I wish all Arizonans a safe, happy and healthy Thanksgiving.

2020 City of Surprise Observed Holidays

Holiday	Observed
New Year’s Day	Wednesday, January 1, 2020
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s	Monday, January 20, 2020
Presidents’ Day	Monday, February 17, 2020
Memorial Day	Monday, May 25, 2020
Independence Day	Friday, July 3, 2020
Labor Day	Monday, September 7, 2020
Veterans’ Day	Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Thanksgiving Day	Thursday, November 26, 2020
Thanksgiving Day	Friday, November 27, 2020
Christmas Day	Friday, December 25, 2020
FLOATING Holiday	Any one scheduled workday off*

 * Please refer to Employee Policy Manual regarding when the floating holiday can be scheduled.

If a holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday will be observed as the holiday.
If a holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be observed as the holiday.

All meetings of the city council and mayor subcommitties will comply with the requirements of Arizona Revised Statute. Title 38, Chaper 3, Article 3-1. Prepare for tomorrow : Success comes clear strategy and effective execution.

The government is like a baby’s alimentary canal , with a happy appetite at one end and no responsibility at the other. Ronald Reagan

Did you know?

The city of Surprise has three available water sources:

• groundwater
• reclaimed water
• Colorado River water (surface water from the Central Arizona Project).

Currently, Surprise relies solely on groundwater for drinking water purposes. We also utilize reclaimed water for agricultural and landscape irrigation and some surface water for irrigation purposes.

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There are 13 additional water service providers in the City’s special planning areas. Use the “To Find Your Water Provider” link below to see who your water …

City Limit Growth – City of Surprise

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PDFThe City of Surprise’s population is projected to reach approximately 750,000 residents upon build–out of the City’s Planning Area. This means, with a current …

We’re here for you

When you need round-the-clock care, Hospice of the Valley has ten palliative care units located conveniently throughout the Valley to serve people in their communities.

Our Surprise palliative care unit opened in 2007 to serve one of the region’s fastest-growing areas. The freestanding home is 10,000 square feet, with 17 private patient rooms, each with French doors that open to outdoor patios. The building is full of light and has a warm and comfortable atmosphere. A family room and kitchen serve as a gathering spot for families and visitors.

Other Services

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https://www.surpriseaz.gov/3402/other-servicesThe City of Surprise offers other disposal services such as Christmas Tree disposal, Moving Box pickup, disposal of unused medicines and home medial sharps disposals.

MANAGEMENT ANALYST

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• Posted: November 18, 2020
• Full-Time

The City of Surprise is seeking a service-centered individual to join our City Manager Office Team as a Management Analyst. A successful candidate will be a community-focused and responsive professional with strong verbal and written communication skills. Other desired skills include administrative and municipal government policy and planning research experience to support our growing city. 

Robert, we remain committed to providing our members with discounts, programs and services that offer real value during these difficult times.

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Why is it then that the public seems to be generally unaware of the council-manager form, and sees the position of Mayor as the “boss of the city?” Perhaps because chief executives at the state and national level do have a higher profile management role, or because a colorful, flamboyant stereotypical Mayor makes a more appealing character for movies or novels, and that the strong mayor form still remains more common in the eastern part of the country and in many of the nation’s largest cities.

JDM Partners LLC, and its development partner, El Dorado Holdings, are close to breaking ground on a visionary model of a 21st century city. Douglas Ranch will be America’s most dynamic master-planned community, covering 37,000 acres in the West Valley that will include 119,000 homes and 59 million square feet of commercial and retail space. It is estimated the project will cost $8 billion to $10 billion to develop over the next 25 years and become home to 300,000 residents.

To create a safe and secure environment for our patients and our health care workers during the COVID-19 outbreak, visitors will no longer be allowed in Banner locations in Arizona starting at 6 p.m. on Sunday, November 22. These restrictions have already been implemented in Tucson locations.

We understand this will be challenging, but we’re committed to taking the necessary precautions to protect you, your family, our health care workers and the community. 

