TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Teresia Zadroga-Haase, Human Resources Director
SUBJECT:Title
Resolution Approving the Human Resources Department Authorization To Access Federal Level Summary Criminal History Information for Employment/Volunteer Purposes (Human Resources Director Zadroga-Haase).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 16-0020
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that City Council approve a resolution authorizing the Human Resources Department to access Federal level criminal history summary for employment/volunteer purposes.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The cost is an additional $17 per fingerprint process for the FBI criminal history access for a total of $64 per applicant. The current fingerprint cost is $47 per applicant. In FY 2014-2015, the Human Resources Department fingerprinted 86 employment and/or volunteer applicants for a cost of $4,042. The additional $17 per fingerprint process would have been $1,462 for a total of $5,504.
BACKGROUND:
The California Penal Code Section 11105(b)(11) and 13300(b)(11) authorizes cities to request criminal record information from the Department of Justice (DOJ) in order to assist with employment, licensing or certification purposes. The City of Manhattan Beach Municipal Code 2.08.130 reserves its authority to exclude individuals who have been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor that would impact an applicant's ability to perform the job duties for the position they applied. With the increased mobility of potential applicants, it is important that the City perform due diligence in ensuring that applicants do not have a record which would affect employment not just locally, but on a nationwide basis.
DISCUSSION:
The Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) is information identified through fingerprint submission to the DOJ and the results are...
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