The 2013 New Albany Annual Report

2013 Annual Report

New Albany wants to be the healthiest community in America.Ohio State wants to help you get there.The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is a proud partner in the Philip Heit Center for Healthy New Albany and its goal of helping people achieve wellness and live more active lives.

Our services will include:• Health and fitness center with

- state-of-the-art fitness equipment and biometric technology

- tailored plans to help members enhance physical fitness and safely recover from disease or injury

- one-on-one health coaching with Ohio State’s medical experts

- health and wellness classes

• Primary care from Ohio State’s family medicine experts

- timely treatment of illnesses and health concerns

- care for chronic diseases

- advice on maintaining wellness and preventing disease

• Sports medicine and physical therapy provided in collaboration with Nationwide Children’s Hospital

• Integrative health and wellness services including massage therapy and acupuncture

1 2013 New Albany Annual Report

2 A Look Back at 2013 4 A Community Treasure Dr. Glyde Marsh recognized as oldest electedofficialinOhio

5 Healthy Matters Ground broken on Philip Heit Center for Healthy New Albany

6 Our Community and Government 8 Our Taxes 10 2013 Revenue and Expenses 11 Administration and Finance Department 12 Community Development Department 14 Police Department 15 Public Service Department 16 Our Environment A New Albany Core Value

Cover photo by Robert Sohovich

Inside


A Look Back at 2013

WWE HEAR THIS OFTEn…How can a small town of just 8,000 people provide so many amenities to its residents, be recognized as central Ohio’s best suburban community and attract global companies?

To truly understand new Albany’s vitality one must look beyond its beauty and serenity. Peel away the wooded preserves, timeless Georgian architecture and trademark white horse fences, and the essence of new Albany is a warm and friendly place where neighbors get to know one another and work together to continually improve our community. This is why we say that here in new Albany, it’s not where we live but how we live that defines our quality of life.

We believe that small town charm never goes out of style and we remain committed to our core values of environmental and economic sustainability, culture, health and education, all of which were on strong display in 2013. Construction began on a new voter approved learning facility; the city expanded its leisure trail system to more than 30 miles; environmental work continued to preserve our Rose Run Corridor; and the City of new Albany broke ground on the Philip Heit Center for Healthy new Albany, a community health anchor set to open in late 2014. This collaborative effort between the city, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, nationwide Children’s Hospital and Healthy new Albany will bring added amenities to our Village Center and put new Albany at the forefront of an approach to community health and wellness that has never been done before (read more on page 5).

Speaking of the Village Center, we invested more than $3 million in improvements to the core of our town along Main Street from Dublin-Granville Road to the Plain Township Fire Station and along High Street from Eagle’s Pizza north to the 2-5 Elementary School entrance. Improvements included road reconstruction, installation of turn lanes, street lights, street trees, parking lanes, ADA compliant curb ramps, brick sidewalks and utility line burial. The utility lines seen in this area for decades are now gone, making for a much cleaner landscape.

We devoted nearly $1 million to rebuild aging streets, curbs, ramps and gutters in our neighborhoods. We closed gaps along the Central College Leisure Trail, which now stretches from new

Albany Condit Road to US 62. We pledged an additional $1.25 million over the next five years for land acquisition to expand the Rocky Fork Metro Park in Plain Township. We worked with the new Albany Company and various homeowner associations to jointly remove and replace many street trees infected with the Emerald Ash Borer along US 62, SR 605, Dublin-Granville Road and Fodor Road as well as the Hampstead Heath, Prestwould Close and new Albany Links subdivisions.

We enjoyed fantastic shows from our symphony throughout the year and we played host to some of the region’s best events. Thousands attended the new Albany Founder’s Day parade and festival and Independence Day parade, fun run and fireworks celebration. Our Chamber of Commerce kicked off August with its Taste of New Albany in Market Square. A week later more than 6,000 Pelotonia riders came to town, finishing their rides in New Albany (which is fitting, given that New Albany has more participants per capita in the event than any other community). The best walking event in America, the new Albany Walking Classic, brought 3,000 participants to new Albany from more than 40 states in September. Two weeks later, 20,000 people attended the new Albany Classic and Grand Prix at the Wexner residence, an event that raises more than $1 million annually for the Center for Family Safety and Healing.

