Council Report

City Council Report 
 
Date:  
May 18, 2026 
To: 
 
City Council 
Through: 
Scott Butler, City Manager 
 
From:  
Teri Overbey Brown, Human Resources Director 
 
Subject: 
City of Mesa Personnel Rules Revision 
 
Purpose and Recommendation 
 
The purpose of this City Council Report is to recommend revisions to the City of 
Mesa Personnel Rules as noted in the attachment.  By approving these revisions 
and adopting the complementary ordinance, the City Council will be adopting a new 
set of Personnel Rules.   
 
Background 
 
Periodically, the Personnel Rules need revision to reflect changes made in state or 
federal law, changes in City policy or the work environment, to implement new 
initiatives, or to clarify and validate existing practice.  The recommended changes are 
outlined in the attached table and are detailed in the attached strikethrough version 
of the Rules.   
 
Discussion 
 
The most significant proposed changes were reviewed with the City Manager, 
individual Councilmembers, and the Mayor.  A more comprehensive review of the 
proposed changes were discussed with members of the Merit System Board on April 
16, 2026.  The Merit Board voted in favor of the final proposed changes.   
 
The attached table and strikethrough version of the Rules details each of the 
proposed/recommended changes for the Personnel Rules.   
 
Alternatives 
 
The alternative to amending the City of Mesa Personnel Rules is to keep them as 
they currently exist.   
 
Fiscal Impact 
 
To change the vacation tier structure and the sick leave payout upon retirement is 
approximately $2,800,000.

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Coordinated With 
 
The Merit System Board reviewed and unanimously approved the proposed changes 
to the Personnel Rules.