Proposed Huntington residency repeal gets support - WTRF 7 News Sports Weather - Wheeling Steubenville

Proposed Huntington residency repeal gets support

Posted: Updated:
  • GovernmentGovernment

  • Monday, May 20 2013 2:50 PM EDT2013-05-20 18:50:08 GMT
    Helen Holt, now 99, was West Virginia's first female secretary of state. She received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from WVU during Sunday's commencement.
    Helen Holt, now 99, was West Virginia's first female secretary of state. She received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from WVU during Sunday's commencement.
  • Monday, May 20 2013 6:11 AM EDT2013-05-20 10:11:12 GMT
    MORGANTOWN, WV (AP) — West Virginia landowners who want to apply for grants to improve wildlife habitat have until June 14 to contact the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
    MORGANTOWN, WV (AP) — West Virginia landowners who want to apply for grants to improve wildlife habitat have until June 14 to contact the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
  • Sunday, May 19 2013 1:21 PM EDT2013-05-19 17:21:57 GMT
    LAWRENCE MESSINA,Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's House of Delegates faces a momentous decision after Speaker Rick Thompson departs for Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's Cabinet: choosing
    est Virginia's House of Delegates faces a momentous decision after Speaker Rick Thompson departs for Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's Cabinet: choosing a new leader will help set the stage for 2014, when Republicans aim to wipe out the Democrats' ebbing majority.

HUNTINGTON (AP) — A Huntington official and two unions are backing a proposed repeal of a residency requirement for city employees.

The repeal is on the ballot for the November general election.

City employees hired after Oct. 23, 2009, are required to live in Huntington. A lawsuit settlement in 2009 exempted workers hired earlier from the requirement.

Administration and Finance Director Brandi Jacobs-Jones says Huntington is surrounded by bedroom communities. She says the residency requirement restricts the city's ability to hire the best employees.

The Herald-Dispatch reported that Jacob-Jones voiced her opposition to the requirement Oct. 22 during a City Council meeting.

Representatives of the International Association of Firefighters Local 298 and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 598 also told the council they support repealing the requirement.

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.