residency requirement

NEW BEDFORD — The city council on Thursday overrode Mayor Jon Mitchell's veto of an ordinance that will reduce the salaries of some city employees who do not live in New Bedford. The council's 10-1 vote to override the veto translates to a 10 percent pay cut for city employees who do not live in New Bedford and have not amassed more than 10 years of total employment for the city...

The New Bedford City Council overrode the veto of Mayor Jon Mitchell and put in place a new ordinance covering the residency requirement for employees.

A new residency requirement for the city employees drafted by the New Bedford City Council and vetoed by Mayor Jon Mitchell will be an election issue next year.

There's been a decades-long political controversy in New Bedford surrounding the residency rule for some city employees. The simmer is starting to boil again.

There has been a residency requirement for some New Bedford city employees for decades. It hasn't been perfect and it has been controversial at times.

New Bedford is in the process of re-evaluating a 40-year-old rule that requires many city employees to reside in the city unless they get a waiver.

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell is being challenged by City Council President Linda Morad to make changes to the residency policy for City employees.

The granting of residency waivers to New Bedford city employees has a been contentious issue for years. Now the city council may be forced to address it.

The City of New Bedford has a residency requirement for certain employees. This city ordinance has now been brought into focus by Councilor Linda Morad.