Philadelphia: "New Philly Mayor Cherelle Parker sworn in, immediately declares public safety emergency. Parker also said the city is open for business, and she’d work to grow new businesses with diverse ownership. As the more than three-hour-long ceremony wrapped up, Parker traveled to Kensington to swear in her Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel in the shadow of one of the worst drug market corners in the city. She then came back to City Hall and signed the first three executive orders of her term.

"The executive order declares the current levels of crimes against persons and property in Philadelphia constitutes a public safety emergency, which the city must abate immediately."

Former Mayor Jim Kenney consistently rejected calls from City Council and others to declare such an emergency during his time in office.

The second executive order is designed to make city government more visibly responsive. Parker said it would reduce the time people suffer dealing with city government. The third order calls for easing barriers to city employment such as college degree requirements and in some cases standardized tests.

The new mayor settled into her office late Tuesday afternoon and…said once she took the oath of office it reminded her of something she was told at Harvard’s New Mayor’s school.

“One of our presenters talked about how after you’ve been sworn in you feel like you’ve put on a metal jacket and you feel the weight, the additional weight… I will tell you, you do.”

https://whyy.org/articles/philadelphia-mayor-cherelle-parker-executive-order-public-safety-emergency/