Councilman Anthony Brancatelli was appointed to Cleveland City Council to represent the Slavic Village Broadway neighborhood and the surrounding areas in Cleveland’s Ward 12 in 2005.

As lifelong resident of the Slavic Village area, Councilman Brancatelli has devoted his professional life to the revitalization of his community.  The Councilman strives to share his positive vision of the future and make Slavic Village’s potential apparent to all. 

A realist, Councilman Brancatelli, has tackled the biggest threat to his community, as well as the City of Cleveland, head on.  He works hard daily to eradicate the root causes of vacant and abandoned properties and to redevelop those areas that have been hit by the foreclosure epidemic.  The Councilman has been one of the sponsors of several pieces of legislation that focus on this problem, including ordinances that streamline the maintenance of vacant and abandoned housing, provide mortgage assistance to victims of predatory lending and hold absentee property owners accountable for their vacant properties. 

Additionally, Councilman Brancatelli has involved himself in the fight against predatory lenders by working to bring them to justice.  He was instrumental in the conviction of Raymond Delacruz, who was responsible for a house flipping scam that ranked up $4.8 million in inflated mortgages.  The Delacruz conviction was the first real estate flipping conviction in Ohio.

Before serving on Cleveland City Council, Councilman Brancatelli served as executive director of the Slavic Village Development Corporation for fifteen years.  As director he was instrumental in projects such as the Millcreek Park and housing development, the Bessemer Avenue Extension and the MetroHealth Broadway Complex.  His determination to work toward Cleveland’s revitalization came from his experience with the Broadway Area Housing Coalition. 

Councilman Brancatelli is Vice Chair of the Community and Economic Development Committee, and also serves on the Finance; Employment, Affirmative Action and Training; Aviation and Transportation; and Public Parks, Recreation and Properties; committees.  He was raised in Ward 12, where he currently resides with his wife, Gail, and their son Jack.