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New Police Recruits Can Move to Philly on Their First Day of Duty, No Year-Long Wait Required Anymore

Official:Amending Section 20-101 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Residence Requirements," by providing that active law enforcement officers from elsewhere in the United States entering into civil service positions in the Philadelphia Police Department need not be bona fide residents of the City when appointed, but must establish and maintain bona fide residence in the City within six months after appointment.

Sponsor: Councilmember DiCicco

Introduced: June 14, 2001

Voted: December 4, 2003

: Committee on Rules

public safety residency requirements

Plain-Language Summary

This bill allows active law enforcement officers from outside of Philadelphia to join the city police department without living in the city for a year first. They must move to the city within six months after being hired.

What This Bill Does

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The bill amends the residency requirement for active law enforcement officers joining the Philadelphia Police Department, allowing them to not be a bona fide resident of the City when appointed.
Under the proposed change, these officers must establish and maintain bona fide residence in the City within six months after appointment.
The affected parties are active law enforcement officers from outside the United States entering civil service positions in the Philadelphia Police Department.
No specific funding or financial implications are mentioned in the bill.