Recognized Local Government

Local Government	Population	Form of Recognition	Year of Recognition	Chief Administrative Officer
City of Apache Junction	35,840	C	1980	Mr. Bryant Powell
City of Avondale	76,238	C	1959	Mr. Charles Montoya
City of Benson	5,105	C	1982	Mrs. Vicki Vivian
City of Bisbee	5,575	C	1989	Mr. Stephen Pauken
City of Buckeye	50,876	C	1983	Mr. Dan Cotterman, ICMA-CM Candidate
City of Bullhead City	39,540	C	1997	Mr. Toby Cotter, ICMA-CM
City of Casa Grande	48,571	C	1954	Mr. Larry Rains
City of Chandler	236,123	C	1955	Mr. Joshua Wright
City of Coolidge	11,825	C	1956	Rick Miller
City of Cottonwood	11,265	C	1974	Mr. Ronnie Corbin, MA, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
City of El Mirage	31,797	C	1983	Ms. J. Crystal Dyches, MPA
City of Eloy	16,631	C	1952	Mr. Harvey Krauss
City of Flagstaff	65,870	C	1958	Mr. Greg Clifton, JD, MPA
City of Glendale	226,721	C	1948	Mr. Kevin Phelps
City of Globe	7,532	C	1956	Mr. Paul Jepson, MPA
City of Goodyear	95,294	C	1985	Ms. Julie Karins, CPM, SPHR, ICMA-CM
City of Holbrook	5,053	C	1960	Mr. Tedmond Soltis, ICMA-CM, MPA
City of Kingman	28,068	C	1971	Mr. Ronald Foggin, ICMA-CM
City of Lake Havasu City	52,527	C	1979	Mr. Jess Knudson, MPA
City of Litchfield Park	5,476	C	1992	Mr. Matthew Williams, MPA
City of Mesa	439,041	C	1954	Mr. Christopher Brady
City of Nogales	20,837	C	2003	Mr. Edward Johnson
City of Page	7,247	C	1975	Mr. Darren Coldwell, BA
City of Peoria	154,065	C	1955	Mr. Jeff Tyne, MPA, ICMA-CM
City of Phoenix	1,445,632	C	1914	Ms. Karen Peters
City of Prescott	39,843	C	1955	Mr. Michael Lamar, MPA
City of Safford	9,566	C	1977	Mr. John Cassella
City of San Luis	25,505	C	1997	Mr. Kerry Jones
City of Scottsdale	217,385	C	1958	Mr. James Thompson
City of Sedona	10,031	C	1994	Ms. Karen Osburn, CPFO, MPA
City of Show Low	10,660	C	1976	Mr. Edward Muder
City of Sierra Vista	43,888	C	1966	Mr. Charles Potucek
City of South Tucson	5,652	C	1969	Ms. Veronica Moreno
City of Surprise	117,517	C	1997	Mr. Robert Wingenroth, CPA
City of Tempe	161,719	C	1954	Andrew Ching
City of Tolleson	6,545	C	1957	Mr. Reyes Medrano
City of Tucson	520,116	C	1930	Mr. Michael Ortega
City of Willcox	3,757	C	1959	Mr. Caleb Blaschke
City of Williams	3,023	C	1966	Mrs. Eleanor Addison
City of Winslow	9,655	C	2017	Mr. John Barkley, MPA, ICMA-CM
City of Yuma	93,064	C	1971	Ms. Jennifer Reichelt, MPA, ICMA-CM
County of Coconino	134,421	G	1992	Mr. Neal Young
County of Mohave	200,186	G	1988	Ms. Barbara Bracken
County of Pima	980,263	C	1981
County of Pinal	375,770	C	1992	Mr. Leo Lew
County of Santa Cruz	47,420	G	1993
Maricopa Association of Governments		G	1979	Mr. Dennis Smith
Maricopa County	3,817,117	G	1977
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	10,873	G	1987	Mr. Russell Martin
Town of Cave Creek	5,015	C	1988	Ms. Carrie Dyrek
Town of Chino Valley	10,817	C	2004	Cindy Blackmore
Town of Clifton	3,311	C	1980	Mr. Rudy Perez
Town of Dewey-Humboldt	3,894	C	2008	Ms. Beth Evans
Town of Florence	25,536	G	1986	Mr. Brent Billingsley, CFM, AICP
Town of Fountain Hills	22,489	C	1991	Mr. Grady Miller, ICMA-CM, MPA
Town of Gila Bend	1,922	C	1998	Beverly Turner
Town of Gilbert	208,453	G	1975	Mr. Patrick Banger, MA, ICMA-CM
Town of Guadalupe	5,523	C	1979	Ms. Rose Arellano
Town of Hayden	662	C	1958	Ms. Laura Romero
Town of Kearny	1,950	C	1969	Sharon Jakubowski Wolz, MBA
Town of Marana	34,961	C	2009	Terry Rozema
Town of Oro Valley	41,011	G	1987	Ms. Mary Jacobs
Town of Paradise Valley	12,820	C	1965	Ms. Jill Keimach, MCRP
Town of Parker	3,083	G	1982	Mrs. Lori Wedemeyer
Town of Payson	15,301	C	1996	Mr. Troy Smith, CEO
Town of Pinetop-Lakeside	4,282	C	1990	Mr. Keith Johnson
Town of Prescott Valley	38,822	C	1979	Mr. Gilbert Davidson
Town of Quartzsite	3,677	C	1993	Mr. James Ferguson
Town of Queen Creek	26,361	C	1994	Mr. John Kross, ICMA-CM
Town of Snowflake	5,590	C	1984	Mr. Brian Richards
Town of Taylor	4,112	C	2003	Mr. Gus Lundberg
Town of Thatcher	4,865	C	1997	Mr. Heath Brown, PE
Town of Wickenburg	6,363	C	1962	Mr. Stephen Erno, MPA
Town of Wickenburg	6,363	C	1962	Mr. Stephen Erno, MPA

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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