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 :
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City Clerk City Counselor
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