Sec. 3. Appointment, term, removal of city manager.

The city manager, hereinafter in this Charter designated "manager," shall be appointed by the mayor and council and shall hold office until removed by four (4) members of the mayor and council voting affirmatively therefor.

(Prop. 403, eff. 2-2-2016)

Sec. 4. Appointment, term, removal of city attorney and city clerk.

The city attorney and city clerk, hereinafter in this Charter designated "attorney" and "clerk," respectively, shall be appointed by the mayor and council. They shall hold office for a term of two (2) years from the date of their appointment, unless sooner removed by four (4) members of the mayor and council voting affirmatively therefor.

(Ord. No. 4816, eff. 10-16-78; Ord. No. 5036, eff. 11-10-80; Prop. 403, eff. 2-2-2016)

   Editors Note: The office of treasurer has been abolished by repeal of ch. X, § 3 and his duties transferred to the director of finance under ch. XXIX hereof. The office of auditor and ex officio assessor has been abolished by repeal of ch. X, § 2, and his functions are now performed by the director of finance and the post auditor under chs. XXIX and XXX hereof. Subsequently, Ord. No. 5036, approved at an election held Nov. 6, 1979, approved by the governor Nov. 10, 1980, deleted the office of post auditor.

   Cross References: General duties of city clerk, ch. X, § 10; similar provisions for two-year term of magistrate. ch. XII, § 3.

Sec. 4.1. Appointment, term, removal of city magistrates.

City magistrates shall be appointed by the mayor and council and shall hold office for the terms hereinafter provided, unless sooner removed by four (4) members of the mayor and council voting affirmatively therefor. The initial five (5) appointments after the effective date of this section shall be for a two-year term, two (2) three-year terms, and two (2) four-year terms. Subsequent appointments shall be for four-year terms.

(Ord. No. 2080, eff. 11-10-60; Ord. No. 4816, eff. 10-16-78; Prop. 403, eff. 2-2-2016)

   Editors Note: Section 4.1 above is derived from Ord. No. 2080, § 1(B)(3). Section (1)(B)(2) of said ordinance amended ch. V, § 2 to add the position of city post auditor. The provisions codified as § 4.1 above were not expressly amendatory to any given section of this Charter but have been codified in this manner by the editor despite the fact that they are partly repetitious of § 4 above.

Apparently § 4.1 was intended to supersede § 4. This would have added to § 4[post auditor] and ["post auditor"] and deleted from § 4 [city treasurer] ["auditor"] ["treasurer"] and ["the treasurer shall not hold office more than two (2) consecutive terms."] However, since § 4 was not amended or repealed when § 4.1 was added, both sections remain in the Charter.

   Cross References: Qualifications and duties of city attorney, ch. X, § 4; general duties of city clerk, ch. X, § 10; similar provisions of two-year term of magistrate, ch. XII, § 3.

Sec. 5. Repealed by Ord. No. 2080, Nov. 10, 1960.

   Editors Note: Prior to its repeal by Ord. No. 2080, ch. V, § 5, provided for appointment, term of office and powers of the health officers and members of the board of health. Such provisions were rendered obsolete by repeal of ch. XI as set out herein.

Sec. 6. Appointment, term, removal of engineer, superintendent of streets, superintendent of water, officers provided by ordinance.

The city engineer, the city superintendent of streets, and the city superintendent of water, hereinafter in this Charter designated "engineer", "superintendent of streets" and "superintendent of water department", respectively and such other officers as from time to time may have heretofore or may hereafter be provided for by subsection 14 of section 2 of this chapter, shall be appointed by the manager, subject to the consent and approval of the mayor and council, and shall hold office until removed by the manager; and none of the civil service provisions of the Charter, ordinances or regulations shall apply to these officers.

(Mo. of 4-1-41, eff. 5-16-41; Prop. 404, eff. 2-2-2016)

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   Cross References: Qualifications and duties of city engineer, ch. X, § 5; qualifications and duties of superintendent of streets, ch. X, § 6; powers and duties of superintendent of water department generally, ch. X, § 8.

Sec. 7. Appointment, term, removal of police chief and fire chief.

The city chief of police and city fire chief, hereinafter in this Charter designated as "chief of police" and "fire chief," respectively, shall be appointed by the manager, by and with the consent and approval of the mayor and council, and each of said officers shall hold office until removed or reduced in rank by the manager. None of the civil service provisions of the Charter, ordinances or regulations shall apply to these officers, except that the removal or reduction in rank of these officers is subject to the advisory appeal provisions of Section 3(c) of Chapter XXII of this Charter.

(Prop. 404, eff. 2-2-2016)

   Cross References: Police department and chief of police generally, ch. X, § 7; fire department and fire chief generally, ch. X, § 9.

Sec. 8. Salary of mayor.

Effective the first Monday of December, 2023, the annual salary of the Mayor shall be 1.25 times the annual salary of members of the Pima County Board of Supervisors, as set by Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) Section 11-419(A) or any successor statute, payable in bi-weekly installments; PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT, consistent with Article 4, Part 2, Section 17 of the Arizona Constitution, any subsequent increase in the Mayor's salary based on an increase to the salary of members of the Board of Supervisors through amendment of A.R.S. § 11-419(A) or any successor statute shall not take effect until the next succeeding first Monday of December of an odd year, when, pursuant to the Tucson Charter, all newly elect-ed or re-elected members of Mayor and Council begin their new terms.

(Ord. No. 1142, eff. 6-23-48; Ord. No. 1642, eff. 5-16-56; Ord. No. 3466, eff. 2-5-71; Ord. No. 5860, § 1, eff. 11-23- 83; Ord. No. 8573, § 1, 9-5-95; Ord. No. 9270, § 1, eff. 12-2-99; Prop. 413, eff. 12-4-23)

   Editors Note: Proposition No. 100, approved at a Charter Amendment Special Election held on November 2, 1999 became effective December 2, 1999. Salary adjustments went into effect December 6, 1999.

Sec. 9. Salaries of councilmembers.

Effective the first Monday of December, 2023, the annual salary of the Council Members shall equal the annual salary of members of the Pima County Board of Supervisors, as set by Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) Section 11-419(A) or any successor statute, payable in biweekly installments; PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT, consistent with Article 4, Part 2, Section 17 of the Arizona Constitution, any subsequent increase in the Council Members' salaries based on an increase to the salary of members of the Board of Supervisors through amendment of A.R.S. § 11-419(A) or any successor statute shall not take effect until the next succeeding first Monday of December of an odd year, when, pursuant to the Tucson Charter, newly elected or re-elected members of Mayor and Council begin their new terms.

(Ord. No. 1142, eff. 6-23-48; Ord. No. 3466, eff. 2-5-71; Ord. No. 5860, § 1, eff. 11-23-83; Ord. No. 8573, § 1, 9-5-95; Ord. No. 9270, § 1, eff. 12-2-99; Prop. 413, eff. 12-4-23)

   Editors Note: Proposition No. 100, approved at a Charter Amendment Special Election held on November 2, 1999 became effective December 2, 1999. Salary adjustments went into effect December 6, 1999.