Charlie Meyer was appointed by the Tempe City Council to serve as Chief Administrative Officer in  November 2007.  He oversees a staff of more than 1,700 full and part-time employees and manages an operating budget of approximately $350 million and a capital budget of $212 million. Charlie is responsible for implementing all City Council policy decisions, and is committed to establishing a high performing and financially sustainable organization that provides superior levels of service to the residents of Tempe.

In his many years of public service, Charlie served as the Chief Operating Officer for the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia for four years, as the City Manager of St. Louis Park, Minnesota for eleven years, and was County Manager of Genesee County, New York for twelve years. He is a graduate of New York University, with a Master of Public Administration.

He is a member of ACMA (Arizona City/County Management Association), the ASU Marvin Andrews Graduate Program in Urban Management Advisory Committee and has been a member of ICMA (International City Management Association) since 1974. Other professional affiliations have included Advisory Council Member to Old Dominion University Dept of Urban Studies and Public Administration; Minnesota City/County Management Association, (Manager of the Year); and Vice President to the National Association of County Administrators. He also served on the Minnesota Legislative Audit Commission Local Government Advisory Committee for Best Practices between 1995 - 1999 and was chair between 1999 - 2003.