February 2020 | Vol. 7 Iss. 02
FREE SURVEY RESULTS: TAYLORSVILLE RESIDENTS LOVE THE JOBS PUBLIC SAFETY, ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE DOING By Carl Fauver | carlf@mycityjournals.com
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early nine in 10 registered voters across Taylorsville approve of the jobs their mayor and city council members are doing, according to the first citywide survey the council has commissioned in nearly a decade. “Taylorsville elected officials have tied with those in Millcreek for the highest voter approval ratings we have ever measured,” said Y2 Analytics Partner and Research Vice President Kyrene Gibb. “To have 87% of responders approve of the job they are doing is incredible.” Gibb and her company shared the results of their survey at a recent city council meeting. On the survey question “Do you approve or disapprove of how the Taylorsville mayor and city council are handling their jobs?” 9% strongly approved, while 78% approved. Just below the 87% approval for elected officials, survey responders gave fire and emergency medical services an 82% approval rating, while police came in at 76%. Between those two, the quality of the city’s culinary water and its garbage collection efficiency each earned 79% approval ratings. “It’s nice to see our residents have faith in our community and their elected officials,” said Mayor Kristie Overson. “But the survey also gave us some great suggestions. It’s a good measuring stick. (Y2 Analytics) did a top-notch, professional job. I think we got an incredible product for what we spent.” Taylorsville City officials paid Y2 Analytics $14,040 for the survey. Future surveys, which are not yet scheduled, will cost about $5,000 each. “Years ago, surveys like this were typically done over the The overall 87% approval rating Taylorsville residents gave their mayor and city council members in a recent survey is the highest rating the survey company has ever seen. (taylorsvilleut.gov) phone,” Gibb said. “A survey Continued page 5
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