Appointed police officers of the city are required to be residents of the city at the time of their appointment; except that, the city council of the city may grant a newly hired police officer a period of up to six months (one hundred eighty (180) days), commencing with the date of that officer’ s appointment, to become a resident and registered voter of the city; and, except further, the city council may thereafter extend the grace period for residency in the city for a period of time not to exceed one additional six month (one hundred eighty (180) day) period for a newly hired police officer to become a resident and registered voter of the city, for good cause shown. In all cases, an appointed city police officer must be resident and registered voter of the city within twelve (12) months (three hundred sixty-five (365) days) from the date of their appointment. (Ord. 1912 § 1, 2001)

2.34.025

    Full-time employed (employed 2,080 hours or more per year) Telecommunicators (commonly referred to as "Radio Dispatchers") employed by the City are required to be residents of the City; except that, the City Council of the City may grant a newly hired Telcommunicator a period of up to six (6) months (one hundred eighty [180] days), commencing with the date of the Telecommunicator's employment, to become a resident of the City; and, except further, the City Council may thereafter extend the grace period for the Telecommunicator's residency in the City for a period of time not to exceed one (1) additional six (6) month (one hundred eighty [180] days) period for a newly hired Telecommunicator to become a resident of the City, for good cause shown.  In all cases, a Telecommunicator in the full-time employment of the City must be a resident of the City within twelve (12) months (three hundred sixty-five [365] days) after the date of their employment.

(Ord. 2285; 08/02/2004)