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City Residency Requirements Ordinance Page 2 without cause. The positive benefits of residency requirements provide a rational basis for enacting reasonable governmental regulations in this area. 7A—& m, &&&rA&wd by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: Section I. Chapter 2, Article 8 of the South Bend Municipal Code shall be amended by the inclusion of new Section 2 -116.1 which shall read in its entirety as follows: Sec. 2 -116.1 City Residency Requirements. (a) Definitions: As used in this Section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) Bona fide resident of the city is a person who maintains his or her permanent place of domicile within the City limits and resides at that location. (2) City is the City of South Bend, Indiana. (3) Domicile is where a person physically lives and resides. (4) Employee is a person employed by the City of South Bend and earns wages or a salary as a result of such employment with the City. (5) Employment Eligibility Verification Form I -9 is the form required to be used by an employer in the United States. (6) Full -Time Employee is an employee who is not a part-time status and who is regularly scheduled to work a full -time scheduled forty (40) hours per week, or a reduced full -time schedule of thirty -two (32) hours or more per week as approved by the Mayor on a voluntary basis. I (7) Part -Time Employee is an employee who is not assigned to a full -time status and who is scheduled to work less that the City's full -time schedule. (b) Residency Requirements for New Full -Time or Part -Time Employees: After March 1, 2014, any person who accepts full -time or part-time employment with the City, must be a bona fide resident of the City or be domiciled within the City within six (6) months of the date of beginning employment with the City. I Ordinance No. 10266 -13 passed by the South Bend Common Council on October 30, 2013 and approved by the Mayor on November 6, 2013 provides in Section III "Employee Definitions" for full -time employee and Part-time employee, and does not provide definitions for seasonal or temporary employees.