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a6 <br />STAFF REPORT <br />To: Mayor and City Council Report No.: <br />Mike Mornson, City Manger <br />From: Kim Moore -Sykes, Assistant City Manager {` <br />Date: December 11, 2007 <br />Subject: Adding Language to the City Ordinances Regarding Background and Criminal Checks <br />Background: There are a number of situations whereby the City needs to conduct background checks and <br />criminal checks. These are generally done when hiring city personnel, particularly those being hiring for <br />public safety positions. The Police Department conducts these personnel background checks, usually <br />relying on information from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. The language in the Personnel <br />Ordinance was changed several years ago to reflect the use of this information. <br />As the result of recent staff review of various ordinances, it was pointed out that there are other situations, <br />i.e. liquor license applications and massage therapy business license applications, that require criminal <br />and/or background checks as part of the licensing procedure. The Chief of Police has indicated that <br />without specific reference to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in the City's ordinances, background <br />and criminal checks cannot be accessed from this source. <br />Staff is therefore recommending that the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, as sources of criminal <br />information, be added to those City ordinances that require background or criminal checks. Those <br />ordinances include: <br />• Liquor Licenses <br />• Pawn Broker Licenses <br />• Secondhand Dealer Licenses <br />• Massage Therapy Business Licenses <br />Since these changes are not substantive in nature, Staff is asking that these changes be approved with one <br />reading; that the remaining two readings be waived. <br />Attachments: <br />• City Ordinance Chapter 5, Section 565 Secondhand Dealers <br />• City Ordinance Chapter 5, Section 566 Pawnbrokers <br />• City Ordinance Chapter 5, Section 575 Physical Culture and Health Services and Clubs <br />(including therapeutic massage <br />• City Ordinance Chapter 10, Alcoholic Beverages <br />122007 BCA Council STAFF REPORT.doc <br />