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William R. Wild, Mayor of Westland, An All American City..
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Westland Mayor William R. Wild is proud to have been elected to provide leadership for the City of Westland – the city he has long called home, having lived here for over twenty years. Established on May 16, 1966 and named after Westland Shopping Center, Michigan's first fully enclosed, climate controlled shopping center, Westland has grown to become the 10th largest municipality in the State of Michigan and currently boasts over 86,000 residents.
Prior to becoming Mayor in January of 2007. Mayor Wild served as a member of the Westland City Council for five years, City Council President for one year, and a member of the Westland Planning Commission from 1999 through 2001. |
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The City of Westland has a strong form of mayoral government, and as such, Mayor Wild acts as the chief executive officer of the city and oversees a wide range of services and administrative responsibilities, a position that is full-time. As mayor, he oversees an appointed staff of 29 and approximately 400 employees.
From the beginning, Mayor Wild established a host of priorities for the city, fiscal responsibility being the most imperative, an ethic heavily predicated on his well-founded background in business (he grew up working in a family-owned business before later owning and operating his own.) Mayor Wild has worked constructively with the Westland City Council, the city’s legislative body, to produce consecutively balanced budgets and also believes professionalism is the cornerstone of each service a municipality provides to its residents. In his first month in office, he initiated the V.I.R. (“Very Important Resident”) Program, a program which maintains a focus on handling the concerns of residents both efficiently and in a timely manner. The V.I.R. Program also requires that City Officials wear proper business attire and credentials while serving our residents.
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Additionally, Mayor Wild is a strong proponent of environmental consciousness and launched Mission: Green, a joint effort of residents, business owners, and elected officials who aim to improve Westland through cost-savings, environmentally-friendly measures.
Mayor Wild serves as a member of the Community Housing Committee and the Development International Affairs Committee for the United States Conference of Mayors and was recently appointed Michigan Ambassador. He was also appointed to the Legislative Governance Committee for the Michigan Municipal League, and serves as current chairperson for Conference of Western Wayne. In addition, Mayor Wild is an alternate delegate on SEMCOG's executive board.
Mayor Wild is honored to have been the recipient of several awards through the years for his philanthropic and professional endeavors. He is the recipient of the Mayors Business Council 2010 Excellence in Public/Private Partnership award for Outstanding Achievement. He is also, the 2008 recipient of Westland John Glenn High School’s Distinguished Alumni Award, as well as the recipient of the Jaycee’s Outstanding Young Michigander Award, also in 2008. He also won the Automotive Recyclers of Michigan Presidential Award in 1996 and went on to serve as the organization's President from 2000 through 2002. Furthermore, the Mayor is a supporter of various charitable efforts including the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life and CATCH – Caring Athletes Team for Children's and Henry Ford Hospital. He is also a member of the Westland Community Foundation, the Westland Lions Club, and a supporter of D.A.R.E. – Drug Awareness Resistance Education.
Mayor Wild and his wife, Sherri, a 6th grade science teacher,are spirited “Rockets,” both having graduated from Westland John Glenn High School – he in 1986 and she in 1988. Together they are the proud parents of a son and two daughters, Luke, 7, Lily, 5, and Payton, 3. In his spare time, Mayor Wild enjoys both playing hockey and helping coach Luke’s “mini-mite” hockey team, and spending quality time with his family. |
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Mayor's Office
