Tucson

This handbook, published by the City of Tucson's City Clerk's Office, serves as a guide for members of the city's boards, committees, and commissions (BCCs). It provides an overview of Tucson's municipal government structure, including the City Council, City Manager, City Attorney, and various city departments, along with sections on BCC membership basics, structure, and function. The document outlines important municipal documents such as the City Charter, Tucson Code, Unified Development Code, and Plan Tucson.

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This instruction sheet provides guidance for updating the Tucson, Arizona Code through Supplement No. 114, current as of March 21, 2017. Users must remove obsolete pages and replace them with revised pages across multiple chapters, including Civil Service, Crimes and Offenses, Neighborhood Preservation, Motor Vehicles and Traffic, and Pensions and Insurance. The document includes a checklist of page numbers to be removed and added to maintain an up-to-date loose-leaf copy of the Code.

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This document from February 2019 provides guidelines for support staff assisting City of Tucson Boards, Committees, and Commissions. It outlines key responsibilities including compliance with Arizona's Open Meeting Law, preparation of agendas (which must be posted at least 24 hours in advance and submitted to the City Clerk's Office 72 hours prior), pre-meeting logistics, meeting conduct procedures, and post-meeting requirements such as minutes preparation and legal documentation. The guidelines emphasize that support staff serve as a resource to guide leadership, manage meeting materials, and ensure proper record-keeping and public transparency.

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The Redistricting Advisory Committee (RAC) is a seven-member board responsible for reviewing data and recommending whether redistricting is necessary during designated redistricting years, with written recommendations due to the mayor and council by October 1st. The committee currently has no appointed members and meets as required; documentation including agendas, minutes, and audio recordings are available through the City Clerk's Office. For more information, the public can contact the City Clerk's Office at (520)791-4213.

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The Housing & Community Development (HCD) 2023 Annual Report documents the department's key accomplishments under new leadership, including receiving a $50 million Choice Neighborhoods Implementation grant for the Thrive in the 05 neighborhood reinvestment initiative, launching a mobile shower program and expanding housing services for unhoused residents, and opening the Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher waitlist for the first time in years. Notable achievements also included purchasing and rehabilitating housing properties and breaking ground on Milagro on Oracle, the City of Tucson's first Low-Income Housing Tax Credit project in over a decade. The department emphasized implementing new initiatives such as the Housing Affordability Strategy for Tucson (HAST) and a housing development arm to address the growing housing crisis, with plans in 2024 to focus on sustainability and building resilient housing and community infrastructure.

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The City of Tucson is accepting applications for the Civil Service Commission through its City Clerk's Office. The Commission meets four times per year and ensures equal opportunity and merit principles in personnel administration; commissioners receive $2,400 annually and the chairperson receives $3,000 annually. Applicants must be residents and qualified electors of Tucson for at least five years, cannot hold any other public office, and are accepted from any political party. The City of Tucson additionally maintains a complete list of boards, committees, and commissions that serve in advisory capacities to the Mayor and Council, with a policy (Resolution 15881) requiring all appointments to be gender balanced and reflect the ethnic and racial composition of the City. Interested residents can apply online or contact the City Clerk's Office at (520) 791-4213 for assistance.

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Tucson's Code of Ordinances establishes noise control standards for residential, commercial, and industrial properties, with maximum permissible sound levels ranging from 62-85 dB(A) depending on property use and time of day. The ordinance prohibits specific activities that produce plainly audible noise beyond property lines, including continuous music or amplified sound exceeding 15 minutes, loud vehicle loading/unloading, disruptive animal sounds, and raucous vocalizations. Construction activities are restricted during evening and nighttime hours (8:00 p.m. through sunrise on weekdays and all day Sunday), with limited exceptions for residential work during daytime hours.

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The City of Tucson Planning & Development Services Department provides public access to development records dating from 2006 to the present through Property Research Online (PRO), a free online tool. Records not yet uploaded to PRO can be requested through the Tucson Development Center (TDC) Online portal. The Records page serves as a resource hub directing residents to information about available records, copying procedures, building code violations, and other development-related inquiries, with contact available through Tucson 311 or the city's website.

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This document is a directory listing of public meetings, boards, committees, and commissions within the City of Tucson's Planning & Development Services Department. It provides brief descriptions of 13 different advisory and review bodies, including historic zone advisory boards for multiple districts, the Board of Adjustment, Design Review Board, Planning Commission, and specialized committees addressing topics such as stormwater management, outdoor lighting codes, and building standards. No specific meeting dates, budget figures, or policy decisions are included in this informational reference page.

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The City of Tucson's City Clerk's Office provides a directory of public records and documents available online through various city departments and databases. The resources listed include Mayor and Council meeting agendas, minutes, and schedules; campaign finance and election information; court records and defendant searches; property records including building permits and code violations; municipal codes; and transportation-related records such as construction plans, subdivision maps, and traffic control information. This document serves as a reference guide directing residents to existing online platforms where they can access government records for transparency and public information purposes.

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