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ABOUT
VISION AND INITIATIVES
POLICY PLAN
2030 CONCEPT PLANS
IMPLEMENTATION CAMPAIGNS
PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT
SCHEDULE AND PROGRESS
REPORTS AND PUBLICATIONS
NEWSROOM
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Implementation Campaigns
Introduction |
Implementation Campaigns |
Implementation Approach
Campaign to Build Collaborative
Decision-making
PRIORITY INITIATIVES
Initiative 9 | Collaboration on countywide issues (Priority 4)
Strategy 9.1
Identify and prioritize important issues that need to be addressed
countywide or in multiple jurisdictions and identify essential collaborating
partners (may include projection of trends and forecasting of crisis
conditions).
Strategy 9.2 Identify and apply actions, policies and programs, tools, and
methods (past and current), locally and nationally, that are models of
positive collaborative decision-making.
Strategy 9.3 Identify existing structure and opportunities for government
collaboration in Hamilton County and evaluate effectiveness
Strategy 9.4 Develop a communication program for increasing level of
awareness of important issues and trends requiring collaboration. (may
include partnerships with news media, web sites, periodic Countywide Town
Meetings, etc.)
Strategy 9.5 Identify critical issues that require public, private and civic
sector collaboration and develop strategies to address them.
Strategy 9.6 Build consensus on a unified, comprehensive community vision
for Hamilton County.
Strategy 9.7 Improve existing structures for collaborative decision-making
and initiate additional structure where desired (may include development of
incentives for government collaboration).
Strategy 9.8 Hold regular community forums on specific issues to continue
dialogue within and across political jurisdictions and agencies.
Strategy 9.9 Create a forum to lobby for Hamilton County’s collaborative
interests to regional, state and federal decision-makers.
Strategy 9.10 Create a resource center for problem-solving and conflict
resolution (For example – to deal with conflicts that arise in the “critical
issues requiring collaboration” mentioned in strategy 9.5).
Initiative 10 |
Incentives for better collaborative decision making (Priority 8 [tie])
Strategy 10.1
Establish incentives, and identify the benefits, to reinforce the desired
countywide development framework (defined as the adopted strategies of the
Community COMPASS plan).
Strategy 10.2 Provide funding to support implementation of elements in
updated community and agency comprehensive plans that coordinate the
economic, environmental, and social aspects of development.
Strategy 10.3 Provide rewards/recognition to individuals and organizations
for “best practices” in accomplishing this objective (i.e., public input
throughout the planning and decision-making process).
Strategy 10.4 Create local and statewide incentives and motivators to
promote participation, planning and goal setting.
Strategy 10.5 Promote consideration of local and countywide comprehensive
plans in private, public, civic, and institutional sector decision-making.
Initiative 11 |
Increased Citizen Participation (Priority 8 [tie])
Strategy 11.1
Identify and promote new ways to seek public input and encourage civic
participation.
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Collaborate with
news media and other mechanisms of public communication
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Develop and maintain
interactive web site, including links with other websites
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Involve schools,
churches, i.e. social capital groups, to encourage ongoing citizen input.
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Need civic activist
education program, including outcomes, teaching best practices about civic
involvement
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Promote/support
citizen organizations through civic education programs as an outlet for
civic involvement efforts – a place to use what you learn
Strategy 11.2
Encourage adequate and timely notice of public meetings.
Strategy 11.3 Ensure public meetings are held in accessible places and
promote scheduling them at times of day at which stakeholders can attend.
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Inquire of citizens
about the best times and places (which might rotate)
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Ensure meetings are
accessible (handicapped accessible, accessible by public transportation,
time of day), rotate meetings around to various communities, including
website and cable participation
Strategy 11.4
Develop other means of communicating issues and decisions to general public.
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Develop and maintain
web sites
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Collaborate with
local papers – develop weekly section specifically for government
information
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Establish and award
or recognition by the Planning Partnership of the broadcast media and print
media
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Disseminate
information through flyers in utility billings
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Email to known
citizens who have shown interest in that issue
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Movie theatres
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Church bulletins
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Civic organization
newsletters, email, websites, etc.
Strategy 11.5
Improve communication between planning commissions and planning officials at
all levels and forms of government and public, private and civic sector
stakeholders.
Strategy 11.6 Establish processes for incorporating citizen input when
decisions are made during the implementation of Community COMPASS.
Strategy 11.7 Encourage the citizens of Hamilton County to become informed
on and involved in regional issues.
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This regional
stewardship concept is based on the notion that residents in the region
enjoy the benefits of the whole region and, in collaboration with elected
and appointed public officials, civic groups and the private sector, should
participate in its planning, maintenance, improvement, and governance
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Examples of such
collaboration include the Planning Partnership, the Mill Creek Watershed
Council, Little Miami, Inc., Citizens for Civic Renewal and the League of
Women Voters among others.
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As an extension of
this concept, Hamilton County elected officials should be encouraged to
foster strong working relationships with the leaders of surrounding counties
in order to better address regional issues that impact the multi-county area
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Implementation Campaigns:
Assure Economic Prosperity
Build Collaborative
Decision-making
Embrace Diversity and Equity
Balance Development and the
Environment
Community COMPASS
Participants
Awards
Glossary of Terms
Community COMPASS Process
Other Plans (local,
countywide, state)
Alignment with OKI
Indicators
Smart Growth Principles
Hamilton County Treasures
Community COMPASS Publications
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