15 years ago, after a series of scandals, Cleveland voters passed a reorganization of county gov’t that, among other things, replaced the elected sheriff with an appointed one. Alas, memories are short, and there’s a move now to return to elected sheriffs. One word of advice: don’t. https://signalcleveland.org/cuyahoga-county-sheriff-hire-fire-elected-charter-vote/ #localgov
Who gets to hire — and fire — the Cuyahoga County sheriff? Voters could decide

Voters could decide in November whether Cuyahoga County sheriffs should be elected — or whether the county executive can fire them.

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