City of Sedona, AZ

SHORT-TERM RENTAL TIPS TO AVOID COMPLAINTS Check out our third video in a series about Short-Term Rentals (STR) in the City of Sedona. Teresah Arthur, Short-Term Rental Specialist discusses the primary complaints received on our STR hotline and gives STR owners/managers tips on how to avoid receiving complaints. The hotline number is 928-203-5110. Tune in each week to see a new educational video about STRs. Learn more about STRs at www.sedonaaz.gov/str.

CREEK WALK DECOR To add a little fun to our new Creek Walk below SR 179, our Parks and Recreation team has decorated for Halloween! On November 1, we will decorate for fall. We hope you will visit our new scenic creekside pathway and our seasonal décor. 

HELP IN THE PLANNING OF THE WESTERN GATEWAY! We are planning the future of the 41-acre Western Gateway property at Cultural Park Place. We want to be sure that this city-owned property best serves the community for generations to come. We hope you will be involved in this important process in one of three ways: • Attend a public workshop this Thursday, October 24 at 2:00 pm or 5:00 pm at The Hub at Posse Grounds Park. • Take a 2-minute planning survey https://lnkd.in/gk5N4dw2. • Learn more about the project at www.plansedona.com and leave comments using the form on the homepage.

PICKLEBALL COURT CONSTRUCTION SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE!   Today, we celebrated the grand opening of the new pickleball courts at Posse Grounds Park!! Thank you to the dozens of players that came out to celebrate!   Construction for eight new Pickleball Courts at Posse Grounds Park began on June 3 and is now mostly complete, and open to the public! A few finishing touches to be installed in the next few weeks include wind screens, landscaping, and practice backboards.   The new Pickleball Courts are located on the west corner of Posse Grounds Park, just left of the intersection of Posse Grounds Road and Carruth Drive. The public is welcome to play for free from dawn to 10:00 pm, on a first come, first served basis. After dark, players have the options of turning the dark sky complaint LED court lights on until 10:00 pm. There is also a new shared use path that connects a pathway around the entire park. New ADA parking spaces have been installed and the nearby restrooms have had some upgrades. The giant shade trees and half of the grassy baseball remains available for public use.   We hope you enjoy this new community amenity! 

CITY SEEKS ONE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEMBER We are seeking an applicant for one vacant seat on the Planning and Zoning Commission. This voluntary body, established by city council, consists of seven citizens appointed to play a critical role in the city’s planning process. The commission serves as the city council’s advisor on land use, growth and development issues. Commission duties include making recommendations to the city council on Community Plan updates, Land Development Code amendments, property zone changes and subdivision applications. In addition, the commission makes the final decision on conditional use permits and development review applications. Applicants must reside in the Sedona city limits and should have interest, experience or knowledge in land use or related fields including, but not limited to architecture, construction, landscaping and planning. The term of service for these seats will begin once appointed and expire on October 31, 2027. Applications may be picked up at the City Clerk’s office, at 102 Roadrunner Drive, or by accessing this fillable PDF version https://lnkd.in/gvfAkJ76. Return completed applications to the City Clerk’s Office or via email at cityclerksdept@sedonaaz.gov no later than 5:00 pm on Monday, December 2. Learn more about the Planning and Zoning Commission’s responsibilities by contacting Cari Meyer, planning manager at (928) 203-5049 or cmeyer@sedonaaz.gov.

GET READY FOR THE FEST OF FALL: OCTOBER 19 Come celebrate the Autumn season at our newest community event – Fest of Fall on Saturday, October 19! Fun for the whole family, including games, crafts, caricatures and more for the kids, and live music, cornhole tournament and beer vendors for the grown-ups! Food Trucks all day, and more fun than we can fit in this post! See the full schedule of events at https://lnkd.in/gJ2TBYeR and check out the Fest of Fall page. We hope to see you there for the Best Fest this Fall!!! 

