About us

The city manager serves as the chief executive officer for San Angelo's municipal government and is the staff liaison to the City Council. 

City Hall, fourth floor
72 W. College Ave.
San Angelo, TX 76903

8 a.m. to noon
1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday-Friday

Main: 325-657-4241

Vision statement

To be the Texas standard for opportunity, prosperity and quality of life.

Mission statement

To deliver excellence in services through best management practices; a dedicated, caring and productive workforce; innovative solutions and a strong commitment to fiscal responsibility.

City Council strategic priorities

  1. Infrastructure
    • Streets
    • Drainage
    • Water
  2. Economic development
    • Development Services
    • Development Projects
    • Commercial Development
    • Industrial
  3. Public safety
    • Police
    • Fire
  4. Employee compensation

Daniel Valenzuela, City Manager

Daniel Valenzuela was named San Angelo’s city manager in Oct. 2012. Since joining the City, he has been at the forefront of efforts to secure more water, improve streets and other infrastructure, streamline development processes, make pay more competitive for City employees and increase our number of first responders.

His administration has secured water rights to the Hickory Aquifer and pursued an expansion of its well-field. That has positioned San Angelo to eventually have the capacity to pump, transport and treat up to 12 million gallons per day from the groundwater source. The City is now working on the Concho River Water Project that would yield another 7 million gallons of water daily. Both efforts will diversify San Angelo’s water portfolio, making it more drought resistant and less dependent upon surface supplies.

Valenzuela was also the architect for an eight-year cycle to maintain every City street. At the same time, his team has guided the rebuilding and repaving of San Angelo’s worst streets under an $80 million, 10-year commitment made by the City Council. These accomplishments have been made while maintaining a constant property tax rate throughout his tenure.

Prior to joining the City of San Angelo, Valenzuela worked four years as the city manager of Eagle Pass. From 2003 to 2007, he was the city manager in his hometown of Fort Stockton. Valenzuela served a tour in the U.S. Army and earned an MBA from Texas Tech University. He is also the father of three grown children.

Michael Dane, Assistant City Manager

Michael T. Dane was promoted to assistant city manager in Oct. 2012, following a nine-month stint as interim city manager. He was hired as the City’s finance director in Aug. 1998 and is regional co-director of the Government Finance Officers Association of Texas and an advisory board member for the Texas Municipal Retirement System. Dane worked for the City of Lubbock as an accountant, senior accountant and senior auditor from 1993-98; the First National Bank of Clovis in Clovis, New Mexico, from 1987-90, and the accounting firm of Bender, Burnett & Co. in Clovis from 1990-93. A certified public accountant and certified government finance officer, he earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting and business administration from Eastern New Mexico University.  


Rick Weise, Assistant City Manager

Rick Weise was named assistant city manager in March 2005 after serving as the assistant to the city manager since Oct. 1998. He joined the City of San Angelo as a planner in June 1994. Weise is a 1993 graduate of Texas A&M University, a certified public manager through Texas Tech University, and is certified by the Texas Division of Emergency Management as an advanced incident commander. He is a member of the Texas City Management Association, the International City Management Association, the National Recreation and Park Association, and the Texas Recreation and Parks Society, having served on that organization's state board of directors.