We continued to experience growth in our 3,000-acre new Albany International Business Park. Bob Evans, iQor, Sedgwick, MXD, e-Cycle and Courtyard Marriott, our first hotel, came to town in 2013 bringing more than 1,800 new jobs. Discover, the first commitment to the business park in 1997, completed a $72 million expansion of their existing campus.

Times have certainly changed since Discover made their initial commitment to bring their operations to new Albany. Back then, the park was literally a corn field. The day before meeting with Discover officials, (then village) leaders called a farmer to request that he not plow his fields so that dust could be kept to a minimum during the visit. Today, our business park is the largest master planned park in Ohio representing $1.5 billion in private investment, 12,000 jobs and $123 million in community income tax revenue since the park’s inception.


new job creation within new Albany’s corporate limits is a key to its financial health. The city receives less than 2% of total property taxes paid by residents and businesses. (For residents, this equates to $59.41 of the $2,988.79 total property taxes paid per $100,000 valuation). Additionally, the city does not receive income taxes from the vast majority of residents who work outside of new Albany and pay their income taxes to the community in which they work instead of where they live. For these reasons, we will continue to aggressively collaborate with partners to bring new jobs to our community and our state (A breakdown of community taxes, revenue and expenses is available on pages 8-10.)

Our town is so much more than classic homes and a pretty white fence, and we thank you for helping to make it that way. As an aspiring community, we will continue to invest in projects and services that improve your quality of life.

Sincerely, new Albany City Council Nancy Ferguson, Mayor Sloan Spalding, President Pro Tempore Colleen Briscoe Chip Fellows Dr. Glyde Marsh Mike Mott Stephen Pleasnick

City Council (from left): Sloan Spalding, Dr. Glyde Marsh, Chip Fellows, Mayor Nancy Ferguson, Colleen Briscoe, Stephen Pleasnick, Mike Mott


RRE-ELECTED In 2013 at age 95, Dr. Glyde Marsh was recently recognized by the Ohio House of Representatives as the oldest elected official in our state and for his decades of service to our community.

Marsh came to new Albany in 1946 after serving as a military police officer for four and a half years in World War II, where he personally witnessed some of the most significant events of the 20th century. He was in Paris when Germany surrendered, witnessed the concentration camps in Germany and was in route to Japan when that country surrendered.

When he came back to Ohio after the war he decided to go to vet school. His father showed chickens when he was a young boy and he enjoyed the farm life growing up in rural northeastern Ohio. While working at The Ohio State University, where he would become one of the pre-eminent poultry veterinarians in the country, he asked university staff where cheap land was available. “My wife and I wanted to start a family and everyone kept telling me the cheapest land anywhere in central Ohio was in new Albany,” said Marsh. “At the time, I paid $85 an acre. Times have certainly changed.”

During his career as a professor at The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Sciences, he was active in the community. “My wife Margaret (who has since passed away) was the real mover and shaker in the family,” added Marsh. “She always wanted me to be involved, and here I am more than 70 years since I served my country in World War II and I’m still involved.”

Dr. Marsh retired from Ohio State in 1985 but he never retired from community service. After being re-elected in november 2013, he has now been elected to new Albany Council six times. Prior to that, he served three terms as a school board member and he has been a poll worker in elections since 1954. In the 60 years since, he missed working just one election, when he was hospitalized with a broken leg sustained while delivering keys and supplies to a precinct official the night before the election occurred.

Today, Dr. Marsh still travels 20,000 miles a year across Ohio serving some of the same poultry clients since the 1950s. (As an aside, he was very happy that an old client, Bob Evans, moved their corporate headquarters to New Albany last year.) When asked to

A Community TreasureDr.GlydeMarshrecognizedasoldestelectedofficialinOhio

name the single biggest accomplishment during his tenure as a new Albany council member, Marsh didn’t hesitate. “Hiring (now city manager) Joe Stefanov to become our administrator was the best community decision I was ever involved in. He assembled a terrific staff and helped new Albany develop as it exists today; and, without a doubt, our lucky break as a community was when Les Wexner and Jack Kessler decided to get involved. We owe much as a community to their contributions to make new Albany great.”

“She always wanted me to be involved,and here I am more than 70 years

since I served my country in World War II and I’m still involved.”

Marsh carried this photo of his wife, Margaret, in his wallet throughout his service in WWII.


