Other than the financial issues, I say the biggest problem with having ended the residency requirement is that there is no longer any sense of community between public employees and the people they serve. The people they serve are like aliens to them, and they are often treated as such. It does affect job performance, attitude, priorities, loyalties, etc. If it didn't affect job performance, we should have seen increased efficiency and effectiveness once the rule was lifted. Did we?
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