(a) In addition to other compensation provided by Tucson Code Chapter 10, Article II, City of Tucson employees who refer a police officer applicant who is hired within one year of the referral shall receive five hundred dollars ($500.00), as provided in section (f) following.
(b) In addition to other compensation provided by Tucson Code Chapter 10, Article II, commissioned firefighter personnel who refer a firefighter applicant who is hired within one year of the referral shall receive two hundred dollars ($200.00), as provided in section (f) following.
(c) In addition to other compensation provided by Tucson Code Chapter 10, Article II, both commissioned and professional staff employed by the Tucson Police Department are eligible for a tiered recruiting incentive of up to three thousand dollars ($3,000.00). The tiered incentive requires the applicant/candidate successfully complete the hiring process and start the academy (Tier 1, $1,000.00), successfully complete Field Training (Tier 2, $1,000.00), and successfully complete probation and attain permanent employee status (Tier 3, $1,000.00), as provided in section (f) following.
(d) In addition to other compensation provided by Tucson Code Chapter 10, Article II, City of Tucson employees who refer a public safety communications applicant are eligible for a tiered recruiting incentive of up to one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00). The tiered incentive requires the applicant/candidate to successfully complete the hiring process and start the training program (Tier 1, $500.00), successfully complete floor training (Tier 2, $500.00), and successfully complete probation and attain permanent employee status (Tier 3, $500.00), as provided in section (f) following.
(e) In addition to other compensation provided by Tucson Code Chapter 10, Article II, City of Tucson employees who refer an Information Technology applicant who is hired within one year of the referral shall receive five hundred dollars ($500.00) as provided in section (f) following.
(f) The director of human resources is responsible for the administration of recruiting referral compensation, including, but not limited to, providing for criteria to determine an acceptable referral; establishing methods to match referrals with hiring; and approving referral compensation. Payment of recruiting referral compensation for firefighter referrals will occur upon the applicant’s successful completion of the Academy.
(Ord. No. 9349, § 1, 2-7-00; Ord. No. 9405, § 1, 6-19-00; Ord. No. 9727, § 2, 6-24-02; Ord. No. 10165, § 2, 6-14-05; Ord. No. 10426, § 2, 6-19-07; Ord. No. 10558, § 2, 6-25-08, eff. 6-22-08; Ord. No. 10900, § 2, 6-28-11, eff. 7-1-11; Ord. No. 11273, § 2, 6-9-15, eff. 6-28-15; Ord. No. 11373, § 2, 6-7-16, eff. 6-26-16; Ord. No. 11558, § 2, 6-5-18, eff. 6-24-18; Ord. No. 11611, § 3, 12-18-18; Ord. No. 11858, § 1, 8-10-21)
Editor’s note – Ord. No. 10900, § 2, adopted June 28, 2011, ratified, reaffirmed, and reenacted this section for Fiscal Year 2012. Appendix A and accompanying schedules are implemented for all classified and unclassified employees, effective July 1, 2011. Ord. No. 11273, § 2, adopted June 9, 2015, ratified, reaffirmed, and reenacted this section for Fiscal Year 2016. Appendix A and accompanying schedules are implemented for all classified and unclassified employees, effective June 28, 2015. Ord. No. 11373, § 2, adopted June 7, 2016, ratified, reaffirmed, and reenacted this section for Fiscal Year 2017. Appendix A and accompanying schedules are implemented for all classified and unclassified employees, effective June 26, 2016. Ord. No. 11464, § 2, adopted June 6, 2017, ratified, reaffirmed, and reenacted this section for Fiscal Year 2018. Appendix A and accompanying schedules are implemented for all classified and unclassified employees, effective June 25, 2017. Ord. No. 11659, § 2, adopted June 18, 2019, ratified, reaffirmed, and reenacted this section for Fiscal Year 2020. Ord. No. 11848, § 2, adopted June 22, 2021, and Ord. No. 11910, § 3, adopted February 23, 2022, ratified, reaffirmed, and reenacted this section for Fiscal Year 2022. Appendix A and accompanying schedules are implemented for all classified and unclassified employees, effective June 23, 2018. Ord. No. 11935, § 2, adopted June 7, 2022, ratified, reaffirmed, and reenacted this section for fiscal year 2023. Ord. No. 12012, § 2, adopted June 6, 2023, ratified, reaffirmed, and reenacted this section for fiscal year 2024.