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Government
A Guide to
Cleveland City Government
The City of Cleveland works in partnership with
residents, businesses and schools to:
The city operates under the laws of the
State of Texas as an "optional municipal
code city," governed by the Cleveland
Municipal Code. Code cities
have broad authority within their
geographic domain. Cleveland is
governed by a legislative body
consisting of a City Manger, Mayor and
five Council Members known as a
Council-Manager Government. A City
Manager is appointed by the City Council
to be the chief administrative and
executive officer of the City.
Voters elect the Mayor and five Council
members "at-large," meaning there is no
geographic representation to any
position among the city's policy makers.
Mayor
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Provides leadership and presides
over the functions of the City
Council
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Votes on matters under consideration
by the City Council in the event of
a tie vote among the City Council
- May
appoint persons to the Cleveland
Housing Authority
City Council
- Five
members
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Adopts the budget of the City
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Passes ordinances and resolutions as
a direction of the City's policy
direction
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Holds at least one regular meting in
each month, usually on Tuesday
City Manager
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Provides administrative leadership
and attends to the day to day
operations of the City of Cleveland
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Prepares the budget annually and
submits it to the City Council and
is responsible for its
administration after adoption.
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Performs duties as is prescribed by
the City of Cleveland
Home Rule Charter or may be
required by the City Council
Day-to-day operations of the city are carried
out by more than 100 employees under the
direction of the City Manager. As a
general purpose, full-service
government, the city provides a host of
services to residents and local
businesses:
Finally, the City of Cleveland believes in
partnerships. The city has teamed up
with the Cleveland Tourism Committee
along with the
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce to
collectively market the Cleveland
community. The goal of this partnership
is to draw families and companies to
locate in Cleveland and diversify
Cleveland’s economic and employment
base.
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