Cleveland Heights

The city of Cleveland Heights has launched a streetscape planning process for Noble and Taylor roads, and wants the community’s help in deciding what should be the priorities for the public realm.

The city is holding a community meeting on Tuesday, April 29, 6–8:30 p.m., at the Noble Neighborhood Library.

It invites residents, business owners and other stakeholders to attend and share their ideas on improving the streetscape, which includes elements such as lighting, benches, trees, sidewalk pavers, public art, and more.

There were more than 7,000 crashes in Cleveland Heights in the past 10 years—a staggering number of incidents that killed 20 people. Eleven of these fatalities occurred within the past three years alone. Some of the crashes involved cars, while others affected pedestrians and cyclists. Additionally, there were 98 serious injuries during this period. 

A new Cleveland Heights traffic safety plan aims to ameliorate this situation and make the city safer for all. With a $200,000 grant from the Federal Safe Streets for All (SS4A) program, the city set out in January of last year to begin developing a strategy for preventing roadway fatalities and serious injuries. Now that the process is complete, Cleveland Heights City Council adopted the Comprehensive and Equitable Safety Action Plan (CESAP) at its April 7 meeting.

At its April 7 meeting, Cleveland Heights City Council considered developing legislation to limit keycard access to Cleveland Heights City Hall by non-employees. This was in response to the alleged unauthorized use of a keycard by Mayor Khalil Seren’s wife, Natalie McDaniel. Council members also discussed legislation that would give them additional oversight of city contracts following revelations that the mayor signed a contract with Burges & Burges Strategists for resident surveying that city council was not aware of. 

Former city administrator Daniel Horrigan resigned on March 17 after less than three months on the job, alleging in an Akron Beacon Journal article that a member of the mayor’s family had created a “hostile work environment” at City Hall. E-mails that Horrigan sent to the mayor prior to his resignation confirmed the family member was McDaniel.

In a special council meeting on April 2, Cleveland Heights Mayor Khalil Seren refuted allegations that his wife, Natalie McDaniel, created a “hostile work environment” at City Hall—a complaint lodged by former city administrator Daniel Horrigan, who resigned his position on March 17, effective at the end of that day, after less than three months on the job.

Horrigan is the third city administrator to resign in the last three years and, according to Council President Tony Cuda, is the 12th director-level employee to leave the city administration in that same period.

“Your wife’s presence here at City Hall has led a number of employees to feel uncomfortable and on at least one occasion, unsafe,” Horrigan wrote in an e-mail to Seren before his resignation.

The city of Cleveland Heights expects to break ground this spring on construction of a tiered, amphitheater-style seating area and an ADA-accessible ramp at Cain Park’s eastern end. Flanking the park’s popular sledding hill, the $1.292 million project will be paid for with a federal government grant to the city from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021. 

“We are extremely excited to see this project enhancing the public space of Cain Park come to fruition,” said Cleveland Heights Mayor Kahlil Seren. “In supporting great local projects like improving parks and green spaces, our tax dollars are at work. The federal grant to support this project provides local construction jobs, is a key piece in Cleveland Heights’ economic development plans, and improves the livability of our city.

On Aug. 5, 2024, Cleveland Heights City Council passed Ordinance 102-2024(AS), establishing the Cleveland Heights Climate and Environmental Sustainability Committee (CESC). The committee comprises eight members: seven Cleveland Heights residents appointed by council and Andy Boateng, the city’s climate resiliency and sustainability coordinator. Council Member Gail Larson serves as council liaison to the CESC.

CESC serves as an advisory body to the mayor and council, providing recommendations to enhance the environmental sustainability of city programs, services, equipment and facilities. It also seeks to raise awareness of sustainability issues among residents and businesses while promoting environmentally conscious activities in the community.

In a special recognition of community leaders making an impact, Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb selected Cleveland Heights City Council Vice President and longtime union leader Davida Russell as one of his "Hidden Figures for Black History Month." The honor acknowledged Russell’s commitment to labor rights, advocacy and community service.

