Employment conditioned on residency prohibited; exceptions.
Norfolk City Code § 2.1-1.6
in effectSec. 2.1-1.6. - Employment conditioned on residency prohibited; exceptions.
Pursuant to section 15.2-1505 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, city employment or any aspect of city employment, including promotion, shall not be conditioned on the basis of residency within the city. This section shall not apply to: (a) appointees of elected groups or individuals; (b) officials and employees who by charter or other law serve at the will or pleasure of an appointing authority; (c) deputies and executive assistants to the chief administrative officer of a locality; or (d) agency heads, department heads or their equivalents or chief executive officers of government operations.
(Ord. No. 45,589, § 19(b), 6-10-14, eff. 7-1-14)
Source: City of Norfolk, Virginia, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/va/norfolk/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COCI_CH2.1PESY_ARTIINGE_S2.1-1.6EMCOREPREXFetched: 11/1/2026
