President Pro Tem Elizabeth Brown to Host the First Columbus Policy Pitch Night
Residents
encouraged to submit their policy ideas
Council
President Pro Tem Elizabeth Brown
[COLUMBUS, OH] If you have a policy idea for the City of
Columbus, you now have an opportunity to turn your idea into law.
Council President Pro Tem Elizabeth Brown will
hold a special competition event for a unique policy idea, and submissions are due by March 1.
“Creating public policy is not just putting words on paper; it’s about making a
difference in people's lives,” said Pro Tem Brown. “No one knows more about the
effect of a policy than the people impacted, and I am excited to tap into the
everyday expertise of residents to learn how our city can do better.”
Pro Tem Brown will partner with Cohear, a Cincinnati-based community engagement
and strategy company, to host the city’s first Policy Pitch Night, a civic
competition for residents who have a policy idea to solve a problem, improve
quality of life, or to make city government work better for all.
Columbus residents of any age can submit a policy pitch
for the competition by 10:00pm on Sunday, March 1, and can seek help
from Cohear to hone their concept into a policy submission.
Once the submission window has closed, a group of grassroots leaders and
community members will then score the submissions and determine the top five
finalists, who will have 5-7 minutes to present their policy idea at an event
on March 31. The audience will cast votes to select the final winner. After the
community selects the winning policy, Pro Tem Brown will champion the issue at
City Hall.
Policy Pitch Night originated in Cincinnati two years ago when Cincinnati City
Council Member P.G. Sittenfeld partnered with Cohear, pledging to bring the
winning policy to City Hall. The annual event has been a resounding success in
Cincinnati, and the Cohear team is proud to bring this opportunity to the
Columbus community for the first time.
Residents must submit their Columbus policy ideas here by 10:00pm on Sunday, March 1, 2020.
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Cohear is a community engagement and strategy
company. We help leaders develop meaningful solutions to difficult problems by
organizing and engaging community members with lived experience. Through our
unique combination of outreach and facilitation, we bring decision makers and
everyday experts together in forward-thinking focus group conversations.