(a) Whenever used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
"Debt" means a specified sum of money owed to the City for which the period granted for payment has expired.
(b) Every person who is given an offer of employment with the City shall submit a debt check application to the Department of Human Resources.
(c) A person offered employment with the City, but who owes a debt to the City, shall not be hired by the City unless the Commissioner of Human Resources determines that such person:
(1) Has enrolled in a payment plan to pay the debts owed to the City with the Department of Finance, or other appropriate City department, with the ability for such enrollment to occur during the period after the offer of employment but required to happen before being hired by the City, and is in compliance with the agreement; or
(2) Is contesting liability for, or the amount of, the debt in a pending administrative or judicial proceeding; or
(3) Has filed a petition in bankruptcy and the debts owed the City are dischargeable in bankruptcy.
(d) This section shall not apply to unpaid workers such as volunteers who are not appointees to boards, commissions, and other similar bodies.
(Prior code § 25-13.3; Added Coun. J. 10-25-89, p. 5788; Amend Coun. J. 6-7-90, p. 17027; Amend Coun. J. 12-7-05, p. 64870, § 1.6; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. I, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 10-28-15, p. 11951, Art. I, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 11-7-22, p. 54948, Art. I, § 13)