Committee of the Whole Meeting/Budget Hearing

Cuyahoga County Administrative Headquarters, 2079 East 9th Street, 4th Floor, C. Ellen Connally Council Chambers, Cleveland, OH 44115 (Directions)

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Cuyahoga County Council is the legislative body of Cuyahoga County government, made up of 11 elected representatives from across the county. All council meetings are open to the public and take place on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 5 p.m. The council makes policy decisions for the effective functioning of county government, and is a link between government agencies and citizens. It has legislative and taxing authority for the county, and is a co-equal branch of the county government with the executive branch. This form of government for Cuyahoga County was established in January 2011, replacing the three-member Board of County Commissioners, when the charter form of government adopted by voters went into effect.

In this meeting, the full Cuyahoga County Council operates as a committee, with the president and vice-president of council serving as the president and vice-president of the committee, respectively. The president may refer any matters to the Committee of the Whole in the same way that matters are referred to other committees. The Committee of the Whole discusses legislation, potentially teeing it up for final consideration at a later meeting.

This Committee of the Whole meeting is scheduled to be a hearing for the 2026 Cuyahoga County budget.

Council members:

• Patrick Kelly (District 1)
• Dale Miller (District 2), council president
• Martin Sweeney (District 3)
• Mark Casselberry (District 4)
• Michael Gallagher (District 5)
• Robert Schleper (District 6)
• Yvonne Conwell (District 7), vice president
• Pernel Jones Jr. (District 8)
• Meredith Turner (District 9)
• Michael Houser (District 10)
• Sunny Simon (District 11)

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We add two hours of pay ($36) to the assignment. Complimentary parking for the public is available in the attached garage at 900 Prospect.

A skywalk extends from the garage to provide additional entry to the Council Chambers from the 5th floor parking level of the garage. Visitors parking at the 900 Prospect Avenue Garage must use the Metropolis Parking app to receive parking validation from County Council.

Downloading the Metropolis app on your smartphone and creating an account is the only way to have parking validated at Council and Committee meetings. Attendees will be required to scan a QR code available only in the C. Ellen Connally Council Chambers.

They will then be taken to their Metropolis app or the Metropolis web browser and will be asked to enter their license plate information for the parking to be validated.

Council Chambers is equipped with a hearing assistance system. If needed, please see the clerk to obtain a receiver.

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