Cincinnati City Council is weeks away from finalizing the next city budget, and the final public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday night.

City Manager Sheryl Long and Mayor Aftab Pureval released the first budget draft last week , and City Council has until the end of June to make any changes and approve a final version.

Chair of the Budget and Finance Committee Jeff Cramerding says he expects to finish the process by June 18.

"Council's budget priority motion said that public services was the number one priority for this budget cycle," Cramerding said. "Right now, I'm really looking through the budget to see if it comports with our priority."

This is Cramerding's first year managing the budget process, and he opted to host all but one public hearing before the city manager and mayor re

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