The City of Davenport will mail a survey to residents this week seeking input on everything from parks and streets to police and fire services. The survey, designed to measure the community’s level of satisfaction with quality of life issues and the quality of city services, is used to assist leaders in the budget process. This will be the fifth time residents have been surveyed since 2010. The last survey was administered in 2016.
The survey will be mailed to 5,000 randomly selected Davenport residents beginning October 1st. The confidential survey takes an estimated 15 minutes to complete and residents are asked to mail it back to the ETC Institute of Olathe, Kansas, the company that has been retained to administer the survey for Davenport or follow the instructions located in the packet and complete it online. For those who are mailing responses, respondents will be provided a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
Some residents may receive a telephone call reminding them to complete the survey. All results remain completely confidential and the City of Davenport will not be informed which residents received or completed surveys.
Survey questions deal with the level of satisfaction residents have with police, fire, parks, public works, communication, and more. ETC Institute will compile and deliver the results to City leaders and staff. Results from the survey are anticipated to be publically available in the month of December. Additionally, the results will be shared at public forums during the upcoming budget cycle.
Those who did not receive an official survey in the mail have an opportunity to take it by following a link provided below. The data collected from this link can be reviewed by City leaders and staff, but will not factor into the ETC Institute analysis. Survey Link:
https://18davenport.etcmain2.com/index.php/416642/newtest/Y/lang/en/416642X4147X42456/welcome/416642X4147X42457/CU/