 Employees: Take your travel survey
Every year, employees are required to take the Travel Reduction Program Employee Survey (password: PIMDO). Please take the survey today, but definitely no later than Oct. 31. It takes less than five minutes to complete.
Vaccinated employees can earn additional leave time
The Board of Supervisors at its Sept. 20 meeting voted 4-1 to provide an additional 16 hours of paid leave to employees who provide documentation of their COVID-19 vaccination status.
Employees can do that by clicking on the COVID-19 Vaccination & Booster Report Form.
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County selects new IT director
Javier Baca is the new director of the Information Technology Department.
Baca, who served as a deputy superintendent in the Sunnyside Unified School District, has extensive information technology leadership experience, having served as a CIO/IT director in public education for more than 23 years.
Baca has been recognized as a “Tucson 40 Under 40” award recipient and is the former president of the Arizona Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents. He starts his new role with the county Oct. 26.
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ECAP garners $62K
in donations in first three weeks of campaign
Three weeks into the 2022 Employees Care About Pima County campaign, about $62,200 has been donated to community charities and nonprofit organizations.
While the 53rd annual campaign is off to a great start, it’s about $13,000 behind the pace of the 2021 campaign. The $62,189 in donations, so far, means the campaign is about 21% toward its goal of raising $300,000. The campaign will run through Dec. 16.
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Got questions? Ask Jan
If you haven’t done so yet, check out the county administrator’s intranet page where you can “Ask Jan.”
Employees are invited to submit any questions they may have to County Administrator Jan Lesher about county operations or governance. She will answer as many as she can in her video address to employees, which you'll find in the second issue of eScoop each month.
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Cold cases get fresh look
from Pima County
Medical Examiner’s Office
She was found in 1988 partially buried in the desert in Pinal County. In fact, Dr. Bruce Anderson, a forensic anthropologist with the Pima County Medical Examiner’s Office, and a colleague were the ones who dug up those remains for examination.
However, that 34-year-old “Jane Doe” case remains unsolved.
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Join DEQ’s ‘Activate Your Commute’ transportation fair
Transportation is the single largest source of air pollution and greenhouse gases, and whatever we can do to drive less will help us and the planet. Pima County employees are cordially invited to attend the Activate Your Commute Transportation Fair to learn about and take advantage of transportation resources.
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Well Done: Celebrating awards, making the extra effort
In each issue, eScoop likes to give a shout-out to employees and departments who have earned special recognition. We want to hear about colleagues who have earned kudos on the job; who are going above and beyond the call of duty; or are being recognized for their work or volunteerism outside the office.
Send your ideas on employees who should receive a pat on the back by emailing the eScoop editor.
In this issue, you’ll hear about the Health Department director speaking to a national audience; awards for the Finance Department; a County eviction program and an Ajo justice; and an employee who went the extra mile to make sure a constituent got what she needed.
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Are you looking? We’re Hiring
Fellow employees: Are you looking to make a move within Pima County? Or do you have family or friends looking for full- or part-time work?
The Department of Transportation is looking for a public works manager. Finance needs a principal analyst. The Health Department is seeking a lead child care health consultant. And the Office of Children’s Counsel is hiring an attorney bureau chief.
Remember, if you’re not following the County’s LinkedIn page, you can do that here.
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After 46 years of service to Pima County, she’s ready to give family
her full attention
If it was totally up to her, Maria Rigas of Facilities Management probably wouldn’t be retiring. To hear her talk about work, one can tell she enjoys what she does immensely, and she loves collaborating with her colleagues day in and day out.
However, family comes first for Rigas. So today, after 46 years with Pima County, she’s hanging up her lanyard.
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Library awarded $7,000 grant
to help close the digital divide
The Pima County Public Library is among more than 160 public libraries nationwide awarded funding by the Public Library Association (PLA) to conduct Digital Literacy Workshops. The PLA Digital Literacy Workshop Incentive provides support to libraries to conduct digital literacy training in their communities and help individuals build skills and confidence using technology.
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Fostering makes a difference
in getting PACC pets adopted
Most pets who come into the Pima Animal Care Center are brought in as strays, and Kirk, a large, gray pit bull, was no different. Once he arrived at PACC, like many stray pets, Kirk waited a long time to find his new home.
Adoptions of strays often lag because their histories and behavior in a home are simply unknown. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
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ITD shares safety tips as part of Cybersecurity Month
Like many organizations, Pima County enforces password standards such as length, complexity and how long they can be used.
These controls alone, however, are not enough to fully protect your accounts, the county's IT gurus advise as part of October's observance of Cybersecurity Month.
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