(A) Purpose.
(1) The Council recognizes its duty to, insofar as possible, protect the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the city, and their property.
(2) In order to fulfill this responsibility it may be necessary, in times of individual need or widespread disaster giving rise to an emergency, to recall city employees.
(3) Thus, this section is adopted to require employee residency within a reasonable area or response time to meet those needs.
(B) Employees affected. The Public Works Director, the Electrical Superintendent, the Water Superintendent and all employees of the Public Works Department, the Electrical Department and the Water Department, the Chief of Police and all police officers shall, for the purpose of this section, be “affected employees”.
(C) Residency. The following areas and response times are hereby determined to be reasonable, and required within six months after assuming city employment:
(1) The area in which affected employees shall reside is within five miles of the city limits;
(2) All affected employees shall be able to reach the city administrative offices within ten minutes by motor vehicle; and
(3) Any present city employee, now residing outside the area or response time specified in divisions (C)(1) and (C)(2) above who moves his or her residence in the future, will be bound by this division (C).
(2003 Code, § 2.72)