Ordinance #29
Residency
Residency Requirement - City of St. Croix Falls

AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING CERTAIN APPOINTED OFFICIALS TO RESIDE WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS AND CERTAIN CITY EMPLOYEES TO RESIDE WITHIN A REASONABLE RESPONSE TIME.

The Common Council of the City of St. Croix Falls do ordain as follows:

I . Section 1.08 of the Code of Ordinances is created to read as follows:

1.08 RESIDENCY REQUIRED. (1) PURPOSE AND MANDATE. The Mayor and Common Council find and the City of St. Croix Falls requires that it is necessary, convenient and proper, in order to provide for the health, safety, general welfare, administrative and emergency needs of the citizens, that certain essential City officials, after the effective date of this Ordinance, reside within the corporate limits of the City; and, that certain City employees be able to report to work within reasonable specified times.

(2) SCOPE AND APPLICATION. (a) The residency portion of this section applies to the following essential officials: The City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer, the Chief of Police, Fire Chief, Director of Public Works and all City department heads and supervisory positions which may be created from time to time by the City Council.

(b) This section shall not apply to an essential City official or other City official whose employment with the City on the effective date of this section arises out of a personal contract with the City for the provision of personal or professional services; whose employment with the City arises out of a joint or cooperative contract with another municipality; or whose employment with the City arises out of a personal contract for the provision of personal or professional services on a temporary basis for a term of one (1) year or less, or for the purpose of a single or nonrecurring special project, study or service.

(3) RESIDENCY TRANSITION. (a) A listed essential official or employee who resides outside the corporate limits of the City on the effective date of this section shall establish residency inside the corporate limits of the City immediately upon the change, sale, transfer or conveyance of the person's residence, or the person's office, position or employment with the City shall be forthwith automatically vacated.

(b) Any listed essential official or employee who resides inside the corporate limits of the City on the effective date of this section shall not reside outside the corporate limits of the City unless the person's office, position or employment with the City shall be forthwith automatically vacated.

(4) VACANCY. A vacancy occurring under this section shall be filled as provided in the Code of Ordinances for the original appointment of an essential City official; or, as to all employees, according to existing City employment policy and practice.

(5) REPORTING TIME. (a) Fire and full time Police personnel shall reside so as to be able to respond to emergency situations by reporting to their principal work place within 15 minutes of a call to duty.

(b) All part time Police officers on call shall be available to respond to their principal place of work within 15 minutes of a call to duty.

(c) Public Works personnel shall reside so as to be able to respond to emergency situations by reporting to their principal work place within 20 minutes of a call to duty.

(6) REPORTING TIME TRANSITION. (a) Personnel to whom this Ordinance applies who reside outside the reporting time requirement on the effective date of this section shall establish residency within such requirement upon the change, sale, transfer or conveyance of the person's residence, or the person's employment with the City shall be forthwith automatically vacated.

(b) Personnel to whom this Ordinance applies who reside within the reporting time requirement on the effective date of this section shall not establish residency outside such requirement, or the person's employment with the City shall be forthwith automatically vacated.

(7) WAIVER. The Common Council may, upon a showing of necessity and a vote of 3/4 of all its members, waive the requirements of this section.

2. This Ordinance shall become effective on the date of its publication.