Board of Directors (in-person only)
2025-06-27 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Caxton Building 812 Huron Rd E Suite 830 Cleveland, OH 44115
The Cuyahoga Land Bank is a private, non-profit, government-purposed entity [formed in 2009](https://cuyahogalandbank.org/about/more-about-our-organization/) following the passage of Ohio Senate Bill 353. The Land Bank’s mission is to strategically acquire properties, return them to productive use, reduce blight, increase property values, support community goals, and improve the quality of life for county residents.

The land bank’s [board of directors](https://cuyahogalandbank.org/about/#about_staff_board) meets quarterly to review bank business. It is required to consist of nine members: the Cuyahoga County Executive (or designee), the Cuyahoga County Treasurer (or designee), a County Council appointment, two representatives from the largest city (Cleveland), and the remaining members selected by the County Executive, the County Treasurer and the County Council representative.

Current board members:

* Dale Miller - Cuyahoga County Council president
* Brad Cromes - Cuyahoga County treasurer
* Annettee Blackwell - mayor of Maple Heights
* Chris Ronayne - County Executive, Cuyahoga County
* Michael Booker - mayor of Highland Hills
* Reverend Dr. Brian Cash - Pastor, East Mount Zion Baptist Church
* Sally Martin O'Toole - Director of Building and Housing, City of Cleveland
* Jasmin Santana - Ward 14 Cleveland City Council Member
* Anthony Brancatelli - former Cleveland City Council Member

**Documenters:** This meeting is **in-person only.** We add $36 to the payment. There is a notetaking and audio role on this assignment. **Notetaker:** It may be helpful for your coverage to record your own audio of the meeting, but it is not a requirement of your assignment. [Learn more about the audio roles we're testing out](https://sulky-answer-76a.notion.site/Cleveland-Documenters-Guide-to-Public-Meeting-Audio-Assignments-2077cd7ef87b80c2906add52f67c218b).

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“I am a Documenter trained to monitor public meetings in the public interest. My work is made publicly available in collaboration with Signal Cleveland’s Cleveland Documenters program. For more information visit cleveland.documenters.org/.”

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**Agenda:** It should show up on [this page](https://cuyahogalandbank.org/about/board-meetings/) at least 24 hours ahead of the meeting. We’ll also keep an eye out for it. You may have to click the meeting date to find it. That page also includes agendas and minutes for past meetings, which may be helpful to look at ahead of this meeting.

Find past Documenters coverage of this board here: https://www.documenters.org/reporting/?agency=1227