Medicare’s Annual Enrollment Period Ends December 7

With Banner Medicare Advantage, you’ll get both quality health care and comprehensive insurance coverage in a single plan – including prescription drug coverage –  making it easy and more convenient to stay healthy.

Because agenda I. Other Business and Future Agenda Items and agenda J. City Council Reports was blank, I asked the city if there was any discussion on these 2 agenda’s.

Sharpies, stolen ballots stir conspiracy theories in close election

With hundreds of thousands of votes left to count and high-profile races undecided, some Arizona leaders, national pundits and social media provocateurs have already started spreading conspiracies to undermine faith in election results.

Arizona secretary of state: “Of course, we’re going to count all the votes”

From CNN’s Austen Bundy

PHOENIX⁠ — Governor Doug Ducey today released the following statement as Arizona continues to count the results of the 2020 election:

“Arizonans turned out in historic numbers for this election, and we owe it to them to count their votes. The results have shifted greatly hour by hour, and from last night until today. With hundreds of thousands of votes still outstanding, it’s important that we be patient before declaring any races up or down the ballot. Arizonans have cast their votes, and we need to make sure all their voices are heard fairly and accurately.”

New York (CNN Business)Americans aren’t the only ones obsessed with next Tuesday’s vote.British bettors are wagering a record amount of money on the US presidential election, dwarfing the amount wagered on any sporting event or even their own nation’s politics.As of Wednesday morning, £220 million, or about $284 million, had already been wagered on the Betfair Exchange, said Darren Hughes, a spokesman for Betfair. The London-based company operates the world’s largest online betting exchange.Americans can now legally wager on sporting events in many states, but it’s illegal to wager on elections, either here or in the UK.

Does Walmart have curbside pickup?

To help alleviate that stress that comes with holiday shipping delays, Walmart will offer contact-free curbside pickup for online orders on Cyber Monday and Black Friday. Going this route can save shoppers from any shipping-related headaches and get you your products in sooner. Plus, there’s little risk of your packages going missing.

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Courses close to Surprise

• Arizona Traditions Golf Club
  Surprise
  623.584.4000
• Cimarron Golf Course
  Sun City Grand
  623.975.5654
• Coyote Lakes Golf Club
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  623.566.2323
• Desert Springs Golf Course
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  623.546.7401
• Granite Falls Golf Course
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  623.546.7580
• Great Eagle Golf Course
  Happy Trails Resort
  623.584.6000
• Sun Village Golf Course
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The City Manager is responsible for carrying out the council-created policies, and directing the day-to-day operations of city government. The manager reports directly to the city council, and is subject to council performance reviews. The City Manager is responsible for drafting a balanced budget for council review and approval each year.

Staff
Name	Title	Email	Phone
Frazier, Michael	City Manager	michael.frazier@surpriseaz.gov	623.222.1022
Schott, Mark	Assistant City Manager	mark.schott@surpriseaz.gov	623.222.1023
Arthur, Diane	Deputy City Manager	diane.arthur@surpriseaz.gov	623.222.1422
Gent, Mike	Deputy City Manager/Public Works Director	mike.gent@surpriseaz.gov	623.222.6223
Montgomery, Tracy	Emergency Manager	tracy.montgomery@surpriseaz.gov	623.222.1019 Fax: 623.222.1021
Holley, Carol	Internal Auditor – SR	carol.holley@surpriseaz.gov	623.222.1027
Matthees, Alison	Internal Auditor	alison.matthees@surpriseaz.gov	623.222.1032
Bianco, Gloria	Management Analyst – SR	gloria.bianco@surpriseaz.gov	623.222.1335
Osborne, Danielle	Management Analyst	danielle.osborne@surpriseaz.gov	623.222.1034
Tas, Jodi	Government Relations Administrator	jodi.tas@surpriseaz.gov	623.222.1330

You can’t understand the world today if you don’t understand corruption. Every day, we see high-level government officials resigning, governments changing, hundreds of thousands of people standing in squares, holding up signs, and often risking their lives to protest the corruption in the world. It’s critically important to the health of our societies to understand what people are protesting against

Surprise, A‌Z (August 6, 2020) Surprise City Manager Mike Frazier has announced that Lee Lambert will serve as the city’s new Water Resource Management Director.

