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.
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Mayor Justin Bibb joins Third Way summit for moderate Democrats in South Carolina
Mayor Justin Bibb visited Charleston, South Carolina, this week for the “Winning the Middle” conference for centrist-minded Democrats hosted by the think tank Third Way. He spoke on a panel with San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins and U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss of Massachusetts. Moderated by journalist Matthew Yglesias, the panel had a catchy theme:…
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