This section, relating to fingerprints and criminal history record information, is hereby established to read as follows.
(A) The City Manager, or designee, is authorized to request and receive criminal history record information from the state’s Department of Public Safety, as provided in A.R.S. § 41-1750, for the purpose of evaluating the fitness of any and all prospective and current employees, contract employees, and volunteers.
(B) Each candidate for any paid City position, prospective or current City employee, contract employee, or volunteer who works at on-site City locations and/or will have duties that include working with youths or a potentially vulnerable population, or who may have access to confidential information or City assets, shall submit a full set of fingerprints to the City for the purpose of obtaining a state and federal criminal records check, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1750 and Pub. Law No. § 92-544. The state’s Department of Public Safety is authorized to exchange this fingerprint data with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(C) The City Manager, or designee, shall submit the fingerprints of the individuals for whom criminal history record information is sought to the state’s Department of Public Safety, along with any and all prescribed fees. The City’s Police Department shall assist, as necessary, in obtaining the fingerprints.
(D) The City will comply with any relevant state and federal laws, rules, and regulations that may relate to the dissemination of the criminal history information.
(Prior Code, § 5-7)