Media Contact: Ken Strobeck, Executive Director League of Cities and Towns 602‐258‐5786 [email protected]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 28, 2018

LOCAL OFFICIALS SELECTED TO LEAD LEAGUE OF ARIZONA CITIES AND TOWNS

PHOENIX ‐ Members of the League of Arizona Cities and Towns selected new leaders of its governing board at the organization's annual conference last week in Phoenix.

The League is governed by a 25‐member Executive Committee made up of mayors and councilmembers from incorporated cities and towns across the state. Officers and members of the Executive Committee are elected for two‐year overlapping terms.

Members elected to serve for two‐year terms as League officers:

President: Christian Price, Mayor, Maricopa

Vice President: Cathy Carlat, Mayor, Peoria

Treasurer: Douglas Nicholls, Mayor, Yuma

Two additional individuals were elected to serve on the Executive Committee:

Tom Brady, Mayor, Bullhead City Anna Tovar, Mayor, Tolleson

The following officials were re‐elected to two‐year terms on the Executive Committee:

Jay Tibshraeny, Mayor, Chandler Doug Von Gausig, Mayor, Clarkdale Coral Evans, Mayor, Flagstaff Jenn Daniels, Mayor, Gilbert , Mayor, Glendale W.J. “Jim” Lane, Mayor, Scottsdale Daryl Seymore, Mayor, Show Low Sharon Wolcott, Mayor, Surprise Mark Mitchell, Mayor, Tempe Jonathan Rothschild, Mayor, Tucson

The following officials are currently serving terms on the Executive Committee which expire in August 2019: Lana Mook, Mayor, El Mirage Georgia Lord, Mayor, Goodyear Thomas L. Schoaf, Mayor, Litchfield Park Ed Honea, Mayor, Marana , Mayor, Mesa Satish Hiremath, Mayor, Oro Valley Thelda Williams, Mayor, Phoenix Gail Barney, Mayor, Queen Creek Rick Mueller, Mayor, Sierra Vista Bob Rivera, Mayor, Thatcher

About the League: The League of Arizona Cities and Towns is a voluntary association of all the 91 incorporated cities and towns in the State of Arizona. It provides policy and legislative advocacy, information and inquiry services, along with publications and educational programs to strengthen the quality and efficiency of municipal government. It was founded in 1937 to serve the interests of cities and towns and to preserve the principles of home rule and local determination.

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