Cleveland City Council passed an ordinance doubling campaign contribution limits for City Council candidates. Contribution limits to candidates for City Council increased from $1,500 to $3,000 for individuals and from $3,000 to $6,000 for PACs in a calendar year. Emergency […]
Cleveland City Council passed an ordinance doubling campaign contribution limits for City Council candidates.
Contribution limits to candidates for City Council increased from $1,500 to $3,000 for individuals and from $3,000 to $6,000 for PACs in a calendar year.
Emergency Ordinance No. 615-2024 will become effective immediately upon being signed by Mayor Justin Bibb, or in 10 days if not signed.
Bibb and all members of City Council are up for reelection in November 2025.
November 3, 2021 •
Justin Bibb Wins Cleveland Mayoral Election
Justin Bibb, a nonprofit executive, will be the next mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. Bibb defeated Cleveland City Council President Kevin Kelley by 26 percentage points to become the city’s second-youngest mayor.
Justin Bibb, a nonprofit executive, will be the next mayor of Cleveland, Ohio.
Bibb defeated Cleveland City Council President Kevin Kelley by 26 percentage points to become the city’s second-youngest mayor.
August 19, 2021 •
Cleveland City Council Approves Public Comment Period
Cleveland City Council adopted rule changes at the August 18 meeting to allow public comment at regular council meetings beginning at the September 20 Meeting. The new rules make public comments the fifth item in the order of business at council […]
Cleveland City Council adopted rule changes at the August 18 meeting to allow public comment at regular council meetings beginning at the September 20 Meeting.
The new rules make public comments the fifth item in the order of business at council meetings.
Anyone may speak, regardless of whether they are a resident of Cleveland and public comments will not be limited to current agenda items, but anyone who wants to speak must register.
Registration will open at noon on Wednesdays before a Monday council meeting and will close at 2:00 pm on the day of the council meeting.
Speaking slots of up to three minutes each will be allotted by order of registration up to a maximum of 10 speakers.
July 15, 2021 •
Cleveland City Council Considering Public Comment Period
Cleveland City Council is drafting legislation to change the council’s meeting rules to create a public comment period. Currently, the public is only allowed to speak at committee meetings at the discretion of the committee chairs. Members of the public […]
Cleveland City Council is drafting legislation to change the council’s meeting rules to create a public comment period.
Currently, the public is only allowed to speak at committee meetings at the discretion of the committee chairs.
Members of the public have not been allowed to speak at City Council meetings except in the 1920s when the city was under a city manager form of government.
The new legislation is expected to be enacted in August and effective in September.
September 16, 2016 •
Cleveland, OH to Consider Raising Minimum Wage in 2017 Special Election
Cleveland City Council approved a proposal this week to put a minimum wage increase before the voters in a 2017 special election. If passed by the voters, the proposal would increase the city minimum wage to $12 per hour in […]
Cleveland City Council approved a proposal this week to put a minimum wage increase before the voters in a 2017 special election.
If passed by the voters, the proposal would increase the city minimum wage to $12 per hour in January 2018 and increase the wage $1 annually thereafter for three additional years.
The issue will appear on the ballot on May 2, 2017.
Photo of the Cleveland skyline by Eric Drost in Wikimedia Commons.
January 26, 2016 •
Cleveland City Council to Consider Raising Campaign Contribution Limits
Cleveland City Council President Kevin Kelley wants to raise the limits on political contributions in order to offer challengers a fair fight against incumbent candidates with established war chests. Individual and PAC contributions to mayoral candidates would be capped at […]
Cleveland City Council President Kevin Kelley wants to raise the limits on political contributions in order to offer challengers a fair fight against incumbent candidates with established war chests. Individual and PAC contributions to mayoral candidates would be capped at $10,000 per calendar year. The current city ordinance permits just $1,000 from individuals and $2,000 from PACs. The proposed legislation would also increase contribution limits for council candidates up to $1,500 from individuals and $3,000 from PACs.
Critics argue the proposal would allow special interests to buy influence at City Hall. Kelley, however, believes $10,000 is not enough money to make a mayor feel beholden to a donor. Considering most Ohio cities have no campaign contribution limits, Kelley suggests a higher limit is still better than no limit at all.
The legislation will be discussed at the Finance Committee meeting on Wednesday, January 27, and will likely be up for passage the same night.
Photo of Cleveland City Hall by Stu Spivack on Wikimedia Commons.
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