A reporter discovered that an 87 year old officer was living
across the street from the city limits. He had been living there for the last 15 years. The agency has a residency requirement. The reported notified the agency and the
officer refused to move and so was fired for living outside the city
limits. How foolish.
The agency should have known where the employee lived when
they hired him. They should have done a
proper background check and determined where he lived. They should have known his present address;
they have to know where he lives to send him mail, paychecks, and tax
information. How ridiculous that they
did not know where he lived all this time.
A residency requirement is a stupid requirement anyway. What business is it of your agency where you
live? When you are off duty you are on
your own time and free to come and go as you please. You are obligated to arrive to work on time
everyday, but as long as you do that, who cares where you live? Even if they want you nearby in case of an
emergency does that mean you can’t go out of town when you are off duty? Can’t go on a camping trip in the wilderness
or go out of state? If you have a take
home patrol car I can understand placing a mileage limit on the vehicle, but
not where you can actually live. Unless
they are paying you 24/7 it’s none of their business where you choose to live;
that’s what the SGT Says.
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