Mayor Mike Purzycki announced today that he will allow an ordinance requiring new employees to live in the City for at least five years, approved by City Council on November 16, to become law effective today, but without his signature. Mayors have the option of signing, vetoing, or allowing Council legislation to become law ten days after passage without Mayoral approval.
The Mayor said that, during recent public sessions of City Council regarding residency reform, some members of Council allowed and encouraged angry crowds to speak for hours in order to suppress the discussion about why a residency requirement reduces the effectiveness of City government. Mayor Purzycki also said the concerted effort by members of Council to intimidate and badger fellow Council members who supported reform was an embarrassment to City government.
The Mayor said his Administration preferred that Council lift residency altogether or support a compromise that would have expanded the residency boundary to all of New Castle County. Such expansion is needed, said the Mayor, to improve the efficiency of City government, provide essential...
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