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Scope and Contents The purpose of A Case for Change in Montgomery County: A Summary of Trends and Data is to frame a conversation around the questions "Do these trends and data, and the conclusions that can be drawn from them, indicate there is a critical need for change in Montgomery County? Will continuing the status quo in collaboration and governance provide for the communities and citizens of Montgomery County a future which is prosperous, equitable, and sustainable?"...

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The Charter Development Committee will be co-chaired by Paul Leonard and Dan Foley. It will work with the Dayton Together Initiative (“Dayton Together”) to develop a draft Charter for the single county charter government, the Dayton-Montgomery County Metro Government or “Metro Gov”. A separate Charter Advisory Committee (“Advisory Committee”) wills then review and offer constructive feedback to the Development Committee beginning in mid-July.

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The following materials have been prepared for consideration by the Charter Advisory Committee at the request of Dayton Together, a non-profit corporation led by community members and current and former governmental officials.

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The two-page summary contains key points and questions to address in drafting a charter for restructuring county government to eliminate some elected offices and streamline county operations under an elected County Executive; and merging Dayton with Montgomery County.

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Event flyer for a June 5, 2014 roundtable discussion on regional cooperation and restructuring local government. The event was for members of Leadership Dayton and Generation Dayton to discuss recommendations by the organization OneDayton.

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We recognize that this is a BIG IDEA. Sometimes, big ideas are the ones that are worth pursuing. For more than two years now, members of OneDayton have been quietly and methodically exploring the possibility of changing the structure of local government. To have any thoughtful, meaningful public dialogue on something so different and difficult as changing the very structure of local government, is a daunting endeavor of immense proportion and importance.

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Press release in which Co-Chair of Dayton Together Charter Development Committee, Paul Leonard, responds to criticism of government modernization project.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of organizational materials such as dissenting opinions, charter drafts, event flyers, and brand-related files on the organization. There are research studies, commissioned by them and external to the organization, that Dayton Together used. The collection also includes newspaper clippings regarding the organization and city consolidation.Series I, Organizational Papers, contains charter materials, presentations, handouts, guides, and frequently asked...

Scope and Contents Thanks to fifteen community volunteers who worked, debated, and brainstormed on the Dayton Together Charter Development Committee, we are releasing a draft charter—the Dayton Metro government. Our model is a Council-Manager government, incorporating professional management that has served our communities well for a century. It includes a mayor voted on by all 535,000 residents, one at-large countywide council seat, and 9 geographic districts, with the mission of bringing the community...

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Proposed organization chart for restructuring Dayton-Montgomery County, Ohio local government.