ICMA's Public Safety Program Excellence Award, established in memory of Philadelphia firefighter William H. Hansell, Sr., and his wife Alice, is awarded to a local government and its chief administrator for the most creative public safety program. In 2002, ICMA presented one of two of the awards in the greater-than-50,000 population category to the city of Mesa, Arizona, and City Manager Michael T. Hutchinson for Mesa's Center Against Family Violence. This article describes how the center brings together city, county, state, and nonprofit agencies to provide an integrated, "victim-friendly" approach to investigating and treating family violence. Learn more about ICMA's Annual Awards program.
