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I feel truly fortunate for this opportunity to serve as your city manager! I feel truly fortunate for this opportunity Following in the footsteps of Dana to serve as your city manager! McDaniel, I became Dublin’s sixth city Following in the footsteps of Dana manager on October 1. I’m no stranger McDaniel, I became Dublin’s sixth city to the City of Dublin; I have lived in the manager on October 1. I’m no stranger Dublin area for more than 20 years and to the City of Dublin; I have lived in the have proudly served this City since Dublin area for more than 20 years and 2014, when I was hired as the public have proudly served this City since service director. I have also overseen 2014, when I was hired as the public nearly all of the City departments during my time serving as service director. I have also overseen deputy city manager/chief nance and development o cer nearly all of the City departments during my time serving as and deputy city manager/chief operating o cer. deputy city manager/chief nance and development o cer and deputy city manager/chief operating o cer. I sincerely appreciate the con dence Dublin City Council has placed in me to continue serving this City I have grown to love I sincerely appreciate the con dence Dublin City Council has as an employee and a resident. Earlier this year, Council placed in me to continue serving this City I have grown to love adopted a strategic framework that declares a vision of being as an employee and a resident. Earlier this year, Council the most sustainable, most connected and most resilient adopted a strategic framework that declares a vision of being global city of choice. The framework outlines goals related to the most sustainable, most connected and most resilient the City’s economic, scal and environmental stewardship; global city of choice. The framework outlines goals related to world-class services and amenities; and physical, mental, social the City’s economic, scal and environmental stewardship; and emotional well-being. It also includes goals related to our world-class services and amenities; and physical, mental, social state-of-the-art infrastructure, including expansive broadband and emotional well-being. It also includes goals related to our capability that ensures a minimum of 10-gigabit access to all state-of-the-art infrastructure, including expansive broadband residents, businesses and visitors. I look forward to engaging capability that ensures a minimum of 10-gigabit access to all with all of you and working together toward that vision. residents, businesses and visitors. I look forward to engaging with all of you and working together toward that vision. The City is committed to transparency and community participation in government. Public involvement and input are The City is committed to transparency and community the cornerstones of everything we do, and we know that we participation in government. Public involvement and input are make better decisions and build a better future when we have the cornerstones of everything we do, and we know that we conversations and gather feedback from invested residents like make better decisions and build a better future when we have you. There are many ways you can become engaged and stay conversations and gather feedback from invested residents like informed. you. There are many ways you can become engaged and stay informed. Over the next year, the City will be working to update the Community Plan. The plan is our key policy guide for Over the next year, the City will be working to update the decision-making about Dublin’s built and natural Community Plan. The plan is our key policy guide for environments. It was last updated in 2013 and is due for a decision-making about Dublin’s built and natural refresh. This is a tremendous opportunity for public environments. It was last updated in 2013 and is due for a involvement in shaping our community and identifying refresh. This is a tremendous opportunity for public future opportunities. There will be ample opportunities to involvement in shaping our community and identifying provide input, including public meetings and online future opportunities. There will be ample opportunities to engagement throughout the update process. The provide input, including public meetings and online Community Plan update will also be informed by the City’s engagement throughout the update process. The other numerous planning e orts, including the Parks & Community Plan update will also be informed by the City’s Recreation Master Plan, Curbside Management Study, other numerous planning e orts, including the Parks & Speed Management Program, Dublin Area Housing Study Recreation Master Plan, Curbside Management Study, and Economic Development Strategic Plan, all of which are Speed Management Program, Dublin Area Housing Study being developed or updated right now. Visit and Economic Development Strategic Plan, all of which are DublinOhioUSA.gov for more information and updates. being developed or updated right now. Visit DublinOhioUSA.gov for more information and updates. I share all of this with you in the spirit of openness and civic engagement. Dublin is known for being a well-planned city I share all of this with you in the spirit of openness and civic that puts residents rst. With that at our core, I invite you to engagement. Dublin is known for being a well-planned city engage with your City and stay involved in your that puts residents rst. With that at our core, I invite you to community. I hope to see you at our public meetings, at our engage with your City and stay involved in your award-winning community events and out and about community. I hope to see you at our public meetings, at our enjoying the beautiful community we all love to call home. award-winning community events and out and about enjoying the beautiful community we all love to call home.

Sincerely, Sincerely,

Megan O’Callaghan City Manager Megan O’Callaghan City Manager

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