Council Meeting
Cuyahoga County Council
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
5:00 p.m. — 7:00 p.m. EDT
2079 East 9th Street Cleveland, OH 44115 (Directions)
C. Ellen Connaly Council Chambers, 4th Floor
The Cuyahoga County Council is the legislative body of Cuyahoga County government, made up of 11 elected representatives from across the County. All Council meetings are open to the public and take place on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 5:00 p.m. The Council makes policy decisions for the effective functioning of County government, and is a link between government agencies and citizens. It has legislative and taxing authority for the County, and is a co-equal branch of the County government with the executive branch. This form of government for Cuyahoga County was established in January 2011, replacing the three-member Board of County Commissioners, when the Charter form of government adopted by voters went into effect.
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Reporting
Edited and summarized by the Cleveland - OH Documenters Team
Public commenters oppose new county jail site
The meeting has not started yet but I’m seeing lots of yellow tshirts 👀.
… called to order at 5:04pm!
#rollcall
Starting off with public comments… do you see the yellow?? 👀
Watch with me live on @YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/live/8XezMCX5CjY?feature=share https://t.co/lfOYV4uiLu
It has been announced by District 8 President, Pernel Jones Jr. that no cheering or clapping is allowed.👍🏾
There are many residents here with a lot to say from their heart!
I’m not sure if it’s by habit or passion, but the people in this room are ready to clap and cheer after every public comment ⭐️🎤.
So far, every person that has spoken highly opposes a NEW JAIL IN Cuyahoga County.
Here are the first 4 pages of today’s 14 page agenda 📇.
It is 5:47pm and public comments are still in full swing ⚾️! https://t.co/6M3bUweDOb
The mother of #TamirRice had a few things to say…
She believes that the West Side of Cleveland has more resources to support a new jail.
“I am not happy” https://t.co/C18c9nZTpu
The Director of Senior and Adult Services for Cuyahoga County is being sworn in 📖 https://t.co/Tbna32rpo0
Resolutions are being read.
*The crowd is starting to thin…
Agenda pages 5-8 https://t.co/lxRt7tghyI
Have questions? Think we got something wrong? Send any inquiries on the meeting or these tweets to @cledocumenters or email us at cledocumenters@gmail.com 👍🏾
Compared to the amount of people present around 5pm, both the commotion and attendance is fading away 🫣 https://t.co/gxt2QX510a
Rev. Colvin was the first public comment 🟡
The full video of this meeting can be viewed here:
https://www.youtube.com/live/8XezMCX5CjY?feature=share https://t.co/vX9ytpdWnm
“ 61% of the county jail population is people in jail BEFORE trial.”
-Louise McKinney,St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church 🌝 https://t.co/eIdxs0ULCF
@CherylForOhio & @CuyD9MereTurner
Good things were said about Ted Ginn Sr. before Resolution 2023-0142 was adopted
awarding $34,500 to the CREW Foundation for the Ginn Academy Summer Filming Cohort from District 9 ARPA
Community Grant Fund.
#CommunityDevelopment
#filmschool https://t.co/sDTYiBejU8
@CherylForOhio @CuyD9MereTurner @GinnAcademy @CuyahogaCounty @GlobalCleveland @ClevelandStater @ghs_tarblooder Here is a snippet from the end of public comments featuring Samaria Rice, mother of Tamir Rice and founder of Tamir Rice Foundation. https://t.co/GUSGqey8VB
The Cuyahoga County Council is the legislative body of Cuyahoga County government. All Council meetings are open to the public and take place on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 5:00 p.m.
For more information: http://council.cuyahogacounty.us/en-US/20230620-MTG.aspx
This concludes my coverage of the Cuyahoga Council meeting held on June 20, 2023.
For more meeting coverage, check out http://documenters.org.
-Regina
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Agency Information
Cuyahoga County Council
The Cuyahoga County Council is the legislative body of Cuyahoga County government, made up of 11 elected representatives from across the county. All council meetings are open to the public and take place on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 5 p.m. The council makes policy decisions for the effective functioning of county government, and is a link between government agencies and citizens. It has legislative and taxing authority for the county, and is a co-equal branch of the county government with the executive branch. This form of government for Cuyahoga County was established in January 2011, replacing the three-member Board of County Commissioners, when the charter form of government adopted by voters went into effect.
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