On March 5, 2013 President Chuck Lee presented Mayor Anna Peterson with the award for the City’s support of the school's renovations and expansion plans.

Community Development's Building and Safety Division is the first building department in the state of Oregon to achieve IAS accreditation. This accomplishment reflects the Division's innovation, commitment, and competency as a jurisdiction.

Community Development's Neighborhood Partnership Program won the League of Oregon Cities Helen and Alan Berg Good Governance Award for the creation of a program that encourages citizens to "reconnect" to their community.

Salem Public Library was recognized by the Marion County Children & Families Commission for outstanding efforts to promote literacy in the community

Salem Public Library Associate Linda Bellock, won the Oregon Library Association's Evelyn Sibley Lampman award in April 2012 in recognition of her contributions to the children of Oregon in the field of children's literature and library services.

The City of Salem, Oregon received a Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award at the Esri International User Conference (Esri UC) in San Diego, California held July 25, 2012. This award acknowledges vision, leadership, hard work, and innovative use of Esri's geographic information system (GIS) technology.

The City of Salem was awarded the 2012 Mid-Valley Green Award for Sustainable Large Organization of the Year.

Community Development Department's Youth Development and Prevention Coordinator Laurie Shaw won the Blacks in Government Special Honor Award for her service and dedication to youth in our community.

The Community Development Department’s Historic Preservation Program received the “Golden Paintbrush” Award at the 2012 Oregon Main Street Annual Conference in recognition of the significant improvements to 440 State Street in downtown Salem.

The City of Salem received a “Team CLG” award for the support provided to other CLG’s in the state. Special recognition was granted to Kimberli Fitzgerald, the Historic Planner in the Planning Division of the Community Development Department.

The Victorian Society in America awarded the Society’s highest honor in recognition of the restoration and adaptive re-use of the important historic Union Street Railroad Bridge.

City of Salem receives Oregon Tree City of the Year Award.

Salem, OR was recognized by the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree City USA community for its commitment to urban forestry.

West Salem Branch Library Associate honored with 2010 OLE Award from the Public Library Division of the Oregon Library Association

Salem's historic Union Street Railroad-Bridge recently received the national 2010 Transportation Planning Excellence Awards in both the Livability/Sustainability category and the Public Involvement and Outreach category from the Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration.