Last week Documenters caught the details on some big funding discussions. Their coverage included Greater Cleveland RTA’s approval of a $56,000 raise for CEO India Birdsong Terry, Cuyahoga County Council’s first public hearing on a sales tax extension to fund a new jail, and up to $2 million to address homelessness in Cuyahoga County. Check out the highlights in this week’s episode.

Listen to this week’s Public Meetings Report here:

The Documenters whose work contributed to this episode are:

  • Regina Samuels
  • Tucker Handley
  • Dan McLaughlin
  • Seanna Jackson 
  • Chau Tang.

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

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Show notes:

Signal Cleveland meeting briefs:

Documenters coverage: 

  • Cuyahoga County Council, Committee of the Whole Live-Tweet Thread (Cleveland Documenters, July 24, 2023)  
  • Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Board of Trustees Notes and Live-Tweet Thread (Cleveland Documenters, July 25, 2023) 
  • Cuyahoga County Council Health, Human Services, and Aging Committee Notes and Live-Tweet Thread (Cleveland Documenters, July 26, 2023) 
  • Community Police Commission Notes and Live-Tweet Thread (Cleveland Documenters, July 26, 2023)  

Signal Cleveland reporting:

Recordings: 

Other Info: 

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, Cleveland Documenters and WOVU 95.9 FM. 

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