Mayor Shammas Malik presented his second State of the City Address on June 3, 2025 at the newly renovated Lock 3 Park. Mayor Malik was sworn in as Akron’s 63rd Mayor on Jan. 1, 2024.

During the Mayor’s first year in office, he has worked hard on a unifying vision for our city’s future, rooted in safe neighborhoods, good schools, affordable homes, equitable economic ...