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• Of Report Number 09-146 Agenda Section VI -9 VUBPJGHTM Council Meeting Date June 9, 2009 the City that works for you REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM DESCRIPTION: An Ordinance Repealing Sections Chapter 21 and Chapter 23 of the City Code Relating to Employment and License Background Checks and Adopting a New Article (Article No. 6 Criminal History Background) Pertaining to Criminal History, Driving Records, and License Background Checks. DEPARTMENT HEAD'S APPROVAL: Schawn P. Johnson, Assistant to the City CITY MANAGER'S APPROVAL: No comments to supplement this Recommendation: attached Waive the reading and Adopt the Ordinance Relating to Criminal History Background Checks on Applicants for Employment and Licenses: 1. Repealing Sections 21-24 of the City Code; 2. Repealing Section 23-70 thru Section 23-72 of the City Code; 3. Adding Chapter 23, Section 23-70 of the City Code. Legislative History: None Financial Impact: None. Explanation: The City of New Brighton has been advised by the League of Minnesota Cities, Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Criminal Justice Information Section (CJIS) that our Ordinance requires changes to allow for the continued ability to conduct Criminal History Background Checks for applicants who are finalists and/or volunteers for our City as well as for Background Checks on applicants such as on sale/off sale liquor licenses and personal service licenses. The following items have been added to the proposed background check ordinance: Y A provision stating that the criminal history data will be maintained by the City's Public Safety Department and that only summary data will be provided to the City's hiring authority; Y Language was added stating that the City will comply with the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act pertaining to background checks. 1:\COUNCIL\REPORTS\2009Wdmin\Criminal History -Background Checks -June 2009.doc