Lawmakers file bill that bans residency requirements for first responders

Lawmakers file bill that bans residency requirements for first responders

That house looks like a whole little total law ... certain jobs require people to live in a city where they were listened to see lawmakers looking to change all that though this pacific group of government workers is 12 dorothy sherman explained ... the time the residency requirements for their employees money recently filed a steam bill proposes to do away with those requirements for first responders the bill seeks to be in local government residency requirements for full- time law enforcement officers firefighters and emergency medical personnel the proposal to the public safety committee chair councilman anthony bird believes would affect the city in a good way now and also will and i places you need only to purchase funders a short edges need more help you requirement reads firefighters and police officers that is that he must live in the state to the police spokesperson said that the proposed bill might not have th impact in what in other cities were officers arming hired to live in the city they work and added that the police department is still filling academies but diversity continues to lack any statement attended the fire chief says quote it could be really good for us because we would be able to hire out-of- state which is different than what we had to do in years past folks wouldn't have to uproot and move to