{"id":"MET-PHX-035","kind":"order","level":"city","jurisdiction":"City of Tucson and Pima County, Arizona","state":"AZ","metro":"PHX","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"AZ Mirror, \u0027Tucson will terminate employees who don\u0027t get a COVID-19 vaccine by December\u0027 (secondary source)","authority":"n/a","instrument":"Press report on Tucson Ordinance 11869\u0027s history (Aug.-Oct. 2021) and the Pima County Board\u0027s employee vaccination vote","title":"Tucson will terminate employees who don\u0027t get a COVID-19 vaccine by December","dateIssued":"2021-10-20","effective":"n/a","end":"n/a","startDate":"2021-10-20","endDate":"","quarters":[],"types":["VAX","EMP"],"addressees":["n/a"],"clause":"In August, the city passed an ordinance requiring the city\u0027s 4,000 employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, or face a legal exception or accommodation by Oct. 5.... around 300 city employees had \u0027chosen to be in non-compliance\u0027 with the city\u0027s vaccination mandate because they did not get a vaccination by Aug. 24, and were therefore subject to a five-day suspension.... The city temporarily stopped enforcing the mandate in early Sept. after state Attorney General Mark Brnovich argued that the city policy was in violation of a state law that blocks local governments from mandating vaccines. However, on Sept. 29 [sic; Sept. 27], a Maricopa County Superior Court Judge dismissed the law.","enforcement":"n/a","functions":["WF City workforce","HR"],"notes":"Post-period events (Oct. 19, 2021 Council vote; Pima County Board vote requiring vaccination of employees serving vulnerable populations) are reported for context only.","sourceUrl":"https://azmirror.com/2021/10/20/tucson-will-terminate-employees-who-dont-get-a-covid-19-vaccine-by-december/","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":261483,"grade":"secondary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-PHX","url":"/library/MET-PHX-035","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-PHX-035","citation":"AZ Mirror, \u0027Tucson will terminate employees who don\u0027t get a COVID-19 vaccine by December\u0027 (secondary source), Press report on Tucson Ordinance 11869\u0027s history (Aug.-Oct. 2021) and the Pima County Board\u0027s employee vaccination vote (Oct. 20, 2021) (Ex. MET-PHX-035)","stateName":"Arizona","related":["MET-PHX-002"]}