This just in from City Hall: Judge Denies TRO for City Layoff Plan

This press release just sent to the media from City of Cincinnati public information officer, Meg Olberding. Not a surprising result.

City of Cincinnati —The Court of Common Please Judge Robert C. Winkler denied the request for an injunction by the City’s Fraternal Order of Police and CODE (Cincinnati Organized and Dedicated Employees) to prevent the layoff of city employees.

“Based upon the law of Ohio and the record before it, the Court cannot conclude that the Unions have proven by clear and convincing evidence that there is a substantial likelihood of success of the merits of the case,” he wrote in his opinion.

This decision does not prevent layoffs, currently scheduled to occur Sunday. The merits of the unions’ claims that the city’s projected $28 million deficit is not that large has yet to be proven at trial in the coming weeks at this time.

“No one is celebrating at City Hall,” said City Manager Milton Dohoney, Jr.  “Layoffs are still at play, and we are down to the last minute.”

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