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 Morris
 Code of Ordinances
 Title 2. ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
 Chapter 2.48. POLICE DEPARTMENT

  § 2.48.061. Full-time police officers.  

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  • A.

    Any person who becomes a full-time police officer after the passage of the ordinance codified in this section must be a resident of the city within six months of the date of hire and must remain a resident continuously after the six-month period expires. After the expiration of the six-month period, the person may be entitled to one extension of said time period within the discretion of the police and fire board if good cause is shown. All full-time police officers as of August 22, 1983 who reside within the city limits must continue to reside within the city limits. All full-time police officers as of August 22, 1983 who do not reside within the city limits, shall not be required to reside within the city limits unless they change their residence and in the event that they change their residence, then they must reside within the city limits immediately after the change of their residence and continuously thereafter. In the event that any full-time police officer does not comply with the residency requirements of this section, that person shall not be eligible for the police department and shall be dismissed from the police department in the event that the board of police commissioners determines that they have not complied with the residency requirements of the ordinance codified in this section.

    B.

    For the purposes of this section, "residence" is defined as follows: A person can have only one residence. Residence shall denote where the person has a permanent home. In order to have one's residence in a certain place, one must establish a physical presence there and have an intent to make that location his permanent home. Factors to be considered in determining a person's residence shall include the following yet not be limited thereto:

    1.

    The amount of time a person is present in said location compared to some other location;

    2.

    The location of the members of the person's immediate family and their place of residence;

    3.

    The location of the person's household goods and personal effects;

    4.

    The location wherein the person has the most significant contacts;

    5.

    The location wherein the party sleeps on a regular basis;

    6.

    Other factors which are relevant under the facts and circumstances of the particular case;

    7.

    In making the determination as and for a person's residence, the person's acts shall be given more weight than their declaration and the determination of residence shall lie within the discretion of the board of police commissioners.

(Ord. 2986, 1995: Ord. 2595, 1983)