Community Report, Monthly Round Up and City Talk

Community Report

The Community Report is a high-level look at our year in review. It includes major accomplishments and updates on major projects. Take a look at the most recent report:

2023 Community Report

Community Report from past years

See the following Community Reports by year:

Monthly Round Up

The City sends out an eNewsletter, the Monthly Round Up, to inform residents of announcements, successes and a recap of major decisions at City Council meetings.

Subscribe by checking the Monthly Newsletter Round Up button here and read up below on past editions:

Round ups from past years

City Talk articles

Every month, City employees write an article to help inform the community on programs and services we offer. Click below to read the recent articles written in 2024:

Jan 10 Draft Community Plan by Principal Planner Cynthia Lovely
Jan 24 Safe Place to Park by Housing Manager Shannon Boone
Feb 14 Audit results for Fiscal Year 2023 by Finance Director Cherie White
Feb 28 Success as the result of cooperation by City Manager Karen Osburn
Mar 13 Community Plan by Community Development Director Steve Mertes
Apr 10 Sedona Shuttle Connect microtransit service by Transit Administrator Robert Weber
Apr 24 Summer fun for kids by Parks & Recreation Manager Josh Frewin
May 8 Being a Dark Sky Community by Senior Code Enforcement Officer Tony Schiaveto
May 22 How everyone can care for Oak Creek by Assistant Engineer Michael Righi
June 12 Homeowner water conservation and runoff by Assistant Public Works Director Sandy Phillips
June 26 City's short-term rental permitting program by Short-term Rental Specialist Teresah Arthur
July 10 Testing the City's Sedona in Motion projects by Deputy City Manager J. Andy Dickey
July 24 Tourism Program and Tourism Strategic Plan by Tourism Manager Andrew Grossmann
Aug 14 Budget highlights for Fiscal Year 2025 by Budget and Financial Analyst Sterling West
Aug 28 Community Police Academy and Community Outreach Event by Police Chief Stephanie Foley
Sep 11 Expanded Sustainability Department programming by Sustainability Manager Bryce Beck
Nov 13 One Water and what it means for Sedon a by Wastewater Director Roxanne Holland

City Talks from 2023

Click below to read the articles written in 2023:

Jan 11 - Planning Manager Cari Meyer on current development projects under review
Jan 25 - Housing Manager Shannon Boone on housing program updates
Feb 8 - Finance Director Cherie White on Fiscal Year 2022 audit results
Feb 22 - City Manager Karen Osburn on Fiscal Year 2024 City Council priorities
Mar 8 - Community Development Director Steve Mertes on tips when hiring a contractor
Mar 22 - Associate Planner Josh Humphrey on Community Plan outreach updates
Apr 12 - Transit Administrator Robert Weber on funding for public transit
Apr 26 - Parks and Recreation Manager Josh Frewin on Sedona's disc golf course
May 10 - Senior Code Enforcement Officer Brian Armstrong on common code enforcement violations
May 24 - Assistant Engineer Michael Righi on getting ready for monsoon season
June 14 - Assistant Public Works Director Sandy Phillips on the benefits of slowing stormwater runoff
June 28 - Short-term Rental Specialist Teresah Arthur on short-term rental permitting updates
July 12 - Deputy City Manager Andy Dickey on the Pedestrian Crossing on Oak Creek Project
July 26 - City Manager Karen Osburn on the City's new tourism program
Aug 9 - Finance Director Cherie White on balancing the city budget
Aug 23 - Communications Manager Lauren Browne on fall city events
Sep 27 - Police Chief Stephanie Foley on emergency management
Oct 11 - Director of Public Works Kurt Harris on updates for city projects
Oct 25 - Principal Planner Cynthia Lovely on making progress with the Community Plan
Nov 8 - Director of Wastewater Roxanne Holland on preventative maintenance
Nov 22 - Parks and Recreation Manager Josh Frewin on breakfast with Santa
Dec 13 - Arts and Culture Coordinator Nancy Lattanzi on arts and culture updates

City Talks from past years

Past City Talk articles include:

Associate Planner Kyle Storey on the importance of permits
City Manager Karen Osburn on Council priorities
Senior Code Enforcement Officer Brian Armstrong on Dark Sky compliant lighting
Parks and Recreation Manager Dawn Norman on 2022 parks events to plan for
Housing Manager Shannon Boone on workforce housing
Finance Director Cherie Wright on Home Rule
Assistant Engineer Michael Righi on responsible recreation in our watershed
Assistant Public Works Director/Assistant City Engineer Sandra Phillips on the Stormwater Master Plan Update
Short Term Rental Specialist Teresah Arthur on using the short term rental complaint hotline
Deputy City Manager Joanne Keene on Home Rule FAQs
Finance Director Cherie Wright on a deep dive into the FY23 budget
Assistant City Manager/Director of Public Works Andy Dickey gives a run down of current and upcoming infrastructure projects
Police Chief Charles Husted gives his parting thoughts before his retirement
Public Relations Coordinator Kegn Moorcroft on planning Sedona's future together
Economic Development Specialist Owen Zighelboim on an update on economic development
Principal Planner Cynthia Lovely on the Community Plan's progress
Wastewater Director Roxanne Holland's explanation of upcoming sewer projects
Parks and Recreation Manager Dawn Norman on upcoming winter events
Arts and Culture Coordinator Nancy Lattanzi on arts and culture programming updates
Economic Development Director Molly Spangler on the department's main priorities

City Council perspectives

Read up on what City Council has to say on topics that affect residents:

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