HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD15522 BILL NO. 2015-129
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMAN Costales
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AMENDING THE
PERSONNEL POLICY MANUAL PERTAINING TO RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS
FOR EMPLOYEES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Article 4 Section 4-9 (Residence Requirements) of the Personnel
Policy Manual is hereby amended as follows:
Section 4-9. Residence requirements.
A. Employee's residency. Residency may be considered when hiring or retaining employees
if such residency affects the employees ability to perform all the responsibilities of the
position, including but not limited to status as an on-call employee or required to respond
to an emergency. The Department Director may adopt policies for residency to maximize
the value of the individual positions. • -ee ••-- -••- - •--• -- --
corporate boundaries of the City of Jefferson, provided that all full time employees shall be
personnel is twelve(12)months from date of hire.
B. Department Director's residency. All Department Directors shall be required to reside within
the corporate boundaries within six (6) months of employment. 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. Extensions. An extension of the six (6) month time limit established herein may be granted in
unusual cases by the City Administrator, or Parks and Recreation Commission, as applicable.
D. Moving Expenses for Directors. 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. Moving expenses for other employees. 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.
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Section 2. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date
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