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Monday, January 28, 2013  During speech Mayor Bell announces intention to seek re-election

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  City Council passed legislation on Tuesday to move $326,000 of surplus into the budget stabilization fund for capital improvement plans.

Friday, September 14, 2012  About a hundred Old West End residents gathered at Glenville Elementary School Thursday to discuss recent violence that has plagued Toledo.

Friday, August 31, 2012  Toledo Mayor's office buys 2 vehicles without the authorization of the City Council.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012  On Monday, Toledo City Councilman Mike Collins organized a committee meeting to discuss a tornado shelter plan for the city’s mobile home residents.

Wednesday, February 01, 2012  A report released to Toledo City Council and the media Wednesday by the Bell administration documents a city department that suffered from a severe lack of oversight that led to misplaced equipment, unaccounted for funds, and apathy and malfeasance by its workers.

Tuesday, January 03, 2012  Kattie Bond, director of the city of Toledo department of neighborhoods, has been terminated, according to Mayor Bell's spokesman, Jen Sorgenfrei.

Thursday, October 06, 2011  Carty Finkbeiner had a press conference today. Once upon a time, that was synonymous with saying the sun rose today.

Friday, September 16, 2011  A group of concerned Toledo residents took part in a neighborhood meeting, Thursday night, to address ways the community could fight violence and vandalism.

Thursday, September 15, 2011  His tenure as chief of police has been the third longest in history. But Thursday morning, Toledo Chief of Police Mike Navarre announced he will be retiring from the department he has served for 34 years.

Thursday, June 09, 2011  After 33 years with the Toledo Fire Department, including four as its chief, Mike Wolever is retiring. Wolever first joined TFD in August of 1978.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011  Who will represent Toledo in Columbus? Mayor Mike Bell has asked Toledo City Council to allocate approximately $60,000 of the general fund to hire a lobbyist to represent the city of Toledo’s interests in Columbus. The proposal has met with some opposition.

Thursday, January 27, 2011  Toledo Mayor Mike Bell is expected to focus on bugdet issues when he delivers the 2011 State of the City address Thursday evening. Address can be viewed Live on this website at 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010  Mayor Michael Bell wants to reopen the contracts of several city of Toledo bargaining units to find cost savings for the city which is facing another operating budget deficit for fiscal year 2011. Bell sent the letters yesterday, claiming that scheduled raises could not be justified while city government was unwilling to make policy changes that will save city funds.

Tuesday, December 07, 2010  Mayor Michael Bell's plan to increase water and sewer rates for City of Toledo customers met with staunch opposition Monday evening from citizens and some councilmen. The Bell administration is proposing a 36 percent rate hike over four years to the amount residents pay for water, a 50 percent rate hike over four years for the sanitary sewer system, and a 40 percent rate hike over four years for storm sewer services.