Dallin Kimble, a county manager from California, has been hired as Prescott’s next city manager.
Kimble comes to Prescott with 14 years of public sector experience in Arizona, Virginia and California, including eight years as county administrative officer in Mariposa County, California, the home of Yosemite National Park.
He’s originally from Queen Creek and sought the job in part to be closer to family.
“I’m excited to be able to come home to Arizona and serve the people of Prescott,” Kimble said. “I am so impressed with the Prescott community, the mayor and council, the staff, the partnerships and everything I have found here. We are positioned for success as long as we can work together.”
Kimble has a bachelor’s in economics from Brigham Young University and earned a master’s degree in public administration from Arizona State University in 2013. He started as a management analyst for the Town of Ashland, Virginia, in January 2014, taking on additional roles as parks coordinator and town clerk.
He went to Mariposa County in May 2016 as deputy administrative officer, moving up to interim administrative officer a year later and was appointed to the job six months later.
According to his LinkedIn profile he was responsible for a $214.1 million budget; led the county response to two wildfires, two floods and the COVID-19 pandemic; set the stage for voter adoption of a bed tax increase; and consolidated 21 departments down to 17.
At the time of his selection for the Prescott job he was secretary/treasurer of the California Association of County Executives and West Coast regional vice president for the National Association of County Administrators.
Kimble emerged from a nationwide recruitment for the city manager job after Kathryn Gregory resigned from the position in December 2023. He was appointed by the City Council at its March 26 meeting with a $225,000 annual salary.
