Sharonville approves job grant for ‘Project Mustang,’ public-works contracts and 2027 tax budget

Sharonville City Council on June 23 approved a group of emergency ordinances and resolutions in a single meeting, including a job-creation incentive for a proposed headquarters project, contracts and guaranteed maximum prices for public-works construction, and the adoption of the preliminary 2027 tax budget.

A staff presenter introduced as David described Ordinance 2026-30-E, a job-creation incentive for “Project Mustang,” saying the project would add "approximately between 216 to 238 new jobs" and that the city was seeking a term of "40% over 5 years," which staff estimated would yield about $1.1 million in payroll-tax revenue over that period. Council voted to approve the emergency ordinance unanimously; Mr. Lovett moved the measure and Ms. Knight seconded the motion.

Council also approved a set of capital- and procurement-related ordinances. Ordinance 2026-32-E authorizes a construction-manager-at-risk contract with a guaranteed maximum price for renovation of the city’s new public-works building; staff said construction is planned to start July 6 if the contractors proceed. Public Works Director Steve Bosom described the new facility as an operational upgrade and said the city will "move from just over 10,000 square feet of chopped-up space to 20,000 square feet of clear-span space," noting the improvements should increase operational efficiency. Other approvals included an intergovernmental agreement for the Fields–Ertel intersection improvements and a pre-construction services contract for an Upper Grove project at Gower Park.

Council also adopted Resolution 2026-R-05E to file the city’s 2027 tax budget with the county auditor and passed emergency resolutions to continue cooperation with Hamilton County on CDBG programs (R06E), to join the ODOT Cooperative Purchasing Program for certain culvert and infrastructure work (R07E), and to reaffirm a pro-housing policy to support downtown residential and mixed-use redevelopment (R08E).

Votes at a glance (motion/second; roll-call result):
- Ordinance 2026-29-E (LOMR/2D mapping): motion Mr. Cook / second Ms. Cittadino; approved (6 yes, 0 no, 1 recusal — Mr. Cox).
- Ordinance 2026-30-E (Project Mustang job grant): motion Mr. Lovett / second Ms. Knight; approved (7–0).
- Ordinance 2026-31-E (Fields–Ertel intersection IGA): motion Ms. Cittadino / second Ms. Sharpshire; approved (7–0).
- Ordinance 2026-32-E (public-works CMR GMP): motion Mr. Cox / second Mr. Schmidt; approved (7–0).
- Ordinance 2026-33-E (Upper Grove pre-construction): motion Mr. Schmidt / second Ms. Sharpshire; approved (7–0).
- Resolution 2026-R-05E (adopt 2027 tax budget): motion Ms. Cittadino / second Mr. Cook; approved (7–0).
- Resolution 2026-R-06E (CDBG cooperation): motion Ms. Knight / second Mr. Lovett; approved (7–0).
- Resolution 2026-R-07E (ODOT cooperative purchasing): motion Ms. Sharpshire / second Ms. Cittadino; approved (7–0).
- Resolution 2026-R-08E (pro-housing policy): motion Ms. Cittadino / second Mr. Schmidt; approved (7–0).

Council heard the Public Works Department’s 2025 annual report, which noted staff levels (19 full-time employees, two permanent part-time positions), significant capital work in 2025 (Kemper path, a $432,000 project; a nearly $1.2 million street-repair program), and operational costs for snow removal (roughly 1,600 tons of salt and about $251,000 in expenditures). Bosom told council the planned new public-works facility would let the city keep more vehicles indoors and operate a wash bay to extend equipment life.

What happens next: staff will proceed with the contract steps and procurements authorized by the ordinances. The tax budget filing begins the statutory process with the county auditor; council will later adopt detailed amounts and rates as part of the fall budget schedule.