Joseph C. Winfield
Mayor · Mayor and Council, Oro Valley
Did not seek re-election. Melanie Barrett takes office as mayor Nov. 4, 2026.
- How
- Elected
- Party
- Nonpartisan seat (A.R.S. § 9-821.01)
- Since
- November 2018
- Term ends
- Nov. 4, 2026
- Pay
- Amount pending, pending: Town Code § 2-1-7 leaves pay to council resolution; the current resolution has been requested from the Town Clerk.
What the office does
Oro Valley is a general-law town, so state law makes the mayor the town's chief executive officer and the town code fills in the job. The mayor chairs the council and presides over its meetings, with a full voice and vote, may make and second motions, enforces the town code, signs the documents the council or the law requires, and makes recommendations to the council.
The mayor may declare a local emergency by proclamation. If the mayor refuses to sign a document for five days, three council members can authorize the vice mayor to sign it.
In our reporting
- Oro Valley Missed Its Sales Tax Budget by $3.6 Million Last Year as Construction Slowed; Council Delays Vistoso Grant, Narrows Annexation Focus
- Oro Valley Votes to Appeal Its Own Planner's Ruling on the Rancho Vistoso Parcel Next to Safeway
- Oro Valley Reapproves 2.5% Use Tax After State Agency Error Voided January Vote
- Oro Valley Council Approves Sun City Fountain Amendment 6-1, Advances Leisure Travel Plan
- Oro Valley Council Approves General Plan for November Ballot, Backs Townhomes for Rooney Ranch Property
- Oro Valley Council Approves $461K in Additional Funding for Vistoso Trails Pond Restoration
See the whole chart: Oro Valley.
Seat details: official page.
Photo via Town of Oro Valley, AZ (orovalleyaz.gov)
Who They Are was researched and written by Nicholas De Leon with Claude Fable 5.1 from the official pages, election canvasses, statutes and contracts linked on each chart; the reports naming each person are matched by code from What They Decided, and no model wrote any of it. Last updated 10:31 AM MST on October 5, 2026. Read more about how this is made.