Milton R. Dohoney Jr.

On June 6, 2006 Mayor Mark Mallory announced Milton R. Dohoney, Jr. as his choice to be the next City Manager.

Mr. Dohoney was the Chief Administrative Officer of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government. He has previously served as the Deputy Mayor and Director of Public Safety in the City of Louisville.

Dohoney was the only city manager candidate in recent history to get less than a unanimous vote. He was approved by City Council by a 6-3 vote. Republican Leslie Ghiz and Council’s two Charterites, Vice Mayor Jim Tarbell and Chris Bortz, cast negative votes.

Dohoney’s First Budget
On November 13, 2006 Dohoney released a city budget which was somewhat controversial for containing significant cuts. Cuts include
 * Eliminating 152 City Hall positions, 91 of which are already vacant, and establishing a hiring freeze for some positions;
 * Closing community centers in Camp Washington and Carthage;
 * Closing 13 of the city’s 41 swimming pools, with the closings to be determined on the basis of usage;
 * Closing one to-be-chosen city health clinic;
 * Cutting back recycling from weekly to twice a month;
 * Reducing subsidies for arts groups by one-third, to $200,000 from $600,000;
 * Charging Cincinnati Public Schools for crossing guards and school resource officers; and
 * Cutting the social services budget.

The proposal also has increases in police numbers.

Source http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2006/11/13/daily12.html See also: http://news.google.com/?ncl=1111178183&hl=en

Fifth & Race
Frustrated with a lack of progress, in January of 2008, Dohoney gave Eagle Realty Group a "final offer" regarding the development of the Fifth & Race site. Along with Economic Development Director Holly Childs, Dohoney presented a deal in September of 2008 for 3CDC to take over development of the lot.