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Council Budget Hearings

February 14, 2021
On Tuesday, Feb. 16th Mayor Frank G. Jackson will present his budget "transmittal letter" to council members and will discuss his estimate during a session from 9 am until approximately noon. During the meeting, council members and the mayor discuss aspects of the budget and decisions made in it. Review the budget.

City Departments come before council to discuss staffing, services and more. Presentations and reports:
  • Airport
  • Housing Court
  • Water Department
  • Cleveland Public Power
  • Building and Housing
  • Water Pollution Control
  • Economic Development
  • Fire Department
  • Police Department
The council then begins its discussion with the various department directors and commissions through Wednesday, Feb. 24th with Thursday the 25th and Friday, Feb. 26th as runover dates. Most of the hearings run from 9 am until 5 pm, though on some occasions they continue beyond that. 

On Monday, Feb. 22nd, budget hearings will run from 9 am until 2 pm. Council will have then have  a 2 pm Finance Committee meeting and immediately following go into a Council Meeting.
 
Full day budget hearings resume on Tuesday, Feb. 23rd. through Friday the 26th. For a schedule of the departments coming before council check here. 

In accordance with Ohio's Open Meetings Law under H.B. 404. Committee and council meetings can be watched live on TV20 and YouTube. It will also be linked to council's Facebook page

Viewers can also watch on YouTube anytime after the meeting. You can also review the full legislation, learn about upcoming committee or council hearings, or sign up for notices about upcoming committee hearings on the Legistar 
calendar page. You can search for legislation from 2003 on the Legistar legislation page. 

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