Corey O’Connor being sworn in as Pittsburgh’s new mayor

AND THE TASKS AHEAD. MAYOR ELECT COREY O’CONNOR SAYS HE IS BOTH EXCITED AND NERVOUS ABOUT BECOMING THE NEXT MAYOR OF PITTSBURGH. HE SHARES THE MOST PRESSING ITEMS ON HIS TO DO LIST. LOOKING INTERNALLY AT OUR FLEET AND, YOU KNOW, SUPPORTING OUR PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS, ALL OF THEM KNOWING THAT THEIR EQUIPMENT IS BREAKING DOWN TO AND FROM CALLS. SO WE HAVE A LOT OF CAPITAL, THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO IMPROVE ON, BUT ALSO LOOKING AT OUR OPERATING AND MAKING SURE THAT MONEY IS GOING WHERE IT’S SUPPOSED TO BE GOING. COREY O’CONNOR, EXPRESSING THE NEED TO ADDRESS THE CITY’S OVERRUN FLEET OF VEHICLES FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND PUBLIC WORKS. OTHER IMMEDIATE TASKS INCLUDE FIXING THE CITY BUDGET, REINVENTING DOWNTOWN WITH NEW BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTIAL SPACE, AND ELEVATING PITTSBURGH’S STATUS GLOBALLY, PUTTING PITTSBURGH BACK ON THE WORLD STAGE AGAIN. TALKING TO COMPANIES WORLDWIDE ABOUT WHY ARE YOU NOT COMING TO PITTSBURGH? HOW DO WE TURN THAT TIDE THAT PITTSBURGH IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS? AND AGAIN, COREY O’CONNOR WILL BE SWORN IN AS THE NEXT MAYOR OF PITTSBURGH ON MONDAY, COVERING ALLEGHENY COUNTY IN PITTSBURGH’S SQUIRREL HIL

Corey O’Connor is set to be sworn in as Pittsburgh’s 62nd mayor in downtown Pittsburgh Monday afternoon.You can watch the inauguration in the video player above when it begins. Now, watch O’Connor talk about his to-do list. The mayor-elect spent a busy morning meeting with his staff and preparing for the official ceremony. O’Connor, greeted by his staff and cabinet members, talked about his excitement for his new role and the future of the city. “Thank you for joining us on this journey. Some of you I’ve known for a very, very long time. But it’s an exciting time in Pittsburgh, and I think we build off the momentum of today. But we get started right away,” O’Connor said. O’Connor also attended the 144th inauguration of the city council, where four members, including newcomer Kim Salintero of District 2, were sworn in. He mentioned that his inauguration speech would be emotional, as his late father, Bob O’Connor, also served as mayor.O’Connor said his focus is on making Pittsburgh stronger moving forward. “It’s about families. It’s about getting back to the basics, but it’s also about safety and growing our city, growing it for, you know, new residents to come in, but also new businesses. You know, the more we grow Pittsburgh, the better we all are,” he said.The inauguration ceremony is scheduled for 1 p.m. Monday.

PITTSBURGH —

Corey O’Connor is set to be sworn in as Pittsburgh’s 62nd mayor in downtown Pittsburgh Monday afternoon.

You can watch the inauguration in the video player above when it begins. Now, watch O’Connor talk about his to-do list.

The mayor-elect spent a busy morning meeting with his staff and preparing for the official ceremony.

O’Connor, greeted by his staff and cabinet members, talked about his excitement for his new role and the future of the city.

“Thank you for joining us on this journey. Some of you I’ve known for a very, very long time. But it’s an exciting time in Pittsburgh, and I think we build off the momentum of today. But we get started right away,” O’Connor said.

O’Connor also attended the 144th inauguration of the city council, where four members, including newcomer Kim Salintero of District 2, were sworn in.

He mentioned that his inauguration speech would be emotional, as his late father, Bob O’Connor, also served as mayor.

O’Connor said his focus is on making Pittsburgh stronger moving forward.

“It’s about families. It’s about getting back to the basics, but it’s also about safety and growing our city, growing it for, you know, new residents to come in, but also new businesses. You know, the more we grow Pittsburgh, the better we all are,” he said.

The inauguration ceremony is scheduled for 1 p.m. Monday.