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Mayor Yemi Mobolade

• Mayor Yemi Mobolade was sworn in as the 42nd Mayor of Colorado Springs on June 6, 2023. Mayor Yemi is an independent. He has experience uniting communities. He has raised residents, small businesses, and entrepreneurs to economic security. He found new ways to make our city work for everyone.  
• Colorado Springs uses a Mayor/Council form of municipal government. Citizens approved this change in the Nov. 2010 election. The Mayor's Office is the City's executive branch. It represents the City at local, state, and national levels. They have the authority to sign legal documents on behalf of the City. The President of the City Council performs duties in their absence. 

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City Council

• Nine elected officials make up the City Council, and they can serve two four-year terms. There are three at-large Councilmembers, elected by residents citywide. Each of the six equally populated districts elects an additional Councilmember. They will represent the citizens in those districts. Councilmembers elect a President from among themselves to preside over their meetings. A President Pro Tempore fills in when the President is absent. Councilmembers receive an annual stipend of $6,250. 
• The City Council is Colorado Springs' legislative body. It sets policies, approves budgets, and establishes tax rates. It also passes ordinances and resolutions to govern the city. Councilmembers also serve as the Board for Colorado Springs Utilities. Utilities is separate from the City of Colorado Springs. It has its own CEO who reports to the City Council. However, the residents of Colorado Springs still own it.

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• The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has been headquartered in Colorado Springs since 1978 and more than two dozen National Governing Bodies (NGB) and National Paralympic Sport Organizations are headquartered here, marking the largest concentration of NGBs in the country. There are also more than 50 additional sport organizations located in Colorado Springs, as well as the USOPC’s  U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center and the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum. 
• Colorado Springs’ 6,035-foot elevation makes it an ideal training location for athletes.  
• The City serves as home to many other non-Olympic sport entities, including the Air Force Academy Athletic Corporation, Colorado College Athletics, University of Colorado Colorado Springs Athletics, Rocky Mountain Vibes Baseball, Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, Mountain West Conference, National Collegiate Hockey Association, National Strength and Conditioning Association, Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame, Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, and many others.
• As part of the “City for Champions” initiative, which was born in 2013, five distinct and extraordinary venues are attracting new visitors to Colorado Springs, the surrounding region and the State of Colorado. These venues are the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum, Weidner Field— Home of the Switchbacks; Ed Robson Arena at Colorado College; the William J. Hybl Sports Medicine & Performance Center at University of Colorado Colorado Springs; and the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Gateway Visitor Center (expected completion date in 2024).  

• Colorado Springs is home to nearly 20,000 acres of public municipally-owned land, encompassing 156 City-owned parks, 160 miles of park trails and 105 miles of urban trails, 50 open-space areas and 128 playgrounds. This includes the world-renowned Garden of the Gods Park. 
• Two municipal golf courses serve golfers across the region. These are Patty Jewett Golf Club—the third-oldest public golf course west of the Mississippi River—and Valley Hi. Both courses also offer community-favorite dining options. 
• Colorado Springs serves as a hub to the Rocky Mountains and all of southern Colorado, with vast hiking, biking, fishing, and other recreational opportunities.  

• Pikes Peak, at 14,115 feet in elevation, is known as “America’s Mountain.” It’s one of only two “14’ers” in the state of Colorado in which the summit is accessible by automobile. Nearly half a million people visit the summit annually, supported by its world-class visitor’s center. The mountain inspired writer Katherine Lee Bates to pen the lyrics to “America the Beautiful,” originally written as a poem entitled “Pikes Peak.” 
• Garden of the Gods, a registered National Natural Landmark, features stunning red sandstone. It serves as one of the most recognizable natural landmarks in the world, with its stunning red rock formations against the jaw-dropping backdrop of the Rocky Mountains. This City-owned park hosts more than 6 million visitors annually to hike, bike and climb this genuinely unique geological wonder. 
• The Manitou Incline, with its 2,744 steps and 2,000 feet of elevation gain in less than a mile, boasts users such as Olympic champions Apolo Ohno (short-track speedskating) and Caeleb Dressel (swimming). More than 180,000 people tackle this climb each year.  
• The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo ranks as one of the nation’s 10-best zoos, according to USA Today. 

• Home to five military installations: Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station; Fort Carson; Peterson Space Force Base; Schriever Space Force Base; and United States Air Force Academy. 
• Colorado Springs serves as the permanent home to U.S. Space Command. 
• As one of the most popular places for military retirees to live, Colorado Springs consistently ranks among the nation’s most “military and veteran friendly” communities. 
• Norad's Cheyenne Mountain Complex occupies five acres and was built under 2000 feet of granite. It became fully operation on February 6, 1967.