Cleveland City Council

One council member encouraged further secrecy among members in a committee chairs' meeting Monday.

The text thread, obtained by Ideastream Public Media, appears to indicate two council members — Anthony Hairston and Richard Starr — discussed retaliating against the tourism nonprofit that raised concerns about Councilman Joe Jones’ behavior, sparking a third-party investigation, and doubted accusations.

A recent investigation found credible accusations of bullying, harassment and unwanted touching involving Councilmember Joe Jones.

Cleveland City Councilmember Joe Jones engaged in a pattern of behavior that likely violated council’s sexual and non-sexual harassment policies, according to a summary of an investigation into allegations from multiple women dating back years.

The law will also bar employees employers from inquiring about an applicant's salary history.

The city's charter requires council to redistrict every 10 years to account for population change.

The facilities' owners are also asking Cuyahoga County for an additional $20 million to fund the repairs.

The request comes from the Guardians and Cavaliers and the city is required under leases with the teams to pay for capital repairs.

Jones, who represented Cleveland's Ward 7 in 2018 and 2019 and ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 2021, is charged with fraudulently using his role as a public official for personal financial gain.

Only five of Cleveland City Council's 17 seats are held by women, despite women making up 51% of the city's population.