Lancaster Common Council Changes Residency Requirements

Lancaster Common Council members have approved a change in the residency requirements for police officers and emergency medical services personnel. A requirement was for employees to live within 15 miles of the city. That has been changed to within 30 miles. Fourth District Alderwoman Katie Reuter cast the lone vote against the proposal, indicating that she felt that the city shouldn’t change the residency requirement because of one person. Dalton Maier was sworn in as a city police officer at the beginning of the most recent meeting. He lives more than 15 miles from the city limits, so council members were asked to make the change so he didn’t have to move. Maier previously worked for the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Police Department. Council members also changed the residency requirement for EMS personnel, as they look to increase the number of people joining Lancaster EMS.