Healthy MattersGround broken on Philip Heit Center for Healthy New Albany

The increased foot traffic expected from the project is creating new Village Center development opportunities desired by many residents. The new Albany Company is simultaneously building its Market & Main commercial development that will bring additional office, retail and restaurant offerings including The Mellow Mushroom and Cameron Mitchell’s newest restaurant concept, Hudson 29 Kitchen & Drink. Combined, the Philip Heit Center for Healthy new Albany and Market & Main developments represent more than 80,000 square feet of new Village Center development.

TTHE PHILIP HEIT Center for Healthy new Albany, set to open in late 2014, is a 55,000 square foot health anchor in New Albany’s Village Center that for the first time ever combines health care, individual fitness and community wellness activities all under one roof.

This partnership between the City of new Albany, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, nationwide Children’s Hospital and Healthy new Albany can help transform how health and wellness are integrated to improve people’s lives and create a national model for community health. “We are so excited that two renowned health organizations like The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and nationwide Children’s Hospital are partners in this venture and the new Albany Company donated the land to make it all possible,” said Mayor nancy Ferguson. “This health anchor is a collaborative effort that is going to be a wonderful community asset in the core of our town.”

Healthy new Albany is a local grassroots initiative founded by new Albany resident Dr. Phil Heit. Healthy new Albany’s purpose is to promote healthy lifestyles for those who live or work in new Albany. In a short time, Healthy new Albany has organically connected tens of thousands of people through the new Albany Walking Classic, the Healthy New Albany Magazine, a lecture series, the new Albany Community Garden and the new Albany Farmer’s Market. “Phil dreams big and works hard to make dreams a reality,” added Mayor Ferguson. “With his passion for health and his involvement from the beginning of this health center project, we thought it fitting that the center should bear his name.”

Ohio State’s Wexner Medical Center is leasing 38,000 square feet of the facility with a focus on personalized health care and an emphasis on prevention. Their services will include primary care, integrative medicine, physical therapy and a personalized wellness center. Nationwide Children’s Hospital is leasing 9,500 square feet of space for their operations, which will include an orthopedic clinic, sports medicine clinic, functional rehabilitation, injury prevention, concussion management, sports and orthopedic physical therapy, therapeutic massage and other services for children and adolescents. The health center will also include 5,500 square feet of community gathering and meeting space that will be managed by Healthy new Albany, as well as a demonstration kitchen.


Our Community and Government

At a Glancenew Albany, Ohio, founded in 1837 and incorporated in 1856, is a master planned community of 8,000 residents located fifteen miles northeast of Columbus, Ohio’s capital city, and ten miles from the Port Columbus International Airport. new Albany’s pastoral setting, timeless architecture, world-class amenities and attention to detail offer an exceptional quality of life for its residents. new Albany covers 12.15 square miles and is home to one of the largest master planned

international business parks in the Midwest, featuring dual feed electric power and fiber optic capabilities for companies of all sizes.

new Albany provides a range of municipal services, including police protection, street maintenance, sewer and storm water infrastructure maintenance, snow removal, leaf collection, planning, zoning and construction. All new Albany residents receive their fire and emergency medical services from the Plain Township Fire Department, a separate entity from the City of new Albany. Health services are provided by the Franklin County Board of Health.

Home Rule Charter New Albany residents approved the community’s first charter in 1992. The charter gives the municipal government greater local control and flexibility than the statutory form. Ohio statutes govern only on matters that the new Albany Charter does not address. The charter is reviewed every ten years and any proposed revisions to the charter must be approved by the new Albany electorate before they can be enacted. Style of Government new Albany utilizes the Mayor-Council-Manager form of govern-ment, which combines political leadership of elected officials with the managerial experience of an appointed, professional city manager.

Mayor & City Council City Council is the legislative branch of government made up of seven members, one of whom is the mayor. Council and mayoral elections are held in november of odd-numbered years and are non-partisan. Council members are elected by residents to four-year terms and are responsible for communicating regularly with their constituents, setting community priorities and adopting budgets consistent with those priorities. The mayor, in addition to the powers, rights and duties of a council member, presides over meetings, performs ceremonial duties including marriages, presides in Mayor’s Court, and often acts as a spokesperson to other governments. The mayor has no veto powers.

