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The Public Meetings Report for the week of May 19, 2025In this week’s Public Meetings Report, Cleveland Documenters listen in as Cleveland City Council approves a move for the McCafferty Health Center, and funding for the “Home For Every Neighbor” program. Learn more in this week’s episode.

The Documenter whose work contributed to this episode is Christina Easter.

Her work has been compiled this week by Doug Breehl-Pitorak. 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.

Show Notes:

Signal Cleveland meeting briefs: 

• Habitat for Humanity and CMHA team up to repair homes in Buckeye-Woodhill by Gennifer Harding-Gosnell and Cleveland Documenters 

Documenters coverage: 

• Finance, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, Cleveland City Council Notes, April 28, 2025 

Signal Cleveland reporting: 

• Two in five Cleveland adults report depression diagnosis – a significant increase since 2015. Why? By Celia Hack
• Cleveland Print Room spends federal arts money just in time to avoid Trump cut by Nick Castele
• A new law says Cleveland employers can’t ask about your past salary. Here’s how it will be enforced by Olivera Perkins 
• Uncounted: Ohio’s failure to track lost pregnancies in jails spurs questions over care by Mark Puente, The Marshall Project, and WEWS News Channel 5, in partnership with Signal Cleveland
• Ohio lawmaker wants to require jails to report pregnancy outcomes by Mark Puente, The Marshall Project, and WEWS News Channel 5, in partnership with Signal Cleveland

Legislation:

• Emergency Ordinance 468-2025

Recordings: 

• Finance, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, Cleveland City Council, April 28, 2025 

Other resources:

• Agenda for the Cleveland City Council Finance, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee meeting on April 28, 2025