City Manager Bill Hills

Bill Hills was promoted to City Manager effective Aug. 15, 2023, at Grand Prairie's Aug. 15, 2023 City Council meeting.

Hills was most recently a Grand Prairie Deputy City Manager, a position he was promoted to in 2020.

Bill began his career with the City of Grand Prairie as a Code Compliance Manager in 1989. He became Housing and Neighborhood Services Director in 1993. Prior to Grand Prairie, Bill worked for the city of Fort Worth as a code enforcement officer (1979), then Assistant Superintendent of Code Enforcement. Bill is a founder of and served as the first president of both the Code Enforcement Association of Texas and American Association of Code Enforcement. He is a current or former member of the Coalition of Minority Public Administrators, National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, Texas Housing Association, and National Forum of Black Public Administrators. He is a certified NAHRO Public Housing Manager and state of Texas registered and certified Code Enforcement Officer. Bill has served on numerous city of Grand Prairie employee and internal process improvement committees. Bill is also a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Omicron Gamma Gamma Chapter, serving the mid-city community.

Bill has a degree in Public Administration, having attended the University of Texas at Austin, with completion of course work at Kensington University. Bill is a husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather.