Gila County Hiring Preference for Veterans, Spouses and Disabled Veterans

Gila County's Merit System Rule 4, revised April 21, 2026, gives the A.R.S. 38-492 preferences in county hiring: five points for a veteran with more than six months' active duty separated under honorable conditions, five for a veteran's spouse or surviving spouse, ten for a veteran with a service-connected disability, and, where the county interviews instead of scoring, an interview and the job on a tie. File the Request for Veteran's Preference Points with the application.

Also called: hiring preference, veterans preference, preference points, 38-492, Merit System Rule 4, county jobs, Human Resources, surviving spouse, Globe, Payson, Miami, Star Valley, Hayden, Winkelman, Pine, Strawberry, Young, Tonto Basin, San Carlos.

For: Veteran or service member, spouse, survivor.

Where it applies

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Gila County, AZCounty

The statute is A.R.S. 38-492, which binds a county merit system; see the Arizona entry. Gila County wrote it into Merit System Rule 4 on April 21, 2026, section 4.3: "Employment Preferences shall be given to all qualified Veterans, Disabled Veterans', Veterans' spouses and Disabled individuals during the initial hiring process for employment with Gila County, in accordance with A.R.S. Section 38-492." The points. A veteran "separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions following more than six months of active duty" gets five points on a passing examination; "A spouse or surviving spouse of a qualified Veteran shall be given a five (5) point preference"; a veteran with "a service-connected disability or is receiving compensation or disability retirement benefits under federal law for such disability, shall be given a ten (10) point preference"; a person with a disability five; no one more than fifteen. Where the county assesses applicants without scored tests, "the preference shall be given by granting the qualified applicant an interview for such position", and if the eligible applicant is "equally qualified" with another and the two are "indistinguishable", the eligible applicant "shall be selected for employment". How to claim it. The employment page: "Our hiring process extends special consideration to individuals who self-identify as qualifying veterans. ... Please complete the Request for Veteran's Preference Points by clicking the link below and provide supporting documents as required. Please submit this form with your application."

Thresholds

Thresholds for Gila County Hiring Preference for Veterans, Spouses and Disabled Veterans
Gate	Rule
Veterans, spouses and surviving spouses under A.R.S. 38-492	More than six months of active duty and separation under honorable conditions; a service-connected disability raises the points to ten. No rating is needed for the base preference.

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Last updated 2026-10-23.

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