Overview
- The ceremony starts at 10 a.m. ET Friday at the Detroit Opera House with free tickets already claimed and live coverage available.
- City Council members, Detroit police commissioners and City Clerk Janice Winfrey will also be sworn in, with performances by Kierra Sheard, Brianna J. Robinson, the Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences and poet laureate Jessica Care Moore.
- Sheffield was officially sworn in on Jan. 1 in a private ceremony at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center.
- Her administration plans to continue Duggan-era programs including the Down Payment Assistance initiative and Motor City Match support for small businesses.
- Early steps feature an Office of Gun Violence Prevention to focus on prevention and accountability, a transition effort involving 18 committees and 300-plus residents, and a new baby prescription cash program she describes as the nation’s largest.