CLE government departments
This list of departments and divisions provides an outline of what our city government actually does. The comments with each item begin to suggest how to think about improvements.
Aging — Ideas for making Cleveland a better city in which to age in place.
Building and Housing — Ideas for fair and efficient code enforcement and promoting energy-efficient green buildings.
City Council — Ideas for improving legislative leadership and policy development, transparency, and service to constituents.
City Planning — Ideas for better land use planning, zoning, and transportation planning.
Community Development — Ideas for investing HUD funds, reusing Land Bank lots, and helping residents maintain housing.
Economic Development — Ideas for developing a local economy that’s equitable and sustainable.
Finance — Ideas for participatory budgeting and improving city technology and data transparency.
Law — Ideas for bail reform and decriminalizing low-level offenses.
Mayor’s Office — Ideas for improving transparency, city communications and marketing, and lobbying on regional, state, and federal issues.
Personnel and Human Resources — Ideas for instilling a culture of public service among all city employees.
Port Control (airports) — Ideas for connecting Cleveland to other cities with more sustainable modes of transportation, such as passenger rail.
Prevention, Intervention, and Opportunity Office — Ideas for using programs at recreation centers to reduce youth violence.
Public Health — Ideas for reducing childhood lead poisoning and other public health problems.
Public Safety — Ideas reforming the police, ending racial bias, and increasing citizen oversight.
Public Utilities — Ideas for using Cleveland Public Power to accelerate the transition to clean energy sources.
Public Works — Ideas for reducing waste and increasing recycling (Division of Waste Collection and Disposal), improving city parks and adding greenspace (Division of Parks), improving youth recreation (Division of Recreation), designing safe streets that work for all modes of transportation (Division of Traffic Engineering), and managing city assets like the West Side Market (Division of Property Management).
Sustainability Office — Ideas for helping residents and businesses reduce carbon emissions and build climate resilience.