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 Cleveland City 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.
Resources and News
Cleveland City Council explained
Understanding Cleveland’s ward boundaries (Explainer)
The number of council seats is expected to shrink by two before 2025 because Cleveland’s population is shrinking. That means the ward boundaries will change.
Year one of public comment at Cleveland City Council (Explainer)
The numbers on what we heard in a year of public comments at Cleveland City Council. It was the first time public comments were allowed at regular Council meetings in 90 years.
How to follow legislation through Cleveland City Council (Guide)
Our one-page guide breaks down how a piece of legislation goes from introduction to a final vote on passage.
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Cleveland City Council news
Cleveland public commenters ask officials to seat Black Women and Girls Commission, support library staff
Cleveland residents asked council to seat the Black Women and Girls Commission, support library workers and oppose a state “flat tax.”
March 15, 2023: Cleveland City Council Joint Committee
Three City Council committees discussed and advanced legislation for the new Cleveland police headquarters, an estimated $90 million project.
March 13, 2023: Cleveland City Council
Public commenters addressed council about residents facing displacement and the stalled start of the Commission on Black Women and Girls.
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Contact the Cleveland City Council
Cleveland City Hall
601 Lakeside Ave
Cleveland, OH 44114
(216) 664-2840