Tensions ran high at the first Cleveland Council meeting since the mass shooting in the downtown Warehouse District, with some councilmembers voicing concern over the absence of Mayor Justin Bibb.
CLEVELAND — Tensions ran high at Wednesday night’s Cleveland City Council meeting, the first since the mass shooting in the downtown Warehouse District, with some councilmembers voicing concern over the absence of Mayor Justin Bibb or anyone from the administration.
"In all my time in this body, 13 consecutive terms, I have never ever seen a time when no one from an administration has shown up to a council meeting. Not one person,” said Ward 8 Councilmember Michael Polensek. “We can't even look to our right to get any answers,” said Ward 5 Councilmember Richard Starr. “We've asked for press conferences, we asked for every possible different solution on how we can work together, but still, they don't show up to work."
City Council President Blaine Griffin commented and said he would call Bibb's administration about its absence.The administration has been working tirelessly, every single day to push Cleveland forward. The city’s problems and violence do not get a summer recess like Council. The Administration works around the clock, showing up every day and doing everything we can to keep our residents safe and ensure they receive the services they need.
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