CLEVELAND -- One of Cleveland council's senior members, Ward 16 Councilman Jay Westbrook will retire at the end of 2013.
Westbrook represented the mid-west side of Cleveland for more than 30 years. He's been elected ten times.
He served as Council President 10 years, 1990-1999.
His current term expires at December 31st. He will not seek reelection.
He was eligible to also start collecting his pension sooner. But he's decided against the double-dipping route chosen by his colleague, Councilman Ken Johnson.
He has served during the tenures of four Mayors: George Voinovich, Mike White, Jane Campbell and Frank Jackson.
Ward 16 includes Denison, West Boulevard, Cudell and Edgewater communities on Cleveland's mid-west side.
Westbrook graduated from the University of Kentucky with a degree in philosophy with other courses emphasizing music and education.
Before joining council, he worked in community organizing and citizen advocacy. He was a veterans' affairs counselor, a trainer with the American Friends Service Committee and an outreach worker for Legal Aid.
He was a founder of the Ohio Public Interest Campaign, now known as Ohio Citizen Action , a statewide group with more than 350 thousand members.
His legislative achievements include being a prime sponsor of "Bank on Cleveland," a law that connects city fund deposits with affirmative action neighborhood lending. He sponsored a municipal "Right to Know" law that protects neighborhoods and workers against exposure to hazardous and toxic materials, a measure passed before similar federal laws.
He's also been active in the fight against foreclosure issues.
His retirement will be a factor in the current redistricting of council which is losing two seats because of declining population .
WKYC-TV
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