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ORDINANCE NO. 780 STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON v ORDINANCE REPEALING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 21 AND 23 RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT AND LICENSE BACKGROUND CHECKS AND ADOPTING A NEW ARTICLE RELATING TO THE SAME CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON ORDAINS AS Section 21-24 of the New Brighton Code of Ordinances is repealed in its 2. Sections 23-70 through 23-72 of the New Brighton Code of Ordinances are I in their entirety. ion 3. Chapter 23 of the New Brighton Code of Ordinances is amended by adding a Article 6 as follows: Article 6. Criminal History Background 23-70. Criminal History, Driving Record and License Background Checks. (1) Purpose. The purpose and intent of this section is to establish regulations that will allow the New Brighton Public Safety Department access to Minnesota's Computerized Criminal History information for specified non -criminal purposes of employment and licensing background checks. (2) The New Brighton Public Safety Department is hereby required, as the exclusive entity within the City, to conduct a criminal history background investigation on all paid or volunteer positions and license applicants within the City, unless the City's hiring authority concludes that background investigation is not needed. (3) The City of New Brighton conducts criminal history background investigations to screen employees, voluntary personnel, and license applicants. The New Brighton Public Safety Department is authorized to access data maintained in the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehensions Computerized Criminal History information system in accordance with BCA policy. Any data that is accessed and acquired shall be maintained at the Public Safety Center facility under the care and custody of the Director of Public Safety or his/her designee. A summary of the results of the Computerized Criminal history may be released by the New Brighton Public Safety Department to the hiring or license review authority, including the City Council, City Manager, Assistant to the City Manager, or other City staff involved in the hiring or license approval process. (4) Before the investigation is undertaken, the applicant must authorize the New Brighton Public Safety Department by written consent to undertake the investigation. The written consent must fully comply with the provisions of Minn. Stat. Chap. 13 regarding the