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Fired state workers call to appeal terminations
Fired state workers who want their terminations reviewed are calling the state Department of Administration after Gov. Doug Ducey pledged to allow employees who felt they were wrongly terminated to appeal the decision.
Thousands of Arizona state workers drop protections
Thousands of Arizona state government workers are opting to give up civil-service job protections in exchange for short-term pay increases and the possibility of other gains down the road. Nearly... […]
Governor says union bills must take back seat to personnel plan
The Ninth Floor is warning lawmakers not to pass a slew of anti-union bills until Gov. Jan Brewer’s personnel reform plan is on her desk and ready for her signature.
Brewer prepares ’12 push for personnel reform
Gov. Jan Brewer is getting ready for a 2012 push to revamp the rules governing the hiring and firing of state employees.
Building Hope: Elected officials find time to lend a helping hand
From something as grand as helping build a house or as simple as dropping off supplies at a fire station, Arizona lawmakers give back to their communities.
Shift in ASRS contribution rate poses costly computer problem
Near the end of the process, after months of debate, House and Senate negotiators needed some additional revenue in order to balance the state’s budget.
Review finds no Bell, Calif.-scale pay among Arizona’s city managers
Numbers from the Arizona City/County Management Association put the average city manager’s salary statewide at around $113,356, slightly higher than the national mean for city managers of $106,408.
Phoenix eliminating 60 city jobs
Phoenix city officials say management restructuring will eliminate 60 city jobs.
AZ Chamber pushes for overhaul of state-retirement system
Despite a fairly positive report on the stability of the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) earlier this year, a major business group with no direct involvement in the fund is expressing serious concern.
The Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry, none of whose member firms has employees enrolled in a public pension plan, is calling for a major overhaul of ASRS to radically change h[...]
Life access
Mike Colletto, a lobbyist for the Professional Fire Fighters of Arizona who has been in a wheelchair for 32 years, dealt with depression until waking up one morning and deciding to look at the “positive side.”
