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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0895 Ord (Applicants for Employment) ORDINANCE NO. 895 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE STILLWATER CITY CODE BY ENACTING PROVISIONS REQUIRING CRIMINAL mSTORY AND DRIVER'S LICENSE mSTORY FOR APPLICANTS FOR EMPLOYMENT AND PERIODICALL Y THEREAFTER FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STILLWATER DOES ORDAIN: 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. The City Council of the City of Stillwater finds that protecting the public safety requires the City to conduct computerized criminal history and driver's license history inquiries on persons who are finalists for City employment or who are existing employees, full-time or part-time, who operate a motor vehicle even occasionally as part of their duties or work assignments or who are in positions of particular public trust. 2. ADDING. The Stillwater City Code is amended by adding Section 22.11 Required Records Inquiry that will hereafter read as follows: (1) City employees and volunteers work independently with and provide public services to some of the most vulnerable members of society. Protection of the public trust warrants the investigation of persons who are finalists to fill full or part-time employment positions with the City or who are applying to volunteer in City programs be carefully evaluated. In order to minimize risk to the public, criminal history inquiries and driver's license inquiries are necessary before employment or appointment is offered. (2) Some City employees work closely with public funds and accounts and are in employment positions that have access to property or assets of the City where losses are difficult to detect or prevent. In order to minimize the risk that the public trust will be violated, computerized criminal history inquiries of those individuals are necessary from time to time. (3) Several City employees enter the private homes of City residents on a regular basis in the performance of necessary and worthwhile public services. Computerized criminal history inquiries on persons in such positions are deemed necessary from time to time to minimize the risk that the personal safety of residents in their homes will be violated. (4) Many City employees and some volunteers operate, on a regular basis, heavy machinery, street maintenance equipment, and/or other City-owned motor vehicles on public rights-of-way. In order to minimize the loss of public property and the loss oflife in serious traffic accidents, computerized criminal history inquiries and driver's license history inquiries of persons in these positions are appropriate. Annual criminal history inquiries and motor vehicle and driver's license history inquiries are required for all regular, part-time, or paid on-call employees in these employments. (5) In accordance with the state policy of encouraging the rehabilitation of criminal offenders, the computerized criminal history and driver's license history inquiries prescribed herein shall not be an automatic bar to public employment but rather used in assessing the rehabilitation of the finalist in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Sections 364.01 to 364.10. (6) This ordinance cannot guarantee that certain groups or individuals will be protected from the criminal acts of employees or volunteers; rather, its intent is to minimize certain risks in the performance of government services to the general public. 2. SAVING. In all other ways, the City Code will remain in full force and effect. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance will be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication according to law. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Stillwater this J!.t'day of May, 2000. ,4r/~ y 1, ayor ATTEST: !1~\~~ U)~ ~,Weldon, City Clerk . AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION ~tiIItuater QEbeuiug ~a;ette POBox 58, 102 S. 2nd St..SliIlwater, MN 55082; Phone 651439-3130; FAX 651-439-4713 State of Minnesota ) )ss. ) County of Washington Mary Beth Kremer, being duly sworn, on oath says that she is the Publisher or authorized agent and employee of the publisher of the newspaper known as Stillwater Evening Gazette, and has full knowledge of the facts which are stated. A. The newspaper has complied with all of the requirements constituting qualification as a qualified newspaper. as provided by Minnesota StaMe 331A.02. 331A.07 and other applicable laws, as amended. 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Maximum rate per column inch under Minnesota Law: $7.50 per 12-pica column. Total Amount $41.06 .:.::~:: .::::::::: otWiR' .... ~t~n) ".......; ::::::::::+:::::: Evening Gazette, May 26, 2000 ORDINANCE NO. 895 AN ORDINANCE AMENDINGTHE $TILLWA~ TE~ CITY CODE BY ENA~TING. PROVI~ SIONS REQUIRING CRIMINAL HISTORY FOR APPLICANTS FOR EMPLOYMENT AND~ PERIODICALLY THEREAFTER.FOR CERJ TAIN EMPLOYEES ,] THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STILL~' WATER OOES ORbAIN: ,~, 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. The City, Council of the. Cily of Stillwater finds that pro., tecting the pUblic safety requires the City to> conduct computerized criminal history and dri- vers liCense history .inquiries 00 persons who are finalists for City employment or who a/'f1" existing employees, full-time or part-time, wheY operate a motor vehicle. even occasionally as' part of their duties or work assignments or wOO' are in poSitions of particular public trust.) 2. ~. The Stillwater City . Code. is' amended by adding SeCtion 22.11 Beauired' Records Inouirv that will hereafter rea~' lows: .., . "') (:I) City employees and volunteers workinde-\ pendently with and provide public services to ~ some .of the most vulnerable members oP society. Protection Of the public trust warrants'; investigation of persons who are finalists to fill.! full or part-time employment positions with the J City or who are applying to volunteer in City.; programs be carefully evalualed.In order to~. minimize, risk to. the public, criminal. history.' inquiries and driver's license inquiries are' necessary before employment or appoint-' ment is offered. ' (2) Some City employees work closely with' pUblic funds and accounts and are in employ: . ment positions that have access to property( or assets of the City where losses are difficult" to detect or prevent. In order to. minimize thef risk that the pUblic trust will be violated, com- , puterized criminal history inquiries of those..! individuals are necessary from time to time, '.~ (:3) Several City employees enter the private'''; homes of City residents on a regular basis in.) the performal'lce of necessary and worthwhile~ public services. Computerized criminal histoe,J ry inquiries, on persons in such pOSitions are, i deemed necessary from time to time to (llink... mize the risk that the personal safety 9f resb dents in their homes will be violated. ' (4) Many City employees and . some volun~ r teersoperate, ona regular basis" heavy" machinery, street maintenance equipment..~ and/or other City owned motOr vehicles on) pUblic rights of way., In order to minimize thet) loss of public property and the. loss of life in.~ serious traffic accidents, computerized crimi- 0 nal history inquiries and driver's iicel'lsehisto" ry inquiries of persons .in these posiliOl) are ~ appropriate. Annual criminal history inquiries ~ and motor vehicle and driver's license history',' inquiries are required for all regular, part,time <; or paid on call employees in these employ--' ments. . (5) In accordance with ~he. state poI.~ of encouraging the rehabilitation of criminal. offenders the computerized criminal history; and driv~r's license history inquiries pre-.~ scribed herein shall not be an automatic bar" to public employment but rather .us~d ~n..' assessing the rehabilitatio.~ of the ftnallst In, I accordance with Minnesota Statu.tes~ Sections 364.01 to 364.10. (6) This ordinance cannot guarantee that cere.~ tain groups or individuals will be protected~ from the criminalactsof employees or VQlu~. j leers; rather, its intent is to minil1)ize cert31n' risks in the pelJormance of governme~t ser. , vices to the general public. .. 2. ~,In all other way, the City 90de wi!{ remain in full force and effect. ,., 3. EFFECTIVE Q~TE. This Ordinance. will ~ in full force and effect from and after ItS pas; sage and publiCation according to law. . 0'1" ~. Adopted by the City Council of the City Stillwater this 16th day of May, 2000. . Is/Jay L. Kimble . JayL.Kimble, Mayor ArrEST: IslMorli Weldon Morli Weldon, City Clerk (Ii .f! . ~/~ .