Serving The Community
Michele Weiss’ impressive career — and brimming resume — has produced an activist who holds the knowledge and skills to bring her ideas to life. Michele draws on her stellar leadership skills, a solid accounting background, and years of experience helping organizations streamline their operations, she excels at executing vision with professionalism, precision, and integrity.
Michele is currently the Vice Mayor of the city of University Heights, who was appointed by her fellow councilmembers unanimously three times. She is the CFO of the largest Jewish day school in the state of Ohio, Hebrew Academy of Cleveland. In addition, she is a founding member of a non-profit organization, AMATZ Initiative, which provides professional development to engage principals of schools.
Michele is an accountant by trade and holds a BS in accountancy and MBA from John Carroll University. Michele holds board positions on YACHAD and the Community Relations Committee at the Jewish Federation of Cleveland.
Michele has lived on the east side of Cleveland her entire life and in University Heights for 26 years. She is married to her husband Marcelo and has 3 wonderful children and many grandchildren.
Vision and Priorities
ELECT MICHELE WEISS FOR MAYOR
WORKING FOR YOU
- Appointed by her colleagues three times to be the Vice Mayor
- 9 years as an elected Councilperson
- Fiscally responsible
- Attentive to residents
Priorities:
- Using tax dollars effectively
- Ensure our residents are safe by supporting our police and fire departments
- Construction of new municipal facilities
- Upkeep of streets
- Maintaining the diversity, friendliness and walkability of UH
- Will set mutual goals and objectives with Administration, Directors and Council
- Continue to work proactively to update Bell Tower.
- As your Mayor I want to see an active chamber of commerce with dynamic business owners at the helm. University Heights needs to be attractive to new commercial opportunities.
- Regionalism needs to be explored further. The city has many shared services currently, but new opportunities need to be researched to streamline the budget.
"My vision of a vibrant business sector while maintaining the beautiful residential homes are paramount to the city’s continued success."
HIGHLIGHTS OF LEGISLATION IN 9 YEARS
- Women and minority bidding legislation
- Establishing a CRA (community reinvestment area) in our community which allows tax abatement for up to 15 years on home additions/remodels,
- Restructuring the Board of Zoning Appeals to de-politicize the board
- Creating a CIC (community investment corporation),
- Allowing food trucks in our city
- Permitting medicinal marijuana dispensaries in our city
- Legislation to change the age to purchase nicotine products to 21
- Outlawing fireworks
- Approving an employee handbook
- Facilities assessment and next steps toward building
- Curbside loose recycling
- Ordinance updating animals left outside
- Comprehensive zoning code update
- Completed a Charter Review
- We became a PCFO community
- Peddlers and solicitors ordinance
- New branding and signage
- Professional service contract ordinance for any contract 50k or more
- Approved a grant to make UH more bikeable and connected to other bikeable cities
- Many capital projects including: Aldi, JCU recreation center and dorms with retail, Bell Tower, New townhomes
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