Public Meetings Report for the week of December 4, 2023
Cleveland City Council spent December 4 wrapping up its business for 2023, and Documenters kept tabs on the nearly 10-hour day. Documenters discovered Council members’ concerns that a job creation program could undermine living wages, and the maximum age for Cleveland Police trainees raised to 54 years old.
Get the details in this week's episode of the Public Meetings Report.
The Documenters whose work contributed to this episode are:
Their work has been compiled this week by Anastazia Vanisko 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:
Cleveland job creation program could undermine living wage, officials say Committee of the Whole, Cleveland City Council, December 4, 2023
No Gaza ceasefire resolution from Cleveland City Council in 2023 Cleveland City Council, December 4, 2023
Housing for veterans slated for Union-Miles Board of Control - December 6, 2023
Documenters coverage:
Committee of the Whole, Cleveland City Council Notes and Live-Tweet Thread - December 4, 2023
Cleveland City Council Notes [1], Notes [2] and Live-Tweet Thread - December 4, 2023
Cleveland Board of Control Notes [1], Notes [2] - December 6, 2023
Signal Cleveland reporting:
What is prevailing wage and how does it work in Ohio? by Dakotah Kennedy
Poverty and segregation remain key challenges for Cleveland, says retiring healthcare policy expert by Candice Wilder
How Cuyahoga County picks attorneys to represent children accused of crimes by Stephanie Casanova and Rachel Dissell
Legislation:
Legislation to change the city’s job creation incentive program
Legislation to raise the maximum age for new Cleveland police recruits to 54 from 39 years old
Legislation to approve $4.5 million in funding for social workers for the Department of Public Safety’s co-response program
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