For statutory provisions authorizing a city to determine whether there shall be residential qualifications for its officers and employees, see RCW 35.21.200; for statutory provisions prohibiting all cities from requiring residency within the city limits for firemen and police, see RCW 41.08.075 and 41.12.075 respectively.
No appointive officer or employee of the city shall be required to reside within the city as a condition of his appointment of employment, or as a condition of his continuing in such office or employment.