MAYOR'S OFFICE
Department Overview
The Mayor’s Office serves as the lead in establishing and fostering relationships in support of the City of San Bernardino’s Mayor and City Council vision and key strategic goals. The department functions through one division: Administration, which provides support to the mayor in his role as the chief spokesperson for the municipality.
Administration
Administration is responsible for the implementation of the daily operations for the office. The program covers the cost of the staff, supplies, and resources needed to oversee and implement strategic, effective and efficient policy and action aligned with the adopted vision, goals, and priorities.
The major components of this program include: Community Outreach and Engagement, Growing Economic Value, Improving Quality of Life, Forming and Maintaining Partnerships.
Community Outreach and Engagement
Using social media, email campaigns, videography, newsletters, and community meeting attendance the mayor and office staff engage citizens, inform residents of municipal government business, and promote pride in the city.
Additionally, the office coordinates and hosts the Annual State of the City. This event is an opportunity for citizens to meet and interact with elected officials, city staff, and other residents; celebrate the city, and come together as a community.
Growing Economic Value
To enhance economic value, the office highlights and encourages patronage of local businesses, and continually seeks to bring new job opportunities to the city by forming partnership with developers and inviting new businesses to make San Bernardino their home.
The office also works to create, foster, and support partnerships and programs that cultivate a culture of learning and opportunity for San Bernardino residents.
College Internship Program
The office has historically hosted college and university students for internships, laying the foundation for their entrance into the San Bernardino job market. The office will continue to contribute to closing the skills gap by providing capable San Bernardino Valley College, California State University San Bernardino, and other local college students with opportunities in the office.
Forming and Maintaining Partnership
By serving on a variety of boards, the mayor is able to advocate for the needs of the city and develop relationships that can benefit the city of San Bernardino.
Regional Boards
The mayor’s participation in regional boards covers areas such as transportation, economic development, and construction associated with those activities. Many of these boards involve transit that connect San Bernardino residents to places of employment, retail, entertainment, and recreation within the city, the Inland Empire, and the Southern California region, which results in increased economic development opportunities and a more sustainable city. The mayor serves on the following:
OmniTrans
OmniTrans is the public transit agency serving the San Bernardino Valley, providing safe, reliable, affordable, friendly, and environmentally responsible transportation. The mayor’s participation on the board gives a voice to the constituents of San Bernardino. In San Bernardino, OmniTrans is a partner in the Downtown San Bernardino Passenger Rail Project and is responsible for the Transit Center, which establishes San Bernardino as a destination and an epicenter for economic development and growth, and the SBX, which provides rapid transit for students, residents, and visitors of San Bernardino.
San Bernardino County Transportation Authority
SBCTA is responsible for cooperative regional planning and furthering an efficient multi-modal transportation system countywide. The SBCTA administers Measure I, the half-cent transportation sales tax approved by county voters in 1989, and supports freeway construction projects, regional and local road improvements, train and bus transportation, railroad crossings, call boxes, ride-sharing, congestion management efforts, and longterm planning studies. In San Bernardino, SBCTA is a partner for the Downtown San Bernardino Passenger Rail Project and is responsible for improvements to the I-215 Tippecanoe Interchange, Palm Avenue, and to the Muscoy Bridge Retrofit.
Inland Valley Development Agency
IVDA serves as the Local Reuse Authority to achieve successful implementation of the effective reuse of the former Norton Air Force Base. This includes support for a public airport and various lands and buildings. During its annual review, the agency found that the 14,000-acre area of the former base now employs 10,780 people and is responsible for an economic output of $1.9 billion, surpassing the totals lost when the base closed in 1994. The agency, in partnership with SBIAA also hosts the SBD Air Fest annually, attracting thousands of attendees.
San Bernardino International Airport Authority
San Bernardino International Airport Authority (SBIAA) is a regional joint powers authority created by and through State Legislation to serve as the owner, developer, and operator of the aeronautical portions of the former Norton Air Force Base, now known as the San Bernardino International Airport. The Authority’s efforts are focused on strengthening our community and region by promoting aviation activities and business opportunities, improving the infrastructure, landscape, and aesthetics of the airport, and promoting the safe and efficient movement of people and goods throughout the Southern California region. In 2016, SBIAA approved a Memorandum of Agreement with the International Trade Administration on a variety of initiatives to increase international trade, business investment awareness, and promote programs that will benefit local businesses.