In announcing the honor, Bibb stated, "“We are proud to recognize Davida Russell as one of our Hidden Figures for Black History Month. Her work with labor organizations and her dedication to improving the lives of working families exemplify the values of leadership and service. Her impact will be felt for generations to come.”

Dan Horrigan resigned suddenly as Cleveland Heights’ city administrator on Monday, March 17, after less than three months on the job. Now, in an Akron Beacon Journal article, the former two-term mayor of Akron has commented on his experience working at Cleveland Heights City Hall.

“I raised a number of workplace safety and hostile work environment issues that involved a member of the mayor’s family that were not addressed,” stated Horrigan in the article.

“I just never got a response to the issues,” noted Horrigan, adding, “If you’re not going to make those changes that make it safe for employees, then you kind of become complicit in that atmosphere, and I wasn’t going to be complicit.”

After four months, and much debate, Cleveland Heights City Council passed a 12-month budget for 2025 at its March 17 meeting. Members of city council, who received the mayor’s appropriations on Nov. 15, 2024, requested additional information from the mayor’s office before voting on the budget. On Dec. 19, council adopted a temporary three-month budget that was set to expire March 31.

The $105 million budget provides funding for a range of programs and projects, notably $2.8 million for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) programs including home repair grants and sidewalk repair programs that serve low- to moderate-income residents; Economic Development Department programs that help to redevelop vacant properties in the city; and Cain Park, which received $1.8 million to operate the city’s arts park and venue in the upcoming season.

Flaherty and Collins, the developer of the much-anticipated Cedar Lee building complex known as the Marquee, is now set to begin demolition on the north-facing property that was damaged by fire on Jan. 24. While the fire irretrievably damaged this building, it left the complex’s additional building, which faces Lee Road, completely intact. Additionally, the parking garage owned by the city was not damaged and reopened to the public on March 7. 

The Cleveland Heights Fire Department investigative unit, the state fire marshall, and private insurance stakeholders spent a month and a half investigating the cause of the fire before they issued the demolition order. Because the blackened building posed a risk of potential collapse, Cedar Road between Lee and Goodnor roads was closed for nearly two months while the situation was examined.

Dan Horrigan resigned as Cleveland Heights’ city administrator on Monday, March 17. He had been on the job since January of this year.

Cleveland Heights Mayor Kahlil Seren confirmed Horrigan's resignation at the 7:30 p.m., March 17 meeting of Cleveland Heights City Council, where he stated, “I’d like to confirm the news that today the former city administrator, Dan Horrigan, resigned his position.”

According to Cleveland Heights City Council President Tony Cuda, who spoke to Horrigan on March 18, Monday was Horrigan’s last day at City Hall. “He was absolutely the right guy for this job,” commented Cuda. “This is a big loss for the city.”

On March 20, the Heights Observer received a press release from the city, dated March 19, which confirmed that Horrigan's March 17 resignation took effect "by the end of" that day.

MARCH 3, 2025 regular meeting

• Public comment
• City administrator’s report
• Clerk of council’s report
• Dorian Pace
• Council actions
• Other agenda items
• Committee of the whole
  
  

Present were Mayor Kahlil Seren and Council Members Tony Cuda (council president), Davida Russell (vice president), Craig Cobb, Gail Larson, Anthony Mattox, Jr., Jim Petras, and Jim Posch. Also present were Law Director William Hanna and City Administrator Daniel Horrigan. The meeting ran for one hour.

FEBRUARY 18, 2025, regular meeting

• Public comment
• Economic development report
• Council actions
• Council member comments
• Committee of the Whole
  
  

Present were Mayor Kahlil Seren and Council Members Davida Russell (vice president), Craig Cobb, Gail Larson, Anthony Mattox, Jr., Jim Petras, and Jim Posch. Council President Tony Cuda was excused but attended on Zoom. Also present were Clerk of Council Addie Balester, Law Director William Hanna, and City Administrator Daniel Horrigan. The meeting ran three hours and 18 minutes.

