Peoria City Council elects vice mayor, mayor pro tem
The Peoria City Council elected new officers for the board, Jan. 16.
Arianna Grainey
Councilmember Jon Edwards has been elected vice mayor for 2024.
City of Peoria
Councilmember Jennifer Crawford has been elected mayor pro tem for 2024.
City of Peoria
The Peoria City Council has elected new officers for the board.
In 2024, Jon Edwards will serve as vice mayor and Jennifer Crawford as mayor pro tem.
At the public meeting Jan. 16, Councilmember Bill Patena nominated Edwards for vice mayor, which was seconded by Councilmember Michael Finn. The vote passed unamously.
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The Peoria City Council has elected new officers for the board.
In 2024, Jon Edwards will serve as vice mayor and Jennifer Crawford as mayor pro tem.
At the public meeting Jan. 16, Councilmember Bill Patena nominated Edwards for vice mayor, which was seconded by Councilmember Michael Finn. The vote passed unamously.
Subsequently, Finn nomnated Crawford for mayor pro tem, which Edwards seconded. The vote passed 6-1, with Councilmember Denette Dunn dissenting.
Elections for these seats are held on the first council meeting of the calendar year. These actions are taken by city council pursuant to the city charter.
The vice mayor serves in absence of the mayor and the mayor pro tem serves in absence of both the mayor and vice mayor.
Dunn was the former vice mayor and Edwards was the former mayor pro tem.
The mayor is the chairman of the council, presides over its meetings, and is recognized as head of the city government for all purposes, according to the city charter.
The mayor has no regular administrative duties, but on behalf of the council, confers and advises with the city manager to insure that council programs and policies are being carried out in full.
The mayor also governs the city by proclamation during times of riot, civil insurrection, major disaster and times of great public danger, the charter says.
Meet Philip Haldiman is an award-winning journalist who most recently took first place for investigative reporting in 2023 from Arizona Newspapers Association. He joined Independent Newsmedia, Inc., USA, in 2015, covering Sun City West his first year. Since 2016, he has covered the city of Peoria. Prior to coming to INI, he was a reporter with The Arizona Republic for seven years, covering numerous cities throughout the Valley. Before that, he was a freelance writer.
Community: Haldiman spearheads the Peoria Independent Hometown Heroes Awards program, honoring local individuals and businesses that give back to the community. He has hosted local candidate forums over the years and is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists. Haldiman also served as a member of the Journalism Program Community Advisory Board at Glendale Community College. Outside journalism, Haldiman served as a member of the city of Peoria Complete Count Committee for the Census, 2019-2020. Lastly, he has served as a member of his HOA governing board since 2021.
Education: Arizona State University with a BA in Journalism and Mass Communications and a BA in Theater.
Random Fact: Haldiman is a fourth-generation Arizonan as well as wrote and produced an autobiographical comic book about his time spent in Hollywood and his life as a cult film star.
Hobbies: He enjoys hiking Arizona’s mountainous landscapes and is currently working on a play for the stage.
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