CLEVELAND — Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb’s administration has yet to release records about how much taxpayers spent to send Bibb and his team out of the state for conferences and other meetings. News 5 Cleveland's legal representation is now calling the city out on multiple violations of the Ohio Public Records Act. Our attorney has sent the City of Cleveland a letter demanding the city produce these records in adherence with the law.
News 5 investigator Scott Noll has been pushing for months to get those records, filing a stack of records requests concerning the cost of city travel. Noll made requests for things like expense reports for the mayor’s travel, and reports showing how much members of the mayor’s security team are making in overtime when on those trips.
To date, the city has only released expense records for seven of the trips, and already the total bill, not including, overtime, tops $50,000. Without all the records, the total cost of Bibb’s journeys remains a mystery.
Gee since he's holding back on providing travel expenses I'm sure he's not hiding anything. Dude you're in a public office (key word PUBLIC) there are NO private records other than personal employee information.
One and done
I really thought he would be better than Jackson. More accessible, more transparent, more for good governance, more publicly open and accountable. But, it feels like he’s no better than the last. So disappointing.
Corrupt Mayor what a surprise MayorBibb
He blows