MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Mayor Paul Young was sworn in to office Monday morning, along with 13 members of City Council.

WREG’s Kontji Anthony hosted the service at the Canon Center for Performing Arts.

As the new mayor, Young said he is “on a mission” to save his city.

“Families are mourning the pain of loss of loved ones from senseless violence. The chaos has taken a toll on our collective psyche and it threatens to derail all of the progress and promise of what Memphis can be,” Young said.

But the new Mayor is also bringing a promise, saying with the help of everyone, they can turn the tide.

“Let me say more clearly, the largest black city per capita, we can make that America’s safest city we can make that America’s cleanest city,” he said.

Young also says he knows public safety is a number one priority for many Memphians and his goal is to unify the community to find solutions.

“MPD is an important of public safety but it’s the criminal justice system, it’s the nonprofit sector, it’s the parks and community centers, it’s the way that we engage our young people, our school system,” Young said. “I know that we can tackle the problems that we have in our community together and I want to be a voice that helps bind us.”

In his first 100 days, Young said he plans on meetings with the community.

 “We will have weekly biweekly meetings with MPD, Juvenile Court, the District Attorney’s Office, Federal District Prosecutors. I’ll activate a special public safety task force,” he said. “I’m invigorated by the hope that we’re seeing. We have not been defeated by current circumstances. And the game is far from over.”

Watch the Memphis Mayoral Inauguration here.