Cleveland Council interviewing city clerk candidates

The Cleveland City Council is interviewing candidates for city clerk. Council members entered into an executive session Friday morning to conduct the interviews.

Cleveland City Administrator Tom O’Bryant said in an email to local media that current city clerk Connie Tracas will assume the job of city finance officer, following the recent death of Laura Beth Allen.

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The 55-year-old Allen, who passed away on August 28 from cancer, served as finance officer for 27 years. Tracas has been serving in both positions since Allen’s death. She is due to take over the finance job full-time in January.