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Cuyahoga County Community Engagement- All are valued, respected and heard |
Strategic Priorities |
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9.2 Ensure proactive, regular two-way communication with residents, businesses and partners
- All are valued, respected and heard
About this measure |
This measure provides updates on community engagement activities managed by Cuyahoga County Department of Regional Collaboration.
Why is this important? |
The Department of Regional Collaboration was established to support cost savings and cooperation between municipalities and the County. This collaboration and cooperation must be created among communities to build relationships that promote understanding of challenges and distribution of information that supports closing gaps in services for all communities in the County. This requires community outreach, two-way communication and feedback to determine and reexamine data for budget and programmatic decisions.
How are we making an impact? |
Department of Regional Collaboration staff are meeting with all Cuyahoga County mayors and managers to review the current shared services and to learn more about what other ways the County can support their municipal goals. Staff is also hosting and participating in economic development tours, County outreach activities for residents, and collecting and sharing data with Cuyahoga County department directors.
Future priorities include:
- Hosting a mayors and managers meeting in early 2019 that brings all department chairs to meet with Cuyahoga County mayors and their staff to discuss how the County can support safety, economic development, sustainability, loan assistance, and public works in their communities.
- Developing a newsletter specific for mayors and managers containing relevant and timely notifications of application deadlines and other County news to present collaboration, cost savings, and participation amongst the municipalities.
Reporting Agency |
Cuyahoga County Department of Regional Collaboration
Additional Resources |
Milestone Measure |
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In 2018, the Department of Regional Collaboration began a listening tour with all 59 municipalities to learn more about each community. As a part of the tour staff gathered information from mayors and municipal staff about current cost sharing initiatives that exist between municipalities and the County. Leaders were asked which County offerings were most valuable and which were not utilized or applicable to residents. The results of this analysis will be shared with department directors as they prepare for development of the 2020-2021 Biennial Budget and review available capacity to expand, delete, or modify services. Staff also connected with communities through Small Business Saturday and holiday events, community job fairs, and the First Suburbs Consortium. In October, the Department of Regional Collaboration sponsored a Mayor’s and Manager’s Trolley tour of downtown development to showcase advancement of business and housing opportunities to attract others to Cuyahoga County. Regional Collaboration staff is currently working on the mayors and managers update, which will include a 2019 Resource Guide for all Cuyahoga County municipalities to support increased communication for mayors and their staff.