Tucson will terminate employees who don't get a COVID-19 vaccine by December

In a 4-3 vote, the Tucson City Council said Tuesday that city employees who are not vaccinated by Dec. 1 will face termination.

City Manager Michael Ortega recommended the move in a memo to the mayor and council, telling them that around 300 city employees had “chosen to be in non-compliance” with the city’s vaccination mandate because they did not get a vaccination by Aug. 24, and were therefore subject to a five-day suspension.

Those city government workers who do not get their shots by the deadline will face a process over several days that could lead to their ultimate termination by Dec. 17, beginning with a notice of intent to terminate by Dec. 3 — two days after the deadline.

Before the City Council’s meeting, the Pima County Board of Supervisors voted to require county employees who work with “vulnerable populations,” including staff with the county jail and juvenile detention centers, to be vaccinated.

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