This article shall supersede all other residency
laws of the Town of DeWitt unless preempted by state law.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
EMPLOYEE
Any full- or part-time employee of the town of DeWitt and
for the purpose of this article, shall include temporary and seasonal
employees. Also included in this definition are appointed department
heads, including the Assessor, the Director of Parks and Recreation,
the Water Superintendent, the Commissioner of Development and Operations
and the Commissioner of Police and Public Safety and the appointed
Town officers, the Town Attorney and the Town Comptroller.
The Town Board in its discretion may grant exceptions
to this article. Application must first be made to the Personnel Committee,
which shall forward the application to the Town Board only if it is
sworn to or affirmed and meets one of the following two requirements:
A. Complying with the residency law would represent an
undue hardship on the employee; or
B. The Town needs the services of the individual who
is not a Town resident.
A Town resident shall receive preference in
hiring if the Town determines that the applicant is equally qualified
for the position applied for.
This section does not apply to elected officials
or appointed officials of any Town Board or Commission, including
but not limited to the Planning Board, the Zoning Board, the Board
of Assessment Review, the Recreation Commission, the Advisory Conservation
Commission or the Police Commission.