of the most pressing issues facing Cincinnati, including concerns about corruption at City Hall, affordable housing, policing and the city budget, among other topics.
Six people are running for mayor of Cincinnati in the May 4 primary, after which the field narrows to the top two vote-getters for the general election.
That group of five Democrats and one independent includes: Ohio Sen. Cecil Thomas, of Avondale; Cincinnati Councilman David Mann, of Clifton; Hamilton County Clerk of Courts Aftab Pureval, of Clifton; retired Cincinnati firefighter Raffel Prophett, of Avondale; Businessman Gavi Begtrup, of Mount Lookout; and Najoli.
Opinion: As mayor, I will end corruption, put Cincinnatians first
Gavi Begtrup
Cincinnati stands at a crossroads. We can return to the days of corrupt and broken government, or we can once again become the shining city of seven hills.
Our Queen City once led the country in culture, architecture, public transportation and even police reform. Today, Cincinnati is becoming too expensive for everyday residents. Rents and property values were already outpacing wages when the pandemic hit. Cincinnati’s families and small businesses have suffered while corruption at City Hall kept us from focusing on the real issues of systemic inequality brought about by centuries of racist policies.