Thanks to Mayor Frank G. Jackson’s enhanced budget, made possible by Issue 32, the City of Cleveland is embarking on more street improvement projects in 2017 than years past. Projects span all neighborhoods and wards throughout the city.
Here are some highlights about this year’s road work:
Street resurfacing began on April 27, 2017 and will continue through the summer, weather permitting. The first resurfacing project took place in Ward 4 on Parkview Avenue near the intersection of Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard.
Potholes are serviced year round, weather permitting. The Department of Public Works has increased its pothole crews from three to 10 as a result of the passage of Issue 32.
This year, with the completion of the Pavement Management Study we have a graded system that allows us to select the streets that are in the greatest need of resurfacing. We are using the worst first approach to road resurfacing.
We are projecting to resurface 95 streets this year.
Thanks to Issue 32 funds, the City of Cleveland has reinstated street sweeping services.
City of Cleveland Director of Public Safety, Michael McGrath and Cleveland Police Chief Calvin D. Williams announced today that discipline has been issued relative to the November 22, 2014 officer-involved shooting. View supporting documents.
After an extensive investigation, the City announced that Patrol Officer Frank Garmback will be suspended for 10 days. Patrol Officer Timothy Loehmann has been terminated. Both disciplinary actions are effective immediately.
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November 2014 Shooting & Initial Investigation
On November 22, 2014, members of the Cleveland Division of Police were party to an officer-involved shooting at Cudell Recreation Center which tragically took the life of 12-year-old Tamir Rice. Following this incident, as in all use of force incidents, a thorough investigation was conducted.
Immediately following the shooting, the Use of Deadly Force Investigation team (UDFIT), convened and began to investigate the incident. Members of UDFIT conducted interviews and gathered evidence. The findings of this investigation were turned over to the Cuyahoga County Sherriff’s Office who conducted an independent investigation.
In June of 2015, the results of the investigation were turned over to the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office. The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office reviewed the results of the investigation and, in turn, did not file formal charges against the officers involved. Civil litigation followed and the City of Cleveland reached a settlement agreement with the Rice family.
Police Chief Orders Administrative Review
Once it was determined that the officers would not face criminal charges, Chief of Police Calvin D. Williams ordered that a committee be convened to conduct an administrative review of the incident in its totality. In February, 2016 the Critical Incident Review Committee (CIRC) was formed and consisted of members of the Cleveland Division of Police Command Staff, Integrity Control Section, Training Section and Community Liaison as well as representatives of the Community Relations Board, Office of Professional Standards and the City of Cleveland’s Law Department. The committee determines if there are rule violations and, in turn, forwards those findings to the Chief of Police.
The CIRC members met regularly and reviewed all of the findings of the UDFIT investigation, and the investigation conducted by the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office which included reenactments of the incident.
Once formed, the Critical Incident Review Committee reviewed the actions of three Cleveland Police officers and one Cleveland Police dispatcher. The Chief of Police reviewed the findings in the CIRC report and provided a disciplinary recommendation to the Director of Public Safety.
A separate and independent investigation was conducted by the Office of Quality Control, Department of Public Safety, into the hiring process of Patrol Officer Loehmann; specifically statements made regarding his employment history.
The discipline imposed upon two of the members has already been announced. Patrol Officer William Cunningham received a two day suspension for a rule violation stemming from permission to work secondary employment. Patrol Officer Cunningham was working non-approved secondary employment at Cudell Recreation Center at the time of the incident and was not involved in the deadly force incident. Dispatcher Constance Hollinger received an eight day suspension for failing to provide all available information to responding officers.
The CIRC report was forwarded to the Chief of Police for review and disciplinary recommendations. In its review of the Cleveland Police Officers involved in the deadly force incident, Patrol Officer Frank Garmback and Patrol Officer Timothy Loehmann, the CIRC did not find any rule or policy violations other than failure to notify the Communications Control Section upon arrival at Cudell Recreation Center.
Report Finds Officer Violations
Based upon the CIRC report and original UDFIT investigation, Chief Calvin D. Williams determined that there were possible violations relative to Patrol Officer Frank Garmback of General Police Order 2.1.01 Use of Force; if found guilty of this violation, Patrol Officer Garmback could face discipline including suspension up to or beyond 10 days.
