Recognized Local Government

Local Government	Population	Form of Recognition	Year of Recognition	Chief Administrative Officer
City of Apache Junction	38,499	C	1980	Mr. Bryant Powell
City of Avondale	89,334	C	1959	Mr. Ronnie Corbin, MA
City of Benson	5,355	C	1982	Mrs. Vicki Vivian
City of Bisbee	4,923	C	1989	Ms. Sharyl Honstein
City of Buckeye	91,502	C	1983	Mr. Dan Cotterman, ICMA-CM
City of Bullhead City	41,348	C	1997	Mr. Toby Cotter, ICMA-CM
City of Casa Grande	53,658	C	1954	Mr. Larry Rains
City of Chandler	275,987	C	1955	Mr. Joshua Wright
City of Coolidge	13,218	C	1956	Rick Miller
City of Cottonwood	12,029	C	1974	Mr. Jesus Rodriguez
City of El Mirage	35,805	C	1983	Ms. J. Crystal Dyches, MPA
City of Eloy	15,635	C	1952	Mr. David Malewitz, MPA
City of Flagstaff	76,831	C	1958	Mr. Greg Clifton, MPA, JD
City of Glendale	248,325	C	1948	Mr. Kevin Phelps
City of Globe	7,249	C	1956	Mr. Paul Jepson, MPA
City of Goodyear	95,294	C	1985	Mrs. Wynette Reed
City of Holbrook	4,858	C	1960	Mrs. Cheryl Millage
City of Kingman	32,689	C	1971	Timothy Walsh, PE
City of Lake Havasu City	57,144	C	1979	Mr. Jess Knudson, MPA
City of Litchfield Park	6,847	C	1992	Mr. Matthew Williams, MPA
City of Mesa	504,258	C	1954	Mr. Christopher Brady
City of Nogales	19,770	C	2003	Mr. Edward Johnson
City of Page	7,440	C	1975	Mr. Darren Coldwell, BA
City of Peoria	190,985	C	1955	Henry Darwin
City of Phoenix	1,608,139	C	1914	Jeffrey Barton
City of Prescott	45,827	C	1955	Mr. Jay Kimble, MPA
City of Safford	10,129	C	1977	Mr. John Cassella
City of San Luis	35,257	C	1997	Mr. Kerry Jones
City of Scottsdale	241,361	C	1958	Mr. James Thompson
City of Sedona	9,684	C	1994	Ms. Karen Osburn, CPFO, MPA
City of Show Low	11,732	C	1976	Mr. Edward Muder
City of Sierra Vista	45,308	C	1966	Mr. Charles Potucek
City of South Tucson	4,613	C	1969	Ms. Veronica Moreno
City of Surprise	143,148	C	1997	Mr. Robert Wingenroth, CPA
City of Tempe	180,587	C	1954	Andrew Ching
City of Tolleson	7,216	C	1957	Mr. Reyes Medrano
City of Tucson	542,629	C	1930	Mr. Michael Ortega
City of Willcox	3,213	C	1959	Mr. Caleb Blaschke
City of Williams	3,202	C	1966	Mrs. Eleanor Addison
City of Winslow	9,005	C	2017	David Coolidge
City of Yuma	95,548	C	1971	Ms. Jennifer Reichelt, MPA, ICMA-CM
County of Coconino	145,101	G	1992	Mr. Neal Young
County of Mohave	213,267	G	1988	Ms. Barbara Bracken
County of Pima	1,043,433	C	1981	Mr. Charles Huckelberry
County of Pinal	425,264	C	1992	Mr. Leo Lew
County of Santa Cruz	47,669	G	1993	Ms. Jennifer St. John
Maricopa Association of Governments		G	1979	Mr. Ed Zuercher
Maricopa County	4,420,568	G	1977	Mrs. Dawn Buckland, ICMA-CM, CPM, MA
Northern Arizona Council of Governments		G	1981	Chris Fetzer
Pima Association of Governments		G	1992	Mr. Farhad Moghimi
Southeastern Arizona Governments Organization		G	1992	Randy Heiss
Town of Camp Verde	12,147	G	1987	Dr. Miranda Fisher, DPA
Town of Cave Creek	4,892	C	1988	Mr. Grady Miller, MPA
Town of Chino Valley	13,020	C	2004	Ms. Jami Lewis
Town of Clifton	3,933	C	1980	Mr. Rudy Perez
Town of Dewey-Humboldt	4,326	C	2008	Ms. Beth Evans
Town of Florence	26,785	G	1986	Bruce Walls
Town of Fountain Hills	23,820	C	1991	Rachael Goodwin, CPRP, MPA
Town of Gila Bend	1,892	C	1998	Beverly Turner
Town of Gilbert	267,918	G	1975	Mr. Patrick Banger, MA, ICMA-CM
Town of Guadalupe	5,322	C	1979	Ms. Rose Arellano
Town of Hayden	512	C	1958	Ms. Laura Romero
Town of Kearny	1,741	C	1969	Tyler Bingham
Town of Marana	51,908	C	2009	Terry Rozema
Town of Oro Valley	47,070	G	1987	Mr. Jeffrey Wilkins
Town of Paradise Valley	12,658	C	1965	Andrew Ching
Town of Parker	3,417	G	1982	Mrs. Lori Wedemeyer
Town of Payson	16,351	C	1996	Mr. James Ferris
Town of Pinetop-Lakeside	4,030	C	1990	Mr. Keith Johnson
Town of Prescott Valley	46,785	C	1979	Mr. Gilbert Davidson
Town of Quartzsite	2,413	C	1993	Mr. James Ferguson
Town of Queen Creek	59,519	C	1994	Mr. Bruce Gardner, IPMA-SCP
Town of Snowflake	6,104	C	1984	Mr. Brian Richards
Town of Taylor	3,995	C	2003	Mr. Gus Lundberg, BS
Town of Thatcher	5,231	C	1997	Mr. Heath Brown, PE
Town of Wickenburg	7,474	C	1962	Mr. Troy Smith, MSM, FBINA
Town of Wickenburg	7,474	C	1962	Mr. Troy Smith, MSM, FBINA
Town of Wickenburg	7,474	C	1962	Mr. Troy Smith, MSM, FBINA

Population based on 2011 Census.
C = Council Manager Position G = General Management Position
Chief Administrative Officers with linked names are ICMA members

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