Mar 10, 2026 - Politics

Maurer joins Bibb administration as senior lead safety adviser

Sam Allard

Rebecca Maurer standing with arms folded in a portrait. — Rebecca Maurer. Photo: Courtesy of Rebecca Maurer

Former Cleveland City Councilwoman Rebecca Maurer is joining Mayor Justin Bibb's administration as a senior adviser for lead accountability.

Why it matters: Cleveland continues to grapple with childhood lead poisoning rates. City Hall is under pressure to better coordinate enforcement, remediation and prevention efforts after a series of embarrassing headlines in recent weeks exposed cracks in the system.

What they're saying: "Protecting Cleveland's children from lead exposure is one of the most urgent public health challenges we face," Bibb said in a news release.

He said Maurer's experience and expertise made her an ideal candidate to lead a "cross-departmental team to strengthen coordination, increase accountability, and accelerate our progress toward safer homes for Cleveland families."

Catch up quick: Maurer previously worked as a Legal Aid attorney and helped draft an early version of Cleveland's 2019 lead-safe housing law.

She represented Ward 12 on City Council from 2022 to 2025, co-chairing the Lead Safe Advisory Board.
Last year, she authored a report arguing that Cleveland's lead safety system needed a reset.

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