Dixon v. City of Perry

Benham, Justice.

Appellant’s three-year, eight-month employment as a police officer with the City of Perry was terminated for violation of a city ordinance requiring all public safety personnel to reside within 8.75 miles of City Hall. The ordinance specifies that the distance is based on an intent to have all public safety personnel living “within a fifteen (15) minute commuting distance . . . from City Hall” for the purpose of prompt response in emergencies. In Dixon’s suit to have the ordinance declared invalid, the trial court granted summary judgment to the City.

Í. Dixon contends that the…