On Wednesday, Feb. 26, Cleveland Heights Council President Tony Cuda and Council Vice President Davida Russell will present their shared agenda for 2025.

The Q&A forum will take place at the Cleveland Heights Community Center, Rooms 1A and 1B, 7–8:30 p.m.

"One of the most important responsibilities of elected officials is to communicate effectively with our residents," commented Cuda. "To that end, VP Russell and I will hold our fifth 'Town Hall' style event since being appointed president and vice president of city council just a little over a year ago."

The forum is open to the public. No registration is required.

Following a year when the Cleveland Heights Housing Preservation Office tripled its lead-abatement project spending to reach $600,000 in federal Housing Urban Development (HUD) funds to remove lead from windows and doors, the city is poised to invest $1 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds in 2025 to continue remediating lead and repairing the city’s rental and owner-occupied homes.

The city plans to spend another $2.5 million of ARPA funds in home-repair programs to help Cleveland Heights residents who qualify (those who earn less than 120% of area median income), including an exterior home-repair program to replace driveways, trees, sidewalks, and detached garages.

FEBRUARY 3, 2025, regular meeting

• Public comment
• Mayor’s report
• City administrator’s report
• Council actions
• Council member comments
• Committee of the Whole

JANUARY 21, 2025, regular meeting

• Public comment
• Mayor’s report
• Severance Town Center presentation
• Council actions
• Council member comments and committee reports
• Other agenda items

New York-based real estate development firm MPact Collective, known for its innovative approach to downtown revitalization, has commenced its process toward the transformation of Severance Town Center.

MPact aims to redevelop the struggling Severance mall into a vibrant, mixed-use community through a public-private partnership.

The Cleveland Heights initiative is a joint venture between MPact and Namdar Realty Group, Severance’s owner. While Namdar’s reputation has presented challenges in gaining community trust, MPact Collective is leveraging its history of success to bridge the gap.

The partnership's 20-month planning phase includes community engagement, rezoning efforts and a conceptual plan to redefine the Severance site. MPact acts as the master developer and brings in co-development partners to build components of the project under rules established though community and municipal collaboration and codified in the zoning and land-use regulations.

After the “devastating fire” that destroyed part of the Marquee development complex over the weekend, Cleveland Heights Mayor Kahlil Seren said the city is committed to “rebuilding after the initial process of investigation.”

Flanked by other city officials, Mayor Seren said at a news conference on Monday, Jan. 27, that there is no timeline yet for the investigation.

According to CH Fire Chief Jim Harry, first reports of the fire came in at approximately 7:05 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 24. When fire crews responded, a “heavy body of fire” was already in the roof and ceiling.

On Jan. 27, at 1:56 p.m., the city of Cleveland Heights issued the following statement regarding multiple social media accounts of an alleged Jan. 26 ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) raid on Cilantro Taqueria in Coventry Village:

"A report of a raid by federal ICE officials on the business establishment operated by Cilantro Taqueria located at Coventry and Euclid Heights Boulevard in Cleveland Heights has come to the attention of the City and its Division of Police.

John Gall lives at the T-bone intersection of South Taylor Road and Fairmount Boulevard in Cleveland Heights. On several occasions, speeding motor vehicles traveling southbound through that intersection have crashed into his house. One crash resulted from a police chase. There used to be a guardrail facing the intersection on Gall’s tree lawn. The city had it removed. Mr. Gall believes that removal has deprived his house of protection from such collisions.

Mayor Seren insists that removal of the guardrail merely “adhered” to guidelines of the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT). The mayor has offered alternative solutions, such as bollards, wooden posts, field stones, or concrete barriers. He even offered to buy Gall’s house. The city now has placed two large boulders on the tree lawn. But Mr. Gall still wants a guardrail. The city still refuses to allow one.

