To: Board of Supervisors
From: Monica Nino, County Administrator
Report Title: Resolution for Life Scan Services for Employment Purposes
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Acting as the governing Board of the Crockett-Carquinez Fire Protection District (District), APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to ADOPT a Resolution to authorize the District to apply for a license with Life Scan for fingerprinting services to access state and federal level background information for employment with the District.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There are government fees as well as varied location fees charged per service requested, but the amounts are nominal and would be covered by the District’s budget.
BACKGROUND:
For several years, Crockett-Carquinez Fire Protection District has been working with the John Swett Unified School District for Life Scan Services. Live Scan Fingerprinting technology allows digitally scanned fingerprints and related information to be submitted electronically to the Department of Justice and allows fast processing of criminal background checks.
This request is for the District to apply for its own license to be able to access and criminal history information for employment purposes. This will allow the District to receive the information directly and provide for a more efficient process.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this resolution is not adopted, Crockett-Carquinez Fire Protection District will be unable to access state and federal criminal history for employment information which can result in hiring and workforce challenges.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
and for Special Districts, Agencies and Authorities Governed by the Board
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IN THE MATTER OF, authorizing Crockett-Carquinez Fire Protection District to apply for a license with Live Scan to provide fingerprinting services for employment purposes to the District;
WHEREAS, Penal Code Sections 11105(b)(11) and 13300(b)(11) authorize cities, counties, districts and joint powers authorities to access state and local summary criminal history information for employment; and
WHEREAS, Penal Code Section 11105(b)(11) authorizes cities, counties, districts and joint powers authorities to access federal level criminal history information by transmitting fingerprint images and related information to the Department of Justice to be transmitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and
WHEREAS, Penal Code Sections 11105(b)(11) and 13300(b)(11) require that there be a requirement or exclusion from employment based on specific criminal conduct on the part of the subject of the record; and
WHEREAS, Penal Code Sections 11105(b)(11) and 13300(b)(11) require the city council, board of supervisors, governing body of a city, county or district or joint powers authority to specifically authorize access to summary criminal history information for employment.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Crockett-Carquinez Fire Protection District is hereby authorized to access state and federal level summary criminal history information for employment with the Crockett-Carquinez Fire Protection District (including volunteers and contract employees) and may not disseminate the information to a private entity; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Crockett-Carquinez Fire Protection District shall not consider a person who has been convicted of a violent or serious felony or misdemeanor eligible for employment (including volunteers and contract employees, if applicable).