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The pension fund reached a crisis point about 12 years ago with only 61% of the system funded.
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The $100,000 pilot is part of the next city budget and includes seven West Side neighborhoods.
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Cincinnati City Council finalized the next city budget Wednesday, emphasizing increased funding for public services like filling potholes and snow removal.
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Council made very few changes to what the city manager and mayor proposed, but identified a few places to cut funding so it could be reallocated.
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An endorsement from the Hamilton County Democratic Party is a significant boost on election day.
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Cincinnati City Council is considering which outside organizations to fund as part of the next city budget.
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Cincinnati voters will decide in November whether to overturn a controversial City Council decision related to a planned hotel and housing development on Hyde Park Square.
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This is the first fiscal year in five years without federal stimulus funding, which means the administration had to close a $10.2-million deficit with about 2% cuts across nearly all departments.
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Hundreds of Cincinnati's vehicles need to be replaced, but the first draft of the next city budget doesn’t include enough money to replace them all.
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The Charter Committee, a century-old "good government" organization has had its ups and downs. It may see a resurgence sparked by City Council's Hyde Park Square and "Connected Communities" controversies.