Annual Awards
The OCMA Annual Awards recognize fellow local government colleagues who are going above and beyond to promote excellence in local government.
Nominations are reviewed by an award review panel. Finalists are recognized by their peers and awarded a plaque during the Annual Awards reception during the OCMA Annual Conference.
Recognizes projects that physically change and strengthen communities:
Placemaking new
Highlights innovative ways that communities create unique public spaces. Placemaking projects are often on a smaller scale, and help attract and retain talent, residents and businesses by providing a sense of community and place.
Eligibility:
No Special Eligibility Requirements
Redevelopment Projects new
Recognizes innovative community redevelopment projects.
Eligibility:
No Special Eligibility Requirements
Recognizes individuals:
Career Achievement Award
Recognizes an outstanding local government administrator who has:
- Fostered representative democracy by enhancing the effectiveness of local elected officials and by consistently
- Demonstrated a commitment to the development of the profession, especially through involvement in ICMA/OCMA.
Eligibility:
- OCMA Membership
- A minimum of 10 years of senior-level service to the profession within the State of Ohio.
Career Development / Mentoring Award
Honors a OCMA member who has made a significant contribution to the development of new talent in professional local government management.
Profiles in Courage Award
Recognizes truly effective leadership in unusual circumstances.
Examples include:
1) a community devastated by a natural disaster and through truly effective leadership by the manager, the community is able to rebound effectively; and
2) an unusual personal tragedy that a manager is able to overcome and still provide effective leadership and service to the community.
Eligibility:
OCMA Membership
Eligibility:
No eligibility requirements.
Recognizes communities:
Innovation in Local Government Award
Recognizes one or more local governments that have successfully applied the concepts of reinvention, reengineering, TQM, customization, or other cutting-edge organizational tools in the delivery of public services.
Eligibility:
Program(s) must be fully implemented for at least one full year.
Citizen Participation Award
Recognizes successful strategies designed to inform citizens about the local government services available to them and to include citizens in the process of community decision making. The award concentrates on such areas as community consensus building and adult (non student) citizenship education.
Eligibility:
Program(s) must be fully implemented for at least one full year.
Intergovernmental Cooperation Award
Recognizes outstanding programs developed out of cooperative actions or strategic partnerships between at least two jurisdictions or between a jurisdiction and a nonprofit agency established by a jurisdiction.
Eligibility:
Program(s) must be fully implemented for at least one full year.