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HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD15217BILL NO. 2013-118 SPONSORED BY COUNCILMAN Scrivner CO-SPONSORED BYCOUNCILMAN Schulte ORDINANCE NO ._...;....:{ ~""'-';l._::;._;;_;_/-+1------- AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI , AMENDING THE PERSONNEL POLICY MANUAL REGARDING RESIDENCY OF EMPLOYEES . BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE City OF JEFFERSON , MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Article 4 (Application and Applicants), Section 9 (Residence Requirement), of the Personnel Policy Manual is hereby amended as follows : Section 4-9. Residence requirements. (a) All applicants for full-time employment in the municipal service must have a principal place of domicile located within twenty-five (25) miles of the corporate boundaries of the City of Jefferson, provided that all full-time employees shall be required to have a principal place of domicile located so that they may report within thirty (30) minutes to their customary reporting station, or employees must obtain such within six (6) months following appointment to municipal service, except the residency requirement for Police and Fire personnel is twelve (12) months from date of hire. (b) All Department Directors The City AdR'linistrator, City Clerk, Fire Chief, Police Chief and Director of P~:~l:llic Works shall be required to reside within the corporate boundaries within six (6) months of employment. All other DepartR'lent Directors shall l:le rel:ll:lired to reside within fifteen (15) R'liles of the Corporate 8o1:1ndaries of the City LiR'lits within siM (G) R'lOnths of eR'lployR'lent. Any employee who is promoted from within the organization who, prior to employment as a Department Director, had established residency outside the City limits, shall be exempted from this requirement contingent upon their moving within the city limits should that employee move from their established residence thereafter. Such exemption may also be granted to candidates for employment who are not hired from within if the Council believes it to be in the best interest of the City. (c) An extens ion of the six (6) month time lim it established herein may be granted in unusual cases by the City Administrator, or Parks and Recreation Commission , as applicable. (d) Direct moving expenses of those persons appointed to be a Department Director shall be paid if they reside outside the City Limits at the time of appointment and move within the City Limits within six (6) months of appointment . Such payments must be approved by the city council. (e) Direct moving expenses may be paid for positions other than those listed above in paragraph (b) if a specific reason would justify such a payment. Such a payment must be approved by the city council and requires that the recipient move within the corporate limits of the City . Section 2 . This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage and approval. Presiding Officer Mayor ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM : (j~f(/!lnH!/ City Clerk City Counselor 2 Drafter 's No te: De leted text is s ho wn tlms. In serted text is shown thus.