City Council has been granted certain powers by the Ohio Constitution, the laws of the State of Ohio and the new Albany Charter. These powers are exercised through the adoption of ordinances and resolutions. Among other things, the charter gives council the authority to create and abolish departments, commissions, boards and committees, audit accounts and records, conduct inquiries and investigations, levy taxes, enforce laws and regulations, adopt a budget and appropriate funds, adopt building and zoning regulations and hire a city manager. Current New Albany City Council Members* Nancy Ferguson, Mayor Sloan Spalding, President Pro Tempore Colleen Briscoe Chip Fellows Dr. Glyde Marsh Mike Mott Stephen Pleasnick*In late 2013, Chris Wolfe resigned from City Council citing the need for additional travel due to the success of his growing business. Mike Mott was appointed in early 2014 to serve out Mr. Wolfe’s term.

Nancy Ferguson,Mayor

City Council (from left): Sloan Spalding, Dr. Glyde Marsh, Chip Fellows, Mayor Nancy Ferguson, Colleen Briscoe, Stephen Pleasnick, Mike Mott


City Administration and Department Directors The city manager serves as the community’s CEO and is appointed by City Council to:• Provide organizational leadership.• Manage municipal operations. • Coordinate and direct the budget process.• Oversee implementation of City Council enacted policies and

adopted budgets.• Ensure effective delivery of services to New Albany residents and businesses.• Advise council on policy matters and keep them apprised of municipal operations.• Direct department heads and consultants.• Implement all fiscal, planning and infrastructure programs.

The city manager and other administrative staff oversee human resources, community engagement efforts, special events, engineering services, Mayor’s Court and legal services. Legal counsel is currently provided by Frost Brown Todd, LLP.

Aside from leading the Department of Administration, the city manag-er appoints the hiring of the city’s deputy city manager and department directors, including community development, finance, police and public service.

Joseph Stefanov, City Manager Debra Mecozzi, Deputy City Manager Jennifer Chrysler, Community Development Director Chad Fuller, Finance Director Greg Jones, Police Chief Mark Nemec, Public Service Director

New Albany Boards & Commissions City boards and commissions play an important role in our local government by evaluating matters of interest and making recommendations to City Council. All board and commission meetings are open to the public.

Planning CommissionMeets the third Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m.

Board of Zoning AppealsMeets the fourth Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m.

Architectural Review BoardMeets the second Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m.

Board of Construction AppealsMeets the third Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m.

Parks & Trails Advisory BoardMeets the first Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m.

Community Improvement CorporationMeets as necessary

Economic Development CommissionMeets as necessary

Personnel Appeals BoardMeets as necessary

New Albany Plain Local Joint Parks District(Appointed by City of New Albany, New Albany Plain Local Schools, Plain Township)Meets the first Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m.

Rocky Fork Blacklick Accord(Appointed by City of Columbus, City of New Albany, Plain Township)Meets the third Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m.

Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts(Appointed by City of New Albany, Plain Township, McCoy Center, New Albany Community Foundation, New Albany Plain Local Schools) Meets the second Thursday of each odd month at 8:00 a.m.

Joseph Stefanov,City Manager


Our Taxes

$300,000

NA Plain Local School District . . . $ 5,761.92

Franklin County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,678.29

Plain Township . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 755.58

Columbus Public Library . . . . . . . $ 257.25

Eastland Jt. Vocational School . . $ 183.75

City of New Albany . . . . . . . . . . . $ 178.23

NA Joint Parks District . . . . . . . . . $ 151.35

TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 8,966.37

Property Taxes

PROPERTy TAXES ARE based on the local tax rate (in mills) and the taxable value of the property. In 2013, the Franklin County Auditor determined annual property taxes for new Albany households to be $2,988.79 per $100,000 fair market value based upon a local tax rate of 97.59 mills for Tax District 222 – City of new Albany, Franklin County, new Albany Plain Local Schools. (This millage rate does not include the 4.75 mills paid by most new Albany residents to the new Albany Community Authority for debt on the new Albany High School building, Fodor Road improvements and fire station improvements and equipment.)

This chart illustrates an itemized allocation of resident property taxes per $100,000 fair market value.

