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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes June 23, 2009 Page 4 Mayor Faust noted the consensus of the Council to direct staff to proceed with greater enforcement of the current parking regulations. Ayes — 3, Nays — 2 (Stille and Thuesen). Motion carried. D. Consider Ordinance 2009-006; Amending Current Code to Allow Background Checks. Mike Morrison, City Manager, presenting (1St reading). 9 City Manager Mornson reviewed the ordinance with the Council and indicated that as part of the 10 recodification of the City Code, the attorneys assisting staff with the process advised that it was 11 not necessary to codify the City's Personnel Policy as most of the regulations and laws were 12 originated and supported by State or Federal statutes and legislation, and that no need existed to 13 codify them as part of the City's Code. However, because the City's authority to request 14 background checks of prospective new hires and liquor license holders existed as a part of the 15 codified City's Personnel Policy, it was inadvertently removed when the City's recodified Code 16 of Ordinances was approved and adopted by the City Council. Staff is requesting that this 17 language be returned to the City's Code of Ordinances so that the Police Department may be 18 again authorized to conduct Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) criminal background 19 checks on prospective new hires and licenses. 20 21 Councilmember Roth requested staff to look into how many years into the past the background 22 checks go. He noted there was an incident in the news where a gentleman became an apartment 23 complex manager, and the background check did not uncover information about his past 14 years 24 ago because the check only went back 10 years. He asked if employees have been hired recently 25 without background checks being done as a result of the City not having the necessary authority. 26 City Manager Morrison replied that due to the hiring freeze, the only hiring being done at this 27 time is part-time liquor employees. There have not been any employees hired until this is taken 28 care of. Liquor licenses have been approved, as the City has the ability to do a partial 29 background check. The biggest concern is to have background checks done on solicitors going 30 door to door. 31 32 Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Roth, to approve the First 33 Reading, Waive the Second and Third Readings, and adopt Ordinance 2009-006; Amending 34 Current Code to Allow Background Checks. 35 36 Motion carried unanimously. 37 38 VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. 39 40 City Manager Mornson reported on the following: 41 • There are no agenda items scheduled for the July 14, 2009 City Council meeting. The 42 third reading of Ordinance 2009-005 could be scheduled for the July 18, 2009 City 43 Council meeting if the Council chooses. 44 • June 16, 2009— Roseville meeting to discuss Higherest Overlay Project 45 • June 17, 2009 — New Brighton meeting to discuss sharing of resources equipment, 46 purchasing, and employee training. 11