Cuyahoga County Government Reform: What Will it Mean for Health and Social Services?

On November 3, voters approved the restructuring of Cuyahoga County government, replacing the three elected commissioners with a single elected executive and an 11-member council. All other county officials who are currently elected will be appointed by the executive with approval by the council, except the prosecutor, who will continue to be elected. Now it is time for the community to work together to ensure that the coming reform has a true, positive impact on the delivery of health and social services for Cuyahoga County residents.

The Center for Community Solutions has a long history of working with county government on improving health and social conditions in Cuyahoga County —from welfare reform to juvenile justice improvement to the passage of human services levies that fund vital services. The Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University has done extensive work on county government reform for over a decade. The two organizations are partners in presenting this forum and look forward to helping the community move forward.