Property Taxes = $2,988.79 per $100,000 Fair Market Value

Source:FranklinCountyAuditor’sOffice

New Albany Plain Local School District $1,920.64 (64.3%)

Franklin County $559.43 (18.7%)

Board of Developmental Disabilities Children’s Services Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board General Fund Aging Metro Parks Zoo

Plain Township Fire $251.86 (8.4%)

Columbus PublicLibrary

$85.75 (2.9%)

Eastland JointVocational School $61.25 (2.0%)

City of New Albany $59.41 (2.0%)

New Albany JointParks District $50.45 (1.7%)

$900,000

NA Plain Local School District . . . $17,285.76

Franklin County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,034.87

Plain Township . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,266.74





TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,899.11

$600,000

NA Plain Local School District . . . $11,523.84

Franklin County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,356.58

Plain Township . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,511.16





TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,932.74


Income Taxes

InCOME TAX REVEnUE is by far new Albany’s largest funding source, consistently accounting for approximately 75% of all general fund revenue. Income taxes are integral to the city’s ability to provide police protection, snow removal, leaf collection, road maintenance, sewer and storm water maintenance, trails and other city services.

Local income taxes are typically paid to the community where people work, not where they live. Because new Albany provides a 100% credit for income taxes paid to other communities by new Albany residents, many do not pay income taxes to new Albany. It may seem hard to believe, but the majority of new Albany income tax revenues are paid by non-residents who work in our community. This is why creating jobs inside

new Albany borders is the single most important component of our community’s long-term financial health. Everyone who works in new Albany (regardless of where they live) pays income taxes to the city and in turn generates revenue to support city services and projects.

Unlike property tax revenue, which is a more consistent source of funds and easier to estimate, income tax revenue is more volatile. In good economic years, income tax revenue can be higher than anticipated. During times of economic instability, however, the loss of jobs combined with cutbacks in wages and/or bonuses can produce a doubly negative impact.

City of New Albany General Fund Property Tax Revenue 2008-2013Source: City of New Albany

Though mostly stable, the percentage of property tax revenue designated to the City of new Albany has decreased in recent years and was lower in 2013 than any year since 2008. The city receives less than two percent of property taxes paid by residents and corporate partners. In all, property taxes constitute six percent of the city’s overall revenue.

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 $1,083,570 $1,121,533 $1,116,635 $1,082,339 $1,034,940 $1,001,933

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City of New Albany General Fund Income Tax Revenue 2008-2013Source: City of New Albany

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 $8,945,304 $7,416,292 $6,800,224 $10,959,194 $9,862,600 $11,710,706

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The City of New Albany levies a 2% income tax on gross wages, salaries and other personal service compensation. This tax is also levied on net profits of corporate headquarters and small businesses based in new Albany. As can be seen in the chart below, city income tax revenue was impacted by the recession but has bounced back in recent years due to job recruitment success within the new Albany International Business Park.

The majority of New Albany income

tax revenues are paid by non-

residents who work in our community.

This is why creating jobs inside New

Albany borders is the single most

important component of our

community’s long-term financial health.


2013 Revenue and Expenses

2013 City of New Albany General Fund Expenses

$13,213,010 Source: City of New Albany

22% Police 12% Community Development 19% Public Service/Engineering 15% Administration, IT, Finance 4% Legal/Mayor’s Court 3% Facilities Maintenance 3% Other Charges 22% Transfers & Advances

2013 City of New Albany General Fund Revenue$15,421,056 Source: City of New Albany

6% Property Taxes 76% Income Taxes 2% Inter-governmental 3% Charges for Services 4% Fines, Licenses, Permits 9% Other/Transfers

2008-2013 City of New Albany General Fund RevenueSource: City of New Albany

Charges Fines, Property Income Inter- for Licenses, Other/ Taxes Taxes governmental Services Permits Transfersn YTD 2013 $1,001,933 $11,759,153 $282,295 $429,900 $578,997 $1,368,778n YTD 2012 $1,034,940 $9,862,600 $589,342 $281,788 $509,046 $2,401,782n YTD 2011 $1,082,339 $10,959,194 $505,376 $385,957 $699,421 $2,345,938n YTD 2010 $1,116,635 $6,800,224 $156,690 $284,861 $523,125 $1,070,688n YTD 2009 $1,121,533 $7,416,292 $230,927 $212,502 $279,978 $688,276n YTD 2008 $1,083,570 $8,945,304 $405,346 $206,935 $373,421 $682,114

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2008-2013 City of New Albany General Fund ExpenseSource: City of New Albany

