The deep divide on East Cleveland city council is now threatening the paychecks of city employees.
The mayor wanted to pass a 2023 budget today that he said would move the city forward, but fewer than half of the members of council showed up.
King called a special meeting mid-Friday, he said, to pass roughly $12 million in permanent appropriations, but couldn’t get a quorum.The mayor shared with News 5 Investigators an email he received Friday morning from the Chief Deputy Auditor of Ohio, saying the city needs to determine how to manage this situation and get appropriations passed.
Blochowiak says they’re prepared to pass a budget in the format the administration wants, but the city isn’t being transparent.
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