The Board of Trustees recognizes that emergency
work situations and emergencies arise which require employees of the
Village of Hamburg to be near their place of employment and to assure
the continuation of public services to protect health, safety and
general welfare of the people. The Board of Trustees considers that
residency by village employees and officers within the community will
assure continuation of essential public services. The Board of Trustees
determines that the public need is sufficient to require that employees
hired after the effective date of this article be residents of the
Village of Hamburg.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
RESIDENCY
The actual principal domicile of an individual, where he/she
normally sleeps and maintains usual personal and household effects.
A copy of this article shall be provided to
all employees upon initial appointment. However, the failure to do
so shall not affect the applicability of this article to any employee
appointed after its effective date. A copy of this article shall also
be posted on all notice boards normally used for employee communication.
[Amended 9-21-2020 by L.L. No. 2-2020]
In the event that the Board of Trustees determines that it is in the best interest of the Village to do so, the provisions of §
54-6 may be waived with respect to an employee, employees or prospective employee in accordance with the following standards:
A. Lack of applicants. The requirement of residency may
be waived in those instances where the Board of Trustees has difficulty
hiring person because of the residency requirement.
B. Necessity for nonresidency. The requirement of residency may be waived or modified, upon any conditions the Board of Trustees may impose, in those instances where it is determined that requiring the residency is not in the best interests of the Village. In making this determination, the Board of Trustees may consider the requirements of the job title, the housing market within the Village at the time, the financial capabilities of the employee/prospective employee, the housing needs of the employee/prospective employee and any other information the Board of Trustees deems relevant. Such a waiver or modification, and any conditions imposed thereon, shall be by resolution of the Board of Trustees and shall not in any way affect the application of §
54-6 of this article with respect to any other title, titles, employee or prospective employee.