HomeMy WebLinkAbout0878ORDINANCE NO. 878
CITY OF LAKEVILLE
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 1 CHAPTER 7
AND TITLE 3 CHAPTER 19 OF THE LAKEVILLE CITY
CODE CONCERNING CRIMINAL HISTORY EMPLOYMENT
AND LICENSE BACKGROUND CHECKS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEVILLE, MINNESOTA ORDAINS:
SECTION 1 . Section 1 -7 -5 of the Lakeville City Code is amended to provide:
1 -7 -5: EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND CHECKS
1- 7 -5 -1: APPLICANTS FOR CITY VOLUNTEERS AND EMPLOYMENT:
A. PURPOSE: The purpose and intent of this section is to establish regulations that will allow law
enforcement access to Minnesota's Computerized Criminal History information for specified
non - criminal purposes of employment and volunteer background checks.
B. CRIMINAL HISTORY EMPLOYMENT AND VOLUNTEER BACKGROUND
INVESTIGATIONS: The Lakeville Police Department is hereby required, as the exclusive
entity within the City, to do a criminal history background investigation on applicants for
volunteers and regular part-time or full -time employees of the City of Lakeville and other
positions that work with children or vulnerable adults, unless the City's hiring authority
concludes that a background investigation is not needed.
In conducting the criminal history background investigation in order to screen volunteers and
employment applicants, the Police Department is authorized to access data maintained in the
Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Computerized Criminal History information
system in accordance with BCA policy. Any data that is accessed and acquired shall be
maintained at the Police Department under the care and custody of the chief law enforcement
official or his or her designee. A summary of the results of the Computerized Criminal History
data may be released by the Police Department to the hiring authority, including the City
Council, the City Administrator, or other City staff involved in the hiring process.
Before the investigation is undertaken, the applicant must authorize the Police Department by
written consent to undertake the investigation. The written consent must fully comply with the
provisions of Minn. Stat. Chap. 13 regarding the collection, maintenance and use of the
information. Except for the positions set forth in Minnesota Statutes Section 364.09, the City will
not reject an applicant for employment on the basis of the applicant's prior conviction unless the
crime is directly related to the position of employment sought and the conviction is for a felony,
gross misdemeanor, or misdemeanor with a jail sentence. If the City rejects the applicant's
request on this basis, the City shall notify the applicant in writing of the following:
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1. The grounds and reasons for the denial.
2. The applicant complaint and grievance procedure set forth in Minnesota Statutes Section
364.06.
3. The earliest date the applicant may reapply for employment.
4. That all competent evidence of rehabilitation will be considered upon reapplication.
SECTION 2 . Section 3 -19 -1 of the Lakeville City Code is amended to provide:
1 -7 -6: LICENSE BACKGROUND CHECKS
1- 7 -6 -1: APPLICANTS FOR CITY LICENSES:
A. PURPOSE: The purpose and intent of this section is to establish regulations that will allow law
enforcement access to Minnesota's Computerized Criminal History information for specified
non - criminal purposes of licensing background checks.
B. CRIMINAL HISTORY LICENSE BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS: The Police
Department is hereby required, as the exclusive entity within the City, to do a criminal history
background investigation on the applicants for city permits, licenses, and other approvals.
In conducting the criminal history background investigation in order to screen license applicants,
the Police 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 Police Department
under the care and custody of the chief law enforcement official or his or her designee. A
summary of the results of the Computerized Criminal History data may be released by the Police
Department to the licensing authority, including the City Council, the City Administrator, or
other City staff involved the license approval process.
Before the investigation is undertaken, the applicant must authorize the Police Department by
written consent to undertake the investigation. The written consent must fully comply with the
provisions of Minn. Stat. Chap. 13 regarding the collection, maintenance and use of the
information. Except for the positions set forth in Minnesota Statutes Section 364.09, the City will
not reject an applicant for a license on the basis of the applicant's prior conviction unless the
crime is directly related to the license sought and the conviction is for a felony, gross
misdemeanor, or misdemeanor with a jail sentence. If the City rejects the applicant's request on
this basis, the City shall notify the applicant in writing of the following:
1. The grounds and reasons for the denial.
2. The applicant complaint and grievance procedure set forth in Minnesota Statutes Section
364.06.
