File #: 202600091    Version: 1
Type: Motion Status: Adopt
File created: 1/13/2026 In control: Cincinnati City Council
On agenda: 1/22/2026 Final action:
ORD/RES# date: ORD/RES#:
Title: MOTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, WE MOVE that the administration work with City Council to create a "Buy the Building (BTB)" program to assist small businesses in obtaining ownership of a building in which they will house their business. The City of Cincinnati's Office of Opportunity would track the progress of the program, including participants' demographics and report to Council on a quarterly basis. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED)
Sponsors: Jan-Michele Kearney
Attachments: 1. 202600091

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MOTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, WE MOVE that the administration work with City Council to create a “Buy the Building (BTB)” program to assist small businesses in obtaining ownership of a building in which they will house their business. The City of Cincinnati’s Office of Opportunity would track the progress of the program, including participants’ demographics and report to Council on a quarterly basis. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED)

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ADOPT