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Andrew Ching will be leaving his job as Tempe city manager on June 16 to take a similar position in Paradise Valley.
Ching announced May 19 that his 10 years as city manager will end. He also served seven years as city attorney.
During his tenure, Ching emphasized equity initiatives, "including modeling diverse hiring from entry-level to leadership and supporting the founding of the Tempe Black Employee Alliance," according to a city release.
As city manager, Ching guided the city organization during a time of growth in private development and city services, as well as challenges presented by recovery from the Great Recession and the global COVID-19 pandemic, the release stated.
“It has been a personal and professional honor to serve the city where I was raised and to do so, I say proudly, for a long period of time," Ching said.
"My gratitude goes to the city councils over the years that have entrusted me with this important duty. Now it is time for me to explore new professional horizons and take on new challenges and opportunities.”
“I am humbled to have worked alongside city of Tempe employees for the benefit of the Tempe community.”
In 1992, Ching started as a volunteer in the Tempe City Attorney’s Office, became a law clerk in 1993 and served as a contract attorney from 1995 to 1996.
He left to practice law for the city of Mesa and in the private sector before his appointment as Tempe City Attorney in 2006 and city manager in 2013.
“My congratulations and sincere thanks go to Andrew Ching today,” Mayor Corey Woods said in the release. “Andrew is Tempe’s second-longest-serving city manager, only behind Ken McDonald. Our city truly is better for his stellar service as both city attorney and city manager."
Chief Deputy City Manager Rosa Inchausti will serve as interim city manager during the city council’s search for a new city manager.
The city council has the authority to hire and manage the employment of four appointed positions: city attorney, city manager, city clerk and the presiding judge of the Tempe Municipal Court. All other city employees are managed through one of those appointees.
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