The City of Worthington will have strong & proactive leadership, working to represent the residents’ interests, unified in the goal to make Worthington the best suburb to live, work & play.

Insight

Governance was discussed as being important in all of the public input sessions. Adjectives used to describe an ideal governance included: strong, decisive, transparent, collaborative (ability to bring together competing viewpoints and make difficult decisions for the good of the majority of the community), creative, user-friendly and proactive (not reactive).

Background

• The City has plans, codes in place and incentives to help with development in the community.
• Some of these documents may be outdated or need updating to stay competitive with other communities.

Key Questions

• How do we facilitate governance to exemplify the above adjectives?
• How do we incorporate minority voices into decision making?