Laserfiche WebLink
3.6 Background Checks <br />All finalists for employment with the CityCity will be subject to a background check to confirm <br />information submitted as part of application materials and to assist in determining the candidate's <br />suitability for the position. -Except where already defined by state law, the CityCity <br />Administrator will determine the level of background check to be conducted based on the <br />position being filled. <br />3.7 Criminal Background Investigations <br />Authority <br />State law authorizes eityCity police departments to conduct criminal history background <br />investigations on applicants for GityCity positions using Minnesota Computerized Criminal <br />History data. <br />Applications <br />This section applies only to applicants who are finalists for regular, temporary, seasonal, casual, <br />and volunteer status positions. —Before a finalist is eligible to receive a conditional job offer or <br />begin employment with the GityCity, and to the extent permitted by law, the applicant must <br />authorize the Police Department, in writing, to undertake a criminal history background <br />investigation and to release the information to the GityCity Council, GityCity Administrator <br />and/or other GityCity staff as appropriate. <br />Rejection of Applications <br />Except in the case of exceptions set forth in Minnesota state law, as may be amended from time <br />to time, if the GityCity rejects an application for employment, either due partly or solely to the <br />applicant's prior conviction of a crime that which relates directly relates to the position sought, <br />the GityCity's Human ResourcesHuman Resources ManagerAdministrative Services Director <br />will notify the applicant in writing of the following: <br />• The Grounds and reasons for denial; <br />• The applicant complaint and grievance procedure set forth in Minnesota State law, as may <br />amended from time to time; <br />• The earliest date the applicant may reapply for employment or a volunteer position; and <br />• That all competent evidence of rehabilitation will be considered upon re -application. <br />Only public conviction information related directly to the position sought will be considered in <br />denying employment. In situations where identity is in questioned, fingerprint verifications will be <br />allowed, to the extent permitted by law. The GityCity reserves the right to consider the applicant's <br />criminal history, including any and all evidence of rehabilitation, when evaluating him or her for <br />employment with the City, to the maximum extent permitted by law. <br />231Page <br />