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ORDINANCE OF THE NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDERS ESTABLISHING AN EXCEPTION TO THE ELECTOR REQUIREMENT OF THE CHARTER AND CITY RESIDENCY FOR THE INCUMBENT COORDINATORS.
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WHEREAS, the Charter, in Article II, ?12.B and C, permits exceptions to the default or general rule by ordinance to establish a standard to allow an exception to the Charter default provision requiring Incumbent Coordinators to be Electors of the City;
WHEREAS, the intent of the provision was not to engage in a wholesale refutation of the general rule; but rather to have the ability to make an informed decision on a case-by-case basis to determine whether such modification is necessary and in the best interest of the people of the City of New Haven;
WHEREAS, the ordinance is designed to establish a standard of necessity and not convenience; and
WHEREAS, the intent is to establish criteria for an exception to the elector default standard in order to permit the personnel director to make a recommendation subject to sign off by the Mayor and approval by the majority vote of the members of the Board of Alders eligible to vote.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the New Haven Board of Alders that Section 2-221 is added to Chapter 2, Art. IV, Division 1 of the New Haven Code of Ordinances as follows below.
DIVISION 1. GENERALLY
Section 2-221
(a) Incumbent Coordinator Defined. As set forth in Article III, Sec. 2.A (2) of the Charter, the term "Coordinator" shall mean one of up to four employees of the City appointed by the Mayor with professional qualifications in such fields as, but not limited to, community development, human services, public administration and public finance, to aid the Mayor in the carrying out of said Mayor's duties as chief executive and administrative officer of the City. The professional qualifications of the Coordinators are prepared in accordance with nationally accepted professional standards and best practices in the applicable field and are to be updated prior to...
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