A Task Force is created by the President of the Conference to address individual issues requiring the immediate attention of a select group of mayors. Task Force recommendations are submitted to the organization as a whole and generally serve as the basis for Conference policy positions. A Task Force is not intended to serve as a permanent body within the organization. When a Task Force mission is completed, the issue it addressed usually is assigned to a permanent Standing Committee for continued monitoring; and the Task Force is disbanded. In recent years, Task Forces have addressed AIDS, Hunger and Homelessness, Unfunded Federal Mandates, Youth Crime and Violence, and Brownfields.

Ex-Officio on all Task Forces:
Mayor Greg Nickels, Seattle, WA, President
Mayor Elizabeth B. Kautz, Burnsville, MN, Vice President
Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa, Los Angeles, CA, Second Vice President

2010 Census

• Mayor Mark Mallory, Cincinnati, OH, Chair
• Mayor Robert L. Bowser, East Orange, NJ, Vice Chair

2016 Chicago Olympics & Para Olympics

• Mayor Mufi Hannemann, Honolulu, HI, Co-Chair
• Mayor Richard M. Daley, Chicago, IL, Co-Chair

Bicycling

• Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Boston, MA, Chair

Brownfields

• Mayor J. Christian Bollwage, Elizabeth, NJ, Co-Chair
• Mayor Lois J. Frankel, West Palm Beach, FL, Co-Chair

Cities United for Science Progress (CUSP)

• Mayor Bill Finch, Bridgeport, CT, Co-Chair
• Mayor Dr. James W. Holley III, Portsmouth, VA, Co-Chair

Climate Protection

• Mayor James Brainard, Carmel, IN, Co-Chair
• Mayor Martin J. Chávez, Albuquerque, NM, Co-Chair
• Mayor R.T. Rybak, Minneapolis, MN, Co-Chair

Community/Military Relations

• Mayor Joy F. Cooper, Hallandale Beach, FL, Co-Chair
• Mayor Lawrence K. Nelson, Yuma, AZ, Co-Chair

Comprehensive Immigration Reform

• Mayor Phil Gordon, Phoenix, AZ, Chair
• Mayor Joy F. Cooper, Hallandale Beach, FL, Co-Chair
• Mayor Mick Cornett, Oklahoma City, OK, Co-Chair
• Mayor Mark Stodola, Little Rock, AR, Co-Chair
• Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, Washington, DC, Co-Chair
• Mayor Richard M. Daley, Chicago, IL, Co-Chair
• Mayor Thomas C. Leppert, Dallas, TX, Co-Chair

Council for the New American City

• Mayor Jerry E. Abramson, Louisville, KY, Co-Chair
• Mayor Michael B. Coleman, Columbus, OH, Co-Chair

Ex-Offender Reentry

• Mayor Wayne Smith, Irvington, NJ, Co-Chair
• Mayor Sheila Dixon, Baltimore, MD, Co-Chair

Finance and Audit Committee

• Mayor Donald L. Plusquellic, Akron, OH, Chair

Franchising in Cities & Small Business

• Mayor Douglas H. Palmer, Trenton, NJ, Chair
• Mayor Darwin Hindman, Columbia, MO, Vice Chair

Health Care Reform

• Mayor Michael Nutter, Philadelphia, PA, Co-Chair
• Mayor Gavin Newsom, San Francisco, CA, Co-Chair

Hunger and Homelessness

• Mayor Gavin Newsom, San Francisco, CA, Co-Chair
• Mayor Jennifer T. Stultz, Gastonia, NC, Co-Chair

Mayors and Police Chiefs

• Mayor Michael Nutter, Philadelphia, PA, Co-Chair
• Mayor R.T. Rybak, Minneapolis, MN, Co-Chair

Mayors and the Business Community

• Mayor Oscar B. Goodman, Las Vegas, NV, Chair

Mayors Water Council

• Mayor Brian U. Stratton, Schenectady, NY, Co-Chair
• Mayor Jennifer Hosterman, Pleasanton, CA, Co-Chair

Poverty, Work and Opportunity

• Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa, Los Angeles, CA, Chair
• Mayor Cory Booker, Newark, NJ, Co-Chair
• Mayor David N. Cicilline, Providence, RI, Co-Chair
• Mayor C. Ray Nagin, New Orleans, LA, Co-Chair
• Mayor Ron Dellums, Oakland, CA, Co-Chair
• Mayor Richard M. Daley, Chicago, IL, Co-Chair

Stafford Act Reform

• Mayor C. Ray Nagin, New Orleans, LA, Chair
• Mayor Kevin Johnson, Sacramento, CA, Vice Chair

Sustainable Development

• Mayor David Pope, Oak Park, IL, Co-Chair
• Mayor Brenda L. Lawrence, Southfield, MI, Co-Chair

Vacant and Abandoned Properties

• Mayor John B. Callahan, Bethlehem, PA, Co-Chair
• Mayor Jay Williams, Youngstown, OH, Co-Chair