(A) All employees working within the fire division and salaried employees covered by the collective bargaining agreement between the City of Washington Court House and AFSCME, Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO, Local 3819 (excluding Service Secretary 1, Secretary 2, Income Tax Clerk 1, Income Tax Clerk 2, and Custodian); and salaried employees identified in Appendix A (attached to Ord. 7-2006, passed July 26, 2006) are required to live within the boundaries of Fayette County, Ohio, or any adjacent county, as a condition of continued employment, except where the employee is grandfathered, or exempted by City Manager and Council’s Personnel Committee. All new employees within the fire division; all employees covered by the collective bargaining agreement between the City of Washington Court House and AFSCME, Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO, Local 3819 (excluding Service Secretary 1, Secretary 2, Income Tax Clerk 1, Income Tax Clerk 2, and Custodian); and salaried employees identified in Appendix A (or an employee promoted to a position in Appendix A) must obtain Fayette County, Ohio, or adjacent county, residency within six months of permanent appointment (and must continue to reside within Fayette County, Ohio, or an adjacent county, as a condition of continued employment, except where exempted by City Manager and the Personnel Committee).
(B) The City Manager may extend the six month limitation referenced above for an additional six month period to allow for sale of residential property and/or purchase of residential property.
(C) City Council also declares that the residency rule requires that all applicable employees who reside outside the jurisdictional boundaries mentioned above as of July 26, 2006 (and those who have a pending residential property purchase contract as of July 26, 2006) shall be grandfathered out of, or exempt from, the requirements of the residency rule while such employee resides at that specific residence. However, if a grandfathered employee changes residential location after July 26, 2006, the employee must immediately obtain residence within the jurisdictional boundaries of Fayette County, Ohio, or an adjacent county, and must maintain residency within Fayette County, Ohio, or an adjacent county, as a condition of continued employment. Further, after the employee establishes the new residency, he or she must then abide by all provisions of the residency rule.
(D) The City Council declares that the City Manager, with authorization of Council’s Personnel Committee, may grant discretionary, individual waivers of the above rule where it is determined that such action is in the best interests of city government.
(E) The City Council declares that the list of salaried employees contained in Appendix A (attached to Ord. No. 7-2006, passed July 26, 2006) may be amended. The City Manager shall prepare any such amendments to Appendix A of the residency rule as may be deemed desirable. The City Manager shall report any proposed amendments to City Council in written format. Unless amended or disapproved by resolution of City Council within 30 days of presentation, the proposed amendments shall become effective and shall be a valid and enforceable component of the city’s residency rule.
(Ord. 3-2001, passed 3-28-01; Am. Ord. 7-2006, passed 7-26-06)