PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Cherelle Parker was officially sworn in on Tuesday as Philadelphia's 100th mayor — the first woman to hold the job.
The inauguration ceremony began Tuesday morning at The Met Philadelphia, first with the swearing-in of City Council members, city commissioners, the sheriff, the register of wills, and the city controller.
Ceremony attendees received a list of her 100-day action plan on the key issues that Parker plans to carry out, including safety, economic opportunity, education, housing, and “clean and green.”
Parker’s first order of business will be to swear in Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel this afternoon. She will then sign three executive orders, including one declaring a public safety emergency in Philadelphia, and another directing the new police commissioner to come up with a plan to deal with it.
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Jim Kenney’s term officially ended at midnight on New Year’s Eve. He served two terms, from 2016 to 2023.
Read his farewell statement below:




