2.12.090 Residence requirements.
Each permanent full-time employee of the city of North Bend who is an administrator, department head, supervisor or member of a collective bargaining unit shall become and remain a resident of the city of North Bend subject to the following conditions and qualifications:
(1) A person employed by the city on the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter who is within five years of compulsory retirement shall be exempt from the provisions of this section.
(2) A person who is a nonresident permanent full-time employee of the city on the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter may remain a nonresident until he changes his place of residence, at which time he shall become a resident of the city of North Bend.
(3) A nonresident who becomes a permanent full-time employee after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter must become a resident of the city of North Bend within one year.
(4) A failure to become a resident or a failure to remain a resident of the city of North Bend as required in this section shall be sufficient reason for the discharge of an employee.
(5) The city council may grant a waiver of the residency requirements of this section upon making the following findings:
(a) Services performed for the city by the employee do not require a rapid response to problems or emergencies, having due regard to the distance of the residence to the place that the services are performed.
(b) The employee either has a sufficient personal interest in the economic operation of the city or the duties of the position do not involve making recommendations, decisions or carrying out policies relating to budgetary and tax matters.
(c) The employee has demonstrated an adequate concern for the economic and efficient operation of the city consistent with the duties of the position.
The waiver provided by the council under this subsection may be an extension of the one-year period or a total waiver of the residency requirement. (Ord. 1766 § 1, 1991; Ord. 1696, 1985; Ord. 1684, 1984; Ord. 1675 § 1, 1984; Ord. 1540, 1977; Ord. 1405 § 11, 1971)