All officers and employees of the city shall be actual residents of the city. Any officer or employee of the city who shall fail to comply with the provisions of this section shall be discharged from the service of the city in the manner provided by law. The commissioner of human resources may suspend the foregoing residency requirement in the following limited circumstances: (1) where a new employee requires a period not to exceed 90 days following the start of employment to relocate their residence to the City, or (2) where a current employee requires a period not to exceed 90 days due to extraordinary circumstances, and in the judgment of the commissioner of human resources, the granting of a waiver would be equitable and appropriate. Examples of extraordinary circumstances under (2) are a residence being rendered completely and permanently uninhabitable due to natural calamity or a need to permanently abandon a residence for personal safety.
Any request for a waiver under this section shall be made in a written statement containing pertinent detail and provided to the commissioner. The commissioner may request additional or clarifying information or documents, then shall approve or deny the request in a written statement, containing the determination and the basis therefor. The commissioner shall maintain on file a record containing all such requests and dispositions. The documented process required by this section shall be the exclusive means by which a residency waiver can be sought and granted.
(Prior code § 25-30; Amend Coun. J. 4-13-11, p. 114393, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 7-29-15, p. 4104, § 1)
Editor's note – Formerly § 2-152-340. Coun. J. 11-6-02, p. 96511, § 1, repealed a former § 2-152-050, which pertained to salaries and annual appropriations in relation to the clerk, treasurer, and mayor.