"Article published Saturday, July 28, 2007
RULING ON RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS
State law holds sway over city ordinances
By ERICA BLAKE
BLADE STAFF WRITER
A state law prohibiting local governments from imposing a residency requirement as a condition of employment does not violate the state's constitution, a Lucas County Common Pleas Court judge ruled yesterday.
Citing two cases previously decided by the U.S. Supreme Court, Judge McDonald concluded that the law is constitutional. "It follows that the claims of the City of Toledo and the City of Oregon must be denied," the order states."
http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070728/NEWS02/707280...
My opinion is that only elected officials and the top tier of the Mayor's staff should be required to live inside the City Limits.
I dunno, I just think that if you work for the city, then you should live in it.
...many City employees have been given waivers and already live outside of the city, especially those in the public safety ranks.
Also, the waver issue is/was negotiated into many of the union's labor contracts, so fighting this has "his dishonor" effectively standing up and pissing into his own leaking/sinking rowboat, so to speak.
If only he could learn to recognize when the battle has been lost, let go, and get along with his life, he might shake the image of being such a mad dog.
But we all know that it ain't never gonna happen...
He used to be a decent guy..., 20 or so years ago.
"Absolute power corrupts absolutely." Case in Point..They current mayor.
Somebody set the record straight:
Does Bob Reinboldt live in Perrysburg?
Does Brian Schwartz live in Oregon?
Schwartz lives in Oregon, which is part of his contract.
Reinboldt lives on Pawnee in Toledo. One of my co-workers lives accross the street from him.
no - Reinboldt lives in the city.
yes - Schwartz lives in Oregon.
Despite the overall policy that mayors have had about residency, they've always maintained the ability to waive the residency requirement. Certain union members had a waiver option in their contracts - they could ask for waivers after a period of time (I recall 10 years being the number for one of the unions).
Schwartz negotiated his residency as part of his initial hire - to allow his child to finish his education at his existing high school - and Carty allowed it...