Last week, Cleveland Documenters covered news about a $30,000 grant for Neighborhood Pets in Slavic Village, an update on cybersecurity for the Board of Elections, and identity theft insurance available for city employees. Check out what we learned in this week’s episode.

Listen to this week’s Public Meetings Report here:

The Documenters whose work contributed to this episode are:

  • Tim Zelina
  • Mildred Seward 
  • Joanna Tomassoni

Their work has been compiled this week by Doug Breehl-Pitorak and Anastasia Vanisko. The Public Meetings Report is produced by Gennifer Harding-Gosnell. 

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The Public Meetings Report is produced by Signal Cleveland and Cleveland Documenters, in partnership with WOVU 95.9FM “Our Voices United,” a Burten, Bell, Carr community radio station.

Show notes:

Signal Cleveland meeting briefs:

Documenters coverage: 

  • Cuyahoga County Board of Elections Notes – September 11, 2023
  • Cuyahoga County Council Notes – September 12, 2023
  • Board of Control Notes – September 13, 2023 

Related Signal Cleveland reporting: 

Legislation: 

  • Legislation removed from budget proposals and referred back to committee by Cuyahoga County Council (found on pg. 86)
  • Legislation on public improvement funding with playgrounds  

Recordings: 

Other resources: 

The Public Meetings Report is a weekly audio rundown of what happened in local government meetings here in Greater Cleveland – in five minutes or less! The show is based on the work of Cleveland Documenters – residents like you who are trained and paid to document these meetings for the public. Produced by Signal Cleveland and Cleveland Documenters, in partnership with WOVU 95.9FM “Our Voices United,” a Burten, Bell, Carr community radio station.

Audio Producer (she/her)
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Cleveland Documenters pays and trains people to cover public meetings where government officials discuss important issues and decide how to spend taxpayer money.