City of Savannah Alderman Kurtis Purtee has been appointed to the National League of Cities (NLC) 2025 Public Safety and crime Prevention Federal Advocacy Committee, per an announcement by NLC President Steve Patterson, Mayor of Athens, Ohio.

Alderman Purtee was elected to a one-year term and will provide strategic direction and guidance for NLC’s federal advocacy agenda and policy priorities on crime prevention, corrections, substance abuse, gun violence, municipal fire policy, juvenile justice, disaster preparedness, response and recovery, and homeland security.

“I am excited and elated to once again serve on this committee,” Purtee said. “We will continue to promote safe communities and place public safety as a priority across the country and right here in Savannah. I look forward to working with our federal leaders to make that happen.”

As a member of NLC’s Public Safety and Crime Prevention Committee, Alderman Purtee will play a key role in shaping NLC’s policy positions and advocating on behalf of America’s cities, towns and villages before Congress, with the administration and at home in Savannah.

“NLC’s federal advocacy committees play a crucial role in advancing the policies and priorities of America’s 19,000 cities, towns, and villages with federal policymakers," Patterson said. “I am excited to work with Alderman Purtee this year to help strengthen the relationships between local and federal leaders.”

 The leadership of this year’s committee will consist of Chair Brian Kazy, Councilman, City of Cleveland, Ohio, Vice Chair Dontario Hardy, Mayor, City of Kinston, North Carolina, Vice Chair Nic Hunter, Mayor, Lake Charles, Louisiana, and LaShay Harris, Council Vice President, City of Rochester, New York.