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Boone council debates expanding firefighters’ residency radius as staffing concerns persist
Summary
The Boone City Council debated a union request to expand residency rules for certain fire positions from 10 miles to a wider radius, with the union citing recruitment needs and some council members warning expanded limits could increase emergency response times.
The Boone City Council discussed a request from the firefighters’ union to change the municipal residency requirement that currently requires certain emergency employees to live within 10 miles of the city limits.
Councilmember Rebecca Williamson (Policy Administration) opened discussion by reading the ordinance language under review: certain positions “must live within 10 miles of the corporate limits of the city,” which the union asked to expand to 20 miles. Williamson said the Policy & Administration Committee voted to bring the request to the full council for consideration.
Proponents argued a larger radius would widen the…
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