SiFi Fiber Network Agreement Repeal

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 630-2026 repeals Ordinance 583-2023 (passed October 2, 2023), which authorized the Director of Finance to enter into a development agreement with SiFi Networks Cleveland LLC, or its designee, to install, operate and maintain a citywide fiber optic network in the City's public right-of-way.
• Where it stands: Introduced May 11, 2026 and referred to administrative review; read in full and passed on May 18, 2026, 14-0 (Santana moved, Bishop seconded; Kazy absent).

Detail

• The minutes give no reasons for the repeal and record no debate. The attachments list a signed memo to the Law Department.
• It was handled as an emergency ordinance.

Sources

• City Council minutes, May 11, 2026: https://cityofcleveland.legistar1.com/cityofcleveland/meetings/2026/5/3859_M_City_Council_26-05-11_Meeting_Minutes.pdf
• 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

Second reading; passed 14-0 as an emergency ordinance.

2026-05-11 - City Council

First reading; read and referred to administrative review.