Scottsdale, DEI

Doing away with DEI? Scottsdale City Council to make a vote
The Scottsdale City Council is voting on whether to eliminate DEI programs and "ensure city employees are hired, evaluated, and promoted based on merit."
Scottsdale scraps DEI programs despite opposition from residents. What to know
The City Council voted 5-2 to ban "anti-meritocratic discrimination" and dissolve the city's Office of Diversity and Inclusion.
Opinion
My View: Here's why Scottsdale residents oppose Axon's HQ project
The former Scottsdale City Council member who leads the opposition to Axon's proposed multi-use corporate campus explains why the project has been pushed into a referendum vote.
Scottsdale city council votes to eliminate DEI programs
Community members in Scottsdale stepped up to the microphone at Tuesday's city council meeting to ask why an ordinance that would eliminate DEI programs was being considered.
Residents react to DEI programs ending in Scottsdale
The City of Scottsdale has voted to eliminate its office of Diversity and Inclusion, reflecting a national trend to reduce DEI positions. This decision has raised concerns among community members about the future of initiatives like Black History Month.
City of Scottsdale votes to adopt ordinance that discontinues DEI funding and programming
The new ordinance includes merit-based employment and the reassignment of at least two positions related to DEI.
What happens next to DEI and disability compliance in Scottsdale? What to know
A Scottsdale City Council vote took place without an initial public meeting to discuss it or a presentation from staff ...
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Proposed Scottsdale apartment development added to ballot after enough signatures collected
The Scottsdale City Council approved the proposal in November, but an effort to stop the development caused the company to cancel the multi-million project just two days before it was scheduled to ...
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Scottsdale City Council aims to defund DEI programs, calls for 'merit-based' hiring
Elected leaders in Scottsdale are targeting diversity, equity and inclusion policies and programs in a bid to ensure merit-based hiring, but some believe the ordinance will harm the city's ...
Opinion
Diversity is now a dirty word in Scottsdale | Opinion
Inclusion is now a dirty word. Which is probably why it was so easy for Scottsdale’s esteemed leaders to ignore the near unanimous pleadings of their own citizens to hold off and actually study ...
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Axon's planned Scottsdale HQ campus in peril over controversial apartments
A high-stakes game of chicken is playing out in the city of Scottsdale. Nobody seems ready to blink. On paper, the marriage between Axon Enterprise Inc. and Scottsdale is a perfect fit.
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Scottsdale cops rack up overtime
New Scottsdale City Council members have pledged to look into millions of overtime paid to city employees. In 2024, Scottsdale paid 110 city employees $40,000 or more in overtime. According ...
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Axon headquarters referendum certified by city of Scottsdale
Scottsdale City Clerk Ben Lane confirmed Jan. 30 that the number of valid signatures on the referendum "is equal to or in excess of the minimum required by the Arizona Constitution to place the ...