Mayor's Office
Our mission is to provide executive leadership, as well as set priorities and goals for the City and its neighborhoods.
The City of Boston is governed by Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the City Council with the assistance of various departments, agencies, and commissions.
Mayor Martin J. Walsh, an accomplished advocate for working people and a proud product of the City of Boston, is the City’s 54th mayor. Mayor Walsh was sworn in to serve a second term on January 1, 2018. Learn more about Mayor Walsh and read his blog. You can also request the Mayor for your event.
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Boston's movement to end racism
Mayor Walsh and the City of Boston are embracing the opportunity this moment and movement offer us to produce lasting, systemic change. We want to eliminate all the ways that racism and inequality harm our residents.
Latest news
Passage of legislation to support creation of affordable housing, workforce training in Boston celebrated
Recognition from the Mayor
Major speeches
Major reports
Major reportsLearn how we are creating a Boston that is inclusive and provides ladders of opportunity for all — women, minorities...
The plan calls for a bold redesign of the way Boston cares for its homeless citizens, and will put a functional end to...
The report provides a benchmark for the efforts to diversify the municipal workforce in the first 15 months of Mayor Walsh's...
Boston 2030 is the City's strategy to responsibly plan for that growth. By creating housing across demographics and...
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CityScore
Learn about the initiative designed to inform the Mayor and city managers about the overall health of the City.
Transition Committee reports
Transition reports- Foreword and Introduction
- Arts and Culture Report
- Basic Services Report
- Economic Development Report
- Education Report
- Energy, Environment, Open Spaces Report
- Housing Report
- Human Services Report
- Intergovernmental Relations Report
- Public Health Report
- Public Safety Report
- Transportation and Infrastructure Report
- Youth Report
- Complete Transition Working Groups Report