Q: I work as a firefighter and we have a residency requirement of 60 miles.I wanted to know if this can be challenged
When I started working for our dept. I had to establish a residency within 60 miles which I did. I own a house further away however, rent a room to full fill the requirements. However, we have a new fire chief and he wants to enforce the 60 mile residency requirement fully and they are not accepting the rented room. It is also in our MOU. I have done this for over ten years and now it's an issue. I wanted to know if this is enforceable. Can I live beyond the 60 and why is 60 miles reasonable but not 160? Thank you, Jeremy
A: I would think that your 10 year history of complying with the 60 mile rule with a rented room as your primary place of residence should be plenty of evidence to support you. But you will need local employment law counsel to assist you.
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