The League of Women Voters position the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority (CCCPA) is available HERE. The League's complete study is HERE.
An excerpt from the study:
August, 2007
To the Citizens of Cuyahoga County,
In 2002, voters passed a levy in support of the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority (Port Authority). The Port Authority is a special district government that exerts considerable influence on land use planning, use of the waterfront and financing economic development. In 2007, the voters of Cuyahoga County could be asked to approve a renewed or significantly increased tax levy for the Port Authority.
Because it appeared that the community at large knew little about the Port Authority, the League of Women Voters of the Cleveland Area established a committee to study this important body.
Since that time committee members have attended Port Authority Board meetings, studied documents, researched the Ohio Revised Code governing port authorities, and interviewed officials in an attempt to understand the role and functions of the Port Authority. They also interviewed Board members, staff, Cleveland City officials and executives of companies that have direct contact with the Port Authority.
This study attempts to illuminate the workings of the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority, its functions within the community, its spending of tax money, its impact on shipping and its plans for the future.
This is the committee’s best effort to accurately present complex information to the voting public.
Sincerely,
Penny Jeffrey
Penny Jeffrey, President
Chair, Port Authority Committee
Monday, November 16, 2009
Saturday, November 14, 2009
The Sunshine Law: Ohio's Open Meetings Act
In an effort to help elected officials and the public to better understand the provisions and requirements of this important legislation, the LWV Cuyahoga Area Ed Fund, in March 2009, purchased 250 copies of the new LWV Ohio brochure, THE SUNSHINE LAW: OHIO’S OPEN MEETINGS ACT. It was distributed to our 48 community Mayors. Presidents of Councils and other local officials as well as the Cuyahoga County Commissioners and other elected county officials.
The Open Meetings Act is to be liberally construed “to require public officials to take official action and to conduct all deliberations upon official business only in open meetings unless the subject matter is specifically excepted by law.”
On Friday, March 20, 2009, the LWV United States Education Fund co-hosted the 4th Annual Sunshine Week National Dialogue. The event, “Opening Doors: Finding the Keys to Open Government,” was held at the Center for American Progress in Washington, DC. It featured panels of experts from inside and outside government, who discussed federal openness policies and opportunities for people to use government. To learn more, visit www.openthegovernment.org
The Open Meetings Act is to be liberally construed “to require public officials to take official action and to conduct all deliberations upon official business only in open meetings unless the subject matter is specifically excepted by law.”
On Friday, March 20, 2009, the LWV United States Education Fund co-hosted the 4th Annual Sunshine Week National Dialogue. The event, “Opening Doors: Finding the Keys to Open Government,” was held at the Center for American Progress in Washington, DC. It featured panels of experts from inside and outside government, who discussed federal openness policies and opportunities for people to use government. To learn more, visit www.openthegovernment.org
Friday, November 13, 2009
First Lady Dolley Madison Visits Bay Village
The League of Women Voters Cuyahoga Area, Bay Village Chapter, invites Bay residents to a special presentation by actress Carol Starre-Kmiecik depicting the fourth First Lady of the United States, Dolley Payne Madison. The event is set for Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 7:00 pm, at the Bay Middle School Cafeteria, 27725 Wolf Road, and is part of Bay’s year-long Bicentennial celebration.
Dolley Madison was First Lady of the United States (1809 – 1817) during the time the Cahoon Family settled in Bay Village (October 10, 1810). The presentation is educational and entertaining. With her depiction of Dolley Madison, Starre-Kmiecik puts the time frame of 1810 in historical perspective, and provides a personal point of view of events during Dolley’s residence in the White House.
The January 12th event is also part of “60 Minutes With the League,” an ongoing public series hosted by the League of Women Voters, featuring notable speakers on topics of interest. For more information, please call 440 835-0508 or visit the League website at www.LWVCuyahogaArea.org
Dolley Madison was First Lady of the United States (1809 – 1817) during the time the Cahoon Family settled in Bay Village (October 10, 1810). The presentation is educational and entertaining. With her depiction of Dolley Madison, Starre-Kmiecik puts the time frame of 1810 in historical perspective, and provides a personal point of view of events during Dolley’s residence in the White House.
The January 12th event is also part of “60 Minutes With the League,” an ongoing public series hosted by the League of Women Voters, featuring notable speakers on topics of interest. For more information, please call 440 835-0508 or visit the League website at www.LWVCuyahogaArea.org
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Political Reform
For comprehensive information about political reform in Ohio, visit the IMPACT website.
Impact: Political Accountability for Citizens Today is a project of the LWV Ohio Education Fund.
Impact: Political Accountability for Citizens Today is a project of the LWV Ohio Education Fund.
