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ORDINANCE NO. 12 -08 ORDINANCE RELATING TO CRII'IINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND FOR APPLICANTS FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT AND CITY LICENSES BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Lino Lakes, Anoka County, Minnesota, as follows: Section 1. That the Lino Lakes City Code shall be amended by repealing Chapter 207.08. CHAPTER 207.08 BACKGROUND CHECKS Section 2. That the Lino Lakes City Code shall be amended by adopting the following new Chapter. SECTION 1 APPLICANTS FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT 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 background checks for the positions described in Section 1.1. 1.1 CRIMINAL HISTORY EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS: The Lino Lakes Police Department is authorized, as the exclusive entity within the City, to do a criminal history background investigation on the applicants for the following positions within the city: Employment positions: All regular part-time or full-time employees of the City of Lino Lakes and other positions that work with children or vulnerable adults. In conducting the criminal history background investigation in order to screen employment 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 hiring authority, to include the City Council, the City Administrator, Director of Adminis.iation or other city staff as appropriate. 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 •