CLEVELAND — Multiple Cuyahoga County leaders are putting pressure on Sheriff Harold Pretel to cut costs.
In a Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday over the reappointment of Pretel as Sheriff, county councilmembers raised concerns about spending and questioned whether taxpayers should be on the hook for Pretel’s Downtown Safety Patrol Unit in Cleveland.
Before councilmembers lobbed questions at the sheriff, County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley took the podium to discuss his issues with the functioning of the unit…