801 Plum Street  
Cincinnati, OH 45202  
City of Cincinnati  
Agenda - Final  
Education, Innovation & Growth Committee  
Chairperson Betsy Sundermann  
Vice Chair Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney  
Councilmember David Mann  
Councilmember Wendell Young  
PRESENTATIONS  
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Future Growth of Cincinnati Fire Department Staffing  
Matt Alter, President of Cincinnati Fire Fighters Union Local 48  
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AGENDA  
1.  
202102397 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), dated 6/21/2021, submitted by  
Councilmember Seelbach, from Andrew W. Garth, City Solicitor, TO  
SUBMIT to the electors of the City of Cincinnati an amendment to the  
Charter of the City that would establish a 0.1% earned income tax levy  
for financing affordable housing for low-income households, and  
otherwise providing for the housing needs of low-income households  
such that the overall City earnings tax rate is increased from 1.8% to  
1.9% and that would remove obsolete language from the Charter, by  
amending existing Section 6c of Article VIII, “Taxation and Finance.”  
Sponsors:  
Seelbach  
Attachments:  
2.  
202102537 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) (B VERSION), dated 7/30/2021,  
submitted by Councilmember Seelbach, from Andrew Garth, City  
Solicitor, TO SUBMIT to the electors of the City of Cincinnati an  
amendment to the Charter of the City that would establish a 0.1%  
earned income tax levy for financing affordable housing for low-income  
households, and otherwise providing for the housing needs of  
low-income households such that the overall City earnings tax rate is  
increased from 1.8% to 1.9% and that would remove obsolete language  
from the Charter, by amending existing Section 6c of Artcile VIII,  
“Taxation and Finance.”  
Sponsors:  
Seelbach  
Attachments:  
ADJOURNMENT