Seelbach discusses recent public safety listening sessions
Cincinnati Council Member Chris Seelbach and his staff are following up on the information they gathered last month during a series of public safety listening sessions. He estimated he met with about...
View ArticleSeelbach on his day with Cincinnati Fire
Cincinnati Council Member Chris Seelbach said he learned a lot during his ride along with the city's fire department. He wanted to better understand what's required to be a Cincinnati firefighter.He...
View ArticleImpact Cincinnati: Cincinnati’s Retirement System
Unless the city’s management and employees can agree on how to dramatically reduce current and future pension costs, the Cincinnati retirement system’s current 728 million dollar unfunded liability...
View ArticleCincinnati Council Member angry about streetcar delays
Cincinnati Council Member Chris Seelbach is telling streetcar supporterson Twitter his patience is beginning to run thin with the project. He wrote either city administrators need to get going or they...
View ArticleSeelbach gets national award
A Cincinnati Council Member will be at the White House Wednesday afternoon to accept an award. Chris Seelbach is one of ten people being recognized this year as "Harvey Milk Champions of Change." “The...
View ArticleMSD compromise hits roadblock
Just days after announcing a compromise, county and city leaders could be heading back to square one.Hamilton County Commissioner Chris Monzel had planned to lead a vote Wednesday to reopen the bidding...
View ArticleClock running on sewer district compromise
City and county officials now have about five weeks to try to work out a compromise on several Metropolitan Sewer District policies (MSD).Council voted unanimously Wednesday to suspend its local hiring...
View ArticleCounty to re-open MSD bid process
Hamilton County Commissioners are expected to vote Wednesday morning on re-opening the bidding process on some Metropolitan Sewer District projects.The board initiated the moratorium to force renewed...
View ArticleStill no MSD compromise
Cincinnati and Hamilton County officials continue to hash out a compromise on several hiring and bidding policies related to the Metropolitan Sewer District.An August 1 deadline has come and gone,...
View ArticleCincinnati Council could vote to reduce cell phone thefts
Cincinnati Council could vote on an ordinance next week that's designed to reduce cell phone theft. Right now someone could take your mobile device and get cash for it in just about 10 minutes at so...
View ArticlePossible solution to sewer district standoff?
Could a Metropolitan Sewer District stalemate between Cincinnati and Hamilton County be coming to an end?The sides have been at odds over city-enacted hiring policies. The county specifically doesn't...
View ArticleVote to confirm new city manager delayed
Cincinnati Council will not vote Wednesday to confirm Willie Carden as the next city manager.Mayor John Cranley announced the delay Tuesday just before Council's Rules Committee was scheduled to...
View ArticleTwo Council Members not happy with solicitor demotion
Two Cincinnati Council Members are complaining about this week's demotion of John Curp from city solicitor to chief counsel for MSD and the Water Works. P.G. Sittenfeld and Chris Seelbach questioned...
View ArticleSeelbach heading to Harvard
A Cincinnati council member is heading back to school. Chris Seelbach will spend the council's summer recess attending the Harvard Kennedy School “Senior Executives in State & Local Government”...
View ArticleCounty to re-open MSD bid process
Hamilton County Commissioners are expected to vote Wednesday morning on re-opening the bidding process on some Metropolitan Sewer District projects.The board initiated the moratorium to force renewed...
View ArticleStill no MSD compromise
Cincinnati and Hamilton County officials continue to hash out a compromise on several hiring and bidding policies related to the Metropolitan Sewer District.An August 1 deadline has come and gone,...
View ArticleNew effort to help vets find employment in Cincinnati
Cincinnati like the rest of the nation will pause Tuesday to honor veterans who have served in various wars. Currently these returning soldiers are having a difficult time finding jobs. The veteran...
View ArticleSeelbach Won't Block Mayor's Veto Of Closed-Door Meeting Ban
Cincinnati Council member Chris Seelbach says he won’t vote to override Mayor John Cranley’s veto of a proposed charter amendment that would allow city council to meet behind closed doors to discuss...
View ArticleCompeting Plans For Parental Leave For Cincinnati Workers
There are competing proposals for offering parental leave to Cincinnati city workers. Council Members Yvette Simpson and Chris Seelbach want to offer four weeks of paid leave after the birth or...
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