Membership Breakfast: A New Day in Gahanna!

Representatives from City Council, School Board, City Planning & Development, CIC, Gahanna Convention & Visitors Bureau, and Ministerial leaders are expected to attend.  New members will be introduced.

Mayor Tom Kneeland will present his 10 point plan and future goals for the City.

• Providing the best possible customer service our citizens expect.
• Together with my team create and implement an aggressive road and infrastructure plan, as well as a sustainable parks and recreation program.
• Implementing and maintaining a comprehensive economic development strategy that will cause business growth and create jobs improving the city's available revenue to support community services.
• Realigning city departments and reallocating resources to better serve the needs of the community.
• Develop standard, proven processes for departments to effectively measure quantifiable results.
• Actively recruit and encourage local talent to apply for key city positions.
• Together with City Council review tax abated areas (CRA's) and tax increment financing districts (TIF's) to evaluate whether they have met their commitment to job growth and tax revenue generation and adjust each agreement if commitments aren't met.
• Work in partnership with Council to earmark and commit a percentage of the general fund for dedicated uses for roads and infrastructure.
• Identify new, non-tax revenue and implement tighter cost controls, cost containment and cost avoidance measures by encouraging collaboration with other municipalities.
• Establish neighborhood commissions to build better communication channels between the City and its residents that will provide opportunities for engagement, guide planning and reinvestment strategies for all four wards of the city.

Reservations required by Monday, March 7, 2016.