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Pima County Bd. of Supervisors appoints Betty Villegas to District 5 vacant seat

April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 by Carolyn Classen

On March 28, 2020 Pima County Supervisor and Chair Richard Elias (D) of District 5 died suddenly in his sleep at age 61, so the chairmanship was taken over by Vice Chair Ramon Valadez (D), of District 2. Supervisor Elias had been appointed to his seat in Feb. 2002, and was elected in 2004, 2008, … Read more

Pima County Sales Tax Advisory Committee’s public meetings re: proposed sales tax increase

November 29, 2017 by Carolyn Classen

If you can’t make any of these meetings, please go online and give your input about this proposed 1/2 cent sales tax increase. Speak up Tucson.

Former Supervisor Ray Carroll appointed to Justice of the Peace in Green Valley

October 17, 2017 by Carolyn Classen

Former District 4 Pima County Supervisor Ray Carroll, who stepped down in Dec. 2016 just months short of 20 years at that job, was appointed today by his former fellow Supervisors to be Justice of the Peace in Precinct 7, serving Green Valley. Carroll applied for the seat, along with 7 others, after JP Lisa Royal quit in August, 2017 to become Administrator of the Pima County Consolidated Justice Courts in Tucson.

Prior to this Carroll has been employed (Community & Government Relations) with the Amity Foundation (https://blogforarizona.net/former-pima-county-supervisor-ray-carroll-joins-amity-foundation/)

Motion was made by District 4 Supervisor Steve Christy, 2nd by District 3 Supervisor Sharon Bronson.Vote was 4-1 with Supervisor Ally Miller against.

Former Pima County Supervisor Ray Carroll

Carroll is a non attorney, as were most of the applicants (including Michael Acosta, Gary Halkowitz, Janie Stover) seeking this position. The only attorneys who applied were Ron Newman (also a JP pro tem) and Mathew Cannon. Two of the applicants (David Kryder and Barbara Blake) are Hearing Officers in Small Claims court, and non attorneys as well. Info on the 8 applicants here: link to AZ Daily Star article: http://tucson.com/news/local/candidates-seeking-vacant-green-valley-jp-appointment/article_c9b2f700-3fee-54a0-a728-88a6fc4248d0.html

Speak Up Pima County

September 4, 2017 by Carolyn Classen

Pima County Bd. of Supervisors meets tomorrow September 5th, at 9 a.m., 130 W. Congress St. on the first floor. Agenda online: https://pima.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=552209&GUID=E15D76B2-8B74-4089-9D76-6A670372E6C9 Go to our Calendar listing for more info on Supervisor Ally Miller’s recent remarks, and the agenda items regarding them. Any member of the public can speak at Call to the Public, … Read more

Former Pima County Supervisor Ray Carroll joins Amity Foundation

July 20, 2017 by Carolyn Classen

Five-term Pima County Supervisor to Confront Arizona’s Deadly Opiate Epidemic (press release)

“Ray Carroll joins Tucson-based Amity Foundation, returning to his roots in state’s private non-profit sector.

Just short of 20 years as Pima County’s District 4 Supervisor, rather than seeking a sixth term Ray Carroll has decided to focus on battling Arizona’s historic opiate crisis, which kills more than two Arizonans daily, a 74% increase since 2012, by joining Tucson-based non-profit Amity Foundation.

Former Pima County Supervisor Ray Carroll

Amity formed in 1969 to address the opiate crisis of the 1960’s and was originally called Tucson Awareness House. Carroll will immediately address the threat of a $77 billion cut in Medicare & Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System. If passed, it will drastically cut AHCCS funds over the next 10 years, which would be disastrous to health and mental health care systems in Arizona and hurt those in need.