WE ARE HIRING AN EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE   We are searching for an Executive Assistant to Chief of Police to join our Police family!   This position coordinates and performs a variety of confidential and complex secretarial functions and provides direct executive-level administrative support to the Chief of Police, Stephanie Foley. The hourly pay is between $23.09 - $33.27 DOQ.   If you are on the search for professional growth opportunities, 100% paid health, dental, and vision coverage, group term life insurance, and hundreds of hours of paid time off, apply for this full-time career at https://lnkd.in/gmaUiYnh. #wearesedona

MAYOR’S ARTS AWARDS: NOVEMBER 2 In honor of celebrating the incredible artists that make up the Sedona community, our Arts and Culture Program will host the seventh Mayor’s Arts Awards on Saturday, November 2 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre, located at 2030 W. SR 89A. The Mayor’s Arts Awards recognizes four categories for exceptional contributions in the development and success of the arts in the community. The 2024 recipients of awardees and their award categories are: The award for Individual will go to Winnie Muench, Founder and Executive Director of Sedona Chamber Ballet for her vision and commitment to enriching the arts in Sedona for over a decade. She has brought world class dance performances to the community, as well as nurtured and impacted over 250 students directing The Nutcracker performances. In addition to dance, Muench is recognized for other initiatives that celebrate a wide range of art mediums in film and festivals. The award for Business/Organization will go to the Sedona Visual Artists Coalition. This organization has been dedicated to the arts for decades, elevating the artist community through education and exhibitions. Their annual notable event is the Open Studios self-guided tours, which invites the public to meet up to 50 artists and view their studios. These tours are widely attended by many locals, and art lovers from Arizona and throughout the country. The award for Education will go to Chamber Music Sedona (CMS). For over 40 years CMS has been committed to advancing music in the local schools through education, workshops and concerts. Students learn a range of instruments from baroque to contemporary. World class music teachers offer a string program, in which members were invited to perform at Carnegie Hall. Financial support is also provided for after school classes, enriching many students’ lives in music arts. The Lifetime Achievement award will go to sculptor Susan Kliewer, a 55-year Sedona resident with a fascination for the American West. One of her many prominent pieces is the 10-foot sculpture of Sedona Schnebly at the Sedona Library. Kliewer’s impact also includes teaching art for 15 years, serving on Art in Public Places Commission for 16 years and teaching clay classes to cancer patients. Her beautiful sculptures, Julian and Maria, will grace the Canyon Drive roundabout when it is completed this fall. The evening will include a cash bar and hors d’oeuvres. Tickets are free on a first come, first served basis and can be picked up beginning Monday, October 21 at the Sedona Film Festival and theater box office at 2030 W. SR 89A during regular business hours between 10:00 am – 7:00 pm. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gBEQU3_8.

SHORT-TERM RENTAL OVERIEW Check out our first video in a series about Short-Term Rentals (STR) in the City of Sedona. Teresah Arthur, Short-Term Rental Specialist guides viewers through a brief timeline of events occurring at the state level which have allowed us to create a 24-7 STR hotline and an emergency contact registration program. In 2022, the state allowed local municipalities to require STRs to have an annual permit which also meant STRs must have the Transaction Privilege Tax license to market their STR on websites such as Airbnb and VRBRO. Tune in each week to see a new educational video about STRs. Learn more at www.sedonaaz.gov/str.

WE ARE HIRING A CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL   We are searching for a Chief Building Official to join our Community Development team!   The Chief Building Official supervises, assigns, reviews and participates in the work of staff responsible for providing building plan review and construction inspection services; administers the adoption, periodic amendment and enforcement of building codes and related regulatory requirements; and performs a variety of technical tasks relative to assigned area of responsibility.   The annual salary is between $86,028 - $123,947 DOQ.   If you are on the search for 100% paid health, dental, and vision coverage, group term life insurance, and hundreds of hours of paid time off, apply for this full-time career at https://lnkd.in/gqzFRKSm. #wearesedona