[Adopted 10-20-1998 by Ord. No. 816B (Sec. 1-5A-5 of the 2009 Code of
Ordinances)]
The purpose of this article is to identify those City employees
who are required to reside within the City of Lake Mills or within
a prescribed distance of the City of Lake Mills corporate limits due
to the potential need to recall these employees in an emergency situation.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The individual appointed by the City Council as the Director
of Emergency Government.
All full-time sworn firefighters.
All sworn law enforcement officers, including the Chief of
Police, Captains, Lieutenants, Sergeants, and Patrol Officers.
[Amended 11-5-2013 by Ord. No. 1115]
Full-time law enforcement officers of the Lake Mills Police
Department, all full-time firefighters of the Lake Mills Fire Department,
and the Director of Emergency Government shall reside within a fifteen-mile
radius of City limits. The fifteen-mile radius is measured as a straight
line distance from the individual's residence to the nearest point
of City limits. All distances are rounded down to the nearest whole
mile. All individuals subject to this section shall meet the residency
requirement at the time of their appointment or hire, unless approved
otherwise by the City Manager. There shall be no residency requirement
for other City employees.
