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Meeting Name: Cincinnati City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 1/6/2026 11:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Cincinnati Music Hall Ballroom, 1241 Elm St, Cincinnati, OH 45202
2026 Cincinnati Mayor and Council Inaugural Ceremony/City Council Session
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202600033 11.MotionMOTION, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, WE MOVE that the following Councilmembers be appointed to the committees listed below for the 2026-2028 term of Cincinnati City Council and that such committees convene on the days and times indicated: Budget, Finance & Governance Committee - Weekly, Monday @ 1:00 p.m., Climate, City Service & Infrastructure Committee - Week B, Tuesday at 10:00 a.m., Economic and Cultural Opportunity - Week A, Monday @ 10:00 a.m., Housing & Growth Committee - Week B, Tuesday @ 1:00 p.m., Youth & Human Services Committee - Week A, Tuesday @ 12:30 p.m., and Public Safety & Quality of Life - Week A, Tuesday @ 9:30 a.m. Week A beings on Monday, January 12, 2026, and Week B beings on Monday, January 19, 2026.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
202600034 12.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, Pursuant to Article III, Section 2 of the Charter of the City of Cincinnati, I am appoint the following committee chairs: Budget, Finance & Governance Committee: Councilmember Jeff Cramerding; Climate, City Service, Infrastructure Committee: Councilmember Meeka Owens; Economic and Cultural Opportunity: Vice Mayor Jan Michele Lemon Kearney; Housing and Growth Committee: Councilmember Mark Jeffreys: Public Safety & Quality of Life: Councilmember Scotty Johnson; Youth & Human Services Committee: Councilmember Anna Albi.Filed  Action details Not available
202600035 13.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, pursuant to Article III, Section 3 of the Charter of the City of Cincinnati, I am appointing Councilmember Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney as the Vice Mayor of the City of Cincinnati, effective January 2, 2026.Filed  Action details Not available
202600037 14.MotionMOTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, WE MOVE for Cincinnati City Council to name Cincinnati City Councilmember Scotty Johnson as President Pro Tem for the 2026-2028 term of Cincinnati City Council.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
202600039 15.MotionMOTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, Pursuant to Article II, Section 5a of the Charter of the City of Cincinnati, WE MOVE that, Anthony Covington be appointed to Clerk of Council, term beginning January 6, 2026.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
202600038 16.MotionMOTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, WE MOVE that Cincinnati City Council adopt the Rules of Council from the immediate past council as last amended on January 4, 2022, until Council adopts new rules or further revises those adopted today excluding the following which replaces Rule 10.2 Standing Committees in whole: 10.2 Standing Committees. (a) The Standing Committees of Council, commencing January 6, 2026 shall be: (1) Budget, Finance & Governance Committee, (2) Climate, City Service & Infrastructure Committee, (3) Economic and Cultural Opportunity, (4) Housing & Growth Committee (5) Youth & Human Services Committee, (6) Public Safety & Quality of Life; (b) Appointment of a Member to the Standing Committee shall be for the Term.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
202600040 17.ReportREPORT, submitted by the Clerk of Council that the Certification of Election of Councilmembers-Elect for the 2026-2028 term were received from the Hamilton County Board of Elections.Filed  Action details Not available
202600041 18.SuccessorSUCCESSOR, submitted by the Clerk of Council that the Successor Designation Certificates of all Councilmember-Elected for the 2026-2028 term were received.Filed  Action details Not available
202600042 19.Oath of OfficeOATH OF OFFICE, submitted by the Clerk of Council, for Mayor-Elect Aftab Pureval for the term ending 2030.Filed  Action details Not available
202600043 110.Oath of OfficeOATH OF OFFICE, submitted by the Clerk of Council, for the following Councilmembers-Elect for the term ending 2028; Albi, Cramerding, James, Jeffreys, Johnson, Kearney, Nolan, Owens, and Walsh.Filed  Action details Not available
202600007 111.NoticeNOTICE, submitted by the Clerk of Council. of the 2026 City Council Inaugural Ceremony/City Council Session will be held on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 11:00 a.m., at the Music Hall Ballroom, 1241 Elm Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.Filed  Action details Not available