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Last week Cincinnati City Council approved significant changes to the summary of the amendment, despite protests from the original petitioners. The petitioners are now suing the county Board of Elections, City Council, and the Ohio Secretary of State.
The proposal has received significant pushback from city officials and candidates in this year s local elections. Cincinnati City Council Member Greg Landsman doesn’t support the charter amendment effort but has proposed his own legislation in response to the city s affordable housing shortage.
City Manager Paula Boggs Muething says the financial impact of the charter amendment would be catastrophic. She says if it passes, basic services would be dramatically impacted, and departments eliminated.