Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is considering a new rule that would make it mandatory for all mayoral appointees to live in the city of Detroit.

Frankly, I am surprised that isn’t the rule already.

If it goes into effect, the more than 100 mayoral appointees across the city’s government would be required to live in Detroit. According to this story ^[1], most of them do; however, at least 5 of Kilpatrick’s top aides live in the suburbs.

What do you think of this possible new rule? Is it out of the question for the mayor to require that his aides live in Detroit, or is this rule a long time coming?