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2011 League Annual Conference: Tucson
The 2011 League of Arizona Cities and Towns Annual Conference will be in Tucson, August 30 - September 2 at the JW Marriott Starr
Pass.
Hotel and conference registration information will be sent out to all cities and towns in May. Registration information will also be
available online in May.
The League offers four levels of sponsorship through its Annual Conference: Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze. Information on the
four levels of sponsorship and the various benefits associated with each
can be found in our corporate benefactor brochure.
Please e-mail Mary Vinzant on League staff at mvinzant@azleague.org with any sponsorship
questions.
New League Magazine Publisher
The League will begin work with a new publisher, Innovative Publishing Ink, for the July 2011 issue of its bi-annual magazine,
Arizona City & Town. New, lower advertising rates will be available in May. If you would like more information about
this advertising opportunity, please contact mvinzant@azleague.org.
Newly Elected Officials Training
Embassy Suites Phoenix-Scottsdale
Phoenix
June 3-4
2011 ACAA Summer Meeting
JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort
Tucson, AZ
June 9-10
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Name, title & city/town
Robert R. Rivera
Mayor
Town of Thatcher
Year elected to office
Councilman - November 1992
Mayor - May 2003
Years served on Executive Committee
8 years
Hometown
Bisbee, Arizona
Why did you decide to serve in local government?
I served on a number of civic organizations including the Boys and Girls Club of the Gila Valley as a Board Member and later as
President; Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center as a Board member and Officer; and I have also coached my daughters ASA Softball team
for several years. Additionally, I serve as a member of our neighborhood swimming pool association. I have always believed that
giving back through service to community in any form is the right thing to do. The opportunity to serve in the Thatcher Council
came in 1992 when a vacancy was created after a councilman resigned. My wife encouraged me to petition for the vacancy. The thought
of petitioning for councilman had never crossed my mind so I just figured why not; it's time to enter this arena. The Town of
Thatcher has the reputation of being conservative and I wrote in my letter of petition that I believed I had much to offer in
helping our town government stay the course. I was appointed and sworn in on November 1992.
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By Joni Hoffman, League General Counsel
You may have recently read media accounts regarding the Fiesta Bowl and some of its activities that have come under legal scrutiny.
Some elected officials' conduct has also been scrutinized with respect to the receipt of free travel and possibly free tickets to
football games. One of the laws that is getting these elected officials into hot water also applies to mayors and council members,
so it is advisable to have a general working knowledge of these laws. The first call that should be made if there are any questions
about what is proper is to the city attorney. This is very important, because a knowing violation of this law is a criminal
offense. The earlier the advice from an attorney is sought, the better the chances of staying within the requirements of the law.
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The Center for the Future of Arizona recently announced the launch of a new program, the Five Communities Project. The Center
launched the Five Communities Project as its first statewide effort to achieve The Arizona We Want.
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Have news or photos to share?
If your city or town was recently featured in the news, has an interesting program or photos of events and travels to share,
please send them our way! Story ideas and materials may be submitted to
mvinzant@azleague.org.
Hyatt Regency Phoenix
122 N. Second Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85004
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Utah State Senator Steve Urquhart was one of the first elected officials in the United States to embrace social media to engage his
constituents. And, somehow, he has lived to tell the tale. On May 25, 2011, from 9 a.m. to noon, at the Phoenix Hyatt Regency, Steve
will lead a social media training session for Arizona state and local government officials and staff. The event is free, and is
designed to help officials use social media to engage citizens and to involve them in their government. The Town Square is moving
online, and this event will help government officials and staff find their way around in that new and exciting environment. The
event will address why social media matters, the do's and don'ts of social media, the basic tools, and practical applications of
social media. Event details can be found at here. Space is
limited for this event.
Late last month, Mayor Krieger of Yuma participated in a Homeland Security Tour in El Paso, Texas, with Secretary of Homeland
Security Janet Napolitano, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Francisco Sanchez, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Commissioner Alan Bersin, El Paso Mayor John Cook, Nogales Mayor Arturo Garino and several prominent business leaders. His message
while on the tour: Yuma is safe, secure and ready for business.
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The City of Bisbee was recognized last week on Earth Day by the USDA for its environmental stewardship, and more specifically, its
Tin Town sewer project for which the city has been awarded a USDA grant. For more information and to read the full story from the
Sierra Vista Herald, please
point your browser here.
The websites for the City of Surprise, the City of Chandler and the City of Phoenix all received high marks last month from the
annual Sunshine Review, a non-profit organization dedicated to state and local government transparency. The Sunshine Review uses a
"10-point Transparency Checklist" to evaluate the content of every state and more than 6,000 local government websites.
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The City of Tucson recently launched a new volunteer service program that will allow the city to consolidate their volunteers into
one database and help track how much money the city is saving through volunteer hours. For more information on the program,
point your browser here
to read an article from the Arizona Daily Star.
By Marnie Green, Management Education Group
The most recent edition of Public Personnel Management, focused solely on one of the hottest issues facing today's public sector
human resource professionals: workforce and succession planning. During the 2004 IPMA-HR International Training Conference, numerous
sessions focused on the growing need to implement workforce and succession planning systems in order to address the mass exodus of
workers that is anticipated in the next five to ten years. In both Public Personnel Management and at the conference, the issue of
leadership development was cited as a primary tool for preparing the workforce for the future.
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League of Arizona Cities and Towns
1820 W. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: 602-258-5786
Fax: 602-253-3874
http://www.azleague.org
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