Exceptional civic engagement from Covington residents can now be recognized through a newly established program.
“The construction of a new city hall provides an opportunity to provide a forum to memorialize those Covington residents whose governmental or community leadership contributions have had a significant impact on the development of the Covington community or represent a very high level of accomplishment,” reads the municipal order establishing the program.
A selection committee will administer the program. The mayor will appoint the committee members, which will consist of a representative from the Kenton County Public Library, a representative from the Kenton County Historical Society, a representative from the city government and two Covington residents who will represent the city generally.
“The vision is that once a year, the committee would meet, accept suggestions and recommendations, and then nominate one or two people to be recognized by having their photo and a biography that identifies their contributions to our civic growth exhibited at the new City Hall,” said Mayor Joe Meyer at the City Commission meeting on Tuesday.
To be eligible for recognition in the program, nominees must meet the following criteria:
- They must have been residents of the city for “a significant number of years.” The order does not specify what counts as a significant number.
- They must be citizens in good standing both in Covington and in other places where they’ve lived
- They have demonstrated achievements in one of the following areas:
- community service
- civic responsibility
- education
- government or politics at the either the local, state or national level
Living residents are not eligible.