The U.S. Conference of Mayors represents more than 1,400 mayors across the country. Our Meet the Mayor series is designed to highlight their work on behalf of America’s cities. Yemi Mobolade was sworn in as the 42nd Mayor of Colorado Springs on June 6, 2023. What are your top three…

Protecting public safety takes a team of trained, dedicated professionals working together, and mayors across the country have been investing in and improving the capabilities of their communities’ first responders. The historic American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), signed into law by President Biden in 2021, has helped cities respond to…

The U.S. Conference of Mayors represents more than 1,400 mayors across the country. Our Meet the Mayor series is designed to highlight their work on behalf of America’s cities. What are your top three priorities/challenges? To improve government efficiency and our City processes so that we can better respond to the…

As a former police chief and Vice Chair of USCM’s Criminal and Social Justice Standing Committee, Mayor Dyer knows public safety — and he’s prioritized it in Fresno. …

America’s cities are facing a mental health crisis: earlier this year, a U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) survey of 117 cities found that 98% of respondents reported an increased demand for mental health services compared to two years ago. Across the country, police often receive the call when someone is…

“The times that I’ve gone on ride-alongs with the police department, it’s struck me that everything that we did on those calls was either tied to mental health or substance abuse,” Mesa (AZ) Mayor John Giles shared last year. It’s not just Mesa — a recent survey of 117 cities…

The U.S. Conference of Mayors represents more than 1,400 mayors across the country. Our Meet the Mayor series is designed to highlight their work on behalf of America’s cities. What are your top three priorities/challenges? Allentown has grown to be the third largest city in Pennsylvania, and we’ve changed a lot…

The U.S. Conference of Mayors represents more than 1,400 mayors across the country. Our Meet the Mayor series is designed to highlight their work on behalf of America’s cities. Phillip Jones was voted into office as the 27th Mayor of Newport News, Virginia, in November 2022. What are your top…

The U.S. Conference of Mayors represents more than 1,400 mayors across the country. Our Meet the Mayor series is designed to highlight their work on behalf of America’s cities. What are your top three priorities/challenges? Investing in the people and tools to make Elyria, OH safer. We have increased our police…