G26-94 Y .
CITY OF ELGIN
ORDINANCE NO. G26-94
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 2 .20 OF THE ELGIN MUNICIPAL CODE, 1976,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR CITY OFFICERS"
ADOPTED BY THE
eimik CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ELGIN
ON THIS 25TH DAY OF MAY, 1994
Published in pamphlet form by
authority of the City Council of
the City of Elgin, Kane and Cook
Counties, Illinois, on this
rft. 26th day of May, 1994 .
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STATE OF ILLINOIS )
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COUNTY OF KANE )
CERTIFICATE
I, Dolonna Mecum, certify that I am the duly appointed
and acting municipal clerk of the City of Elgin, Cook and Kane
Counties, Illinois .
I further certify that on May 25, 1994, the Corporate
Authorities of such municipality passed and approved Ordinance
No. G26-94, entitled An Ordinance Amending Chapter 2 . 20 of the
Elgin Municipal Code, 1976 , as Amended, Entitled "Residency
Requirements for City Officers" , which provided by its terms
that it should be published in pamphlet form.
The pamphlet form of Ordinance No. G26-94 , including
the Ordinance and a cover sheet thereof, was prepared, and a
copy of such Ordinance was posted in the municipal building,
commencing on May 26 , 1994, and continuing for at least ten
days thereafter. Copies of such Ordinance were also available
for public inspection upon request in the office of the
municipal clerk.
DATED at Elgin, Illinois, on May 26 , 1994 .
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Ordinance No. G26-94
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 2 .20 OF THE ELGIN MUNICIPAL CODE, 1976,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR CITY OFFICERS"
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN,
ILLINOIS:
Section 1 . That Chapter 2 .20 entitled "Residency
Requirements for City Officers" of the Elgin Municipal Code,
1976, as amended, be and is hereby further amended to read as
follows:
2 .20 .010 Definitions .
For purposes of interpreting and construing
this chapter, the following definitions shall be
applied.
A. "Bona fide residence" means a permanent
domicile which has not been adopted with the
intention of again taking up or claiming a previous
residence outside of the geographical area
,fir► prescribed as a condition of employment.
B. "Class I residency" means residency within
the corporate limits of the city.
C. "Class II residency" means residency within
the geographical area described as follows :
Commencing at the intersection of Route 23 and
Route 14, proceeding east on Route 14 to Route 120,
east on Route 120 to Route 12 . South on Route 12 to
Route 59 . South on Route 59 to Barrington Road,
South on Barrintgon Road to Route 20. East on Route
20 to Gary Avenue. South on Gary Avenue to Route
64 . West on Route 64 to Route 59 . South on Route
59 to I-88 . West on I-88 to Route 30 . West on
Route 30 to Route 23 . North on Route 23 into the
City of DeKalb. North out of DeKalb on Anne Glidden
Road to Route 72 . East on Route 72 to Route 23.
North on Route 23 to Route 14; provided, however,
that such area shall include the corporate
boundaries of any city or village lying partly
within and partly without the area described.
2 .20 . 020 Residency required.
All full time officers and employees of the
city named in this chapter, employed now or
hereafter by the city shall be required as a
condition of their continued employment to maintain
their principal place of abode as is hereinafter
provided in this chapter and to maintain their bona
fide and principal residence therein.
2 .20 . 030 Establishment.
All full time officers and employees of the
city, named in this chapter, shall establish
residency as required by this chapter within
eighteen months following original appointment
whether or not probationary, or employment or
promotion to an office or position for which a
different residence is required by this chapter.
2 .20 . 040 Class I residency required.
A. Full time officers and employees currently
employed in the following positions shall maintain
Class I residency:
1. Nonuniformed officers of the city:
city manager, corporation counsel, assistant
corporation counsel II , and city clerk.
2 . Department heads : public works
director, finance director, fire chief, police
chief, planning director, public property and
recreation director, director of city
properties, engineering director, director of
code administration and community preservation,
and building maintenance director.
3 . General governmental staff: assistant
city manager, assistant to city manager, human
resources director, budget officer, purchasing
agent, and administrative assistant.
4 . Assistant department heads and major
division heads : assistant public works
director, MIS manager, deputy fire chief,
deputy police chief, parks superintendent,
assistant finance director, superintendent of
recreation, water system superintendent, and
deputy director of code administration and
community preservation.
5 . Management personnel involved in either
frequent citizen interaction of community
policy/program development: principal
planner/land use administrator, and auditorium
operations manager.
6 . Management personnel responsible for
emergency services : streets superintendent,
sewer and water superintendent, and city
traffic engineer.
rft B. All full time officers and employees
including sworn officers of the police and fire
departments hired after the effective date of this
ordinance shall maintain Class I residency.
2 . 20 . 050 Class II residency required.
All full time sworn officers of the Elgin fire
and police departments employed on the effective
date of this ordinance and not required to reside
within the Class I residency area as defined in
Section 2 .20 . 010 shall reside within the Class II
residency area, as defined in Section 2 .20 . 010 .
2 .20 . 060 Disabled firemen and police officers .
In the event a full time sworn officer of the
fire or police department is found to be disabled by
the pension board, which further finds that the
disability is a permanent nature and that a return
to future service is highly unlikely and so notified
the city manager in writing, such disabled officer
shall not be required to comply with the residency
requirements of this chapter.
Section 2 . That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be and are
hereby repealed.
Section 3 . That this ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage and publication in the
manner provided by law.
Ge ' ge VanDeVoorde, Mayor
Presented: May 25, 1994
Passed: May 25, 1994
Vote: Yeas 4 Nays 3
Recorded: May 26, 1994
Published: May 26, 1994
Attest:
Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk
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