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ORDINANCE N0.
AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING
EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY 0
TO ESTABLISH RESIDENCE
WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS
ARKANSAS, DECLARING AN
PURPOSES.
ANYONE WHO IS A REGULAR
~ WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS
WITHIN NINETY (g0) DAYS
OF THE CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS,
EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER
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WHEREAS, anyone who desires may be eligible to take a Civil
Service Examination for employment by the City of West Memphis,
Arkansas, AND
WHEREAS, heretofore, there has been no policy established by
the City of West Memphis, Arkansas regarding residency for regular
employees of the City of West Memphis, Arkansas, AND
WHEREAS, it is mandatory that an employee of the City of West
Memphis, Arkansas shall establish residence within the City Limits
of West Memphis, Arkansas within ninety (g0) days after such employment;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
~r OP WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. Anyone who desires is eligible to take the Civil
Service Examinations whereby they may be employed by the City of
West Memphis, Arkansas.
SECTION 2.
It shall be the established policy of the City of
West Memphis, Arkansas that anyone who is regularly employed by the
City of West Memphis, Arkansas must establish residence within the
City Limits of the City of West Memphis, Arkansas, within ninety (g0)
days after such employment.
SECTION 3. This policy shall not apply to those employees of
the City of West Memphis, Arkansas who are now regularly employed
by the City of West Memphis, Arkansas.
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SECTION ~-{~. Emergency Clause. It having been found and determined
by the City Council of the City of West Memphis, Arkansas that there
is no established policy regarding establishment of residency by
applicants for Civil Service who desire employment by the City of
`` West Memphis, Arkansas, advising them that if employed by the City of
West Memphis, Arkansas that it be mandatory for any such employee to
reside within the City Limits of the City of West Memphis, Arkansas,
and that a policy should be established that it shall be mandatory
for employees of the City of West Memphis, Arkansas, who are hired
and/or employed from this date forward to become residents of the
City of West Memphis, Arkansas, within ninety (g0) days of employment,
by the City of West Memphis, Arkansas, an emergency is hereby declared
to exist and this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after the date of its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this ltth day of March , 1976.
I MAYOR
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