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Any individual failing a City-prescribed background screening shall not be considered or screened for <br /> any position or participation with the City or Permit Holder to which this policy applies for one year <br /> from the date of the failed screen's having been conducted. <br /> Frequency <br /> Each individual required by this policy to be screened shall have a duty to self-report immediately to the <br /> City or Permit Holder (as the case may be) any subsequent conviction or other event for which a <br /> background screen was conducted at the outset of their employment or participation. <br /> In addition, each person to whom this policy applies shall be subject to re-screening every two years, or <br /> at such other interval as the City may from time to time determine in its discretion. <br /> The Screening Process <br /> The Parks and Recreation Director shall prescribe proceduresfor conducting background checks using <br /> the City's electronic database and software. The guiding principles and standards for such procedures <br /> are set forth below. <br /> The Parks and Recreation Director shall prescribe to the Screening Provider the particular background <br /> data to be considered for each particular position and the requirements for passing the screening. <br /> Background check reports will be delivered by the Provider on a pass-fail basis onjinto this database and <br /> will be secured with access limited as set by the Parks and Recreation Director or his/ er designee for <br /> each particular context in which backgrounds checks are to be conducted. <br /> An individual who does not pass the background screening shall begiven required notices relative <br /> thereto in accordance with the federal and state Fair Credit Reporting Acts,including but not <br /> necessarily limited to a copy of the "Summary of Your Rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act", <br /> notification that the individual is disqualified from employment or participation, and information on <br /> how to dispute the results of the screening. <br /> The City of Elk River Parks and Recreation Department is a national affiliate of Operation TLC2 <br /> Making Communities Safe, a background screening program of the National Recreation and Park <br /> Association (NRPA) administered by Southeastern Security Consultants,Inc. (SSCI). SSCI specializes <br /> in conducting background checks for volunteers in accordance with parks and recreation industry <br /> standard and best practices. <br /> The NRPA has reviewed the resources of the National Association of Professional Background <br /> Screeners, and sought the counsel of recognized background screening experts to develop a set of <br /> recommended guidelines for volunteer background screening. The procedures in this policy have <br /> generally been set in accordance with NRPA agency accreditation standards for parks and recreation <br /> agencies and NRPA recommendations for a parks and recreation volunteer background screening <br /> policy. <br /> Every individual required to submit to a background screening must complete, sign, and date the <br /> Consent and Waiver Release Form. Electronic signatures may be acceptable in accordance with <br /> applicable law. All consent forms must be submitted to the Recreation Division of the Elk River Parks <br /> and Recreation Department or to the Permit Holder,whichever is the party to whom services will be <br /> rendered by the individual, no later than the date designated by such party. Failure to provide a <br /> completed consent form by an announced reasonable deadline may disqualify the individual from <br /> participation and/or employment. Falsification of information on any application or the <br /> consent/release form is grounds for disqualification/revocation/dismissal. <br /> 6 <br />