Cc incinnati Organized Dedicated Employees 1011 West Eighth Street Diana L. Frey, President Cincinnati, Ohio 45203 Jeff Ventre, Ist Vice President 513-421-CODE John Hughes, 2nd Vice President 513-421-WAGE (fax) Bryan Schmitt, Secretary www.codegroup.org Mark Brown, Treasurer Monique Ware, Board Member Ginny Volle, Board Member Contact: Diana Frey, President C.0.D.E (513) 560-8579 December 7, 2010; 5:00 p.m. For Immediate Release MEDIA ADVISORY Cincinnati Organized and Dedicated Employees (C.O.D.E) has joined forces with nine additional well-respected groups to publicly and forcefully OBJECT to the wasteful spending by the City of Cincinnati on the Streetcar boondoggle. We encourage everyone who has a common interest in the BASIC services and PUBLIC SAFETY and understand what true priorities really are and should be to those that represent you (City Council) to speak out against this spending. Please attend a public hearing and have your voice heard and show your support for those of us fighting to keep our great City clean and safe. Laying off more than 350 dedicated city employees, police officers and firefighters should be unacceptable to everyone! Included in the group is the NAACP, Baptist Ministers Conference, Fraternal Order of Police, Local 48 Firefighters, Coalition For The Homeless, Coalition Against Streetcar Swindle, Westwood Concern, Coalition Opposed to Additional Spending & Taxes and C.O.D.E. Frey says, "Standing up with this cross section of groups representing a variety of causes is truly a historic victory to all of Cincinnati. Coming together to fight for our respective employees, members and the citizens of Cincinnati by demanding that City Hall stop their wasteful spending and get their priorities back in line is the UNIFIED message we are all sending. We refuse to conveniently forget campaign promises made to all of us that NO public safety or Basic Services employees would be laid off. We have become the voice of the people and we WILL BE HEARD.” tt Equal Opportunity Employer