Mayor And Council Approves Budget And Extends Free Transit - Tucson's Mayor and Council last night voted to approve City Manager Michael Ortega's $2.1 billion budget and compensation plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1. Part of the budget allows for transit fares to remain free until the end of the calendar year.
Read the budget materials (item 11)
City budget website

Tucson Parks And Recreation Increases Lifeguard Pay - In response to an extreme lifeguard shortage, the City of Tucson has increased the rate of pay for lifeguards, to $16.75/hour, and Tucson Parks and Recreation is looking to hire approximately 200 more lifeguards to open additional pools this summer. The City has 10 pools open in June and July, while other pool locations remain closed due to the lifeguard shortage. Positions include lifeguard and water safety instructor/senior lifeguard. The jobs require American Red Cross Lifeguarding Certification or equivalent. The City offers lifeguard certification classes for free and will continue to add more based on need. If classes are full, you can join the waitlist.
City of Tucson jobs
Lifeguard classes
Tucson pools and splash pads

Free Summer Pool Parties At City Pools - This summer, Tucson Parks and Recreation will host "Summer Poolooza," free pool parties across the city. Events will include Ready, Set, Rec! vans with games and activities, food, music, inflatables, pool fun, and more. Come and enjoy some fun in the sun. Pool parties will be every Wednesday in June and July, from 5-7 p.m. (unless otherwise noted). To see a list of dates and locations, follow the website link below. The first pool party is tonight at Clements Pool, 8155 E. Poinciana Drive.
Summer Poolooza
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Operation Splash Underway - Protecting the public on city streets during Tucson’s summer thunderstorm season is the objective of the Tucson Department of Transportation and Mobility’s (DTM) Operation Splash campaign. As weather patterns shift to bring moisture into Tucson, crews from DTM’s Streets Maintenance Division will deliver barricades to hundreds of dip crossings throughout the City. The first deliveries started earlier this week. Beginning Monday, June 13, DTM staff will be on-call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, through mid-September. As washes flood, crews will close roadways at dip crossings and washes using the more than 500 barricades that will be delivered and placed on the side of the roadways, near the crossings. Also, for the seventh consecutive year, DTM will assist residents concerned with flooding by offering free, self-serve sandbags in the east parking lot of Hi Corbett Field, 700 S. Randolph Way, at Reid Park. This location will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Sandbags will be placed in the east parking lot of Hi Corbett Field ahead of the first forecast storm. Follow DTM on social media for updates on when sand will be delivered. Residents should bring their own shovels. Sand and sandbags will be provided by DTM staff. To accommodate as many residents as possible, there is a limit of 10 sandbags per vehicle.
Read the news release
Watch a video about Operation Splash
DTM

Help Develop Tucson Norte-SUR - Tucson Norte-Sur is a plan that will work with Tucson communities to identify opportunities for equitable reinvestment and access along a future 15-mile long North-South High Capacity Transit (HCT) corridor connecting the Tucson Mall on the north side to Downtown Tucson and the Tucson International Airport on the south side. The Department of Transportation and Mobility (DTM) needs your input to understand what the community's vision is for the future of this corridor, ensuring that new development reflects the culture, community, and sense of place found in the neighborhoods along the area. Your input is critical, so take a few minutes to complete the survey linked below.
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