Public Meetings Report for the week of September 11, 2023
The Cleveland Documenters team was in Chicago this week for a summit celebrating the civic power being built by people in more than a dozen cities that now have Documenters programs!
Here in Cleveland, we have a few bits from recent public meetings to share, including a contract approved to continue replacing outdated water service lines, and a call to have health professionals, not police, respond to mental health crises. Check out what we learned in this week’s episode.
The Documenters whose work contributed to this episode are:
Their work has been compiled this week by Signal Cleveland’s Rachel Dissell and Dakotah Kennedy. The Public Meetings Report is produced by Gennifer Harding-Gosnell.
The Public Meetings Report is produced by Signal Cleveland and Cleveland Documenters, in partnership with WOVU 95.9FM “Our Voices United,” a Burten, Bell, Carr community radio station.
Show Notes:
Signal Cleveland meeting briefs:
Board of Control - August 30, 2023
Mental Health Response Advisory Committee Community Engagement Committee - August 31, 2023
City Planning Commission - September 1, 2023
Documenters coverage:
Board of Control meeting Notes [1], Notes [2] and Live-Tweets (Cleveland Documenters, August 30, 2023)
Mental Health Response Advisory Committee Community Engagement Committee Notes and Live-Tweets (Cleveland Documenters, August 31, 2023)
City Planning Commission Notes and Live-Tweets (Cleveland Documenters, September 1, 2023)
Related Signal Cleveland reporting:
Specially trained police officers responding to more crisis calls by Stephanie Casanova
The basics of how bail and bonds work (Explainer) by Rachel Dissell, Ilica Mahajan and The Marshall Project
Bail reform in Cuyahoga County (Timeline) Rachel Dissell, Ilica Mahajan and The Marshall Project
Cuyahoga County judges vowed to reform the bail system. Here’s what happened by Ilica Mahajan, Rachel Dissell and The Marshall Project
Legislation:
Legislation approving lead and galvanized piping replacement
Recordings:
Board of Control - August 30, 2023
City Planning Commission - September 1, 2023
Other resources:
