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Initial biographical data
Have you moved into the city within the past 10 years?
Yes
No
Have you moved out of the city within the past 10 years?
Yes
No
What neighborhood do you live in?
Are you between the ages of
18-30
30-40
40-50
50-60
60-70
over 70
What is your gender?
Male
Female
Other
How do you identify your race or ethnicity?
Generally speaking, would you say that Cincinnati (as a city) is going in the right direction or the wrong direction?
Right direction
Wrong direction
Staying the same
No opinion
Whether you feel that the city is heading in the correct direction or wrong direction, how responsible do you believe that city government has been in this trajectory?
Primarily responsible
Partially responsible
Minimally responsible
Not at all
No opinion
Generally speaking, do you believe that the City of Cincinnati is staying ahead of other similar cities across the country, it is keeping up with them, or it is falling behind other similar cities?
Staying ahead
Keeping up with
Falling behind
Don't know / no answer
Do you approve or disapprove of the job the Cincinnati City Council is doing?
Strongly approve
Somewhat approve
Somewhat disapprove
Strongly disapprove
Don't know / no answer
How responsive do you feel City Government is to the needs and concerns of your neighborhood?
Very responsive
Generally responsive
Generally un-responsive
Completely un-responsive
Don't know / no answer
Do you approve or disapprove of the job the Mayor is doing?
Strongly approve
Approve most of the time
Disapprove most of the time
Strongly disapprove
Don't know / no answer
Under our current system of government, the Mayor has no direct control over city departments. Regardless of your opinion of the current Mayor, do you feel that the position of Mayor should be given more direct authority of city departments?
Yes
Maybe
No
Do you approve or disapprove of the job the City Manager’s Office is doing?
Strongly approve
Somewhat approve
Somewhat disapprove
Strongly disapprove
Don't know what the City Manager does
No answer
Based upon your own experiences and what you have seen, read and heard about city government, which one of the following do you believe is MOST responsible for actually running city government?
The City Manager
The Mayor
The City Council
All of them equally
Private corporations
Don't know / no opinion
Which do you believe SHOULD BE most responsible for actually running city government?
The City Manager
The Mayor
The City Council
All of them equally
Don't know / no opinion
Which do you feel is most accountable to the city’s voters?
The City Manager
The Mayor
The City Council
All of them equally
None of them
Don't know / no opinion
Have you ever contacted a specific member of the City Council about an issue or problem that concerned you or your neighborhood?
Yes
No
If there is a problem with city services or large-scale work occurring in your neighborhood, who are you most likely to contact to address your concerns?
The Mayor's office
The City Manager's office
A specific department head
A member of City Council
Don't know / no answer
Based upon your experiences and observations over the past 10 years (or as long as you have been in the region, if less) do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The city’s current City Manager system of government works well because a professional administrator runs city government, rather than the politicians.
Strongly agree
Somewhat agree
Somewhat disagree
Strongly disagree
Based upon your experiences and observations over the past 10 years (or as long as you have been in the region, if less) do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The city’s current City Manager system does not work well because the City Manager is responsible to both the Mayor and the City Council, making it unclear who is in charge, resulting in an ineffective city government.
Strongly agree
Somewhat agree
Somewhat disagree
Strongly disagree
True or False: The City Charter prohibits members of Council from making requests or demands directly to city departments.
True
False
The City Charter does, in fact, prohibit members of Council from making request or demands directly of city departments. The Charter requires that all Council concerns about city functions be forwarded to the City Manager.
Do you generally feel that this is a wise way to protect city administration from politics?
Yes
No
Do you generally feel that this makes city administration less accountable to the concerns of citizens?
Yes
No
Do you feel that there is at least one member of City Council who really stands up for the concerns and problems in your specific neighborhood or community?
Yes
No
I don't live within city limits
Not sure / no answer
The current system elects nine members of Council at-large (city-wide.) Do you feel that at least one member of Council should be elected to specifically represent the interests of your neighborhood?
Yes
Maybe
No
Which one of the following ways of electing the city’s Council do you believe would provide the city with the best leadership and strongest voice for neighborhoods?
The current system of electing all Council members at-large across the city.
A new system where Council members are elected from specific neighborhood districts.
A new system where some council members are still elected at-large, but most are elected from specific neighborhood districts.
Please share your thoughts on the single most important change to make to Cincinnati City government (in 500 words or less):