Public Legal/ Community Service/ Admin, IT, Mayor’s Facilities Other Transfers & Debt Police Development Engineering Finance Court Maintenance Charges Advances Servicen YTD 2013 $2,861,532 $1,579,895 $2,493,588 $2,007,970 $563,840 $325,846 $425,549 $2,954,789 –n YTD 2012 $2,879,066 $1,554,288 $2,533,380 $2,000,067 $613,026 $388,655 $423,894 $3,044,600 $704,789n YTD 2011 $2,747,008 $1,271,917 $2,426,984 $1,850,798 $448,415 $292,447 $594,965 $844,190 $363,788n YTD 2010 $2,671,832 $1,279,460 $2,458,150 $1,758,341 $512,043 $181,402 $745,859 $3,240,032 $876,093n YTD 2009 $2,751,104 $1,275,418 $2,415,357 $1,672,944 $594,573 $216,734 $398,669 $14,114 $1,017,252n YTD 2008 $2,641,701 $1,182,201 $2,879,656 $1,528,981 $549,005 $133,527 $415,493 $535,000 $917,220

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Administration & FinanceVillage Hall, 99 W. Main StreetAdministration 614.855.3913; Finance [email protected]

Joseph Stefanov, Debra Mecozzi,City Manager Deputy City Manager

2013 Organizational Priorities• Enhance the local economy through infrastructure

investments and implementation of programs that encourage private development

• Work with private and public partners to promote a vital Village Center core that incorporates education

and lifelong learning, arts and culture, health and wellness and environmental sustainability.

• Develop an organizational environment that rewards excellent performance and promotes continuous personal development.

• Pursue continual improvements in operational and programmatic quality, emphasizing efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability.

performed within Administration include public engagement, special event coordination and information technology services. The finance director works closely with the city manager and council to oversee the city’s fiscal operations, provide an accurate accounting of receipts and disbursements, coordinates the annual audit conducted by the Ohio’s Auditor of State and leads debt issuance efforts on behalf of the city. In 2013, newly appointed finance director Chad Fuller worked with city leadership to refinance $4.85 million in debt. The city has now taken advantage of favorable rates to refinance close to $17 million in debt during the past two years, efforts which are expected to produce an aggregate cash savings of more than $3.8 million over the life of the debt issues.

new Albany elected and appointed leaders have been recognized for their sound fiscal policies in a number of ways. They consistently receive the “Making your Tax Dollars Count” award from the Ohio State Auditor’s Office, an award given to less than five percent of government agencies in Ohio. new Albany also is a consistent recipient of the Certificate of Achievement of Excellence in Financial Reporting. Perhaps most importantly, new Albany’s high bond rating (AAA from Standard & Poor’s; Aa1 from Moody’s) allows the community to borrow money for capital improvement projects at lower interest rates.

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Chad Fuller,Finance Director

Scott McAfee,Public Information Officer

TTHE CITy MAnAGER serves as the city’s chief executive, provides organizational leadership, advises City Council on policy matters, oversees day-to-day operations and appoints department directors. Additionally, the city manager oversees the Department of Administration in conjunction with the deputy city manager, who is responsible for human resources, personnel policy, union negotiations, buildings and grounds, Mayor’s Court, and professional service contracts including legal and engineering. Other functions


Community DevelopmentVillage Hall, 99 W. Main Street614.939.2254; Inspection Scheduling [email protected]

Jennifer Chrysler, Adrienne Joly, Director Deputy Director

In 2013, Community Development

Department staff conducted 6,724

building inspections; processed 2,066

building and zoning permit applications;

and managed more than one million

square feet of construction.

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APlanning, Building, Design & Zoning

A THOUGHTFUL APPROACH to surroundings and the environment is evident in every direction here in new Albany, from our Georgian architecture and wooded vistas to our leisure trails and preservation of green space. Our master planned city is designed to manage growth wisely and protect your community investment. Careful and deliberate steps have been taken to maintain new Albany’s physical character, by striking a balance between residential, business and institutional uses. Whether planning for new roads or new community space, connectivity is a principle theme; and even as we grow, attention to detail allows us to maintain our rustic beauty, picturesque neighborhoods and small town character.

Our community development team works with developers, builders, designers, architects and engineers to ensure conformance with applicable codes during construction, repairs and alteration of structures and buildings within new Albany. Services include issuing permits, plan reviews and conducting inspections for all new or modified residential and commercial building projects.

