employee residency restrictions
Rules about where city employees are allowed to live and work.
Whether the committee narrows which jobs count as emergency responders and sends a clear policy change to City Council.
Typically discussed at Personnel and Finance Committee. Check back when the next agenda is published.
At the Personnel and Finance Committee, the city manager said Two Rivers’ employee residency rule may not hold up under state law changes since 2013. He pointed out the city’s policy treats most full-time staff as emergency responders, including some department heads and office-type roles. The committee looked at draft wording but kept the topic open for more discussion.
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The city manager said Wisconsin state law changes since 2013 sharply limit city employee residency requirements, and Two Rivers’ current policy may be legally vulnerable because it treats most full-time employees as emergency response personnel.
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The city manager said some roles covered by the current residency restriction, including several department heads and clerical/programming staff, could be difficult to justify as emergency responders under the policy’s rationale.
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The committee reviewed draft language for amending the residency restriction policy and continued the discussion to a future meeting without taking final action.
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