Council adopts ordinance waiving residency requirement for laborer position

The City Council introduced and adopted Proposed Ordinance No. 2 to waive the residency requirement for the position of laborer, with the meeting record showing the measure carried 6-0. During the meeting the presiding participant said, “I have a motion and a second to introduce proposed ordinance number 2.” The ordinance was read as, “Ordinance waiving residence residency requirement for position of laborer. Votes, please.” The clerk recorded the vote as “6 yays adopted.” The transcript does not record discussion of the ordinance’s rationale, the specific residency rule being waived, duration of the waiver, whether the change affects current employees, or an effective date. No amendments or implementation instructions appear in the provided segment.