Almost six months since Richard Worley was appointed as Baltimore police commissioner, he has become a city resident.

When Mayor Brandon Scott announced Worley as acting commissioner on June 8, a search of public records showed Worley was still living in Anne Arundel County and was not a city resident, WBAL-TV 11 News Investigates was first to report.

The city charter states that the police commissioner must live in Baltimore City in order to be appointed to that role, unless the designee signs a declaration of intent to move into the city within six months.

As a formality, 11 News Investigates requested on June 9 to obtain Worley’s signed declaration of intent, and we received it on Oct. 5, three days after the City Council voted to confirm him.

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Worley responded in October when 11 News Investigates asked him why he hadn’t yet moved to the city.

“I’m smart enough to know that that decision is going to be made by my wife, but we will be living in the city,” Worley said. “I love the city, I grew up here. I’ve been here most of my life. And, like I said, the only reason I moved to Annapolis is my wife said she wasn’t moving in with my son and my mother and me.”

Friday marked six months since Worley was appointed commissioner. A representative for the mayor’s office now says: “As of Dec. 1, Commissioner Worley has now re-established residency.”

The mayor’s office declined to answer whether Worley is renting or owns property in the city. Worley was appointed on June 8, meaning he moved one week shy of the six-month deadline.