Cincinnati city council to vote on ordinance to renew delivery fee cap

Cincinnati City Council is expected to vote to renew a delivery fee cap for Cincinnati restaurants.

HAPPENING TODAY...CINCINNATICITY COUNCIL IS LOOKING TORENEW AN ORDINANCE THAT'SHELPING KEEP STRUGGLINGRESTAURANTS AFLOAT.

THEORDINANCE PUTS A 15 PERCENTCAP THIRD PARTY DELIVERYSERVICES CAN CHARGERESTAURANTS.WCPO 9 NEWS REPORTER JASMINEMINOR SHARES HOW THE CAP HASBEEN A SAVING GRACE TO SOMELOCAL SPOTS DURING THEPANDEMIC.JULIE, SINCE COUNCIL DECIDEDTO PUT A DELIVERY CAP FEE OF15 PERCENT INSTEAD OF THEORIGINAL 30 PERCENT EARLIERTHIS YEAR, PLACES LIKE B AND ASAVED $6,000 DOLLARS, THEIRNEIGHBORS POKE HUT ACROSS THESTREET SAVED FOUR JOBS.SO THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD AHUGE IMPACT ON OUR LOCALRESTAURANTS.

CHANGING THE CAPFEE TO 15 PERCENT MEANS FOREVERY THOUSAND DOLLARSRESTAURANTS GET TO KEEP ANADDITIONAL ONE HUNDRED ANDFIFTY DOLLARS.

MANYRESTAURANTS WROTE COUNCILMEMBERP-G SITTENFELD OF THEIRCONCERNS HEADING INTO THEWINTER MONTHS WHERE CUSTOMERSARE LESS LIKELY TO EAT OUT.WITH THE ADDED STRESS OF THEPANDEMIC, IT MEANS RESTAURANTSDEPEND HEAVILY ON DELIVERYSERVICES.

A DEPENDENCE, ONERESTAURANT OWNER TOLD US A FEWMONTHS BACK, THAT SO FAR HASBEEN MORE CRIPPLING THANHELPFUL."If you sold 1,000 dollarsworth of product, they take300 out ofit.""A lot of the third-partycompanies are makingthemselves seems as if they'rehelping the restaurants when,in fact, they're really not."WITH NO ASSURED ENDING INSIGHT TO THE PANDEMIC,RESTAURANTS ARE GOING TO KEEPDEPENDING ON DELIVERYSERVICES.

THE BUDGET ANDFINANCE COMMITTEE WILL BRINGTHE ORDINANCE TO THE TABLETODAY WITH A FULL VOTEEXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY.

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