Farmington Hills City Council Member Dr. Ken Massey has been reappointed to the National League of Cities (NLC) Public Safety & Crime Prevention Steering Committee for 2013. He previously served as Chair of the Committee in 2012. 

The Public Safety & Crime Prevention Steering Committee has the lead responsibility for developing NLC federal policy positions on issues involving crime prevention, corrections, substance abuse, municipal fire policy, juvenile justice, disaster preparedness, homeland security, domestic terrorism, and gun control. As a member of the committee, Dr. Massey will play a key role in shaping NLC’s policy positions, while advocating on behalf of the City of Farmington Hills on Capitol Hill, with the Administration, and at home.

Dr. Massey was first elected to City Council in 2003. He is a member and past Chair of the Farmington Hills/Farmington Emergency Preparedness Commission, serves on the Board of Directors of Botsford Hospital, and is the Co-Founder of the Farmington Area Suicide Prevention Task Force.

The National League of Cities is the nation’s oldest and largest organization devoted to strengthening and promoting cities as centers of opportunity, leadership, and governance. NLC is a resource and advocate for 19,000 cities, towns and villages, representing more than 218 million Americans.