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AEconomic Development

AnOTHER FUnCTIOn OF the Community Development Department is the recruiting and retaining of jobs within our borders. Job creation is vital because local income taxes constitute 75% of the city’s overall revenue stream to provide city services (more information about income taxes can be seen on pages 9-10).

Today, the 3,000-acre new Albany International Business Park is the largest master planned corporate park in Ohio with three highway interchanges. Home to Abercrombie & Fitch, Discover, Tween Brands, Aetna, AEP, Bob Evans, nationwide and L Brands, the park’s easy access and technology infrastructure make it conducive to businesses of all sizes. The park represents $1.5 billion in private investment and 12,000 employees that have produced more than $123 million in community income tax revenue since 1998. Better yet, in the last four years, businesses locating in our business park brought more than 3,200 new jobs to Ohio that weren’t here before, helping to grow our local and state economy.

2013 Major Commercial Projects (Representing 1,800 New Jobs)• Bob Evans • Discover ($72 million Expansion & Data Center)• iQOR• Sedgwick• e-Cycle• Courtyard Marriott (New Albany’s first hotel)• MXD• Axium• Exhibit Pro


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Fire Department initially made possible by the support of Key Bank and the new Albany Women’s network through the new Albany Community Foundation).

The new Albany Police Department also staffs a 24/7 communications dispatch center. new Albany dispatchers are responsible for answering multiple administrative and 9-1-1 lines including animal complaints, residential and commercial alarm drops, crimes in progress, public disturbances, traffic complaints, automobile crashes and fire and medical emergencies. In total, dispatchers responded to 4,950 calls for service annually. Additionally, dispatchers log daily activities of each officer into the Computer Aided Dispatch System (CAD) and enter information into the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS) and national Crime Information Center (nCIC) computer systems.

new Albany police utilize multiple communications channels to stay in touch, including social media (www.Facebook.com/newalbanyohio; www.Twitter.com/newalbanyohio); the city e-newsletter; and, when time is of the essence, a CODE RED call-out network that sends information to phone numbers and/or email addresses for those who have registered for the free updates (e-news and CODE RED registration are available online at www.newalbanyohio.org). Our school district partners promote the idea that if you see something, say something and report it. We couldn’t agree more. Even though new Albany’s crime levels are low, please report suspicious activity to the police at 855.1234. Those who believe an activity could be a life threatening emergency should call 9-1-1 immediately.

In 2013, Greg Jones replaced Mark

Chaney as police chief. Chaney served

as chief from 1998 until he retired in

2013. Jones, a New Albany officer since

1989, served as a sergeant for more than

20 years prior to being appointed chief.

Police50 Village Hall Road [email protected]

Greg Jones, Chief

{nEW ALBAny IS one of Ohio’s safest communities. Major crimes that occur in larger cities are virtually non-existent here. In all of 2013, new Albany made 206 total arrests, including 186 adult misdemeanors, thirteen adult felony arrests and seven juvenile arrests.

One of the reasons for the community’s low crime rate is the strong interaction between our officers, residents and businesses. Whether it’s performing vacation house checks while residents are out of town (685 performed in 2013), conversing with the public while on mounted patrol, leading the Citizen Police Academy, teaching women’s self-defense classes, outreach through Block Watch programs and police station tours, conducting bicycle safety programs for children or performing safety tips to businesses, our officers understand that strong relationships set the foundation for a safer community.

Education is a community core value and City Council has consistently underwritten all costs associated with the school resource officer position stationed on the new Albany Plain Local Schools campus throughout the school year. The city also underwrites the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) Program for fifth and seventh grade students and administers Safety Town, a safety awareness program held each summer for more than 300 kindergartners and first graders (Safety Town is a joint effort with the Plain Township

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NPublic Service7800 Bevelhymer [email protected]

Mark Nemec, Director

nO DEPARTMEnT BETTER depicts traditional city services more than public service, whose crews work around the clock when necessary to perform such services as snow removal, leaf collection, mosquito management, road maintenance, fire hydrant maintenance, water and sewer line maintenance, traffic signal maintenance, trimming of right-of-way trees and even maintaining the street light flower pots along Market Street. Their efforts enhance the quality of life of residents, visitors and employees throughout our community and they are essential to other city departments by performing maintenance on all city-owned properties, vehicles and equipment.

