Justin Bibb

Bibb is proposing growing the ranks of the Cleveland Division of Police from the current number of 1,442 to a budgeted number of 1,640.

A big question hangs over Mayor Justin Bibb’s first budget: How many of Cleveland’s suburban commuters will take back their income tax payments to the city because they’ve been working from home during the coronavirus pandemic?

The city of Cleveland and U.S. Department of Justice are asking for another month to come up with a plan for changing the police consent decree to comply with Issue 24, now known as Section 115 of the city charter.

In a statement released Wednesday morning, Bibb said the directors of health and public safety and the police department all supported his decision.

During a Monday meeting of city council’s Municipal Services and Properties Committee, councilmembers all described fielding calls from their constituents during and after the storm about impassable streets and inaccurate information from the city.

To balance the budget, the mayor is using $56 million left over in city coffers at the end of Mayor Frank Jackson’s administration. The city carried over $131.7 million from last year – an unusually high amount, thanks to Cleveland’s allocation of federal coronavirus dollars.

Citizens for Change PAC and Citizens for Cleveland’s Future PAC — both of which sought to aid Kevin Kelley’s candidacy — filed financial disclosures with the Federal Election Commission in the last few days.

As part of Cleveland’s hosting of the NBA All-Star Game, the league will lend players and basketball veterans to a vaccine public education campaign, giving out merchandise and Cavaliers tickets as incentives.

It's part of a revamp of Cleveland’s snow removal strategy.

Most mornings, Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb receives a “mayor’s daily brief.” In the evenings, he closes out the day talking with Bradford Davy and Ryan Puente, two top aides. In between those two events, Bibb has been holding 45-minute sit-downs with city council members. He’s been meeting with the county executive and other local officials. And he’s been swinging out to service garages and police and fire stations as part of a city worker listening tour.