JANUARY 6, 2025, regular meeting

• Public comment
• Mayor’s report
• Clerk of council’s report
• Council actions
• Council member comments
• Committee of the whole
• Special meeting on Dec. 30

DECEMBER 19, 2024, special meeting

• Public comment
• Mayor’s report
• Council actions
• Council member comments
• Open meetings violations
• Committee of the Whole

DECEMBER 16, 2024, regular meeting

• Public comment
• Mayor’s report
• Council actions
• Council member comments
• Accounting firm
• Committee of the Whole

DECEMBER 9, 2024, special meeting

• Public comment
• Council actions
• Council member comments
• Other agenda items
• Committee of the whole

DECEMBER 2, 2024, regular meeting

• Public comment
• Mayor’s report
• Council action
• Council member comments
• Committee of the whole

The city of Cleveland Heights recognized five winners in its Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) Design Competition at an Awards Showcase held at CH City Hall on Dec. 4.

The showcase featured original designs for ADUs—small, second homes that can be built on the same property as a primary residence—submitted by 28 professional and amateur designers.

The two People’s Choice award winners—Cade McCue of Kent State University, and Tristen Ruffin-Williams of Hawken School—were selected through an online vote.

The three winners in the juried competition, chosen by a panel of residents and design and planning professionals, were: Chuck Miller of C2, Charles C. Miller Architect LLC; Connor Deck, Jon Novak and Tommy Chesnes of Onyx Creative; Phillip Talley and Jamie List of City Architecture.

On Monday, Dec. 16, Cleveland Heights City Council held a confirmation hearing for Dan Horrigan, the former mayor of Akron, who is Mayor Kahlil Seren’s nominee to serve as the next city administrator of Cleveland Heights.

The hearing, a special meeting of the Council Committee of the Whole, can be viewed on the city’s YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2aNUPafnTY&t=20s.

According to the mayor, Horrigan was one of 42 applicants for the position, and the only one whom Seren interviewed—via a “series of conversations about his experience and interest in continuing in public service.” The mayor noted, “I wanted to jump on this opportunity and move forward.”

The city of Cleveland Heights won a $800,000 Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The city will use the grant to install demonstration projects from the SS4A federal program, intended to improve safety conditions for pedestrians and cyclists in Cleveland Heights.

The city will add $200,000 from its general operating fund to the $800,000 grant for an immediate infusion of $1 million in roadway safety improvements.

"This grant will enable a faster turnaround for our traffic calming program and getting demonstration projects in place that encourage sustainable forms of transportation in Cleveland Heights," Mayor Seren said.

On Dec. 10, Cleveland Heights signed a sweeping “energy savings performance” contract with Leopardo Energy that will generate for the city $1.8 million in savings per year for the next 20 years.

At the heart of the $25 million contract are renovations to five city facilities and replacement of the city’s streetlights with energy-efficient LED fixtures. The city will create 387 union jobs to update power systems and repair City Hall, the two fire stations, the service garage, and Cain Park.

“We are acting today for future generations by extending the life of our properties and committing Cleveland Heights to a path for energy savings and carbon reductions prioritized in our recently released Climate Action and Resilience Plan,” Mayor Seren said.

On Nov. 20, TransOhio and Pride in the Heights, in collaboration with the city of Cleveland Heights, hosted a Trans Day of Remembrance event at the CH Community Center. More than 75 people attended.

Trans Day of Remembrance is an annual vigil held by communities across the world to honor transgender people who lost their lives to discriminatory violence. A portion of the ceremony is devoted to reading the names of those killed that year.

"We’re here tonight to acknowledge and grieve people who lost their lives to bigotry," Mayor Seren said. "Their deaths were meant to be a threat to us all about how fully we realize ourselves, and how true we are to our own identities. Which is why these public gatherings are crucial: We must come together to affirm and celebrate our individuality and self-expression, and we must collectively mourn when that right is violently taken from any of us."

