Ordinance

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ORDINANCE NO. 6014 
 
 
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MESA, 
MARICOPA 
COUNTY, 
ARIZONA, 
REPEALING 
THE 
EXISTING 
PERSONNEL RULES APPLICABLE TO CITY OF MESA EMPLOYEES AND 
ADOPTING BY REFERENCE NEW PERSONNEL RULES; PRESERVING 
RIGHTS AND DUTIES THAT HAVE ALREADY MATURED AND 
PROCEEDINGS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEGUN UNDER THE EXISTING 
PERSONNEL RULES. 
 
 
Whereas, pursuant to Section 403(D) of the Mesa City Charter, the City Council may adopt 
personnel rules by ordinance, and the City Council desires to repeal the existing rules in their 
entirety and replace them with new rules, entitled the “City of Mesa Personnel Rules,” which were 
declared a public record by Resolution No. _____ on May 18, 2026. 
 
 
Whereas, pursuant to Sections 403(C) and (D) of the Mesa City Charter, the Merit System 
Board has reviewed and approved the City of Mesa Personnel Rules and recommended their 
adoption. 
 
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Mesa, Arizona, as follows:  
 
Section 1:   
The existing City of Mesa Personnel Rules are hereby repealed in their entirety.  
 
Section 2:   
That certain document known as the “City of Mesa Personnel Rules,” with an 
effective date of July 1, 2026, three copies of which are on file in the office of the City Clerk of 
the City of Mesa, Arizona, and which was declared a public record by Resolution No. ____ on 
May 18, 2026, is enacted, adopted, and made a part hereof as if fully set forth in this Ordinance. 
 
Section 3: 
Recitals. The recitals above are fully incorporated in this Ordinance by reference, 
and each recital represents a finding of fact and determination made by the City Council. 
 
Section 4: 
Preservation of Rights and Duties.  The repeal of the existing personnel rules does 
not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, or proceedings that were 
initiated before the effective date of the repeal. 
 
Section 5: 
Effective Date. The effective date of this Ordinance is 30 days after the adoption of 
this Ordinance.  The City of Mesa Personnel Rules shall become effective on July 1, 2026. 
 
Section 6:  
Severability.  If any term, provision, section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, 
or portion of this Ordinance, or any part of the material adopted herein by reference, is for any 
reason held to be invalid, unenforceable, or unconstitutional by the decision of a court of competent 
jurisdiction, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall remain in effect.

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Section 7: 
Resolutions and Exhibits on File. Resolution No. ____ adopted on May 18, 2026, 
and its referenced exhibit are on file and available for public use and inspection at the Office of 
the City Clerk, 20 E. Main Street, Suite 150, Mesa, Arizona. 
 
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MESA, MARICOPA 
COUNTY, ARIZONA, this 1st day of June, 2026. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
APPROVED: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Mark Freeman, Mayor 
 
ATTEST: 
 
 
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Holly Moseley, City Clerk