Amending Chapter 2 Section 2-116(A) Residence Requirements

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(3) "Permanent Place of Domicile" is any home, abode, or dwelling maintained by an employee for a minimum period of nine (9) months of every calendar year, as his one permanent home, abode, and dwelling as manifested by his declarations and acts thereto. (c) Upon the request of the Office of Personnel, every City employee shall file proof by affidavit of his permanent place of domicile. (d) Any employee of the City of South Bend who fails to establish that he is a bona fide resident of the City within six (6) months of his appointment or employment; or any employee who moves out of the City limits after securing employment with the City shall be held in violation of this Code and terminated from employment. (e) Any present employee of the City of South Bend whose permanent place of domicile does not meet the residence requirements established by this Code or any present employee of the City of South Bend who has already entered into a construction agreement for the construction of a residential dwelling not within the city limits of South Bend, or who has been issued a building permit or license pro- perly authorized by St. Joseph County Government, or another munici- pality within St. Joseph County, prior to the enactment of this ordinance shall not be held in violation thereof. However, this exemption shall be permitted only upon a copy of such agreement, license, or permit being filed with the Personnel Department within fourteen (14) days from the effective date of this ordinance. Any present employee who subsequently moves out of the City after such residence requirements have been established, or any present employees who have not exercised the exemption power of this section shall be deemed in violation of this section. SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council, approval by the Mayor, and its publication according to law. Passed, as amended, July 26, 1976.