Public Safety & Governance Committee
Cincinnati City Council
Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025
9:30 a.m. EDT
* Every 2 weeks on Tuesday
Rm 300 Cincinnati, OH 45202 (Directions)
Cincinnati City Hall, 801 Plum Street
The Cincinnati Public Safety and Governance Committee is responsible for enacting ordinances, imposing taxes, making appropriations, establishing policy, and hiring some city officials. The committee is chaired by Scotty Johnson and includes other members Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney and Mark Jeffreys.
Public Safety and Governance Committee, Chair: Scotty Johnson Vice Chair: Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney. Other members: Mark Jeffreys, Anna Albi
Jurisdiction: Police, Fire & Safety Policies, Ethics & Finance Reform, Citizens Complaint Authority, Audit & City Manager Review, Liquor Licenses, Council Rules, Procedures & Committee Membership, Good Governance Office, City Charter Review, Animal Treatment.
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Agency Information
Cincinnati City Council
“The Cincinnati City Council is the City’s legislative body. The popularly elected city council is responsible for enacting ordinances, imposing taxes, making appropriations, establishing policy, and hiring some city officials. The council adopts the local general plan, zoning, and subdivision ordinance.
The mission of the Cincinnati City Council is to provide, in a democratic and transparent manner, efficient and effective services which will make Cincinnati a better place in which to live, work and play.”