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Avondale council unanimously adopts personnel policy updates for hiring and discipline

Avondale City Council · January 12, 2026
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Council voted 6–0 (one absence) Jan. 12 to approve amendments to personnel policies: Chapter 4 extends certified list duration and aligns promotional probation with state law; Chapter 18 overhauls progressive discipline, notice and representation rules and adds a disciplinary matrix.

The Avondale City Council voted Jan. 12 to adopt updates to the city’s personnel policies aimed at clarifying hiring and discipline procedures.

The council approved two related amendments after presentations from Andy Corbin, the city’s human resources director. The Chapter 4 changes increase the maximum duration of a certified list of qualified candidates from one year to two years, a change Corbin said would help with promotional testing for police and fire. Corbin told the council the amendment also aligns the city’s promotional probation practice with recent state law…

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