HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-215-04.05.2021Prepared by LeAnn M. Even, Deputy City Clerk, City of Waterloo, 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo,
IA 50703, 319-291-4323.
RESOLUTION NO. 2021-215
RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY
OF WATERLOO RESIDENCY POLICY BY EXPANDING THE
RESIDENCY RADIUS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
PERSONNEL TO 30 MILES FROM CITY HALL.
WHEREAS, the City of Waterloo has established a policy with regards to residency of
critical municipal employees and department heads, and
WHEREAS, it has been determined the policy is too restrictive for the purposes of a
competitive hiring pool for Information Technology related positions, and
WHEREAS, the City of Waterloo seeks to establish a fair and competitive residency
policy, with regards to said employees, to within a 30-mile radius of corporate City limits.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WATERLOO, IOWA, that the Policy Regarding Residency of Critical Municipal Employees and
City Department Heads is hereby amended as follows:
Section 1. That "Information Technology personnel for the City of Waterloo" be struck
from paragraph one of the section titled Policy and replaced under paragraph five:
Thirty (30) mile Radius
All Street Department personnel, Forestry personnel, Garage mechanics, Waste Management
staff (including Waste Management technicians), Treatment Operations Foreman, Sewer
Maintenance workers, Collections Systems Foreman, Maintenance Mechanics, Maintenance
Foreman, Instrument Control Technicians, Instrument Control Foreman, all traffic operations
personnel, (Add: Information Technology personnel for the City of Waterloo) and all information
technology personnel for the Waterloo Police Department must physically reside within a radius
of thirty (30) miles from Waterloo's City Hall.
Section 2. That the Civil Service process be updated in accordance with this resolution.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of April 2021.
TALLY
SIGNED
Quentin Hart, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kettee 1-etch/e
Kelley Felchle
City Clerk