FINDLAY, OHIO (WLIO) - The Ohio Mayors Alliance has made public safety, housing, and economic development their priorities in 2025.
During their last membership meeting, they discussed different areas that they want to work with Ohio’s General Assembly on in 2025.
The Ohio Mayors Alliance is made up of Republican and Democrat mayors from Ohio’s 31 largest cities. During their last membership meeting, they discussed different areas that they want to work with Ohio’s General Assembly on in 2025. Those include consistent state funding to support rising public safety costs, developing an incentive program for pro-growth housing policies, and support for economic development programs. The Ohio Mayors Alliance helps give Ohio cities, including mid- to smaller-sized cities, a voice on policy decisions that state lawmakers make that impact them directly.
“So, before legislation is passed, we talk about how it will actually look at the operational level of cities. So, being able to have mayors say, ‘Hey, that sounds great, but this is actually what it is going to look like in our community,’ and the negative and positive effects it’s going to have. Additionally, a lot of the challenges that our communities, big and small, are facing are the same. So, if we say this is a solution that is going to benefit all of us, that we can implement, and here is the impact that it’s going to see, that helps make legislature jobs easier as well. When our communities are strong, our state is stronger,” says Christina Muryn, Findlay Mayor/OMA Board Member.
Lima Mayor Sharetta Smith has been named to the Ohio Mayors Alliance’s board of directors to fill the position left by Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther, who is serving as the president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
