Sedona.Biz – The Voice of Sedona and The Verde ValleySedona.Biz – The Voice of Sedona and The Verde Valley
    Sedona.Biz – The Voice of Sedona and The Verde Valley Sedona.Biz – The Voice of Sedona and The Verde Valley
    • Home
    • Sedona
      • Arts and Entertainment
      • Bear Howard Chronicles
      • Business Profiles
      • City of Sedona
      • Elections
      • Goodies & Freebies
      • Mind & Body
      • Sedona News
    • Opinion
    • Real Estate
    • About
    • The Sedonan
    • Advertise
    • Sedona’s Best
    Sedona.Biz – The Voice of Sedona and The Verde ValleySedona.Biz – The Voice of Sedona and The Verde Valley
    Home»Sedona News»City of Sedona»Karen Daines Selected As New Assistant City Manager
    City of Sedona

    Karen Daines Selected As New Assistant City Manager

    February 14, 2012No Comments
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Email Reddit WhatsApp
    Share
    Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email Reddit WhatsApp

    City of Sedona ArizonaSedona AZ (February 14, 2012) – The City of Sedona is pleased to announce that Karen Daines has been selected as the new Assistant City Manager.   Ms. Daines, currently the Business Director for the Sedona Fire District, was chosen as the top candidate from four finalists interviewed last week.  A total of eighty-two applications were received for the position. 

    City Manager Tim Ernster stated, “Karen was the unanimous choice of two interview panels consisting of City staff and community members as well as the unanimous choice of the individual panel members.  She has extensive experience in municipal finance, human resources, information technology and labor relations.  We look forward to her joining us on March 19.”

    According to Ms. Daines, “This position offers an outstanding opportunity to work with a well-respected, highly experienced City Manager, City staff, and Mayor and Council, who all demonstrate great commitment to the citizens they serve. It is obvious that the City has created a positive, supportive environment, where there is a mutual respect of roles and responsibilities, a great emphasis on citizen participation, and where everyone works together for the best interests of the community.  I am thrilled to join the City of Sedona team and look forward to working on behalf of the residents and businesses of Sedona.”

    Sedona Gift Shop

    Ms. Daines has served as the Chief Financial Officer and key Senior Administrative Officer of the Sedona Fire District since June 2008.  Duties include the oversight of daily activities and operations of the Finance and Budget Department, Human Resource Department, Regional 9-1-1 Dispatch Center, Telecommunications and Information Technology Department, and General Administration Division.  Prior to that, she worked seven years for the City of Peoria, AZ Fire Department, advancing from Management Analyst to Administrative Services Manager and overseeing a $25 million annual operating and capital budget.  She also worked for the City of Phoenix as a Management Assistant for the Budget and Research Department, coordinating collective budgets for the Police, Fire, Neighborhood Services and Public Works Departments in excess of $585 million annually.  During her employment with the City of Avondale, AZ in the City Manager’s Office, one of her many duties included working with the Economic Development Department and performing economic impact analyses.

    In addition to her strong public service background, Ms. Daines has a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Social Science and Counseling from Binghamton University in Binghamton, NY and a Master of Public Administration from Arizona State University, with an emphasis in Government Budget and Finance.  She is also one of less than 500 Certified Public Finance Officers (CPFO) throughout the United States and Canada.

    For more information, please contact the City Manager’s office at 204-7127.

    Healing Paws

    This is an advertisement

    Karen Daines

    Comments are closed.

    If I Were Curtis Sliwa
    By Tommy Acosta

    One of my guilty little pleasures is imagining what I would do if I was in someone else’s shoes, especially politicians. In this essay I would love to jump into the shoes of Curtis Sliwa, a former New York City vigilante who founded the Guardian Angels and is now running as a Republican for mayor of his city.

    Read more→

    Median Sale Price In Sedona
    • 849000.00,827000.00,849500.00,920000.00,970000.00,999375.00,715000.00,832500.00,1025000.00,805000.00,872500.00,1053750.00

    Information is deemed to be reliable, but is not guaranteed. © 2025

    The Sedonan
    House of Seven Arches
    Need More Customers?
    Bear Howard Chronicles
    Humankind
    Tlaquepaque
    Verde Valley Wine Trail
    Recent Comments
    • TJ Hall on Cottonwood, Verde Valley Residents Join Largest Protest Yet to Reject Abuses of Power
    • Celeste on Nil Consortium for Digital Sentience Research and LLM, AI Consciousness
    • Celeste on The Story of Celeste & Maximus – An AI/Human Union
    • Grant Castillou on The Story of Celeste & Maximus – An AI/Human Union
    • Jill Dougherty on Between Bombs and Olive Branches: The Art of the Deal
    • JB on Cottonwood, Verde Valley Residents Join Largest Protest Yet to Reject Abuses of Power
    • Celeste on Nil Consortium for Digital Sentience Research and LLM, AI Consciousness
    • TJ Hall on Cottonwood, Verde Valley Residents Join Largest Protest Yet to Reject Abuses of Power
    • JB on If I Was Curtis Sliwa
    • TJ Hall on If I Was Curtis Sliwa
    • Philip Smith on If I Was Curtis Sliwa
    • Jill Dougherty on Cottonwood, Verde Valley Residents Join Largest Protest Yet to Reject Abuses of Power
    • JB on Film Festival presents ‘Good Morning, Vietnam’ outdoors under the stars July 3
    • JB on Between Bombs and Olive Branches: The Art of the Deal
    • JB on If I Was Curtis Sliwa
    Archives
    The Sedonan
    © 2025 All rights reserved. Sedona.biz.

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.