(a) Any new appointee as a firefighter in the classified service of the City must, within sixty (60) days after appointment, become and remain an actual and bonafide resident living within a 45-mile radius from Tiffin Fire/Rescue Division's (TFRD) Station #1 at 53 South Monroe St., Tiffin, Ohio.
(b) All persons now holding classified positions in the Fire/Rescue Division and residing within a 45-mile radius of TFRD Station #1 shall continue to maintain their primary place of residence within that area at all times during their continued service with the City.
(c) Any persons now holding classified positions in the Fire/Rescue Division and not maintaining their primary place of residence within the area described in subsection (a) hereof shall, if they change their primary place of residence, establish and maintain their primary place of residence within the area described in subsection (a) hereof.
(d) Violation of the residency requirements or deliberate and willful misinformation as to residency shall be considered as just cause for removal, discharge, suspension or layoff, by the appointing authority.
(e) Upon approval by the City Administrator, residency requirements may be waived temporarily for not more than six (6) months, or such additional time not exceeding six (6) months as may be reasonable. (Ord. 19-83. Passed 1-21-20.)