Lee has served as Acting Director of the Water Resource Management (WRM) Department since February, stepping in from his role as Assistant WRM Director.

 

ARS 9-500.14. I am going to charge the City of Surprise used city or town resources or employees to influence the election held on August 4, 2020.

COMMENTS RECEIVED FOR JOHN HASTINGS – City of …

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PDFSurprise would benefit from Jack’s appointment. … I am reaching out today to show my support for John Hastings who is seeking the nomination for … John cares about Arizona and believes in making a positive difference by being an active …

Two kinds of tests are available for COVID-19: viral tests and antibody tests.

• A viral test tells you if you have a current infection.
• An antibody test might tell you if you had a past infection. An antibody test might not show if you have a current infection because it can take 1–3 weeks after infection for your body to make antibodies. Having antibodies to the virus that causes COVID-19 might provide protection from getting infected with the virus again. If it does, we do not know how much protection the antibodies might provide or how long this protection might last.

August 4 Primary Election results to be available on web, TV

City primary election results will be posted to www.surpriseaz.gov and featured on Surprise TV, the city’s cable TV channel, Tuesday evening, August 4. Read more…

Every one of us living within the boundaries of both Surprise & Dysart must have an understanding of what is going on around us…….and appreciate how complacency on any of our parts in allowing things to just happen around us…and our unwillingness to try to make things right…will only come to haunt in the years ahead…if we do nothing

Surprise rebate programs offer incentives for water-conscious customers

Eligible city residents and businesses can apply to receive irrigation controller, xeriscape landscape and turf removal rebates!

Roland Winters Jr. was elected to District 1 ( Acacia ) on August 27, 2013 and is serving a 5 year term which began January 1 , 2014.

Winters was first elected to City Council in 2013 to serve a four-year term beginning January 2014. He was re-elected in 2018 and began his new four-year term this month.

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The City of Surprise is a general law City, not a Charter City.

Learn more: https://azgovernor.gov/governor/news/2020/06/governor-ducey-takes-further-action-reverse-covid-19-spread-arizonaSee press release…

General Election 2016 official results, as posted by the Maricopa County Elections Department:

View the Maricopa County Recorder election results site

Surprise 2016 General Obligation Bond

Vote Answer	Vote Total	Vote Percentage
Bond Approval – Yes	23,411	49.53%
Bond Approval – No	23,858	50.47%
(20 of 20) precincts reporting

Councilmember District 1 (Acacia)

Candidate	Number of Votes	Vote Percentage
James Cunningham	2,586	44%
Roland F. Winters Jr.	3,148

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On Saturday, July 4^th, the city will feature a 20-minute fireworks display beginning at 8:40 p.m. The display will be staged in the area around Bullard Avenue and Paradise Lane. 

TOP NEWS – June 29

State, police crack down on packed nightclubsScottsdale police cited one nightclub in the city for not complying with the state’s reopening guidelines and the state is also cracking down on three establishments owned by the family of Gov. Doug Ducey’s top health advisor.

City of Surprise council passed a resign law.
Being a general law city, was this vote illegal because the Arizona constitution has a resign law?

I asked the city for an interpentation: Sec. 14-1. – Dates.

All city elections shall occur on the consolidated election days during the months of September and November of each election year, with the primary occurring in September and the general occurring in November.

Notice is hereby given that the City of Surprise, Arizona will hold elections as follows: Primary Election: Tuesday, August 4, 2020, and General Election: Tuesday, …

Surprise Municipal Code Sec. 14-2. – Conducted in accordance with state statute, provides that, “All city elections are conducted in accordance with Arizona Revised Statutes relating to municipal elections and are subject to changes.”

Because ARS 16-201 provides that, “A primary election shall be held on the first Tuesday in August in any year in which a general election or special election is held and at which candidates for public office are to be elected” and ARS 16-204 generally preempts local law due to the state legislature finding that consolidated election schedules are a matter of state-wide concern, the City follows state law on scheduling of elections, just as every other city in the state does.