Elect Kevin Turley Mayor of Daleville
Having served the community for more than 29 of my 47 years of my life as both a volunteer and professional public servant, I have always felt led to serve my community. These years of service include public safety, as a reservist in the U S Air Force, and as an elected servant to my fellow citizens.
In 2020, fellow Daleville citizens humbled and honored by entrusting me to serve as one of five city council members. I do not take this honor and trust lightly. Once elected, I immediately began taking the Alabama League of Municipalities courses, many out of my pocket, to learn more and I earned the Certified Municipal Official within a year. I wanted to ensure I provided you the best service possible.
I kept my word and have held regular, quarterly town hall style meetings to facilitate an exchange of information between one another and to stay informed. I have also kept my word by donating each of my council salary checks to deserving area organizations (over $ 18, 000 as of January 2025). By donating my council salary, I was also able to establish the Servants Heart Scholarship for a deserving high school senior who demonstrated they give back to the community. The student is selected by the school each year. I also kept my word by doing my best to keep you, my boss, informed. One of the ways I am doing this is by doing a bimonthly newsletter which is sent out via an email list-serve ( subscribe by emailing KevinTurleyDaleville+Subscribe@groups.io ) & posted on my website at www.KevinTurley.us. These newsletters include a synopsis of the council meetings and events happening in Daleville.
I do my very best to represent Daleville professionally at business ribbon cuttings, community engagements, events at the U S Army Aviation Center of Excellence, government forums, and more.
I do my very best to serve my community, maintain communication with those I serve, not promise things that cannot be guaranteed, advocate for current and new businesses, advocate for improvements, be fiscally responsible with your tax dollars, maintain professional city representation at area events, and serve in partnership with fellow elected servants.
I have felt led to serve you, my boss, as your Mayor. I have prayed about this for some time now. This, like accepting the call to serve as your city council member, is something I have prayed over a lot. I am still feeling led to ask you for the honor to serve as your mayor.
If you feel led to elect me as your mayor, I will continue to do all that I am currently doing. I will need to take a portion of the mayoral salary in order to dedicate the needed time to the city. I will also strive to improve communication between elected servants, department heads, employees, and fellow citizens. I will strive to have short term and long term goals set for our city and regularly ensure we are on course to achieve our goals together. I will facilitate the involvement of members of our community to achieve goals. I will continue to strive to work with all involved to bring additional businesses to Daleville while also ensuring we don’t lose focus on serving the businesses we have.
I am a transplant to Daleville, but Daleville has been my home since 2016. I am a homeowner and have no intent on moving elsewhere. My wife and I own a business here. My children attend Daleville City Schools. I am vested in the success of our community.
In addition to the above, I currently serve as::
· Alabama League of Municipalities Committee on Public Safety: Committee Member
· National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians: Alabama Advocacy Coordinator
· ARRL Alabama Section: District B Emergency Coordinator (ten county district) & Dale County Emergency Coordinator
· AMVETS Department of Alabama,: Executive Director
· Southeast Alabama AMvETS Post 7: Commander
· Dale EMS and Rescue Squad (all volunteer ALS2 rescue squad): Advanced EMT, SARTECH, and Director
· Daleville Area Amateur Radio Service: Trustee
· Daleville Legacy, Growth, and Skills: Board Member
· K-9 Addi Memorial Foundation: Founder and Board Member (providing training grants for deserving public safety K-9 teams)
· Public safety instructor: Volunteering hundreds of hours of instruction
As in 2020, I plan to walk the neighborhoods of Daleville to listen to your concerns, allow you to ask any questions you may have, and to ask for the honor of earning your vote. Learning from 2020, I am going to start walking the neighborhoods earlier in the year as I was unable to make it to all of the houses before the elections in 2020. Also, as in 2020, in addition to feeling led to serve you, I, again, feel led to self fund the campaign.
If you have any questions or concerns in the meantime, please reach out to me by texting or calling 334.379.8286. If I am unable to answer your call at the time (dedicating time to a fellow citizen, working, etc), please leave a voicemail and I will call you back.
Whether you feel led to elect me or someone else, please vote in the Daleville Municipal Election on Tuesday, August 26, 2025 between the hours of 7 am and 7 pm at the Daleville Cultural and Convention Center located at 750 South Daleville Avenue. If you’re unable to vote in person, please visit AlabamaVotes.gov for details on Absentee Voting.
Respectfully,
Kevin Turley
#ServantsHeart
