Public Meetings Report for the week of January 22, 2024
❄️Before the snow hit last week, Documenters caught a flurry of local government action, including Fourth Amendment concerns with the Cleveland police ShotSpotter policy, about $1.4 million set for community-based justice efforts in Cuyahoga County, and $1.35 million moved forward for an adult guardianship program. Check out the highlights in this week’s episode.
The Documenters whose work contributed to this episode are:
Tina Scott
Christina Easter
Marcy Clark
Stésià Swain
Barbara Phipps
Tim Zelina
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.
Signal Cleveland meeting briefs:
- About $1.4 million teed up for community-based justice efforts in Cuyahoga County, Public Safety and Justice Affairs Committee, Cuyahoga County Council, January 16, 2024
- Cuyahoga County needs more guardians for adults, advocate says Health, Human Services & Aging Committee, Cuyahoga County Council, January 17, 2024
- Cleveland ShotSpotter policy may violate Fourth Amendment rights, work group says Community Police Commission, Police Policy Committee, January 17, 2024
Documenters coverage:
- Public Safety and Justice Affairs Committee Notes and Live Tweets, Cuyahoga County Council, January 16, 2024
- Community Police Commission, Police Policy Committee Notes and Live-Tweets - January 17, 2024
- Health, Human Services & Aging Committee Notes and Live-Tweets, Cuyahoga County Council, January 17, 2024
Signal Cleveland reporting:
- ShotSpotter in Cleveland: What To Know
- New chat service guides people facing felony charges through the legal process By Stephanie Casanova
- Recordings:
- Public Safety and Justice Affairs Committee, Cuyahoga County Council, January 16, 2024
- Police Policy Committee, Community Police Commission, January 17, 2024
- Health, Human Services & Aging Committee, Cuyahoga County Council, January 17, 2024
- Other resources:
- HOW TO BECOME A CLEVELAND DOCUMENTER
- Cleveland City Council
- Cleveland Community Police Commission
- Court Community Service Inc.
- Community Corrections Program
- Applewood Centers Inc.
- What is a general police order (GPO)?
- Cleveland’s search and seizure policy
- Community Police Commission agenda - January 24, 2024
- Cuyahoga County Council
- Cuyahoga County Corrections Planning Board
- Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry’s FAQ on the guardianship program
