Resources & Links
Below is a list of City resources, organizations (and their corresponding websites) and initiatives that help promote community engagement and resident-led neighborhood ownership.
Interact with the City of Cincinnati
- Administrative Regulation 69: The purpose of this regulation is to implement the City Council directive to provide a broad outline of the inclusive, deliberate, authentic, and meaningful decision-making process for the public, stakeholders, private, and nonprofit sectors to take in policy involvement. This regulation is broadly constructed in order to promote opportunities to increase community engagement. This Administrative Regulation will serve as a directive for all City departments regarding community engagement activities.
- Budget Engagement: The Finance and Budget Office, City Planning, and the Office of Communications have collaborated to further enhance communication and engagement strategies throughout the budget process. This includes enhanced survey tools, educational opportunities and a variety of public meetings. A key facet is public input. The main goal of this budget engagement campaign is to keep you informed and engaged throughout the entire process.
- Engaging in the Development Process: As a community stakeholder in Cincinnati, you deserve to know how various development processes work and how you may get involved. This webpage provides key steps in Cincinnati’s Development Process. Development comes in a variety of forms ranging from zone changes to sale of City-owned properties for new development. Knowing these steps may assist you in providing input during the development process in your community.
- File A Customer Service Request: Trash not picked up? Notice a pothole on your street? Feel like there's a health code violation at a local eatery? You can file a customer service request for these and various other issues via the City's 5916000 system. Departments involved Public Services, Transportation & Engineering, Health and others. You can also download the 311Cincy! app for your Apple or Android device.
- Sign up for City Newsletters: Get updates from the City of Cincinnati about topics as general news/information updates, upcoming traffic issues, the Cincinnati Bell Connector and/or various community development projects.
- Website Feedback: The City of Cincinnati is interested in hearing from you! Feel free to send us your opinions, suggestions, comments, or questions about this website or the information on it, or any other City-related issue.
Invest in Neighborhoods
Invest in Neighborhoods Inc. is a nonprofit organization created in 1982 to promote and assist the 51 community councils that represent the neighborhoods of Cincinnati. Their mission is to assist the councils with financial resources and to promote self-sufficiency and leadership skills of the councils and their residents.
They do this through:
- Neighborhood Fund: This perpetual fund generates significant income that is divided among member community councils on an annual basis.
- Technical Assistance and Leadership Development: We provide assistance on a daily basis to community councils for their regular operations. We also collaborate with other agencies to assure that a plethora of leadership development opportunities are available to the councils.
Visit the Invest in Neighborhoods website
Citizen Complaint Authority
The Citizen Complaint Authority (CCA) was established in 2003 as a result of the Memorandum Agreement and the Collaborative Agreement (CA) between the U.S. Department of Justice and the City of Cincinnati.
CCA has three components:
- a Board of seven citizens appointed by the mayor and approved by City Council
- a full-time Director with support staff
- a team of professional investigators.
Depending on the type of complaint, complaints are assigned for investigation by our office or referred to the Citizen Complaint Resolution Process (CCRP) under the Cincinnati Police Department (CPD).
Upon completion of an investigation, the Director forwards the investigative report to the CCA Board.
Similarly, when a complaint is referred to CPD, CPD reports the results of that process to the CCA Board.
The Board typically meets the first Monday of each month to review completed investigations. Board meetings are open to the public. Findings and recommendations are subsequently forwarded to the City Manager for final disposition.
Visit the Citizen Complaint Authority website
Local Community Councils
Get information about Cincinnati's neighborhoods and community councils. If you have an update to this list, please e-mail communitydevelopment@cincinnati-oh.gov.
If you represent a community council and would like more information about possible City funding, visit the Neighborhood Support Program page.
Get More Information on Local Community Councils
Keep Cincinnati Beautiful
Keep Cincinnati Beautiful is a nonprofit organization that decreases litter and blight, promotes sustainability, and cultivates community pride through education and beautification. The organization helps residents improve their neighborhoods and the environment by managing innovative programs and resources, leveraging partnerships, and organizing volunteer events.
The organization offers grants, cleanup supplies, education, and more. Click here for a list of frequently asked questions regarding community improvement, City services, recycling, volunteer opportunities, and more.
Visit the Keep Cincinnati Beautiful website
Plan Cincinnati
Plan Cincinnati is Cincinnati's first comprehensive plan in over thirty years. It is the opportunity to strengthen what we love about this city, what works, and what needs more attention to be truly great.
Plan Cincinnati is a living, breathing plan that will guide the City’s future. The Plan will be reviewed annually and updated every 5 years. The Steering Committee that helped develop the Plan has now transitioned into an Implementation Committee that the public is encouraged to join.