City Council
Cleveland City Council
Monday, Dec. 4, 2023
7:00 p.m. — 9:00 p.m. EST
Remote
Cleveland City Council is the legislative branch of the government of the City of Cleveland in Ohio. In this meeting, residents may address council with public comments, and council typically introduces legislation and votes on legislation. Council does not typically discuss legislation in detail at this meeting; that happens in council’s committee meetings.
There are 17 elected Cleveland City Council members representing the 17 wards of the City of Cleveland. Each ward has approximately 25,000 residents. Council Members are elected to serve a four-year term. Council members serve two roles in their duties: to draft and enact legislation for the city of Cleveland and act as ombudspersons for their constituents.
Council members:
- Joe Jones
- Kevin Bishop
- Kerry McCormack
- Deborah Gray
- Richard Starr
- Blaine Griffin, council president
- Stephanie Howse-Jones
- Michael Polensek
- Kevin Conwell
- Anthony Hairston
- Danny Kelly
- Rebecca Maurer
- Kris Harsh
- Jasmin Santana
- Jenny Spencer
- Brian Kazy
- Charles Slife
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Reporting
Edited and summarized by the Cleveland - OH Documenters Team
Public commenters urge council to call for Gaza ceasefire
Commenters advocate for Gaza ceasefire
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05:57 PM Dec 4, 2023 CST
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"At this point after seven weeks you are inexcusable for ignorance, but many do not know the history."
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"At the last council meeting, there was an unprecedented number of police officers mobilized in city hall," he said.
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"Are you okay? I'm not. My days, my nights, my daily life are not the same anymore," she said.
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"Not a bait and switch," he says with a smile.
He says Cleveland is failing to provide affordable housing, which in his view is integral to public health.
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He says he had a warped view of Palestine most his life, only perceiving it through the lens of terrorism and Hamas. When he met his wife, a Palestinian woman, his perception of Palestinians changed.
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"Even locally, in your city, a Palestinian owner has had his establishment vandalized and harassed constantly," he said.
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She says council took a step towards democracy by opening up the public comment period. She's disturbed by the recent move to roll back the accessibility of the public comment period.
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She starts by mentioning how the Public Budgement amendment, Issue 38, came very close to passage in spite of near universal opposition by council and local government.
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"I urge this body to reconsider its shift away from democracy."
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"I lost thirty people in my family. The temperature is not cooling down," Zurub said.
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You can read more on the commission here:
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First, and notably, is an ordinance that allows the Director of Public Safety to contract social workers to serve as co-responders with the local police department.
This program was passed in Nov 22, following successful trials.
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Council approves both with 14 years, no nays.
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Seems like a significant bureaucratic shuffle.
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You can read more on this proposal here:
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MomsFirst is a local program that provides mothers pregnancy and early-childhood rearing support through home visits and consultations.
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Spencer is cut off by protestors. Blaine asks for them to "please allow her to finish."
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Cut off again.
"I do rise to say that our hearts have been breaking since October 7th, how could they not?"
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She then thanks the ceasefire advocates for their stories.
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He says people should not allowed to come and promote businesses or share personal business.
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Cleveland City Council
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Cleveland City Council is the legislative branch of the government of the City of Cleveland in Ohio. There are 17 elected Cleveland City Council members representing the 17 wards of the City of Cleveland. Each ward has approximately 25,000 residents. Council Members are elected to serve a four-year term. Council members serve two roles in their duties: to draft and enact legislation for the city of Cleveland and act as ombudsmen for their constituents.
Find meetings streamed at: *online on TV20 at: http://www.tv20cleveland.com/watch-now/
*The meetings are also streamed on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ClevelandCityCouncil/
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