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CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF MARCH 17, 1998 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council APPROVAL: Henry Garcia, City Manager FROM: Dennis Morris, Personnel Directorj' I SUBJECT: Resolution Authorizing the City to Obtain State Summary Criminal History Information for Employment, Licensing or Certification Purposes and Resolution Directing the Personnel Director to Establish Policies and Procedures to Conduct Background Checks DATE: March 11, 1998 BACKGROUND: To provide the highest quality public service; and to prevent loss of public confidence and damage to the City's reputation, it is more important than ever for citizens to feel secure that their employees are screened adequately prior to employment. This is particularly true with employees who work with children, either as employees or volunteers, as well as individuals in cash handling positions. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: We would like to conduct comprehensive criminal history background checks of all employees and volunteers when they begin working for the City with periodic checks thereafter. While child molesters should not be working with children, individuals who have a history of embezzlement, fraud and larceny should also not be working in Finance Departments or other cash handling environments, and individuals with criminal driving records should not be operating City vehicles; and so on. Since a criminal background check procedure is already in effect for employees involved in Community Childcare and the Police Department, effective with the adoption of the attached resolutions and applicable policy, this procedure will be implemented for all future hires/volunteers in all City departments,. with the Police Department performing the fingerprinting and the requisite records being maintained in a separate file within the Personnel Department and monitored by the Personnel Director or designee. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Cost of $50 per volunteer and $42 per regular employee, which shall be borne by the affected department. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: None. RECOMMENDATION: Request that the City Council and the Mayor adopt said resolutions and policy and the Mayor sign same. WDATA\AGENDA\CBCAGEN.DDC L -M # 11