10.84 - Background Investigations
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Section 10.84: Background Investigations
Subdivision 1. Definitions
For the purpose of this Section, the following terms have the meaning stated:
A. CJDN: means the State of Minnesota Criminal Justice Data Communication
Network or any successor communication network.
B. Informed Consent/Waiver Form: means a consent/waiver form approved
by the City and meeting the requirements of Minnesota Statutes Section
13.05, Subdivision 4( d) as amended.
C. Manager: means an individual who is hired or is applying to be hired by an
owner of rental property and who has or would have the means, within the
scope of the individual's duties, to enter tenants' dwelling units.
D. Rental Property Designee: means the owner or manager of rental property
located within the City which has received a request from a prospective
tenant to reside in said rental property.
E. Tenant: means an individual who is or is applying to be a tenant in rental
property.
Subdivision 2. Purpose and Intent
It is the purpose and intent of this Section to protect and preserve the City's
neighborhoods, to assure of safe park and recreation programs and to protect the
overall public health, safety, welfare and morale of City residents by providing a
system at the local level for criminal history/background investigations of Managers
of rental property, Tenants, park and recreation and other city volunteers and new
City employees through use of the CJDN.
Subdivision 3. Manager/Tenant Background and Investigation
A Rental Property Designee may request the Police Department to conduct a
criminal history/background investigation on a Manager of rental property and/or a
Tenant. Such request shall be on a City-approved form and accompanied with an
Informed Consent/Waiver Form executed by the Manager or Tenant.
Source: Ordinance No. 185, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 7-30-98
Subdivision 4. Background Investigations
The following persons are required to submit to a criminal background check
conducted by the Golden Valley Police Department: (1) job applicants who are
finalists for city employment; and (2) applicants seeking to be City volunteers. As a
condition of employment or volunteering with the City, the persons identified in the
preceding sentence must provide written authorization of their consent to a
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criminal-history background investigation and the release of information called from
such investigation to the Human Resources Coordinator and other city staff.
Additionally, (1) job applicants who are finalists for city employment; and (2)
volunteers who may operate city vehicles or seek reimbursement for operating their
personal vehicles must provide written authorization of their consent to a check of
their driver's license status and history.
Subdivision 5. Disqualification of Applicants
No person shall be disqualified from employment with the City solely or in part
because of a prior criminal conviction unless the crime(s) directly relate to the
position sought. Even if the crime(s) directly relate to the position, the City will
evaluate whether the person has been rehabilitated through a careful consideration
of the factors outlined in Minn. Stat. g364.03, subd. 3.
Source: Ordinance No. 388, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 12-14-07
Subdivision 6. Fees
All requests under this Section shall be accompanied by a fee to be fixed and
determined by the Council, adopted by resolution, and uniformly enforced. Such
fees may, from time-to-time, be amended by the Council by resolution. A copy of
the resolution shall be kept on file in the office of the City Clerk and open to
inspection during regular business hours.
Source: Ordinance No. 185, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 7-30-98
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