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Friday, Feb. 3, 2023
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 Catch a lift with Safe-T-Ride
Pima County in partnership with the Downtown Tucson Partnership (DTP) is providing a new employee transportation program for County employees beginning Feb. 6. Uniformed DTP Safety Ambassadors are available to provide transportation for County employees to vehicles parked in designated parking locations downtown.
A closer look
at parental leave
Pima County’s got perks. Enough of them, in fact, that we’d like to regularly profile in eScoop the many benefits available to County employees.
First up: Parental Leave (Administrative Procedure 3-20)
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Board of Supervisors
invites employees to take part in its meetings
The Pima County Board of Supervisors and Chair Adelita Grijalva are welcoming County employees to participate in the openings of the twice-monthly board meetings.
Employee volunteers would lead the Pledge of Allegiance, read the Land Acknowledgement or provide a brief musical start to the meetings.
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Nelson returns to lead DEQ
Ursula Nelson, who led the Department of Environmental Quality for 16 years before retiring on Jan. 4, 2022, has returned to lead the department on an interim basis.
Nelson (left) steps in for Barbara Escobar, who retired unexpectedly in early January for health reasons. She had served as DEQ director for a year and as deputy director of the Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department for 12 years.
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Resource center at CWD
gets makeover, is named
for beloved figure
Pima County’s Community & Workforce Development Department recently put the final touch on its refurbished space where members of the public can find help accessing a whole host of County services — including resume assistance; skills training; job searches; and rent and utility assistance.
The room is now known as the Nils Urman Resource Center and some employees at CWD are already affectionately calling it “The NURC” — rhymes with Turk. Urman was the former deputy director at CWD who died in October 2021 at the age of 68.
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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.
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Well Done: Assisting seniors, citizens and hats off to a great dad
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 Parks staff (pictured above) helping a constituent in need, an award-winning dad, County employees stepping up during a recent blood drive and what the Health Department is doing to reach seniors.
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Feedback needed
in Sun Tran study
Sun Tran is asking for input from the public, including Pima County employees, about all aspects of their shuttle services throughout the greater Tucson area.
The city of Tucson and Pima Association of Governments have teamed up to hold the Sun Systems Comprehensive Operational Analysis study. Anyone can give their feedback until Friday, Feb. 17.
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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 Pima County Public Library is looking for a librarian in Ajo. The Office of Emergency Management is seeking a program specialist. And the Assessor's Office is hiring for the position of social media and civic engagement specialist.
Remember, if you’re not following the County’s LinkedIn page, you can do that here.
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Healthy Happenings: Check your discounts
Feb. 28 is the last day to earn points toward Discount #2 as part of the Healthy Lifestyle Premium Discounts program. March 1 marks the first day to begin earning points for Plan Year 2024-25.
Also read on for details on the Active&Fit promotion, the seasonal fitness challenge, the heart health monthly challenge and info on how you can quit tobacco.
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Library shares office hours of new Writer in Residence
Individual consultations begin Feb. 14 with the Library’s 16th Writer in Residence, Estella González.
She will offer eight 30-minute sessions per week—on Tuesdays at Quincie Douglas Library and on Wednesdays at Flowing Wells Library. Sessions begin at 1 pm and run every half hour with the last session beginning at 2:30 pm.
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