Mayor Bryan K. Barnett Elected to National Leadership
Rochester Hills Mayor Bryan K. Barnett was recently elected as the Second Vice President of the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) at the organization’s 85th Annual meeting. With this election, Mayor Barnett will become President of the USCM and hold the title of “America’s Mayor” in June 2019. Mayor Barnett will be one of only four mayors from Michigan to hold the influential leadership position since 1932.
Mayor Bryan K. Barnett Elected to National Leadership
The United States Conference of Mayors is the official non-partisan organization of cities with a population of 30,000 or larger with 1,408 such cities in the country today.
“To be recognized by my peers is the highest honor. I look forward to adding my voice and the collective voice of Rochester Hills residents to the national discussion. The success of Rochester Hills is a story I’m excited to share with my colleagues and the national media,” states Mayor Bryan K. Barnett.
Before joining the USCM leadership as one of its three officers, Barnett served on the Board of Trustees, Vice Chair of the Environment Committee, a member of the Finance and Audit Committee, and as a featured speaker on a number of Rochester Hills’ success stories.
Since first elected, Mayor Barnett has focused on making Rochester Hills the nations’ preeminent place to live, work, and raise a family, Under his leadership, Rochester Hills was recently ranked one of the Top 10 “Best Places to Live in America” by Money Magazine, and enjoys the lowest crime rate in the State of Michigan. Rochester Hills also has one of the lowest tax rates of any city in Oakland County, as well as the second lowest unemployment rate in the State of Michigan.
“Being the Mayor of Rochester Hills has been my dream job since 2006, and the chance to shape policy across the nation and work with some of the most innovative minds on the planet is both humbling and awe-inspiring,” states Mayor Bryan K. Barnett.
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