§ 2-186. Administrative officials.

Administrative officials shall be defined as the assistant city manager, community development director, parks and recreation director, administrative services director, police chief, fire chief, public works & utilities director, finance director, heads of management departments, and any other employees in future equivalent type positions reporting to the city manager. The city manager shall designate each of the administrative officials positions that shall be required to maintain residency. The concurrence of the city council shall be required for each designated position. Administrative officials who are hired or promoted to such position and shall be required to establish residency within six months of the commencement of hiring or promotion; and shall thereafter continuously maintain residency while serving except when residency is no longer required. For purpose of this section the Florida driver's license bearing a Port Orange address shall constitute proof of residency. The residency requirement for an administrative official as set forth in this section shall be subject to the requirements of applicable federal and state laws, including but not limited to, laws prohibiting discrimination. In the event council withdraws its concurrence, then the existing administrative who no longer complies with the residency requirement shall be grandfathered.

(Code 1981, § 15-41; Ord. No. 1999-59, § 1, 1-18-2000; Ord. No. 2013-22, § 1, 12-3-2013; Ord. No. 2013-22(Rev.) , § 1, 12-10-2013; Ord. No. 2015-25 , § 1, 7-21-2015; Ord. No. 2019-9 , § 1, 3-5-2019)