Council approves the resolution was adopted, 2–0

A Place of Hope LLC group home contract (Item 21, J166-26)

3 yes, 0 no

Stephanie Summerow Dumas (yes), Alicia Reece (yes), Denise Driehaus (yes)

Creating Opportunities group home contract (Item 20, J165-26)

3 yes, 0 no

Alicia Reece (yes), Stephanie Summerow Dumas (yes), Denise Driehaus (yes)

the resolution was adopted

2 yes, 0 no, 1 abstain

Alicia Reece (abstain), Stephanie Summerow Dumas (yes), Denise Driehaus (yes)

Approval of minutes of the previous session

3 yes, 0 no

Rapid Run Bridge Replacement design agreement (Item 1)

3 yes, 0 no

Enyart Road Sewer Lateral Assessment (Item 2)

3 yes, 0 no

Hopewell Road Sewer Lateral Assessment (Item 3)

3 yes, 0 no

Cleves Warsaw Road Sewer Lateral Assessment (Item 4)

3 yes, 0 no

Devils Backbone Road Sewer Lateral Assessment (Item 5)

3 yes, 0 no

Delinquent sewer charges, 5177 Spring Grove Avenue (Item 7)

3 yes, 0 no

Budget Adjustment No. 37 (Item 8)

3 yes, 0 no

Budget Adjustment No. 38 — Regional Safety Complex waterline (Item 9)

3 yes, 0 no

Johnson Controls fire alarm maintenance, Paycor Stadium (Item 10, P169-26)

3 yes, 0 no

Sheriff's Dodge Durango purchase (Item 11, P170-26)

3 yes, 0 no

Jones Lang LaSalle facilities software agreement (Item 12, P171-26)

3 yes, 0 no

Talbert House lease at Hillcrest (Item 13, P172-26)

3 yes, 0 no

Accept sales tax — Engineer's Office (Item 14, P173-26)

3 yes, 0 no

CAGIS permitting software purchase (Item 15, P174-26)

3 yes, 0 no

Domestic Relations Court Then & Now (Item 16, P175-26)

3 yes, 0 no

Stadium security CBA (Item 17)

3 yes, 0 no

Public Defender AFSCME CBA (Item 18)

3 yes, 0 no

Sheriff corrections officers CBA funding (Item 19)

0 yes, 0 no

Budget Adjustment No. 40 (BL-1)

3 yes, 0 no

Council on Aging Fifth Amendment (BL-2)

3 yes, 0 no

Rural Zoning Commission appointments (BL-3)

3 yes, 0 no

Adjournment

3 yes, 0 no

Alicia Reece (yes), Denise Driehaus (yes), Stephanie Summerow Dumas (yes)

adjourned

3 yes, 0 no

Denise Driehaus (yes), Alicia Reece (yes), Stephanie Summerow Dumas (yes)

Down Syndrome Awareness Month Proclamation

The county formally recognized Down Syndrome Awareness Month, highlighting the Down Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati's work since 1981, including smart homes that let people with Down syndrome live independently.

What it means: Individuals with Down syndrome, their families, and the advocacy organizations that serve them.

Clerk of Courts Technology Update

The county's court case management system dates to 1997 and handles records for nearly every justice agency. The Clerk of Courts has taken over its governance and is working toward a full replacement, which should mean easier public access to records, better security, and fewer system outages.

What it means: The clerk's office returned $2 million in earmarked funds the county no longer needs this year, and is reallocating resources within its own budget for the work.

Job and Family Services Budget Reductions and Miscommunication

JFS projects it will blow past its $157 million 2026 children's services budget (driven by placement costs heading to $172 million), and a memo suggested invoices for November and December work may not be processed until 2027. Vice President Reece pushed hard for prompt payment to small group-home providers; Administrator Aluotto and JFS Director Bob Anderson agreed to meet the same day and thread the needle.

What it means: Placement costs are projected to run about $15 million over the $157 million budget, and the shortfall would land on the general fund unless the Issue 10 children's services levy passes.

Domestic Violence Awareness & Support

Wrapping up Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Summerow Dumas reported domestic violence incidents up 60% year over year and highlighted nearly $3.5 million in new Governor DeWine public safety grants available to local agencies.

What it means: Nearly $3.5 million in state grant funding available to local public safety agencies.

Children Services Levy and Funding

Commissioners repeatedly tied the JFS budget squeeze to Issue 10, the children's services property tax levy on the November ballot, warning that a failed levy means general fund cuts ahead. Early voting turnout in Hamilton County is reportedly leading the state.

What it means: Children in county care and the vendors serving them, if the levy passes.

Hillcrest wellness campus lease with Talbert House

Talbert House will run the wellness campus at the old Hillcrest Training School for $1 a year, but Reece flagged that the county stays on the hook for security, maintenance and first-year capital — a five-year lease signed before future capital costs are settled.

What it means: $5 total lease revenue, but county retains facility maintenance, security and first-year capital costs.

Delinquent sewer charges at former St. Bernard Soap site

MSD certified $4.79 million in unpaid sewer charges at 5177 Spring Grove Avenue — after the owner paid off an earlier $2.7 million certification. Reece pressed MSD to chase delinquents earlier, before bills hit the millions.

What it means: $4.79 million in unpaid charges now certified to property taxes.

Rapid Run Bridge Replacement Design

The board funded $141,620 in engineering design for the Rapid Run bridge in Delhi Township — construction money isn't secured yet, so the design sets up grant applications.

What it means: $141,620 in county permissive auto funds for design; construction funding not yet secured.