Cleveland City Council is the legislative branch of the government of the City of Cleveland in Ohio. Its members are elected from 19 wards to four-year terms. The number of council members has decreased over the years. In 1885 there were 50 council members, by the 1960s there were 33, and in 1981 Cleveland voters approved reducing council to 21 members.[1]
In November 2008, Cleveland voters passed a charter amendment linking the size of City Council to the city's population.[2] City Council approved a redistricting plan in March 2009[3] reducing the number of wards to 19[4] at the start of the 2010–2013 term. Thereafter, the number of wards will be tied to the population identified in the decennial United States Census.
The Cleveland City Council chambers are located in Cleveland City Hall, across the street from Public Auditorium.
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The members of Cleveland City Council are listed below in the order of the ward they serve.[5]
All are members of the Democratic Party except where noted.
- Terrell Pruitt
- Zachary Reed
- Joe Cimperman
- Kenneth L. Johnson, Sr.
- Phyllis Cleveland - Majority Leader
- Mamie J. Mitchell
- TJ Dow
- Jeffrey Johnson
- Kevin Conwell
- Eugene Miller
- Michael Polensek
- Anthony Brancatelli
- Kevin Kelley - Majority Whip
- Brian J. Cummins (Green Party)
- Matt Zone
- Jay Westbrook
- Dona Brady
- Martin J. Sweeney - Council President
- Martin J. Keane
- Clerk of Council - Patricia J. Britt.
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