mayor's Office

Mayor’s Office Administration: To make Rochester the best mid-sized city in the U.S. in which to live, raise a family, visit and grow a business. Our city will be renowned for its safe neighborhoods, vibrant economy, educational excellence, customer service, and commitment to equity.

Office of Violence Prevention: To support the City of Rochester’s Mission, Vision, and Values with a focus on outreach and channeling residents of all ages likely to be involved in serious violence, either as a victim or offender, towards an array of community resources. This highly motivated team establishes essential linkages among service providers, participating residents and their families.

Office of Public Integrity: To support the City of Rochester’s Mission, Vision, and Values by enhancing public confidence and trust in City government by making it more transparent, efficient, and accountable. The Office is a means for City government to ensure all City employees are committed to integrity, ethical behavior, legal compliance, and accountability.

Project Management Office: To support the City of Rochester’s Mission, Vision, and Values by ensuring that enterprise-level technology projects are implemented within schedule, scope, and budget. In collaboration with our stakeholders and customers, we strive to further their understanding of Project Management and promote best practices that enable the City of Rochester to successfully manage projects and deliver value to our customers.

Office of City Planning: To support the City of Rochester’s Mission, Vision, and Values and to oversee the implementation of the Rochester 2034 Comprehensive Plan through interdepartmental coordination, data, mapping, analysis, project and development review, and community engagement to inform policy development and land use planning for the well-being of the city and its neighborhoods.

Office of Financial Empowerment (OFE): To support the City of Rochester’s Mission, Vision, and Values by advancing financial empowerment initiatives that promote access to safe and affordable banking, financial education and counseling, asset building, and consumer financial protection. Through 2026, the OFE will focus its efforts for three priority audiences: Youth, Entrepreneurs, and low-to-moderate income renters pursuing homeownership.

The Mayor's Office grew during 2022-23 and into 2023-24 with the expansion of the Office of Violence Prevention, the Office of Financial Empowerment, and other key targeted positions.

• Federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding provides resources for the Peacemaker Fellowship program whose staff directly engage with at-risk adults in the community to encourage positive behavior and reduce involvement in violence. Funding for direct City staff ends December 2024 per U.S. Treasury guidelines.
• ARPA funds are also being deployed via contract with twenty organizations in the community under the umbrella of the Rochester Peace Collective. These twenty organizations along with other collaborating entities will work together to reduce violence throughout the city of Rochester. Funding for contracts must be obligated by December 2024 and fully spent by December 2026 per U.S. Treasury guidelines.
• The Office of Financial Empowerment expands by two full time positions to provide additional services to the community as individuals, families, and small businesses work to increase their savings and create financial stability.
• Oversight of implementation of Racial and Structural Equity (RASE) recommendations continued in 2022-23 and additional funds and projects are planned for 2023-24.
• A Manager of Emerging Initiatives is added to support the City's efforts around homelessness, cannabis, healthy food accessibility, and other issues that arise.
• A Director of Emergency Management is added to ensure the City is prepared to manage and respond to a natural disaster or other emergency.