The Town Council on Oct. 15 authorized recruitment for a new Town Attorney and approved the job posting, brochure and marketing plan prepared by Human Resources, with two substantive changes requested by council members.

HR Director Votava presented the materials—an updated job description specifying the town council appoints the town attorney and that the position reports directly to council, a marketing plan, and a proposed timeline that would include holiday-period posting. Councilmembers discussed experience requirements and the scope of prosecutorial duties listed in the draft description.

Vice Mayor Barrett asked that the job description focus on civil-law experience (land use, contracts) rather than criminal prosecution and that the language stating the town attorney "may personally handle prosecution duties in the Oro Valley Magistrate Court" be removed or clarified so the role is supervisory over prosecutors rather than primarily a prosecutor. Council also questioned the minimum supervisory experience (posted at 5 years) and asked that the posting permit equivalent combinations of experience and lower the minimum supervisory requirement from five to three years to avoid excluding viable candidates.

Council agreed the timeline may proceed over the holiday period but asked HR to be flexible if the applicant pool proved thin. The council approved the recruitment motion 7–0 and asked staff to post the position and return with candidates per the schedule; HR said materials will go live on Friday and recruitment will be flexible to accommodate council schedules for interviews.