City Council Caucus Meeting [IN-PERSON ONLY]
Cleveland City Council
Monday, Nov. 13, 2023
12:00 p.m. — 2:00 p.m. EST
601 Lakeside Ave Cleveland, OH 44114 (Directions)
Cleveland City Hall, Room 220 (large conference room)
NOTE: This is an in-person-only meeting.
A City Council Caucus is an informal gathering of Cleveland City Council members. Council members use the meeting to discuss and gain clarity on issues and processes and to hold political discussions. They do not vote on legislation in this meeting.
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Reporting
Edited and summarized by the Cleveland - OH Documenters Team
Officials discuss limitations on public comment
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10:17 AM Nov 13, 2023 CST
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The main change being proposed is “Speaker comments shall be limited to one item currently under consideration by Council.”
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Members are discussing how to handle that… maybe Cleveland residents have priority.
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Maurer replies: Eliminating public comment will not change the issues of safety.
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This comment, which she stands by, seems to have offended several of the (notably male) members of council.
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Public comment during committee meetings were brought up as an under utilized resource. It’s not clear to me what the procedures around this is…
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Cleveland City Council
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Cleveland City Council is the legislative branch of the government of the City of Cleveland in Ohio. There are 17 elected Cleveland City Council members representing the 17 wards of the City of Cleveland. Each ward has approximately 25,000 residents. Council Members are elected to serve a four-year term. Council members serve two roles in their duties: to draft and enact legislation for the city of Cleveland and act as ombudsmen for their constituents.
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