I think Aaron, Jim, and Bob are all right on.
But I don't think any kind of preference or even incentive program by
Minneapolis would be legal under Minn. Statue 415.16.
415.16 Employment; residence requirement.
Subdivision 1. No exception for on-premises residence.
Notwithstanding any contrary provision of other law, home
rule charter, ordinance or resolution, no statutory or home rule
charter city or county shall require that a person be a resident
of the city or county as a condition of employment by the city
or county except for positions which by their duties require the
employee to live on the premises of the person's place of
employment.
Background on the issue, I believe, is that there was an exemption
from the state preemption of local authority over residency
requirements for Mpls. & St. Paul until the 1997-98 session. (I know
Wes Skoglund opposed removing the exemption, but I don't know who
else opposed it.)
So, as Aaron pointed out in his original post, it requires talking to
our Mpls. & St. Paul legislators. Whether or not you agree with
residency requirements, this is the kind of thing that local
governments, not the state, should decide.
Becca Vargo Daggett
Seward
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