JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Mayor-elect John Horhn outlined his top priorities for the City of Jackson.

At the top of the list is the city’s budget. Horhn is also focused on restoring trust with residents, as well as building relationships with the county, state and federal government.

“I think we will begin to address those kinds of restorations by putting a good team of people together,” he said.

Horhn said each of those relationships has been fractured, but he wants to restore them on his first day as mayor.

“The county has had a an interlocal agreement sitting on the mayor’s desk for several years that the mayor (Chokwe A. Lumumba) would not sign, for whatever reason. It would allow the county to come in and bring more resources to pave streets, to repair. And so, we’re going to sign that that interlocal agreement on day one,” Horhn stated.

He believes the relationship between the city and the state needs the most attention. House Speaker Jason White recently said the state wants to be a willing partner with the city.

“We’re excited about new leadership for the City of Jackson and what that may afford a relationship with the state that is more positive and better for all Mississippians,” White said.

According to Horhn, he’s had good conversations with leadership in the legislature, saying they want to help.

“We’ve had very productive conversations with the leadership of the Senate, leadership of the House, and even a call from the governor saying, ‘We want to try to help the City of Jackson become the city that we all want it to be,'” Horhn said.

He wants to leverage those relationships to try and get some work done.