In addition, of 10 people who were named to executive positions during the year, five were minorities and three were women. According to the review, the city's work force of 12,323 at the end of the fiscal year was made up of 31.6 percent women and 33.7 percent minorities. A year earlier, women represented 31.3 percent and minorities 33.1 percent. The hiring increased the percentage of female professionals to 41.5 percent from 40.5 percent. Minorities experienced percentage increases in every job category, including professionals where their totals climbed to 23.8 percent from 22.7 percent and officials and administrators where they increased to 19.5 percent from 18.1 percent.
Public input remains an important part of the process.
Those are days usually in the fall and winter when carbon monoxide and particulate air pollution levels approach the unhealthful range and Maricopa County issues an air advisory. Fireplaces and wood-burning stoves cannot be used during such advisories. Also, the fire should be checked periodically for smoke, which generally means the wood needs to be adjusted to allow more airflow. Such devices are acceptable for use on no-burn days. The city's Brownfields Land Reycling Program has paid big dividends during the past three years.