Monday, November 2, 2009
LWV First Thursdays: Deborah Gribbon CMA Director
Deborah Gribbon, Interim Director of The Cleveland Museum of Art, is the featured speaker at the League of Women Voters’ First Thursdays, the League’s meeting series open to the public free of charge. Titled “Museums and Women” Gribbon’s talk is set for December 3, 2009, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, at Trinity Commons at Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. There is free parking for attendees behind the Cathedral off Prospect Avenue.
Deborah Gribbon took the leadership position of Interim Director on September 21, succeeding the seventh Director, Timothy Rub. She received her B.A. in Art History from Wellesley College and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Fine Arts from Harvard University. Deborah began her career in Boston as the first Curator of the Isabella Steward Gardner Museum. In 1984 she moved to Los Angeles to join the staff of the J. Paul Getty Museum where she worked for twenty years, first as Chief Curator, then as the Deputy Director and, ultimately, as the Director of the Museum and Vice President of the J. Paul Getty Trust from 2000 to 2004. For more information on the museum, its programs and events, visit http://www.ClevelandArt.org
Women Who Know Their Place is the theme of this season’s First Thursdays, a five-part
speaker series, each featuring a woman who has achieved a high degree of success in her field. It also celebrates the 90th Anniversary of the League of Women Voters and the passage of the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote. The public is invited to attend. For more information, call the League office at 216 781-0555 or visit
http://www.LWVCuyahogaArea.org
Program funding is provided by contributions to the League of Women Voters Cuyahoga Area Education Fund, Inc.
Note: The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political membership organization that encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.
Deborah Gribbon took the leadership position of Interim Director on September 21, succeeding the seventh Director, Timothy Rub. She received her B.A. in Art History from Wellesley College and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Fine Arts from Harvard University. Deborah began her career in Boston as the first Curator of the Isabella Steward Gardner Museum. In 1984 she moved to Los Angeles to join the staff of the J. Paul Getty Museum where she worked for twenty years, first as Chief Curator, then as the Deputy Director and, ultimately, as the Director of the Museum and Vice President of the J. Paul Getty Trust from 2000 to 2004. For more information on the museum, its programs and events, visit http://www.ClevelandArt.org
Women Who Know Their Place is the theme of this season’s First Thursdays, a five-part
speaker series, each featuring a woman who has achieved a high degree of success in her field. It also celebrates the 90th Anniversary of the League of Women Voters and the passage of the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote. The public is invited to attend. For more information, call the League office at 216 781-0555 or visit
http://www.LWVCuyahogaArea.org
Program funding is provided by contributions to the League of Women Voters Cuyahoga Area Education Fund, Inc.
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Note: The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political membership organization that encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
LWV First Thursdays: Susan Goldberg PD Editor
Susan Goldberg, Editor of The Plain Dealer, is the featured speaker at the League of Women Voters’ opening event of First Thursdays, the League’s public meeting series now in its seventh season. Goldberg’s presentation is titled “How The Plain Dealer Makes a Difference.” It is set for November 5, 2009, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, at Trinity Commons at Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. There is free parking for attendees behind the Cathedral off Prospect Avenue.
Susan Goldberg was named editor of The Plain Dealer in May 2007. Prior to that she was executive editor of the San Jose Mercury News, held several editorial titles at USA Today and earlier worked as a reporter and editor at the Detroit Free Press. A Michigan native, she has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Michigan State University. She is on the board of The City Club of Cleveland and Business Volunteers Unlimited, and is active in a number of professional journalism organizations. She also is co-chair of the Medill School of Journalism’s Board of Visitors at Northwestern University.
Women Who Know Their Place is the theme of this season’s First Thursdays, a series of five events, each featuring a woman who has achieved a high degree of success in her field. It also celebrates the 90th Anniversary of the League of Women Voters and the passage of the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote. The public is invited to attend. For more information, call the League office at 216 781-0555 or visit LWVCuyahogaArea.org
Program funding is provided by contributions to the League of Women Voters Cuyahoga Area Education Fund, Inc.
Note: The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political membership organization that encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.
Susan Goldberg was named editor of The Plain Dealer in May 2007. Prior to that she was executive editor of the San Jose Mercury News, held several editorial titles at USA Today and earlier worked as a reporter and editor at the Detroit Free Press. A Michigan native, she has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Michigan State University. She is on the board of The City Club of Cleveland and Business Volunteers Unlimited, and is active in a number of professional journalism organizations. She also is co-chair of the Medill School of Journalism’s Board of Visitors at Northwestern University.
Women Who Know Their Place is the theme of this season’s First Thursdays, a series of five events, each featuring a woman who has achieved a high degree of success in her field. It also celebrates the 90th Anniversary of the League of Women Voters and the passage of the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote. The public is invited to attend. For more information, call the League office at 216 781-0555 or visit LWVCuyahogaArea.org
Program funding is provided by contributions to the League of Women Voters Cuyahoga Area Education Fund, Inc.
Note: The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political membership organization that encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.
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