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Five million dollars from Cincinnati’s carryover budget is destined for the Affordable Housing Trust Fund. The exact destination for that money is in dispute at City Council, and the final decision will affect just how affordable the units subsidized by this fund end up being.
0:58 The fire and police departments have had to cover a lot more overtime recently, partly because of the increase in COVID-19 sick leave. Turnover is another costly problem - attrition at the fire department was nearly 200% higher than expected by the end of November. The report projects CFD will need $8 million more than estimated by the end of the fiscal year, and CPD will need another $4.9 million. "We may need an additional appropriation," said Assistant City Manager and Budget Director Chris Bigham. "We'll talk about sources and process just as we get closer. But that's a very importan...