Admissions Tax Exemption Changes

At a glance

Built from the official City Council minutes of April 6, May 11 and May 18, 2026. The newest minutes posted are May 18; every Council meeting after that has an agenda only, and no committee minutes are posted since April, so anything that happened after May 18 is not in this page.

• What: Ordinance 469-2026 amends Section 195.03 of the Codified Ordinances (admissions tax exemptions), a section last amended by Ordinance 305-17 passed April 24, 2017. The attachment title names Harsh as its sponsor.
• Where it stands: Passed May 18, 2026 on second reading, as amended, 13-1: Starr voted no; Kazy was absent. Motion by Santana, seconded by Bishop.

Detail

• This is the only recorded no vote among the ordinances read in full on May 18; every other recorded vote in the three sets of minutes was unanimous.
• The minutes do not say which exemptions changed or why Starr opposed; the amendment text (a desk copy) is an attachment on Legistar.

Sources

• City Council minutes, May 18, 2026: https://cityofcleveland.legistar1.com/cityofcleveland/meetings/2026/5/3864_M_City_Council_26-05-18_Meeting_Minutes.pdf

Log

2026-05-18 - City Council

Passed as amended, 13-1 (Starr no).