Trash, recycling and yard waste collection are also managed by this department. Rumpke currently performs these services and worked with the city to replace all residential recycling bins with wheeled carts that hold five times the amount of recycling materials. As a result, thanks to resident efforts, new Albany households recycled 1.95 million pounds of material in 2013…the largest amount ever, a 24% increase from 2012 and a 57% increase from 2009.

Residents who drive by our public service facility or attend our August “Touch-a-Truck” event may initially think they are passing a horse barn out in the country. The facility, nestled next to the New Albany Joint Parks District headquarters and playing fields, pays homage to new Albany’s rural roots while providing service crews the necessary space and equipment to provide a high level of community service.

In 2013, New Albany’s Public Service Department maintained:• 200 miles of waterlines, storm sewers

and sanitary sewers • 185 lane miles of roadway• 32 miles of leisure trails• 19 bridges• 1,100 street lights • 1,060 fire hydrants

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BBE IT RECyCLInG products to keep materials out of landfills, consuming less fossil fuel, using alternative transportation or building environmentally friendly buildings, we all have a hand in protecting Mother Earth.

Sustainable Green Philosophy…Part of Planning Efforts• More than 1,800 acres dedicated to parks and green space preservation • 32 mile leisure trail system • Natural environment preservation and protection-riparian corridors

Green Building Incentive Program• Financial incentives, including building permit fee reductions, when

sustainable design and/or construction is incorporated

Green Initiatives• Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission “Smart Community”

designation • Developed tree program regulating tree removal and replacement• Tree City USA Community

Green Energy & Fuel Efforts• Bio-diesel fuel used for most of Public Service fleet • Used motor oil donated to be recycled into heating oil• All traffic lights converted to LED bulbs

Recycling & Materials Efforts• Residents recycled 1.95 million pounds of materials, a 24% increase

from 2012 and a 57% increase since 2009 • Recycling containers used at community events to encourage recycling• Old asphalt repurposed as berm on roadways• Tree and leaf collection waste used to make wood chips and mulch

Streams & Storm Water Efforts• Bio-swales and filtration ponds utilized to clean storm water before

its release to streams• Street sweeping routes modified to keep more pollutants out of

storm water run-off• Received $1.2 million in state and federal grants to preserve Rose

Run Corridor

Our Environment A New Albany Core Value

The Philip Heit Center for Healthy New Albany is home to Nationwide Children’s Hospital Sports Medicine and Orthopedics. We’re the leaders in sports medicine for serious athletes, 18 and under, and we’re specially trained and fully equipped to treat concussions and rehab sports injuries – or prevent them in the first place. So your New Albany athlete can perform at the highest level.

Expert sports medicine and orthopedic care. A stone’s

throw from Eagle Stadium.

NationwideChildrens.org/Sports-Medicine

Be inspired.

New Albany Contacts

Local Income Tax Questions

Regional Income Tax Agency ...................... 1.866.721.7482

Other New Albany Area Municipal ServicesNew Albany Plain Local Schools .................... 614.855.2040 New Albany Joint Parks District ...................... 614.939.7275 New Albany Library ......................................... 614.645.2275 Plain Township ................................................ 614.855.2085 Plain Township Fire ........................................ 614.855.7370 Plain Township Aquatic Center ....................... 614.775.9430

New Albany Chamber of Commerce and Franklin County ContactsNew Albany Chamber of Commerce .............. 614.855.4400 Franklin County Board of Elections ................ 614.525.3100 Franklin County Auditor .................................. 614.525.4663

Utilities

Electric (AEP) .............................................. 1.800.277.2177 Gas (Columbia Gas) .................................... 1.800.344.4077 OUPS (Call Before You Dig) ........................ 1.800.362.2764 Sewer (City of Columbus) ............................... 614.645.8164 Trash (Rumpke) ........................................... 1.888.786.7531 Water (City of Columbus) ............................... 614.645.8270

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City Service ContactsAdministration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 614.855.3913 [email protected] Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 614.939.2254 [email protected] Inspection Scheduling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 614.939.2222City Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 614.939.2244 [email protected] Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 614.939.2245 [email protected]’s Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 614.855.8577 [email protected] Police . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 614.855.1234 [email protected] Public Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 614.855.0076 [email protected]

Documents

The 2013 New Albany Annual Report