Ching is Tempe's second-longest serving city manager. His last day will be June 16 and he will be taking the town manager role in Paradise Valley.
Tempe City Manager Andrew Ching is stepping down from his role next month after nearly 10 years in the job. His last day will be June 16. The news broke days after Tempe voters rejected the city's $2.
1 billion development deal with the Arizona Coyotes. When asked whether the election had anything to do with his decision, Ching said that he"informed council of my decision prior to anyone knowing about the voting results, so it had nothing to do with it." Ching has already secured another job as Paradise Valley's town manager. He said his decision to leave was prompted by a period of self-reflection earlier this year about where he wanted to continue his career. "This past spring marked my ten years as city manager ... After that long tenure I was in a mode of self-assessment, just thinking about where do I see myself in five years?" he explained."I'm really proud of everything that we've been able to accomplish here. But at the same time, I think I'm ready for new challenges and new opportunities." Ching told The Arizona Republic that he began looking for a new role elsewhere in the Valley about three weeks ago and was drawn to Paradise Valley, where the current town manager Jill Keimach recently announced she would be retiring. "There was a lot about Paradise Valley that really appealed to me. It really emphasizes quality of life and customer service. It's focused on the bedrock services that cities and towns provide — public safety, safe neighborhoods, good streets," he said."At the basic level, that's why local government exists. I think they do it really well there." Ching is set to begin his new role in Paradise Valley on June 19, just three days after his last day in Tempe. Chief Deputy City Manager Rosa Inchausti will fill Ching's role in Tempe until a new full-time city manager is chosen. The departing city manager started working in Tempe's city government in 1992, eventually secured the position of Tempe's city attorney in 2006, and was hired for his current role as the city's top administrator in 2013.During his tenure, Ching oversaw the city's recovery from the Great Recession and the COVID-19 Pandemic. He's leaving Tempe with the highest possible bond rating score — similar to a credit score for individuals — which makes it far easier for the city to secure crucial investment for its programs. Tempe's press release also cited Ching's equity initiatives, such as"modeling diverse hiring from entry-level to leadership, and supporting the founding of the Tempe Black Employee Alliance." “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, and I know that he will continue to be influential and successful in his future endeavors," Tempe Mayor Corey Woods said in a prepared statementParadise Valley officials were also drawn to Ching because of what they called his long list of"significant accomplishments" in Tempe. Specifically, town staffers mentioned Ching's role in:The opening of the first modern streetcar system in the ValleyWorking with Arizona State University to make the State Farm campus a reality “Andrew has an exceptional record of success in Tempe, and we’re thrilled that he has decided to join our team in Paradise Valley,” said Scott Moore, the town's vice mayor. “Andrew has the experience and expertise we need for our Town to continue to thrive.” Paradise Valley's press release also cited Ching's involvement in the recent opening of the Omni Hotel and Conference Center, which is the city's first and only conference space big enough to host large-scale conventions. Ching told The Republic that it was both one of the first and last projects he worked on as city manager. He described it as a good"bookend" to his decade long stint as Tempe's city manager. "It was driven home to me when I was there watching it open up a couple weeks ago that, literally it was one of the very first things I did in my very first couple of days on the job as city manager," he said."It was just a nice bookend to know that's how it started. And then as I'm preparing to to leave Tempe, to know that it's finished up."
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