Mayor Art Sanders Town of Queen Creek Chair	Councilwoman Thelda Williams City of Phoenix Vice Chair	Mayor John Lewis Town of Gilbert Secretary	Lt. Governor Joseph Manuel Gila River Indian Community Treasurer	Mayor Scott Smith City of Mesa Director

Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport is operated and maintained by the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority, a Joint Powers Airport Authority comprised of the Cities of Mesa and Phoenix, the Towns of Queen Creek and Gilbert, and the Gila River Indian Community. The Airport Authority was formed to develop, reuse, operate, and maintain the Airport property and facilities at the former Williams Air Force Base, which closed in September 1993.

The Joint Powers Airport Authority Agreement was signed on May 19, 1994 between Mesa, Gilbert, and Queen Creek, providing the formation of the Airport Authority. This Agreement was amended on December 14, 1995 to include the Gila River Indian Community, and again in 2006 to add Phoenix.

Board meetings are usually held the third Monday of each month at 9:00 a.m. in the Administration building boardroom. (Meeting dates and times are subject to change.) These meetings are open to the public. Agendas and minutes are posted on this Web site for all meetings.