Fitz-O-Meter

Browse the Fitz-O-Meter: All promises By Subject Ethics Education   PolitiFact Ohio has compiled promises that Ed FitzGerald made during the 2010 campaign and is tracking their progress on our Fitz-O-Meter. We rate their status as Not Yet Rated, In the Works or Stalled. Once we find action is completed, we rate them Promise Kept, Compromise or Promise Broken. (See our About the Fitz-O-Meter page for details on our ratings.) The report card at right provides an up-to-the-minute tally of all the promises.

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Latest Fitz-O-Meter Promises

Ed FitzGerald
Ed FitzGerald
Offer college scholarships to county residents
Cuyahoga County Council approves college savings program | April 25, 2013
Ed FitzGerald
Ed FitzGerald
Post CountyStat dashboards online
Performance measures for Cuyahoga County departments are now available online through CountyStat | March 12, 2013
Ed FitzGerald
Ed FitzGerald
Create a non-compete policy between communities in the Fourth Frontier Program
All 59 Cuyahoga County communities sign on to anti-poaching plan | February 26, 2013
Ed FitzGerald
Ed FitzGerald
Review all operations to root out corruption
Pay slashed for 89 employees after audit of wages in fiscal office | February 1, 2012
Ed FitzGerald
Ed FitzGerald
Establish a $100-million economic development fund
Cuyahoga County Council vote makes plan a reality | January 30, 2012
Ed FitzGerald
Ed FitzGerald
Promote universal pre-kindergarten
FitzGerald budget plan for 2012 includes funding for expansion of universal pre-K | October 26, 2011
Ed FitzGerald
Ed FitzGerald
Establish a Safe Neighborhoods Task Force
Budget proposal for Cuyahoga County includes funding for community policing | October 18, 2011
Ed FitzGerald
Ed FitzGerald
Save money and increase accountability through a data-based system called CountyStat
CountyStat system used to track sick day abuse among Cuyahoga County workers | September 13, 2011
Ed FitzGerald
Ed FitzGerald
Appoint a community liaison officer to work with youth
FitzGerald appointment handles outreach to young people | September 1, 2011
Ed FitzGerald
Ed FitzGerald
Publish a list of gifts received
No published list yet, but policy is to refuse all gifts | August 23, 2011
Ed FitzGerald
Ed FitzGerald
Make vacant land, green space and brownfields productive
EPA grant to provide $500,000 for brownfield redevelopment | August 22, 2011
Ed FitzGerald
Ed FitzGerald
Expand county land bank
Tug-of-war over land bank board appointments creates impasse | August 18, 2011
Ed FitzGerald
Ed FitzGerald
Conduct business in the open
Efforts to this point have promoted transparency | July 21, 2011
Ed FitzGerald
Ed FitzGerald
Develop internships and job opportunities for young people
Competitive fellowship program to provide public service internships | April 13, 2011
Ed FitzGerald
Ed FitzGerald
Make public his calendar of appointments
Fitzgerald follows through on pledge to make calendar public | March 6, 2011
Ed FitzGerald
Ed FitzGerald
Draw on management expertise from loaned executives
FitzGerald taps five executives as first group to loan their management expertise | February 14, 2011
Ed FitzGerald
Ed FitzGerald
Release public records on demand
Some steps taken to make public records more available, but there’s still work to be done | February 7, 2011
Ed FitzGerald
Ed FitzGerald
Implement a rigorous ethics policy
FitzGerald’s first executive order the first step for ethics policy | February 2, 2011
Ed FitzGerald
Ed FitzGerald
Appoint an inspector general
Assistant U.S. attorney tapped for watchdog role | January 27, 2011
Ed FitzGerald
Ed FitzGerald
Appoint a director of regional collaboration
Cabinet-level appointment targets regional collaboration | January 24, 2011