A. Applicants For City Employment: The City shall conduct a criminal history background investigation, including criminal data authorized under the Child Protection Background Check Act 1 on the applicants for all full and part time employment positions with the City. All employees hired on or after the effective date hereof shall be subject to additional periodic criminal history background investigations at least yearly or more often at the discretion of the City during the term of their employment. (Prior Code § 2-8-2)
B. Applicants For City Appointments And City Volunteers: The City shall conduct a criminal history background investigation, including criminal data authorized under the Child Protection Background Check Act 2 , on those applicants the City Council deems such investigation to be necessary based upon anticipated interaction with children, seniors or vulnerable persons or for any other reason or as a matter of general practice, as determined at the sole discretion of the City. Recreation volunteers may be excluded if the volunteer activity is only for a short period of time and the Recreation Department determines, at its discretion, that the background investigation is not necessary in light of the circumstances. This subsection specifically excludes members elected or appointed to the City Council. Those persons appointed by the City Council or approved as volunteers by the City on or after the effective date hereof shall be subject to additional periodic criminal history background investigations at least yearly or more often at the discretion of the City during the term of their appointment and service to the City. (Prior Code § 2-8-3)
C. Applicants For City Licenses: The City shall conduct a criminal history background investigation on the applicants for the following licenses within the City:
1. Criminal history background investigation:
a. 3.2 percent malt liquor.
b. Intoxicating liquors.
c. Sunday liquor.
d. Lawful gambling.
e. Pawnshops and secondhand goods business. (Prior Code § 2-8-4)
f. Massage businesses and services. (Ord. 2017-01, 1-9-2017)
2. Criminal history background investigation including criminal data authorized under the Child Protection Background Check Act 3 :
a. Peddlers, solicitors and transient merchants. (Prior Code § 2-8-4)
D. Others:
1. The City shall conduct a criminal history background investigation, including (when appropriate) criminal data authorized under the Child Protection Background Check Act 4 on the following:
a. Persons employed by or representing entities contracted by the City to perform work that relates to City utilities or City utility structures where the work requires the person to be on site at the utility or structure or on City property.
b. Persons employed by or representing entities contracted by the City to perform work on City computer or City security systems where the work requires access to the computer or security system or any other service that the City, at its sole discretion, determines that a criminal background investigation is appropriate. The City may exclude from this provision persons providing only design services.
c. Persons employed by, contracting for or representing entities with leased structures or equipment located on City facilities and/or property by a lease agreement with the City for the construction, repair, replacement or maintenance of said structures or equipment.
d. Persons providing recreational services to the City as an independent contractor or volunteering such services, at the discretion of the City.
2. Those persons subject to this chapter on or after the effective date hereof shall be subject to additional periodic criminal history background investigations at least yearly or more often at the discretion of the City during the time period they are subject to this chapter. (Prior Code § 2-8-5)
Notes
| 1 | 1. MSA § 299C.60 et seq. |
| 2 | 2. MSA § 299C.60 et seq. |
| 3 | 1. MSA § 299C.60 et seq. |
| 4 | 2. MSA § 299C.60 et seq. |