Profile: City of Scottsdale

Welcome to Scottsdale!
Scottsdale was incorporated on June 25, 1951, with the Charter being adopted on November 16, 1961. Malcolm White was elected mayor. He is credited with giving the city its slogan, “The West’s Most Western Town.” At this time, the city was a 2,000-person farming cluster.

The City of Scottsdale was awarded the Most Livable City Award by the U.S. Conference of Mayors in 1993.

Scottsdale
* City slogan - "The West's Most Western Town"

* Population – 215,080(July 2000)

* Number of visitors annually – 7.2 million visited Scottsdale during 1999 from overseas

* Financial rating - Scottsdale's general obligation bond rating was upgraded to AAA, the highest possible rating, by Fitch IBCA in 1999. Only 12 other cities nationally enjoy the same rating from Fitch. Moody’s Investor Service maintained Scottsdale’s rating at Aa1 and Standard & Poor’s maintained our AA+ rating.

* Median household income - $61,700 (July 2000 estimate)

* Climate - Average median temperature is 70.3 F degrees, average precipitation is 7.05 inches per year, and average percentage of sunny days per year is 86 percent

For additional "factoids", please visit us online at www.ci.scottsdale.az.us

Our Employment Opportunities!!
City of Scottsdale employees will be recognized as innovative, environmentally sensitive and committed to quality service; members of an organization in which leadership, teamwork and all individuals are valued, and employees take pride in everything they do.

Please visit our employment openings on the Jobing.com website or visit us online at www.ci.scottsdale.az.us. Thanks and good luck in your career search!


Benefits:

• Health Insurance
• Dental
• 401(k)
• Flextime
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Disability Programs
• Vision
• Life Insurance