Following the resignation of the incumbent Mayor
Tim Cadogan in late October 2024, Alley was appointed as the next Mayor during a full council meeting in Alexandra on 30 October. In late November 2024, Alley and
Mayor of Gore Ben Bell confirmed that their two councils would partner together to deliver water services to their communities, in response to rising costs and the Government's
Local Water Done Well policy.
Member of Parliament for
Southland welcomed the partnership between the Central Otago and
Gore District Councils. On 24 January 2025, Alley expressed support for a proposed joint regional economic deal between the CODC and the
Queenstown-Lakes District Council to obtain central government funding to build a new gondola and regional hospital in
Queenstown. The two councils, along with the
Otago Regional Council, intend to make a joint bid for the infrastructural project by late February 2025. Alley described the proposed new regional hospital as "a win for health in our area." On 14 April 2025, Alley confirmed that she would be standing as Mayor of Central Otago during the
2025 New Zealand local elections. ==Personal life==