Cleveland City Council news and resources

Cleveland City Council empty chambers. — Credit: Jeff Haynes / Signal Cleveland

Cleveland City Council is the legislative governing body of the city. The 17 members are elected to four-year terms, unless appointed to fill a mid-term vacancy. Each Council member represents about 25,000 people. Council members serve two roles in their duties: to draft and enact legislation for the city of Cleveland and act as ombudspersons for their constituents.

Signal Cleveland journalists and Cleveland Documenters report on and explain what is happening. From our meeting briefs to a closer look at issues before Council, we inform Greater Clevelanders about information that is important to them and their neighbors.

Recent news

‘Who’s getting fired?’: Bibb under attack for public safety hire (Podcast)

In this week’s show, Cleveland City Council members have some words for Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb about hiring his college roommate.

by Gennifer Harding-Gosnell, Lawrence Daniel Caswell and Cleveland Documenters April 25, 2024April 24, 2024

Lease for Cleveland Public Power’s East Side service center in limbo

Cleveland City Council’s Utilities Committee debated moving all Cleveland Public Power service center operations to the West Side.

by Gennifer Harding-Gosnell and Cleveland Documenters April 24, 2024April 24, 2024

Consultant’s Cleveland lakefront cost overruns win approval from City Council after all

City Hall is paying landscape architecture consultant Field Operations $900,000 to develop a master plan for the lakefront, which may or may not house an NFL stadium in the future.