[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Lancaster as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 11-11-1974 by resolution (Ch. 27, Art. I, of the 1976 Code)]
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Lancaster declares it
to be its official policy that any or all department heads, employees,
officers and officials of said Village shall, as a basic prerequisite
to the holding of any of the above-mentioned positions, be a resident
of the Village of Lancaster at all times during their employment by
said Village.
[Amended 9-13-2004 by L.L. No. 5-2004]
The only exceptions to the above-mentioned policy shall be those
exceptions approved by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Lancaster
upon a showing by any particular employee, department head, officer
or official of said Village that the requirement of residency causes
an undue hardship to said individual and upon a finding by the Board
of Trustees of the Village of Lancaster that it would be in the best
interests of all interested parties to exempt said employee, department
head, officer or official from the terms and conditions of its policy
statement. Only residents of the County of Erie may apply for the
exception set forth herein.