On Dec. 9, Cleveland Heights Mayor Kahlil Seren announced that he will recommend Dan Horrigan, the former two-term mayor of Akron, to be the new city administrator at the Dec. 16 meeting of Cleveland Heights City Council. 

The announcement states:

Horrigan served as the Mayor of Akron for two terms from Nov. 3, 2015 to Jan. 1, 2024.

Mayor Seren said, “We are so fortunate that Dan is available to fill this particular role both at this time in his career, and at a time of real momentum in Cleveland Heights.

NOVEMBER 18, 2024, regular meeting

• Public comment
• Mayor’s report
• City administrator’s report
• Happy 5K, 10K, and Mile Run 
• Land conservancy
• Council actions
• Council member comments
• Committee of the whole (COW)

On Nov. 7, Cleveland Heights Mayor Kahlil Seren delivered his third State of the City address.

“I'd like to begin our time together tonight focusing on what we have to be proud of and hopeful for in Cleveland Heights,” said the mayor in beginning his address. In it, he highlighted the following:

Development Updates: Mayor Seren outlined the major city development projects underway and forthcoming, specifically the Cedar-Lee-Meadowbrook mixed-use project, with phase one nearly complete; and the Cain Park Village project which aims to revitalize the Taylor Tudor business district and is estimated to bring in an additional $100 million in investment.

NOVEMBER 4, 2024, regular meeting

• Public comment
• Mayor’s report
• City administrator’s report
• Life Saving Award
• Council action 
• Council member comments
• Committee of the whole

OCTOBER 21, 2024, regular meeting

• Public comment
• Mayor’s report
• City administrator’s report
• Doan Brook restoration
• Council actions
• Council member comments
• Committee of the Whole

OCTOBER 7, 2024, regular meeting

• Public comment
• Mayor’s report
• Council action
• Committee of the Whole

The city’s Happy 5k/10k & 1 Mile Fun Run and After Party has become a branded event for Cleveland Heights. It is a major regional run attracting people not just from Cleveland Heights and other cities in Northeast Ohio but also from 10 other states and two other countries, Canada and U.K. In fact, 73% of the 665 participants were not from Cleveland Heights.

This year the event added an after party.  With Lee Road closed from Silsby to Meadowbrook, activities encompassed the street. There was a popular bouncy house, face painters, Bubblepalooza, a balloon artist who delighted the kids, and DJ Lily Jade and the band Footprints to delight the adults.

On Oct. 10, join in a “YouTalk I Listen” seminar, hosted by Cleveland Heights City Council Vice President Davida Russell and K&M Partners, to learn essential information on estate planning. The seminar will be held in Cleveland Heights High School’s small auditorium, and will begin at 6:30 p.m.
 
This event is designed to provide vital information for individuals and families who own homes or other assets that they want to ensure are properly protected.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024, special meeting

• Council action
• Budget discussion

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024, regular meeting

• Public comment
• Mayor’s report
• Clerk of council’s report
• Council actions
• Council member comments
• Committee of the Whole

Cleveland Heights City Administrator Danny Williams announced at the Sept. 3 meeting of CH City Council that he plans to retire at the end of this year. He said he was making his plans known now “to give the mayor ample time to find a suitable replacement.”

Williams cited personal and professional reasons for his decision.

“At the end of this year,” said Williams, “I will have outlived my father by a decade.” That realization, he said, coupled with losses he has experienced over the past year, prompted him to think about where he wants to spend the rest of his life. 

