Cleveland City Council
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Cleveland City Council is the legislative branch of the government of the City of Cleveland in Ohio. Its members are elected from 21 wards to four-year terms. The number of council members has decreased over the years. In 1885 there were 50 council members, by the 1960s there were 33, in 1981 Cleveland voters approved reducing council to 21 members, and today there is debate about further reductions (some suggest as few as seven members).
The Cleveland City Council chambers are located in Cleveland City Hall, across the street from the Cuyahoga County Justice Center.
[edit] City Council members
Members of Cleveland City Council by ward, as of January 2008:
- Nina Turner
- Robert White III
- Zachary Reed
- Kenneth L. Johnson, Sr.
- Phyllis Cleveland
- Mamie J. Mitchell
- Fannie M. Lewis
- Sabra Pierce Scott, Majority Leader
- Kevin Conwell
- Roosevelt Coats
- Michael Polensek
- Anthony Brancatelli
- Joe Cimperman
- Joe Santiago
- Brian Cummins
- Kevin Kelley, Majority Whip
- Matt Zone
- Jay Westbrook
- Dona Brady
- Martin J. Sweeney, Council President
- Martin J. Keane
The Clerk of Council is Patricia J. Britt.
[edit] References
- The Encyclopedia Of Cleveland History by Cleveland Bicentennial Commission (Cleveland, Ohio), David D. Van Tassel (Editor), and John J. Grabowski (Editor) ISBN 0-253-33056-4
- Cleveland City Council Official Website.
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