Submitted By: Patrick G. Gilligan
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Presentation By: Robert Batsel Jr.
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Department: City Attorney
STAFF RECOMMENDATION (Motion Ready):
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Adopt Ordinance 2022-33 that enables the City to conduct criminal background checks on employees, appointed positions, and third parties doing business with or in the City of Ocala where the City determines such screenings are necessary for security or public safety reasons. This ordinance is authorized by Florida Statute, ? 166.0442.
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OCALA'S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Quality of Place, .
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
4/8/2022 - 29655134
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BACKGROUND:
It is critical to the security/public safety of the citizens of the City of Ocala that criminal background investigation is done for those seeking employment as well as those currently employed by the City.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS:
A criminal background investigation for those applying to the City for employment or appointment with the City is currently being done. This ordinance brings the current practice into compliance with Florida Statute, ? 166.0442 that enables such background checks. This ordinance also allows the City, at its option, to do similar checks on any private contractor, employee of a private contractor, vendor, repair person, or delivery person who is subject to licensing or regulation by the municipality; or any private contractor, employee of a private contractor, vendor, repair person, for-hire chauffeur, or delivery person who has direct contact with individual members of the public or access to any public facility or publicly operated facility in such a manner or to such an extent that the governing body of the municipality finds that preventing unsuitable persons from having such contact or access is critical to security or public safety.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The cost of the background checks. These are done in-house by the Ocala Police Department.
PROCUREMENT REVIEW:
N/A
LEGAL REVIEW:
This ordinance has been prepared by ...
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