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General Qualification - In order to be eligible to submit an application for municipal employment, an
applicant shall meet the following requirements:
a. Be a citizen of the United States of America or provide evidence that the applicant is
actively involved in applying for citizenship. Applicable standards and procedures of
the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service must be met.
b. Be at least (18) years of age at the time of employment, provided that this will not
apply to part-time or temporary applicants.
c. Agree, upon request, to submit to physical examination by a physician selected by
the municipality.
d. Authorize the municipality to investigate the character and employment references
supplied by the applicant.
Residency Requirement - Applicants - for a position with the ______________ 1 are not required to
be residents of the municipality at the time of employment, but within six months of hire and during
employment with the municipality, shall reside within a fifteen-mile radius of the municipal
building.
In addition, department heads including manager, secretary, chief of police, highway superintendent
and code enforcement officer j while not required to be residents of the
___________________________ 1 at the time of initial employment, shall within six months of
employment become residents of the ____________________________. 1
Nepotism - The following relatives of any member of the municipal governing body and the
municipal manager are disqualified from paid employment with the local government; spouse, child,
parent, grandchild, grandparent, brother, sister or the spouses of any of them. This prohibition shall
not apply to any person presently working for the, _______________ 1 or who was working for the
_____________________ 1 prior to the election or appointment of a relative.
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Revised July 2003