City Manager’s Office
The City Manager is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the city government and implementing the policies set by the City Council. As the chief administrative officer, the City Manager manages all city departments, ensuring that services are delivered effectively and efficiently to the community. 
Caleb Blaschke
City Manager
Caleb Blaschke began working as the City Manager for Willcox in 2018. During his tenure, he has achieved significant milestones such as securing over $30 million in grants, launching a 5311 dial-a-ride transit initiative, fostering a prosperous environment for business growth and attraction, revitalizing parks with upgraded facilities including a splash pad and pool, establishing a marketing, tourism, and economic development division, completing a $16 million upgrade to the wastewater treatment facility, obtaining a public safety pension bond that reduces debt expenses by over $80,000 per year, transitioning the local dispatch to a regional center saving $200,000 annually, mapping and documenting the municipal gas, water, and sewer infrastructure, collaborating with Cochise County for shared services in building, planning, and animal control, instituting a cost recovery program for extramural emergency responses, and tripling the budget for street maintenance.
Before his role in Willcox, Caleb worked as the Assistant to the City Manager in Flagstaff, where he served as the Indigenous Liaison and worked with tribal communities, oversaw the Office of Labor Standards which enforced the city's new minimum wage law, and fostered partnerships with Northern Arizona University through the city’s town and gown program. In Bakersfield, as a Management Analyst, he focused on special projects and code compliance, served as ADA Coordinator, and facilitated partnerships with the Downtown Association and the Mayors “Keep Bakersfield Beautiful Committee” that enhanced city aesthetics. His earlier experiences include internships at the City of Sierra Vista and the Town of Marana.
Caleb's educational background includes degrees from Northern Arizona University, Arizona State University, and a Master's in Public Administration from the University of Arizona.
“As your local government, we are here to serve you and improve your quality of life every day. Unlike state and federal levels, we’re a team of neighbors, coaches, volunteers, and community members who care deeply about Willcox. We see the same things you do, and we’re dedicated to making positive changes because our families, like yours, use the parks, drive the roadways, and call this city home. Together, we’re working to make Willcox the best it can be—now and for the future.”