3. The earliest date the applicant may reapply for the license.
4. That all competent evidence of rehabilitation will be considered upon reapplication.
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SECTION 3 . This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage.
ADOPTED this 18 day of April, 2011, by the City Council of the City of Lakeville, Minnesota.
CITY OF LAKEVILLE
BY: 4- 1 —
Mark Bellows, Mayor
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Charlene Friedges, Ciff Clerk
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PUBLIC NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 878
CITY OF LAKEVILLE
DAKOTA COUNTY. MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
TITLE 1 CHAPTER 7 AND
TITLE 3 CHAPTER 19 OF THE
LAKEVILLE CITY CODE
CONCERNING CRIMINAL HISTORY
EMPLOYMENT AND LICENSE
BACKGROUND CHECKS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LAKEVILLE, MINNESOTA ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 1-7-5 of the
Lakeville City Code is amended to pro-
vide:
1-7-5: EMPLOYMENT BACK-
GROUND CHECKS
1-7-5-1: APPLICANTS FOR CITY
VOLUNTEERS AND EMPLOYMENT:
A. PURPOSE: The purpose and
intent of this section is to establish
regulations that will allow law
enforcement access to Minnesota's
Computerized Criminal History infor-
mation for specified non -criminal pur-
poses of employment and volunteer
background checks.
B. CRIMINAL HISTORY EMPLOY-
MENT AND VOLUNTEER BACK-
GROUND INVESTIGATIONS: The
Lakeville Police Department is hereby
required, as the exclusive entity within
the City, to do a criminal history back-
ground investigation on applicants for
volunteers and regular part-time or
full-time employees of the City of
Lakeville and other positions that
work with children or vulnerable
adults, unless the City's hiring author-
ity concludes that a background inves-
tigation is not needed.
In conducting the criminal history
background investigation in order to
screen volunteers and employment
applicants, the Police Department is
authorized to access data maintained
in the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal
Apprehension Computerized Criminal
History information system in accor-
dance with BCA policy. Any data that
is accessed and acquired shall be
maintained at the Police Department
under the care and custody of the chief
law enforcement official or his or her
designee. A summary of the results of
the Computerized Criminal History
data may be released by the Police
Department to the hiring authority,
including the City Council, the City
Administrator, or other City staff
involved in the hiring process.
Before the investigation is under-
taken. the applicant must authorize
the Police Department by written con-
sent to undertake the investigation.
The written consent must fully com-
ply with the provisions of Minn. Stat.
Chap. 13 regarding the collection,
maintenance and use of the informa-
tion. Except for the positions set forth
in Minnesota Statutes Section 364.09,
the City will not reject an applicant for
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misdemeanor with a jail sentence. It
the City rejects the applicant's request
on this basis, the City shall notify the
applicant in writing of the following:
1. The grounds and reasons for the
denial.
2. The a plicant complaint and
grievan procedure set forth in
Minneso Statutes Section 364.06.
3. The e Iiest date the applicant
may reap ly for the license.
4. That a 1 competent evidence of
rehabilitation will be considered
upon reapplication.
SECTION S. This ordinance shall be
effective immediately upon its passage.
ADOPTED this 18th day of April,
2011, by the City Council of the City of
Lakeville, Minnesota.
CITY OF LAKEVILLE
BY:
Mark Bellows, Mayor
ATTEST:
Charlene Friedges, City Clerk
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STATE OF MINNESOTA )
COUNTY OF DAKOTA )
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Jessica Harper, being duly sworn on oath says that she is the business editor of the
newspaper(s) known as The Dakota County Tribune, and has full knowledge of the facts
which are stated below:
(A) The newspaper(s) has/have complied with all of the requirements constituting
qualifications as a legal newspaper(s), as provided by Minnesota Statue 331A.02, 331A.07
and other applicable laws, as amended.
(B) The printed legal notice, which is attached was cut from the columns of said
newspaper(s) and was printed and published once a week for one week; it was first published
on Thursday, the 21st day of April, 2011, and was therefore printed and published on every
Thursday to and including Thursday, the 21st day of April, 2011, and printed below is a
copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, which is hereby acknowledged
as being the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of the notice
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Subscribed and sworn to before me on
this 21st day of April, 2011
Notary Public
Business Editor
JAKE ROSE SCOTT
Notary l:.ib'.ic-Minnesota
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