Mayor

From the Mayor's Desk

MayorWelcome to the City of Charleston website. The information is meant to provide you, at a glance, basic information about City services. I think you will find that you will love this city as I do. It is a great place to live, a great place for finding jobs in our growing economy and more than enough places to play! From our wonderful parks close to our many vital neighborhoods and our determination to address those problems such as transportation and roads and affordable housing, the City is growing and changing. We have also added features such as business license renewal online.

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Mayor Tecklenburg's Focus

The Mayor continues to focus on the major issues that impact the citizens of Charleston.

Priorities of the Executive Department include:

  • Protect our city and citizens from the impact of flooding and sea level rise.
  • Increase the supply and availability of affordable and workforce housing.
  • Enhance our transportation infrastructure to move traffic efficiently and support a variety of safe options.
  • Maintain public safety in a way that respects all our citizens.
  • Preserve and protect the neighborhood livability and resident quality of life that make our city so special.