As the new year approaches, #CLEDocumenters are wondering what’s next regarding Issue 24, the amendments to the city’s charter that aim to strengthen civilian oversight of police discipline in cases of alleged misconduct.

Here’s what we know. 🧵 The charter amendments officially took effect on Nov. 22. The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections certified the election results in a meeting that day, as noted by Documenter @RobynHeard_

https://twitter.com/RobynHeard_/status/1462856618467594244?s=20

Cleveland Documenters were thrilled to have joined @JournalismProj at @UnBarCafe in the beautiful Larchmere neighbourhood for two public Q&A sessions yesterday about the new local newsroom coming to #Cleveland. Here's a 🧵: Attendees were asked to jot down answers to some big questions, like what journalismcan do to help communities thrive:

Last week, @CleCityCouncil started reviewing Mayor Frank Jackson’s proposed city budget for 2021. There was robust discussion, and Documenters were there to cover it. Here’s a thread of what we learned last week about the #CLEBudget First, it helps to know where we are in the budget process. From today through Feb. 24, the council will meet about the General Fund budget. The council will then agree on a budget with their changes (if any); 15 days after doing so, they can vote to make the budget official.