Click on the audio player below to hear Mayor Otis Johnson address the Downtown Business Association on January 9, 2008.
16 minutes 7 seconds
Synopsis:
… it’s January 2008, this is the kind of leader I’m trying to be…
Praxis prax·is n (formal)
1.the practical side and application of something such as a professional skill, as opposed to its theory. (Joining together theory and practice).
City government should be more responsive, more transparent, more accountable…
… building a coalition, the need to build a team…
… the Lebanon Plantation planning retreat for the mayor-council team, for one day a year in the first week of the year…
… we need a leader, and a group of leaders to analyze the past, contemplate the future…
… regionalism is the new catchword for government in the 21st century…
… how are we planning to be the cultural, economic, social and political hub of this region…
… we must look at the way we operate, partner, collaborate…
… prepare for the new regionalism that’s going to come…
… issues such as sharing water, transportation, … with Bryan, Effingham, Beaufort, Jasper counties and all the counties all around…
… we must be driven by a vision of a safe, environmentally healthy, economically thriving community for all of the citizens… The vision drives you, inspires you.
The Council has set a list of priorities…
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… we instituted quarterly Town Hall meetings … direct democracy …
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Give respect to get respect.
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The Council has been able to articulate our work… we must work with the city to embrace this vision.
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In 2011 will Savannah be better off than in 2008?
…come with a plan, work your plan, be accountable for your plan…
How well have I done with the stewardship?
Otis Johnson discusses regionalism in the 21st century.
