Press report on Tucson Ordinance 11869's history (Aug.-Oct. 2021) and the Pima County Board's employee vaccination vote

The record

Jurisdiction

City of Tucson and Pima County, Arizona · Phoenix and Tucson · Arizona

Level

City

Authority

n/a

Issued

2021-10-20 Oct. 20, 2021

Effective

n/a (read as 2021-10-20)

End

n/a

In force

Oct. 20, 2021 (no end date recorded; counted as in force for 120 days)

Limitation types

Workplace rulesVaccination or testing

Addressees

• n/a

Functions reached

• WF City workforce
• HR

Collection

Phoenix and Tucson MET-PHX

Operative words

In August, the city passed an ordinance requiring the city's 4,000 employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, or face a legal exception or accommodation by Oct. 5.... around 300 city employees had 'chosen to be in non-compliance' with the city's 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

Notes