The city of Cincinnati is positioned to spend an additional $5.4 million this year on public safety following a summer of high-profile incidents and debates about violent crime here and across the country.

Council's Budget and Finance Committee Monday approved the funding package based on a proposal by Council members Jeff Cramerding, Mark Jeffreys, Meeka Owens, and Seth Walsh. The final package included about $700,000 in additional funding for police overtime and other measures proposed by Owens and Cramerding.

Not everyone was a fan of the package Council arrived at. Council members Victoria Parks, Scotty Johnson, and Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney voted against the plan. Kearney said while the need for more police overtime is urgent, the package didn't provide enough funding for

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