OKI Regional Council of Governments

The Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments (OKI) is a council of local governments, business organizations and community groups committed to developing collaborative strategies to improve the quality of life and the economic vitality of the region.

Formed in 1964, OKI has spent 46 years cultivating partnerships and alliances that range from the federal government to local councils. Its 117 members represent governmental, social and civic groups from nearly 200 communities in the eight-county, three-state region.

Together, OKI works to solve interstate dilemmas, create far-reaching development plans, break through political bureaucracy, provide services to the public and advocate for federal funding.

OKI has final authority over all federal dollars spent on transportation in the region. Each year, OKI approves roughly $40 million in funding for projects in the region.

While OKI’s primary amission has been transportation, OKI is not confined to just highways and pavement.

• Since federal transportation investments stimulate land use change, OKI developed a Fiscal Impact Analysis Model to give local governments a way to determine costs and benefits by analyzing the budgetary impacts of alternative land use scenarios.
• OKI’s Water Quality planning program involves work that enables wastewater treatment projects to obtain permits and promotes practices to reduce stormwater runoff and restore streams.
• OKI’s Clean Air Program is leading the fight for cleaner air in the region by bringing ozone and particulate matter pollution issues to the forefront of people’s minds.