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024, regular meeting

• Public comment
• Mayor’s report
• City administrator’s report
• Liquor permit
• Severance Mall
• Council actions
• Council member comments
• Other agenda items
• Committee of the Whole

AUGUST 19, 2024, regular meeting

• Public comment
• Mayor’s report
• City administrator’s report
• Energy saving upgrades
• Council actions
• Council member comments
• Committee of the Whole

On Wednesday, Aug. 21, the city of Cleveland Heights and consultant partners Kimley-Horn and Seventh Hill will present an update on the city’s Comprehensive and Equitable Safety Action Plan (CESAP). Residents are encouraged to attend the open-house meeting at the Lee Road Library, 5:30–7:30 p.m.

The project team seeks ongoing community input regarding existing safety concerns throughout Cleveland Heights for pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists alike.

After a thorough review of historical crash data and consideration of community concerns, the project team has identified projects and programs that it believes will bring tangible safety benefits to the community.

AUGUST 12, 2024, special meeting

• Council action
• Committee of the Whole
  
  

Present were Mayor Kahlil Seren, Tony Cuda (council president), Craig Cobb, Gail Larson, Anthony Mattox, Jr., Jim Petras, and Jim Posch. Also present were Clerk of Council Addie Balester, Law Director William Hanna, and City Administrator Danny Williams. Davida Russell was excused. The meeting ran for eight minutes, following a one-hour Committee of the Whole meeting.

AUGUST 5, 2024, regular meeting

• Public comment
• Mayor’s report
• Clerk of council’s report
• Reconsideration of vetoed legislation
• Other council action
• Council member comments
• Committee of the whole

Lake Erie Ink (LEI), a creative writing organization, has long been a nurturing ground for young writers, providing them with the tools, support, and community necessary to hone their craft. Over the years, the organization has evolved significantly, not only in its offerings but also in the vibrant community it fosters. A testament to its enduring impact is the phenomenon of former participants returning to contribute as teachers, volunteers, or board members of Fresh Ink, the organization’s guiding body.

Founded with a vision to empower youth through creative expression, LEI offers an array of programs, including workshops, summer camps, and writing clubs, catering to diverse age groups and skill levels.

Recently I’ve noticed comments by some Cleveland Heights citizens about two important issues: the new apartment buildings going up in Cleveland Heights, and septic/storm overflows in our sewers. These comments need correcting.

A complaint about the new apartment buildings is that they are for “outsiders,” and few people from outside Cleveland Heights want to move into these buildings. The thought is that Cleveland Heights shouldn’t even consider that people would move here. And complaints are leveled at Cleveland Heights City Council for approving the new, some say misguided, development.

JULY 2, 2024 special meeting.

Present were Mayor Kahlil Seren, Craig Cobb, Gail Larson, Anthony Mattox, Jr., Jim Petras, and Jim Posch. Tony Cuda (council president) and Davida Russell (vice president) were excused. Also present were Clerk of Council Addie Balester and Law Director William Hanna, The meeting ran for nine minutes.

JUNE 24, 2024, special meeting

• Public comment
• Police chief report
• Council action
  
  

Present were Mayor Kahlil Seren, Tony Cuda (council president), Craig Cobb, Gail Larson, Anthony Mattox, Jr., Jim Petras, and Jim Posch. Davida Russell was excused. Also present were Clerk of Council Addie Balester, Law Director William Hanna, and City Administrator Danny Williams. The special meeting ran for one hour and 30 minutes; the COW for a little over two and one-quarter hours.

JUNE 17, 2024, regular meeting

• Public comment
• Mayor’s report
• City administrator’s report
• Grandview parking lot
• Clerk of council’s report
• Council actions
• Council member comments
• Committee of the whole
  
  

Present were Mayor Kahlil Seren, Tony Cuda (council president), Craig Cobb, Gail Larson, Anthony Mattox, Jr., Jim Petras, and Jim Posch. Davida Russell was excused. Also present were Clerk of Council Addie Balester, Law Director William Hanna, and City Administrator Danny Williams.

