City of Tucson’s Post

🌵 The City of Tucson is looking for our next Assistant Public Defender! Apply below for your opportunity to join an amazing team! 🌵 If you have any questions, please reach out to recruitment@tucsonaz.gov! Direct Link: https://lnkd.in/grFHVZKT

Grow Tucson seeks to address the significant barriers to establishing tree canopy in historically disinvested communities in Tucson, Arizona. Grow Tucson utilizes an equity-based approach to invest in urban forestry, green infrastructure, training and community capacity building. Residents will have opportunities to both participate in and lead the neighborhood transformation through community partner organizations leading the way in implementation of residential and public space urban forestry projects as well as workforce development and environmental justice. The Grow Tucson Project Manager will liaise with grant partners to administer, implement and report on deliverables over the life of this federally funded 5-year grant. Visit the City of Tucson employment page to learn more about this exciting program and apply for this position. https://lnkd.in/g8fpcQsC

Job alert! Tucson Parks and Recreation is looking for a full-time Sport Fields and Turf Supervisor. In this role, the successful candidate will supervise trades specialists and equipment operation crews in the maintenance and improvement of sports fields and related facilities. Job duties include repair of equipment, specifying and purchasing products and services, and providing professional analysis and recommendations on turf management practices. Hourly pay range is $29.23-50.43, depending on experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position. https://lnkd.in/gnCWu-aD

MAYOR AND COUNCIL MOVES FORWARD WITH SELECTION OF NEW CITY MANAGER - Tucson's Mayor and Council yesterday, March 19, approved a motion to appoint Deputy City Manager Tim Thomure as the City's next city manager after Michael Ortega leaves the post at the end of the budget season in the coming months. Ortega will end his tenure with the City after nine years. Thomure served as director of Tucson Water from 2016-2021 before joining the City Manager's Office as an assistant city manager. He became deputy city manager in 2023. Mayor and Council next month is expected to formally approve a contract for Timothy Thomure. https://lnkd.in/g7w-mg74 #leadership #community #tucson #tucsonaz #citymanager #future #linkedin

Prop 411 Tucson Delivers Better Streets Julia Keen Neighborhood Roadway Improvement Celebration - City of Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, Ward 5 Council Member Richard Fimbres and the Tucson Department of Transportation and Mobility (DTM) will host a celebration event to commemorate the Julia Keen neighborhood roadway improvement project, near 22nd Street and Country Club Road, in association with the voter-approved Proposition 411 Tucson Delivers Better Streets Program. The roadway improvements include installation of ADA compliant ramps, milling (removal) of the top layer of asphalt and repaving with new asphalt throughout the neighborhood. As part of the event, there will be a food truck, free bike repair, giveaways, and games with the Parks and Recreation Ready, Set, Rec! Thursday, March 21, 2024 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. Parkview Park, 1521 S. Chrysler Avenue #celebration #improvement #roadway #neighborhood #community

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CITY OF TUCSON JOINS NEW GOVERNMENT AI INITAITIVE - To give local government a voice in shaping the future of artificial intelligence (AI), the City of Tucson recently joined the GovAI Coalition, a growing network of more than 400 public servants from more than 150 agencies committed to responsible and purposeful AI use in the public sector. The coalition is focused on establishing standards for AI policies, procurement, implementation, and ensuring public privacy to advance the use of AI in delivering government services. “We are pleased to announce our engagement in the GovAI Coalition as an early contributing member,” said Chris Mazzarella, chief information officer for the City of Tucson. “This partnership enables Tucson to leverage best practices and access some of our most talented minds in the country at no cost to our citizens, drive the software industry toward ethical and effective design of AI supporting government, and rapidly introduce advanced AI for the benefit of our citizens and businesses." #AI #government #future #inovation #tucson #pima #arizona

TUCSON AWARDED $2.57M FEDERAL GRANT TO CREATE BLACKLIDGE BICYCLE BOULEVARD - Tucson Mayor Regina Romero announced today, March 13, that the City of Tucson is the recipient of a competitive U.S. Department of Transportation $2,577,591 Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods Grant to create an east-west bicycle boulevard connecting Oracle Road to Columbus Boulevard. Funds from the City’s successful grant application will create a low-stress route, improving safety and connecting five parks and four schools in neighborhoods that have experienced historic disinvestment. The 4.5-mile bicycle boulevard will connect pedestrians and bicyclists and increase accessibility across all forms of mobility. This is the second year the City successfully competed for a federal Reconnecting Communities grant. The Blacklidge Bicycle Boulevard also makes use of traffic-calming features and landscaping that shades, cools, and beautifies Tucson neighborhoods. The project is partially funded by voter-approved Proposition 407 and is part of the City of Tucson’s Bicycle Boulevard Master Plan. #bicycling #community #neighborhood #travel #tucson #pima

Governor Hobbs Honors City of Tucson Housing First Employee: Jeannette Garment, a member of the City of Tucson’s Housing First team who had previously experienced an unsheltered life, was honored by Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs for Garment’s work with homeless individuals and her personal resilience. Hobbs recognized Jeannette in the governor's office, a week after the Arizona Housing Coalition presented Jeannette with its “Outstanding Achievement in Overcoming Homelessness” award at the group’s annual conference in Mesa on Wednesday, Feb. 28. "It was quite a surprise to get the invitation. I've never really won any awards for anything," said Garment who works at the Wildcat Inn on North Oracle Road, a shelter operated by Housing and Community Development (HCD). https://lnkd.in/dHj5hNaT #employee #award #housing #government #community