(a) For purposes of this section, “resident of the City of Warren” means a person who lives, resides and dwells within the corporate limits of the City of Warren, Ohio. For purposes of this section, “residence” means the place where a person lives, resides and dwells.
(b) Each person appointed on or after June 1, 1991, as a nonelected official or employee of the City, who is a resident of the City on the effective date of his/her appointment, shall continue to be, and remain, a resident of the City during his/her entire tenure as a nonelected official or employee of the City.
(c) Each person appointed on or after June 1, 1991 as a nonelected official or employee of the City, who is not a resident of the City on the effective date of his/her appointment, shall become a resident of the City in accordance with the provisions of the following paragraph.
Each person appointed to a position subject to a probationary period shall become a resident of the City within six months after the completion of his/her probationary period. Each person appointed to a position not subject to a probationary period shall become a resident of the City of Warren within six months after his/her date of appointment.
Each person who becomes a resident of the City after the date of his/her appointment, as previously discussed, shall continue to be, and remain, a resident of the City during his/her entire tenure as a nonelected official or employee of the City.
(d) Each person who is a nonelected official or employee of the City on June 1, 1991, and who is then not a resident of the City may (regardless of whether or not such nonresidency ever contravened any ordinances of the City or any other applicable laws) thereafter be a nonresident of the City and nonresidency shall not affect the employment status, rights or privileges of that person, nor shall nonresidency be grounds for any discipline against that person.
(e) Each person who is a nonelected official or employee of the City on June 1, 1991, and who is then a resident of the City, may thereafter be a nonresident of the City and nonresidency shall not affect the employment status, rights or privileges of that person, nor shall nonresidency be grounds for any discipline against that person.
(f) Each person seeking appointment on and after June 1, 1991 with the City as a nonelected official or employee of the City shall, prior to being appointed, be supplied by the City with a copy of this section. Each person seeking appointment on and after June 1, 1991, with the City as a nonelected official or employee of the City shall, prior to being appointed, supply written certification that: that person has been furnished a copy of this section; that person has read this section; that person understands this section; and that person shall comply with the terms and provisions of this section. Such certification shall be supplied to:
(1) The Director of Public Service and Safety of the City, or the appropriate official or elected official outside the Safety and Service Departments of the City; and
(2) The Warren Municipal Civil Service Commission.
(g) The Director of Public Service and Safety shall monitor, for compliance with this section, the appropriate nonelected officials and employees in those departments under the direction and supervision of the Director of Public Service and Safety. The responsible department heads and officials outside the Safety and Service Departments of the City shall monitor, for compliance with this section, the appropriate nonelected officials and employees in their offices or departments. As part of such monitoring, questionnaires designed to monitor such compliance shall be supplied to, and completed by, all appropriate nonelected officials and employees of the City at least once every six months. No person shall knowingly make a false statement or false representation, or knowingly swear to or affirm the truth of a false statement or false representation previously made, in connection with such monitoring. Such prohibition against falsification, and the consequences thereof, shall be prominently displayed on any questionnaire and other written or printed document used as part of the monitoring process.
(h) The Director of Public Service and Safety, and the responsible department heads and officials outside the Safety and Service Departments of the City shall, at least once during each calendar year, report to Council as to the monitoring required by subsection (g) hereof.
(i) Violation of any of the terms and provisions of this section constitutes sufficient and just cause for dismissal or discharge from employment with the City.
(Ord. 10262/91. Passed 5-29-91.)