HomeMy WebLinkAbout08979ORDINANCE NO. 8979
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4 OF TITLE VI OF THE
PUEBLO MUNICIPAL CODE BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW
SECTION 6-4-10 RELATING TO A RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT
FOR CERTAIN UNCLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: (brackets indicate matter
being deleted, underscoring indicates new matter being added)
SECTION 1.
Chapter 4 of Title VI of the Pueblo Municipal Code, as amended, is hereby amended by
the addition of a new Section 6-4-10 to read as follows:
Sec. 6-4-10. Residency Requirement.
(a) The following unclassified employees of the City, who are appointed on or
after May 1, 2016, shall, as a condition of their employment, and as a condition of their
continued employment, reside within the corporate boundaries of the City of Pueblo,
within six months after appointment and first date of employment:
(1) The Directors and Heads of Bureaus and Departments; and
(2) Assistant Managers.
(b) For the purposes of this Section, “reside” shall mean to establish, maintain
and occupy a dwelling, as an employee’s primary residence, within the corporate
boundaries of the City on a continuous and permanent basis.
(c) Any employee who violates any provision or requirement of this Section
shall be terminated and his or her position with the City shall be declared vacant.
(d) The requirements of Subsection (a) of this Section are not applicable to
persons who were appointed or employed as Directors and Heads of Bureaus and
Departments and Assistant Managers prior to May 1, 2016.
SECTION 2.
If any part, section, subsection, sentence, clause of phrase of this Ordinance is for any
reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of
this Ordinance or Chapter 4 of Title VI of the Pueblo Municipal Code.
SECTION 3.
The officers and staff of the City are directed and authorized to perform any and all acts
consistent with the intent of this Ordinance to effectuate the policies and procedures described
herein.
SECTION 4.
This Ordinance shall become effective thirty days after final passage.
INTRODUCED: March 14, 2016
BY: Ed Brown
PASSED AND APPROVED: March 28, 2016
City Clerk’s Office Item # R-3
Background Paper for Proposed
Ordinance
COUNCIL MEETING DATE: March 14, 2016
TO: President Stephen G. Nawrocki and Members of City Council
CC: Sam Azad, City Manager
VIA: Gina Dutcher, City Clerk
FROM: Daniel C. Kogovsek, City Attorney
SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4 OF TITLE VI OF THE PUEBLO
MUNICIPAL CODE BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 6-4-10 RELATING
TO A RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN UNCLASSIFIED
EMPLOYEES
SUMMARY:
Attached is an Ordinance which makes revisions to Chapter 4 of Title VI of the City Municipal
Code by the addition of a new Section 6-4-10 relating to a residency requirement for certain
unclassified employees.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
None.
BACKGROUND:
Section 4-1 of the City Charter requires that the City Manager reside within the City. Similarly,
Section 6-1 of the City Charter requires that the City Attorney be a resident of the City of Pueblo.
The attached Ordinance expands the City residency requirement, to the Directors and Heads of
Bureaus and Departments and Assistant Managers. Said directors and managers presently
includes the following twenty-four (24) positions:
Assistant City Manager
Assistant City Manager of Community Investment
Assistant City Manager of Development Services
Assistant City Manager of Finance
Assistant City Manager of Stormwater
City Attorney
City Clerk
City Manager
Deputy City Manager
Director of Aviation
Director of Finance
Director of Housing and Citizen Services
Director of Human Resources
Director of Information Technology
Director of Parks and Recreation
Director of Planning
Director of Public Works
Director of Purchasing
Director of Stormwater
Director of Transit
Director of Wastewater
Fire Chief
Municipal Court Judge
Police Chief
This Ordinance will apply prospectively to new directors and managers hired after May 1, 2016.
The Ordinance does not apply to directors and managers who are currently employed by the City.
New Directors and managers who do not reside within the City when hired are given six (6)
months to establish residency within the City.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
Not applicable.
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS:
Not applicable.
ALTERNATIVES:
City Council could continue to limit the City residency requirement only to the City Manager and
the City Attorney, as required by the City Charter.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the Ordinance.
Attachments: Proposed Ordinance