JUNE 3, 2024 regular meeting

• Public comment
• Mayor’s report
• Mayor’s Action Center
• Council actions
• Council member comments
• Committee of the Whole
  
  

Present were Mayor Kahlil Seren, Tony Cuda (council president), Davida Russell (vice president), Craig Cobb, Gail Larson, Anthony Mattox, Jr., Jim Petras, and Jim Posch. Also present were Clerk of Council Addie Balester, Law Director William Hanna, and City Administrator Danny Williams. The meeting ran for two hours.

MAY 23, 2024 special meeting

• Council actions
• Committee of the Whole
  
  

Present were Mayor Kahlil Seren, Tony Cuda (council president), Craig Cobb, Gail Larson, Anthony Mattox, Jr., Jim Petras, and Jim Posch. Davida Russell was excused. Also present were Clerk of Council Addie Balester and Law Director William Hanna. The meeting ran for 10 minutes.

MAY 20, 2024 regular meeting

• Public comment
• Mayor’s report
• City administrator’s report
• Public works
• Council actions
• Council member comments
• Committee of the whole
  
  

Present were Mayor Kahlil Seren, Tony Cuda (council president), Davida Russell (vice president), Craig Cobb, Gail Larson, Anthony Mattox, Jr., Jim Petras, and Jim Posch. Also present were Law Director William Hanna and City Administrator Danny Williams. Clerk of Council Addie Balester was not present. The meeting ran for two and one quarter hours.

MAY 6, 2024 - regular meeting

• Public comment
• Parks and garages
• Clerk of council’s report
• Sewer district
• Library renovations
• Council actions
• Council member comments
• Committee of the whole
  
  

Present were Mayor Kahlil Seren, Tony Cuda (council president), Davida Russell (vice president), Craig Cobb, Gail Larson, Anthony Mattox, Jr., and Jim Petras. Also present were Clerk of Council Addie Balester, Law Director William Hanna, and City Administrator Danny Williams. Jim Posch was not present. The meeting ran for two hours.

APRIL 25, 2024 - special meeting

Present were Tony Cuda (council president), Davida Russell (vice president, Craig Cobb, Gail Larson, Anthony Mattox, Jr. and Jim Petras as was Clerk of Council Addie Balester. The meeting ran for 48 minutes, including the executive session.

Council vacancy appointment

Council held a 45-minute executive session to consider the appointment of a public official. In public session, council appointed Jim Posch to the vacant council seat. Mr. Mattox voted no. No council members commented on the vote.

APRIL 15, 2024 - regular meeting

• Public comment
• Mayor’s report
• Poet laureate
• Council actions
• Council member comments
• Council President’s Report
• Committee of the Whole (CoW)
  
  

Present were Mayor Kahlil Seren, Tony Cuda (council president), Davida Russell (vice president), Craig Cobb, Gail Larson, Anthony Mattox, Jr., and Jim Petras. Also present were Clerk of Council Addie Balester, Law Director William Hanna, and City Administrator Danny Williams. The meeting ran for 52 minutes.

At a special meeting of Cleveland Heights City Council on Thursday, April 25, the six council members appointed Jim Posch to fill the council vacancy created when Janine Boyd resigned on March 18.

The vote was 5-1, with Council Member Anthony Mattox Jr. voting no.

According to an April 26 press release from CH Council President Tony Cuda, the city’s law director, William Hanna, swore in Posch on Friday morning.

“Vice President Russell and I are pleased to welcome Mr. Posch to our team,” Cuda stated.

The 2023 Cleveland Heights Charter Review Commission (CRC) will hold a public information and input meeting—for comments on its report and proposed charter changes—on Tuesday, May 21, 6 p.m., at the Lee Road Library.

The CRC began meeting in July 2023 to consider possible changes to the CH City Charter.

Videos of the meetings are available on the city’s YouTube channel. Links to the videos, as well as the CRC's meeting schedule, agendas and minutes, are posted on the city’s Web page for the commission (www.clevelandheights.gov/875/Charter-Review-Commission).