Committee of the Whole [MORNING SESSION]

Cleveland City Council’s Committee of the Whole allows all 17 council members to meet and act as a committee. Essentially, it serves as an extra step in the process of vetting legislation before City Council officially votes on legislation.

NOTE for Documenters: This assignment is for the morning session of this Committee of the Whole meeting. This assignment is scheduled from 9 a.m. until council takes a lunch break. We are not sure exactly when council will take a break, but we are paying based on each session being a four-hour meeting (in this case going until 1 p.m., even if it runs shorter). The break may come earlier or later. If the session goes longer and you need to split, just let us know and note where you left off in your coverage.

If you can, please contact us at (216) 202-4383 (call or text) or at cledocumenters@gmail.com to let us know when they will return from lunch and begin the afternoon session so we can let the other Documenter know.

Pay: We treat each session (AM or PM) as a four-hour meeting, even if it runs shorter.

Minimum pay if watching remotely: $108
Minimum pay if watching in-person: $144

More pay is added for sessions that run longer than 4 hrs & 15 min.

This meeting comes ahead of council’s final regular meeting before its summer recess. Not everything on the agenda will be covered in this morning session, and they may jump around out of order of the agenda. If council members discuss legislation that isn’t on the agenda, feel free to note that in your coverage.

Council members:

Joe Jones
Kevin Bishop
Kerry McCormack
Deborah Gray
Richard Starr
Blaine Griffin, council president
Stephanie Howse-Jones
Michael Polensek
Kevin Conwell
Anthony Hairston
Danny Kelly
Rebecca Maurer
Kris Harsh
Jasmin Santana
Jenny Spencer
Brian Kazy
Charles Slife

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Agency Information

Cleveland City Council

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www.clevelandcitycouncil.org

(216) 664-2840

@CleCityCouncil

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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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