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Avondale council approves city staff member's secondary employment to teach HR course in Tempe
Summary
The Avondale City Council voted unanimously to approve a city staff member, identified as Ron in the meeting record, to teach an eight-week HR course for a bachelor's program in Tempe. Council members requested a job description be added to the record and suggested a press release if the assignment proceeds.
The Avondale City Council on an unspecified meeting date approved secondary employment for a city staff member identified in the record as Ron to teach a human-resources course for a bachelor's program in Tempe, following a motion by Council Member Solorio and a second by Council Member Garcia that passed on a unanimous roll-call vote.
Council members said the item was pulled from the consent agenda so they could review supporting information. Council Member White said she had asked for "a copy of the job description for the teaching job" and wanted additional transparency before the council acted. Ron told the council that he had provided the job description to council and staff and summarized the position: "I will be a professor teaching HR related matters for a small cohort of students who are taking their bachelor's degree in public administration. I'll be teaching an HR course for approximately 8 weeks starting in January, in Tempe in person."
The nut of the council's discussion was transparency and recognition. Council Member Solorio said she had asked Ron about the opportunity and asked that, if approved, the city issue a press release noting the assignment. Council Member Garcia said she agreed and called the teaching invitation "an honor" and asked that the city publicize it if the council approved the secondary employment.
After discussion the council voted by roll call: Council Member Conde—Aye; Council Member Garcia—Aye; Council Member Solorio—Aye; Council Member Weiss—Aye; Council Member White—Aye; Vice Mayor Nielsen—Aye; Mayor Pineda—Aye. The clerk announced the item passed. The meeting then moved to adjournment.
The record available in the meeting shows the job description was provided to council and clerk before the vote, and council members requested a press release if the secondary employment proceeds. The transcript does not provide a last name for the staff member "Ron," a hiring department, compensation for the outside work, or whether the assignment requires any additional conflict-of-interest review by the city.
