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Ordinance 16 - 11 gftikethfaughs to be removed Underlines to be added An Ordinance Amendng Section, Section 2-113, Employee Background Checks, of the City of Elk River, Minnesota, City Code The City Council of the City of Elk River does hereby ordain as follows: SECTION 1. That 5 2-113, Employee Background Checks of the City of Elk River Code of Ordinances shall be amended to read as follows: (a) Applicants for city employment. The purpose of this section is to conduct criminal history verifications on applicants for many reasons, including the following: ■ Increase applicant quality ■ Verify application information ■ Eliminate applicants who are statutoWy 12rohibited from performing a particular job,. such as police officer • Limit legal risk and exposure • Reduce theft and embezzlement ■ Decrease risk of workplace violence ■ Discouraa aap4Lhcants that possess a criminal history that dixectly relates to the position sought ■ Limit the level of uncertainty in the hiring process The purpose and intent of this section is to also establish regulations that will allow lain enforcement access to Minnesota's Computerized Criminal History information for specified noncriminal purposes of employment background checks for the positions described in section 2-113(b). (b) Criminal history employment background investigations. 1. The police department is authorized, as the exelusive entity Widtin the e4r, to do a criminal history background investigation on the applicants for the following employment positions within the city: ■ Administration ■ Community development ■ Municipal utilities ■ Finance (including IT and municipal liquor operations) ■ Parks and recreation Last Updated Mazch 2014 p 0 1 E a I C 8! IN"ATURE]