[Adopted 7-5-1977 by Ord. No. 814 (Ch. 1, Part 9, of the
1999 Code of Ordinances)]
[Amended 5-17-1988 by Ord. No. 941; 3-16-1999 by Ord. No. 1094]
All applicants for employment in a nonprofessional capacity
with the Borough of West Mifflin must be a resident of the Borough
of West Mifflin. Any applicant for employment in a nonprofessional
capacity who is not a resident of the Borough of West Mifflin must
become a resident within one year after being hired as an employee
of the Borough of West Mifflin; provided, however, any successful
applicant to a position as a police officer of the Borough of West
Mifflin who, after being tested and recommended by the Civil Service
Commission, is hired as a police officer for the Borough of West Mifflin
must become a resident of the Borough of West Mifflin within a period
of one year after being hired as a police officer for the Borough
of West Mifflin. This additional period of time is applicable solely
to police officers and does not affect any other nonprofessional employee
who must be a resident of the Borough of West Mifflin within one year
after the date of being hired as an employee of the Borough of West
Mifflin.
All employees of the Borough of West Mifflin in a nonprofessional
capacity must maintain their residency in the Borough of West Mifflin
as a condition subsequent to their employment; provided, however,
any nonprofessional employee who is currently employed by the Borough
of West Mifflin and is not now a resident of the Borough of West Mifflin
shall be exempt from the residency requirements of this article. If
said nonprofessional employee who, at the effective date of this article,
is a nonresident of the Borough of West Mifflin moves and establishes
residency in the Borough of West Mifflin, then the residency requirements
for employment by the Borough of West Mifflin of employees in a nonprofessional
capacity shall be applicable to said employee.
If any job in the Borough of West Mifflin requires a unique
skill of which, in the opinion of Council, the qualified applicant
is a nonresident of the Borough of West Mifflin, then Council of the
Borough of West Mifflin may waive the residency requirements as a
condition precedent and a condition subsequent to employment. For
said waiver to be applicable, the waiver must be contained in the
official minutes of the Borough of West Mifflin adopted by motion
by a majority vote of the Council of the Borough of West Mifflin.
Any nonprofessional employee of the Borough of West Mifflin who fails to establish residency in the Borough of West Mifflin as required in § 40-1 or who fails to maintain a residency in the Borough of West Mifflin as required by § 40-2 will result in the termination of employment of said nonprofessional employee with the Borough of West Mifflin.
