Amending Section 20-101 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Residence Requirements," by providing that certain employees in the civil service need not be a bona fide resident of the City when appointed, but must establish and maintain bona fide residence in the City within six months after appointment.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS
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SECTION 1. Section 20-101 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
§20-101. Residence Requirements.
[(1) No person shall be appointed as an employee in the civil service of the City unless he has been a bona fide resident of the City for at least one year prior to his appointment.]
[(2)]
(1)
Every employee in the civil service shall [maintain] establish his or her bona fide residence in the City
within six months of his or her appointment, and shall thereafter maintain bona fide residence in the City, except that no person shall be appointed as a laborer in the civil service of the City unless he or she has been a bona fide resident of the City for at least one year prior to his or her appointment
. The City Controller may require proof of the residence of any employee in the civil service.
[(3)]
(2)
The Civil Service Commission may, upon the request of the Personnel Director, waive the above residence qualifications when in its discretion the circumstances warrant a waiver.
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