The voters of capital city would get the final say on a residency requirement for new hires at city hall in an ordinance up for consideration at the Springfield City Council.
If passed, Aldermen Joe McMenamin’s ordinance would put the question on the November General Election ballot.
McMenamin says his persistence on the residency issue is a campaign promise.
The Springfield City Council is off today and will take up the issue, along with other proposed ordinances, during the committee of the whole next Tuesday.
