Public Meetings Report for the week of March 4, 2024
The 2024 General Fund budget hearings, where Cleveland City Council members discussed how the city should spend about $778 million of public money, came and went in the blink of an eye – at least compared to recent years.
Cleveland Documenters and Signal Staff followed along for all 30-odd hours of budget hearings. From a tree maintenance backlog to struggles with the city’s Exterior Paint Program, in this episode, we explore some additional budget items Documenters noted in their recent coverage.
The Documenters whose work contributed to this episode are:
Their 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 “Our Voices United,” a Burten, Bell, Carr community radio station.
Show Notes:
Documenters coverage:
Cleveland City Council General Fund Budget Hearings
Day 2-February 21, 2024 Live Tweets [1] and [2]; Notes [1] and [2]
Day 3-February 22, 2024 Live Tweets; Notes [1] and [2]
Day 4- February 23, 2024 Live Tweets [1] and [2]; Notes [1] and [2]
Signal Cleveland reporting:
The City of Cleveland’s Paint Program Could Use a Fresh Coat as Residents Cite Costly Labor and Slow Voucher Approval Process By Doug Breehl-Pitorak
City Council and Mayor Justin Bibb to hash out changes to Cleveland’s budget By Signal Cleveland
How Cleveland’s budget process works By Cleveland Documenters
2024 City of Cleveland budget coverage and resources By Signal Cleveland
Urban Forestry Commission wants Clevelanders to speak for the trees By Dakotah Kennedy
What we learned from Cleveland’s 2023 Community Development Block Grant hearings By Cleveland Documenters
Legal Aid, paint program, tree maintenance: A Cleveland Documenters catchup on 2024 budget hearings By Doug Breehl-Pitorak
Recordings:
City Budget Hearings, Cleveland City Council, Day 1, Part 1, February 20, 2024
City Budget Hearings, Cleveland City Council, Day 1, Part 2, February 20, 2024
City Budget Hearings, Cleveland City Council, Day 2, Part 1, February 21, 2024
City Budget Hearings, Cleveland City Council, Day 2, Part 2, February 21, 2024
City Budget Hearings, Cleveland City Council, Day 3, Part 1, February 22, 2024
City Budget Hearings, Cleveland City Council, Day 3, Part 2, February 22, 2024
City Budget Hearings, Cleveland City Council, Day 4, Part 1, February 23, 2024
City Budget Hearings, Cleveland City Council, Day 4, Part 2, February 23, 2024
City Budget Hearings, Cleveland City Council, Day 5, February 26, 2024
Other resources:
