Overview
- The City Solicitor’s Office confirmed plans to retain an outside law firm to run the investigation, with proposals under review and a decision expected soon.
- Police Chief Teresa Theetge remains on paid administrative leave during the leadership review, and her attorneys say she will not resign.
- The Cincinnati FOP unveiled a 16-foot LED mobile billboard portraying Mayor Aftab Pureval as a puppeteer and urging residents to “Back the chief and change Issue 5.”
- Union leaders are pressing to shift firing authority for the chief from the city manager to city council, and any change to Issue 5 would require voter approval.
- Pureval backs the city manager’s action and rejects claims of political motivation, while officials say the process could take months.