City Council
MEETING DATE: 8/8/2018
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Access to State and Federal Criminal History Information for Employment and Volunteer Purposes.
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FROM:
Eugenia Torres, Human Resources Manager
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends the City Council adopt a Resolution authorizing access to State and Federal criminal history information for potential employment and volunteer related purposes.
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BACKGROUND:
Currently the City of Cathedral City obtains criminal history information from the State of California of applicants for City employment and volunteer positions utilizing LiveScan through the Police Department. Federal level criminal history is not provided. Once a candidate has completed background, no subsequent reports of potential criminal activity are reported to the Human Resources Department.
DISCUSSION:
The California Department of Justice (DOJ) is mandated to maintain criminal records for the State of California. The DOJ uses information from police departments and courts to compile Records of Arrest and Prosecution, also known as RAP sheets, for individuals and disseminates the information for law enforcement and employment purposes.
In order to allow the City to conduct both state and federal level fingerprint based background checks of all employment candidates and volunteers, the City Council is required, by Penal Code 11105(b)(11) and 13300(b)(11) and the procedures of the Department of Justice, to adopt a resolution specifically authorizing this practice. As such, upon adoption of the proposed resolution, the city's Human Resources Department will be authorized to access criminal history records at both the state and federal levels to complete a fingerprint-based background check. In general, the added level of information will expand the City's due diligence when evaluating applicants for employment and volunteers working with the City and will reduce the potential liability for the City while protecting ...
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