CLEVELAND, Ohio — During county budget talks on Thursday, Prosecutor Michael O’Malley did not seek additional funding in 2026 or 2027 to expand his civil division in preparation for taking over more county advisory duties, as he is publicly pushing to do.

He didn’t mention his ongoing dispute with Executive Chris Ronayne over whose attorneys should handle county contracts and provide legal advice to department heads, period. Hours earlier, cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer published a story laying out the full debate, including O’Malley’s perceived threat to sue the county, which he represents, into compliance and Ronayne’s calls for voters to decide the roles through a charter amendment.

In the story, O’Malley told cleveland.com that he expects the county’s law department to downsi

See Full Page