City Manager

Dallin Kimble, City Manager

Dallin Kimble has served as city manager since May 2024. His professional career includes stops with General Electric in Tempe, Salt River Project in San Tan Valley, the Town of Ashland, Virginia, and the County of Mariposa, California. He has a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Brigham Young University, a master’s degree in public administration (MPA) from Arizona State University, and several other certifications in topics specific to local government management. Along with his wife and four kids, Kimble is excited to be part of the community in Prescott

In Virginia, Kimble was the only analyst in the organization, the clerk of the town council, and eventually the town parks coordinator. He excelled in these roles and led the development of Ashland’s first strategic plan, built the community’s first leadership academy, and helped redesign the town’s compensation and benefits to align with local labor markets and encourage professional development.

For eight years prior to coming to Prescott, Kimble worked in Mariposa County, California. Originally hired as the deputy county administrative officer, he was chosen to serve as county administrative officer when his predecessor retired at the end of 2016. In Mariposa, Kimble facilitated the development of the County’s first strategic plan, updated or replaced many legacy technologies, modernized budget policies and practices, established public information and housing development offices, initiated the first countywide organizational and operational review, and consolidated several departments for improved public service. With housing development staff in place, Kimble oversaw a community partnership that developed the first multifamily housing in 24 years, expanded the Mariposa Creek Parkway, and created plans together with the community for future fuel breaks, recreational opportunities, a business incubator, economic development, and tribal elements.

Mariposa County experienced eighteen local emergencies during Kimble’s tenure including the two largest wildfires in county history, floods, a pandemic, snow loads that were crushing homes, and catastrophic tree mortality. In response, Kimble and his team were able to find and distribute more than $1 million in grants for local businesses during the novel coronavirus pandemic, work with state and federal authorities to create a housing program for disaster victims who lost homes, secure a $6.2 million grant to update downtown infrastructure, help to unify the response of Yosemite National Park and its adjacent counties, and oversee an award-winning tree mortality recovery effort that felled and removed thousands of dead trees from public and private properties (with owner permission) at minimal local cost.

Along the way, Kimble has been privileged to continue to learn and improve as a local government manager. He has completed the Leading, Educating and Developing (LEAD) program at the University of Virginia, IEDC Economic Development training courses at Penn State University, and the Local Government Summer Institute at Stanford University. Kimble is a Credentialed California Senior Executive through the CSAC Institute and an International City/County Manager’s Association (ICMA) Credentialed Manager. He has previously served on a number of boards and commissions including the National Association of County Administrators, the California Association of County Executives, the Institute for Local Government, the California Counties Foundation, the CSAC Excess Insurance Authority, and the Stanislaus State Public Administration Community Council.