Queen Creek Town Council
Queen Creek’s town council consists of the Mayor and six elected officials, whom serve four year terms. They are elected on a rotating basis, which means three seats are elected every two years. Their responsibilities include setting public policy, managing the annual budget, negotiating agreements, overseeing the community’s development plans, and creating new codes and ordinances.
Mayor Gail Barney
Gail Barney was first appointed Mayor of the Town of Queen Creek in January 2002 and has served as Mayor ever since his re-election in June 2010.
“As Mayor, Barney represents Queen Creek on the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) Regional Council and Transportation Policy Committee, and serves on the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority Board of Directors, the Maricopa/Pinal Gateway Alliance, the Arizona Municipal Tax Code Commission, the League of Arizona Cities and Towns Executive Committee, the EVTI North/South Corridor Sub-Committee, and represents the Town Council on the Queen Creek Public Safety Retirement Board.” (www.queencreekaz.gov)
Barney is a graduate of Arizona State University, he is an Eagle Scout, and a 2011 graduate of the Town’s Citizen Leadership Institute.
Vice Mayor Dawn Oliphant
Dawn Oliphant was first elected to the Town Council in June 2010, and was more recently appointed as Vice Mayor in January 2021. “She is retired from a successful 17-year career in local government with the City of Tempe. Her municipal experience includes positions held in the Tempe Police Department, Sales, Tax and Licensing, Tempe Municipal Court and as a Senior Learning and Organizational Development Associate for the Tempe Learning Center (TLC), Tempe’s corporate university for municipal professionals.” (www.queencreekaz.gov)
Oliphant has a Master of Business Administration in Management, a degree in Liberal Studies, and is a 2010 graduate of Queen Creek’s Citizen Leadership Institute.
Town of Queen Creek’s Vision
Click here for more information on the Town of Queen Creek Vision, Mission, Values & Strategic Plan.
Also, if you are looking to contact any of the council members, you can send an e-mail to all of the Town Council members at once at TownCouncil@QueenCreekAZ.gov
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