The independent investigation conducted by the Office of Quality Control into Patrol Officer Loehman’s statements made regarding employment history on his employment application, found that Patrol Officer Loehman was not truthful in statements made in his personal history statement. Chief Calvin D. Williams determined that this violation rose to the level of termination.
The disciplinary recommendations of the Office of the Chief of Police were forwarded to the Office of the Director of Public Safety for review and rendering of discipline. Director of Public Safety, Michael McGrath reviewed all findings associated with these cases, including information provided by the officer’s legal representatives, as well as conducting disciplinary hearings with both Patrol Officer Timothy Loehmann and Patrol Officer Frank Garmback.
Officer Discipline Rendered
As a result the following disciplinary has been ordered and will take effect immediately:
Patrol Officer Frank Garmback was found guilty of violating General Police Order 2.1.01, Part III Sections B and E. Patrol Officer Garmback shall receive a 10 day suspension to be served immediately.
Patrol Officer Timothy Loehmann was found guilty of providing false information on his application for patrol officer, personal history statement. Patrol Officer Timothy Loehmann shall be terminated from employment with the City of Cleveland, Division of Police, effective immediately.
Thanks to Mayor Frank G. Jackson’s enhanced budget, made possible by Issue 32, the City of Cleveland is embarking on more street improvement projects in 2017 than years past. Projects span all neighborhoods and wards throughout the city.
Here are some highlights about this year’s road work:
Street resurfacing began on April 27, 2017 and will continue through the summer, weather permitting. The first resurfacing project took place in Ward 4 on Parkview Avenue near the intersection of Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard.
Potholes are serviced year round, weather permitting. The Department of Public Works has increased its pothole crews from three to 10 as a result of the passage of Issue 32.
This year, with the completion of the Pavement Management Study we have a graded system that allows us to select the streets that are in the greatest need of resurfacing. We are using the worst first approach to road resurfacing.
We are projecting to resurface 95 streets this year.
Thanks to Issue 32 funds, the City of Cleveland has reinstated street sweeping services.
The City of Cleveland Department of Public Works will not pick up waste Monday, May 29 due to the Memorial Day holiday.
There will be a one day delay in the waste collection schedule – trash will be collected Tuesday, May 30 through Saturday, June 3. Regularly scheduled trash pick-up will resume on Monday, June 5.
Contact the Cleveland Division of Waste Collection at (216) 664-3711 with waste collection questions.
The City of Cleveland’s Emergency Medical Service held its 2017 Recognition Ceremony May 25, honoring the heroic actions of paramedics and citizens who saved lives.
One of the citizen honorees, Marion Johnson, was recognized for saving the lives of two people – on two separate occasions – who overdosed on heroin.
“I was just in the right place at the right time,” Johnson said. “It was a quick reaction. My instincts kicked in.”
Other honorees include Paramedic Gregory Hyde for Years of Service and Emily Metz, Program Coordinator of Project DAWN.
Thanks to Mayor Frank G. Jackson’s enhanced budget, made possible by Issue 32, the City of Cleveland is embarking on more street improvement projects in 2017 than years past. Projects span all neighborhoods and wards throughout the city.
Here are some highlights about this year’s road work:
Street resurfacing began on April 27, 2017 and will continue through the summer, weather permitting. The first resurfacing project took place in Ward 4 on Parkview Avenue near the intersection of Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard.
Potholes are serviced year round, weather permitting. The Department of Public Works has increased its pothole crews from three to 10 as a result of the passage of Issue 32.
This year, with the completion of the Pavement Management Study we have a graded system that allows us to select the streets that are in the greatest need of resurfacing. We are using the worst first approach to road resurfacing.
We are projecting to resurface 95 streets this year.
Thanks to Issue 32 funds, the City of Cleveland has reinstated street sweeping services.
Photos by Ruggero Fatica, City of Cleveland Photo Bureau
The City of Cleveland Department of Aging held its annual Senior Day this week, hosting more than 2,000 seniors at Cleveland Public Hall.
The event kicked off with an information fair to connect seniors to important resources around Cleveland. The fair was followed by lunch and remarks from Mayor Frank G. Jackson, City Council President Kevin Kelley and others. Each City Council member honored a senior in their ward.
The awards were followed by lively entertainment, mingling and dancing.
