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Council narrows city manager residency requirement to 40 miles from City Hall
Summary
Council amended municipal code to require the city manager to establish residency within 40 miles of City Hall (instead of the initial 60-mile proposal), adding clarity to avoid cross-border interpretations; the ordinance passed unanimously.
The City Council voted unanimously on Nov. 12 to amend Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter 2.12.0.01 to require that the city manager establish and maintain residency within 40 miles of the Carlsbad City Hall facility.
Staff (Sheila Bacobian, Director of Legislative and Constituent Services) explained that the original municipal-code language dated to 1955 and had not been enforced since the California Constitution prohibits local governments from…
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