The City of Flagstaff has hired a new deputy city manager. Joanne Keene comes back to Flagstaff after serving as Deputy City Manager in Sedona for nearly two years. Before coming back to Flagstaff, Keene spent a year as deputy manager of Coconino County and before that she was executive vice president and chief of staff at Northern Arizona University and was government relations director for Coconino County. Keene will assist City Manager Greg Clifton. She is a graduate of Northern Arizona University and will start her new position in June.