[4] Cleveland was established by General Moses Cleaveland and surveyors of the Connecticut Land Company on July 22, 1796.

[1] Initially, Cleveland City Council had greater power in Cleveland's city government, but this changed with the adoption of the 1892 Federal Plan, which significantly strengthened the office of the mayor.

When the plan was ruled unconstitutional in 1902 by the Supreme Court of Ohio, the powers of the mayor were lessened in the city's new municipal code.

[3] According to the Cleveland City Charter, there are currently no term limits for the mayor.

[9] Prior to its annexation on June 5, 1854, Ohio City was a separate municipality and a fierce rival of Cleveland.