TUCSON MAYOR REGINA ROMERO CHOSEN FOR HIGHLY SELECTIVE FELLOWSHIP - Tucson Mayor Regina Romero was selected recently for the Class of 2023 Rodel Fellowship, considered the nation’s premier leadership development program for elected leaders. Each year, the program selects 24 outstanding state- and local-level leaders, divided between the political parties, to come together for a series of three multi-day seminars held over a two-year period. Working with leading scholars as moderators, the fellows read and discuss classic texts dealing with ethical values, democratic principles, and wise and effective leadership. Those texts include the Declaration of Independence, the preamble to the United States Constitution, and writings by Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., and many others.
Rodel Fellowship

SEE THE REID PARK MASTER PLAN AND TAKE THE FINAL SURVEY - View the final Reid Park Master Plan concept developed with community feedback over the last eight months, and take the online survey to give input on your priorities for funding future improvements at the park. The Master Plan is important to ensure that available resources are allocated efficiently and to the items of the highest priority. As future/ongoing reinvestments in the park are made, different funding sources will be used, as appropriate, for the project. State, federal, and local grants; private and nonprofit partnerships; and bonds are all likely sources of funding for capital improvements. The survey will close Dec. 19, at 11:59 p.m., Visit the park project website links below for more information.
Reid Park Reimagined (English)
Reid Park Reimagined (Spanish)

TUCSON POLICE DEPARTMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM - The U.S. Department of Justice recently selected the Tucson Police Department (TPD) to participate in the National Public Safety Partnership (PSP) program. In a news conference last week, Tucson Police Chief Chad Kasmar and U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona Gary M. Restaino announced the awarding of a three-year grant that will provide customized training and technical assistance to implement innovative approaches and share best practices to reduce violent crime. The PSP supports law enforcement and community partners in developing local jurisdictions’ own capacities to combat violent crime by evaluating crime problems, assessing intervention options, and implementing data-driven crime reduction strategies to improve overall public safety. Over the project period, Tucson and the PSP team will work together with criminal justice and community partners to reduce violent crime. Watch the full news conference by following the top link below.
Watch the news conference from TPD’s Facebook page
More information on PSP

DEADLINE: CITY SEEKS COMMISSION MEMBERS TO REVIEW AND RECOMMEND SALARIES FOR MAYOR AND COUNCIL - The City of Tucson is accepting applications for the Citizen’s Commission on Public Service and Compensation. This panel reviews and recommends appropriate salaries for the City's Mayor and City Council members. The deadline to apply is today, Nov. 21, by 5 p.m. This is a two-month appointment. Seven commission members are appointed by the city manager and are selected to provide maximum representation from Tucson’s diverse economic, environmental, racial, ethnic, and cultural groups. Experience or expertise in areas such as government, personnel management, or public administration is preferred but not required. Political affiliation is not a consideration. Commission members must be registered voters living within Tucson city limits. They cannot be employees of the City of Tucson, nor a parent, sibling, spouse, child, or dependent relative of an officer or employee of the City. The seven members must be appointed and in office by Jan. 15, 2023. They will meet and provide a recommendation to the City Clerk’s Office by March 15, 2023, about placing the salary increase question on the November 2023 election ballot. To learn more about the application process, follow the link below.
Read the news release

REVERSE TRADE SHOW EDUCATES VENDORS (VIDEO) - Vendors recently attended a Reverse Trade Show to speak with public agencies and learn how to do business with them. Approximately 300 people attended this year's event held at the Tucson Convention Center, hosted by the Copper Chapter of NIGP (the Institute for Public Procurement). The Reverse Trade Show allowed businesses the opportunity to meet with procurement professionals from public procurement agencies at one time and in one location. Business representatives were able to roam through the event hall and meet with agency representatives in their booths while marketing their company’s products and services.
Watch the video
Copper Chapter of NIGP