(a) General Provisions; Purpose.
(1) Purpose.
This Section is adopted for the purpose of providing the Village of Edgar and law enforcement agencies serving the Village and its representatives with the authority to request criminal history record information from the State of Wisconsin or the federal government when required by ordinance or if requested by the Village Administrator, Police Department or a Village department head.
(2) State Requirements.
The Village of Edgar is a municipal corporation which provides government services to its citizens and the general public, and in order to efficiently provide services, it is necessary to conduct criminal history record searches concerning certain persons. This Section is enacted in order to comply with any applicable State of Wisconsin requirement that a municipality that requests that the state provide them with criminal history record information concerning an individual under certain circumstances have an ordinance, resolution or department policy enacted authorizing such requests.
(b) Authority.
If required by ordinance or if requested by the Village Administrator, a Village department head, or law enforcement agencies serving the Village of Edgar shall conduct a criminal history records information search concerning the following persons:
(1) Alcohol license and permit applicants.
(2) Transient merchant license applicants.
(3) Applicants for Village employment.
(4) Firefighter applicants when requested by the Fire Chief.
(5) Rescue squad applicants when requested by the Emergency Medical Service.
(6) Hunting permit applicants.
(7) Ride-along participants.
(8) Applicants for all other licenses and permits which may be issued by the Village of Edgar.
(9) An officer or partner of any corporate or partnership applicant for licenses or permits from the Village Administrator.
(10) Any other person for whom a department head or the Village Administrator, or his/her designee, requests criminal history information due to interaction with municipal services. A request under this Subsection must be based on a reasonable belief that the criminal history information is necessary to assist in the safe and efficient operation of local government and/or to safeguard the public health and safety.
(c) Fees.
The cost of the criminal history record information search shall be paid as provided by ordinance, or if not specifically specified in an ordinance, as directed by the Village Administrator or Chief of Police.