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Trenton council adopts bills allowing recorder and police chief to live outside city limits
Summary
The council voted to adopt Senate Bill No. 1733 and House Bill No. 2022, changing residency requirements to allow the city recorder and police chief to live within Gibson County rather than requiring residency inside Trenton.
The Trenton City Council voted May 26 to adopt Senate Bill No. 1733 and House Bill No. 2022, which remove the requirement that the city recorder and the police chief be residents of the city and instead permit them to live elsewhere in Gibson County.
Alderwoman Jones moved for adoption and Alderman Harper seconded the motion; the minutes record that the motion carried after a roll-call vote. The council did not record a roll-call tally in the minutes provided.
Council members framed the change as an administrative personnel policy update; the minutes do not record debate, dissenting views, or implementation details such as effective dates or changes to city code language. The meeting record does not list amendments or conditions attached to the adoption.
The action will allow the city greater flexibility when hiring or retaining a city recorder and a police chief who reside elsewhere in Gibson County, subject to any state-level effective dates or further municipal code updates.
