CLEVELAND — All 11 members of the Cuyahoga County Council were present Tuesday as Council President Dale Miller called the meeting to order — and then made a solemn request.

"This is a sad day," Miller said, referencing recent political violence in the United States. "Just three months ago, we held a moment of silence here for Minnesota state legislators Melissa Hortman and John Hoffman — one killed, one seriously injured. Today, we hold silence for them again, and for media personality Charlie Kirk — murdered last week in Utah. And we send positive thoughts for an end to all political violence."

Before the moment of silence began, Council Vice President Yvonne Conwell asked to speak.

"I do not condone acts of violence of any kind," Conwell said. "I am a supporter of Cuyahoga County,

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