Cincinnati city manager

Mayor Aftab Pureval is recommending "financial freedom" pilot programs, including medical debt relief and a guaranteed income study.

Cincinnati City Manager Sheryl Long says Fire Chief Michael Washington was asked to conduct a workplace climate assessment after repeated complaints from female fire employees. That report was never completed, the city manager says.

Cincinnati City Manager Sheryl Long is one week into the job as the city's top administrative official. She talked with WVXU Local Government Reporter Becca Costello about her top priorities and how she plans to lead.

Outgoing Interim Cincinnati City Manager John Curp is leaving city employment and taking a sizable severance payment with him.

Long says her top priority is to make local government more accessible to all residents. She's already part of an ongoing project with the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation focused on improving community engagement.

You can weigh in on the choice for Cincinnati’s next city manager at a special council meeting Thursday afternoon. Council will vote on Mayor Aftab Pureval’s appointment of Sheryl Long, currently one of two assistant city managers in Cincinnati.

Long has been serving as assistant city manager since 2019. Council will vote on the appointment in a special session this week.

Mayor Aftab Pureval announced he's chosen two finalists for the job of the city's top administrative official: Interim City Manager John Curp and Assistant City Manager Sheryl Long.

The next Cincinnati City Manager will not be on the job by the end of summer as planned. Finalists for the job were supposed to interview with City Council this month, but officials say that part of the process hasn’t started yet.

Finalists for the next Cincinnati city manager will go through at least 10 interviews during the hiring process. Mayor Aftab Pureval will choose a few finalists, who will each meet with every council member one-on-one.