Meeting Name: Law & Public Safety Committee (inactive) Agenda status: Final-revised
Meeting date/time: 1/5/2021 9:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers, Room 300
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202002167 11.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Mann, I move that Council change the way development agreements are negotiated. We must separate the negotiations from the final decisions. Without political interference, our civil servants should negotiate with developers pursuant to written policies adopted by Council and the Mayor. Council would be involved only in reviewing and then approving, rejecting or modifying the proposed development. If our negotiators require guidance during negotiations, they would be expected to use a transparent process involving all elected officials. New written Council policies should: 1. Clearly define the separate roles of the city’s development and administrative officers and Members of Council; and 2. Establish clear boundaries separating those roles. (STATEMENT ATTACHED).Referred to CM for a Report  Action details Not available
202002183 12.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Mann, I move that the City establish a Commission To Clean Up City Council, a small blue-ribbon panel of no more than nine members to study the city’s development process, in particular negotiations with private developers, and develop recommendations to improve it and better insulate it from political influence and cronyism. (BALANCE ON FILE IN CLERK’S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED).Filed  Action details Not available
202002234 13.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Landsman, In an effort to restore public trust and confidence in City Hall, WE MOVE that the Administration prepare ordinances and a report on the following recommendations. Cincinnati Ethics Commission. In partnership with the Ohio Ethics Commission, the Administration will establish a local commission to improve oversight and transparency. This “Cincinnati Ethics Commission” will be supported by a Chief Ethics and Good Government Officer, and developed and designed by the Administration and not elected officials, particularly the number and qualifications of the commissioners. The commission should be in support of and in addition to the Ohio Ethics Commission. It should not supplant any of the work of the Ohio Ethics Commission. (BALANCE ON FILE IN CLERK’S OFFICE).Referred to CM for a Report  Action details Not available
202002237 14.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Sundermann, from Andrew W. Garth, Interim City Solicitor, MODIFYING the Administrative Code of the City of Cincinnati by amending Article XXVI, “Financial Disclosure Requirements,” to require members of Council and the Mayor to disclose gifts, loans, or services totaling $75 or more on the financial disclosure form filed with the CityReferred to CM for a ReportPass Action details Not available