Mayor of Cleveland

Mayor of Cleveland
Seal of City of Cleveland
Incumbent
Justin Bibb
since January 3, 2022
StyleThe Honorable
SeatCleveland City Hall
Term lengthFour years, no term limits
Constituting instrumentCleveland City Charter
Inaugural holderJohn W. Willey[1]
FormationMarch 6, 1836
Salary$140,888.56 (in 2017)[2]
WebsiteOffice of the Mayor

The mayor of Cleveland is the head of the executive branch of government of the City of Cleveland, Ohio. As the chief executive in Cleveland's mayor–council (strong mayor) system, the mayor oversees all city services and is "responsible for enforcing the city charter, city ordinances, and the laws of the State of Ohio."[3] The mayor's office is located at Cleveland City Hall at 601 Lakeside Avenue in Downtown Cleveland. Since 1836, the city has had a total of 54 mayors, including the city's current mayor, Justin Bibb, encompassing 58 mayoral administrations, as four mayors have served in non-consecutive terms.[4]

  1. ^ "Cleveland Mayors by Year". The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case Western Reserve University. June 14, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  2. ^ DeRoos, Dan (August 17, 2017). "How much does Cleveland's mayor make?". WOIO. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  3. ^ Kollar, Mary Ellen (June 14, 2018). "Cleveland City Government". The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "Former Mayors of the City of Cleveland". City of Cleveland. Retrieved June 27, 2021.