So, Scottsdale is being sued once again by your friendly hometown newspaper, which would like to know on behalf of its readers exactly what kind of job the people who run Scottsdale are doing.

Chandler City Manager Mark Pentz retired Friday after holding the post 6½ years.

Tempe has named finalists for key leadership posts as the city moves to balance its budget with a leaner management team.

Chandler City Manager Mark Pentz has been selected for a professional excellence award by the nonprofit Arizona City/County Management Association.

Jan Dolan's tenure as Scottsdale city manager ended quietly Tuesday as the City Council unanimously agreed to part ways with the embattled manager and treasurer.

Tempe has offered a contract to the top staff official in the government of Virginia Beach, Va., to become its next city manager.

Tempe is likely to name an interim city manager this week to fill in for Will Manley, who will retire later this month.

Tempe has chosen an interim city manager to replace its retiring manager, Will Manley. The City Council on Thursday named Jeff Kulaga, the assistant city manager, to the post starting Sept. 1.

Tempe’s city manager is calling it quits after a career that included running the library, giving advice about space aliens and getting yelled at over a dead golfer.

After a more than nine-hour-long performance review that included public testimony, the Chandler City Council voted 5-2 early Tuesday to accept the resignation of City Manager Mark Pentz.

Mesa named the five men Tuesday who will be formally interviewed for the city manager position, including an internal candidate, a private sector employee and a Hispanic.

Mesa named the five men Tuesday who will be formally interviewed for the city manager position, including an internal candidate, a private sector employee and a Hispanic.

Former Chandler police officer Dan Lovelace’s wait is over. He’s not getting his old job back. City Manager Mark Pentz decided to support a personnel board’s 5-0 vote to uphold Lovelace’s firing after he fatally shot an Ahwatukee Foothills woman who tried to fill a fake prescription at a drugstore drive-through.

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November 16, 2004

Assistant city manager Barbara Burns is retiring next week after 29 years in Scottsdale government. Her position will join a handful of other administrative posts turning over at City Hall.

The Chandler City Council voted unanimously Monday to hire Mark Pentz of Rockville, Md., as its new city manager.

Six months after Chandler’s top administrator resigned, the City Council is ready to sit down this week for face-to-face interviews with five potential replacements pared down from 84 applicants.

Chandler has narrowed a list of finalists for city manager to five people.

Chandler City Manager Donna Dreska is stepping down after 16 turbulent months marked by clashes with the police department and several City Council members.

Two of Scottsdale’s City Councilmen-elect said they approve of City Manager Jan Dolan’s proposed salary increase, but other recommended changes by the sitting council should be left to the new panel.