Tax Incentive Review Council (TIRC) Annual Report June 2025
Cincinnati City Council held its summer meeting on August 6 and will not meet again until the first week of September. It was a very long agenda – 107 items. I am still going through it. But this item is interesting.
The City manager submitted the annual report of the “Tax Incentive Review Council” (TIRC) today. It was referred to the Budget and Finance Committee where it is likely to recommend that the report be accepted – no querstions asked.
The TIRC keeps track of the property tax exemptions approved by the city. Namely Tax Increment Financing exemptions (TIF) and Community Reinvestment Act agreements (CRA). The TIRC decides whether the city’s TIF exemtions and CRA agreements should continue. For example, is the recipient of the tax break keeping up their part of the bargain.
Anyway, the attendance roster for the TIRC’s annual meeting shows that both “Citizen Member” positions on the council are vacant.
If you are surprised, don’t be. That is how this mayor, council and city manager roll.
(I nominate Steve Deiters of Oakley, btw.)
