855-03 Employee Fingerprinting Policy

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Section 3 Fingerprint processing and screening. Specifically, the following employees must comply with this section: Utility Department, Public Works Department, Airport Personnel, Custodial Staff; Code Enforcement and Building Department Personnel, Finance Director, and other members of the City of Zephyrhills Administration. (a) Any City employee or appointee holding a position designated as critical to security or public safety shall be required, as a condition of continued employment,to submit a completed fingerprint card to the City Manager or the manager's designee within five(5)business days of being requested. Any cost shall be borne by the City. (b) Any prospective employee applying for a position designated as critical to security or public safety shall be required as a condition precedent to employment to submit a completed fingerprint card to the City Manager or the manager's designee for a criminal history record check. Any cost shall be borne by Applicant. Payment may be deducted from the Applicant's first paycheck. (c) A non-employee as provided under Section 2 above shall submit a completed fingerprint card to the City Manager or the manager's designee in advance of any request to access a designated facility under this Subsection in order to be screened and qualified to access such facility. A non-employee shall provide the City Manager or 111 manager's designee with all information necessary to screen and qualify such person not later than one (1) business day in advance of such person's required access to any designated facility under this Subsection. (d) Obtaining a fingerprint card or a request to be fingerprinted shall be directed to and accomplished by any local law enforcement agency. The City of Zephyrhills Police Chief shall establish reasonable times and procedures during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, to allow the police department to conduct fingerprinting consistent with the purposes of this Subsection. (e) Upon receipt of a completed fingerprint card,the City Manager or the manager's designee shall forward the completed fingerprint card to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for a state criminal history record check and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history record check. (f) Any information concerning the qualifications and screening of a person shall be provided to the City Manager or the manager's designee. Section 4 Consideration of criminal history record information; confidentiality.