03-053ORDINANCE 03- O~
AN ORDINANCE O F THE CITY O F BOYNTON B EACH,
FLORIDA, ENACTING A NEW SECTION 2-21,
"EMPLOYMENT SCREENING", OF THE CITY'S CODE
OF ORDINANCES TO PROVDE FOR CRIMINAL
HISTORY RECORD CHECKS, INCLUDING
FINGERPRINTING, FOR CERTAIN MUNICIPAL
EMPLOYEES, APPOINTEES, CONTRACTORS AND
VENDORS PURSUANT TO SECTION 166.0442, FLORIDA
STATUTES; FINDING CERTAIN POSITIONS OF
MUNICIPAL EMPLOYMENT OR APPOINTMENT, AS
DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A" ATTACHED HERETO, TO
BE CRITICAL TO SECURITY OR PUBLIC SAFETY
WITHIN THE CITY; FINDING CERTAIN PUBLIC
FACILITIES AND PUBLICLY OPERATED FACILITIES AS
DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "B" ATTACHED HERETO TO
BE CRITICAL TO SECURITY OR PUBLIC SAFETY
WITHIN THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS;
PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A REPEALER
CLAUSE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the State of Florida Legislature and Governor approved Chapter 2002-
169, Laws of Florida during the 2002 Legislative session which grants municipalities the
authority to conduct fingerprinting as part of employment screening for those individuals
who a re seeking employment o r appointment t o a position which i s critical t o security o r
~ublic safety; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 2002-169, Laws of Florida, Section 166.0442,
;lorida Statutes, n ow provides for t he authority for a municipality t o require employment
screening, including fingerprinting, for any private contractor, employee of a private
contractor, vendor, repair person, or delivery person who has access to any public facility or
publicly operated facility that the governing body of the municipality finds is critical to
security or public safety; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that certain positions of municipal
employment or appointment as described in Exhibit "A", attached hereto, are critical to
security or public safety, and should be subject to the background screening and
fingerprinting authorized by Section 166.0442, Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, t he City Commission finds that certain public facilities and publicly
operated facilities as described in Exhibit "B", attached hereto, are critical to security or
public safety, and those vendors, contractors, repair person, and delivery persons who enter
those facilities should be subject to the background screening and fingerprinting authorized
by Section 166.0442, Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission for the City of Boynton Beach finds that the
enactment of this ordinance to provide for the type of employment screening, including
fingerprinting, which is authorized by Section 166.0442, Florida Statutes, is in the best
interest of the health, safety, and welfare of the residents and citizens of the City of Boynton
iBeach.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, THAT:
Section 1. The foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are hereby ratified and confirmed
i as being true and correct and are hereby made a part of this Ordinance upon adoption hereof.
Section 2. That Chapter 2, "Administration", o f t he C ode o f Ordinances o f t he
City of Boynton Beach, be, and the same is hereby amended by enacting a new Section 2-21,
"Employment Screening", to read as follows:
Sec. 2-21. Employment Screenine
(a)
As authorized by Section 166.0442, Florida Statutes, any individual
who is currently being employed, is seeking employment, or is to be
appointed to a position of municipal employment or appointment
which the City finds is critical to security or public safety shall be
subiect to employment screening. The employment screening process
shall require that each person applying for, or continuing employment
in any such position, or having access to any such facility, be
fingerprinted. The City shall submit the fingerprints to the Florida
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Department of Law Enforcement for a state criminal history_ record
check and to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national
criminal history record check. The information obtained from the
criminal history record checks conducted pursuant to this section may
be used to determine an applicant's eligibility for employment or
appointment and to determine an employee's eligibility for continued
employment. The fingerprinting and associated criminal history
record checks shall be in addition to any other background screening
which the City may lawfully tmdertake.
(b)
As authorized by Section 166.0442, Florida Statutes, any private
contractor, any employee of a private contractor, vendor, repair
person, or delivery person who has access to any public facility or
publicly operated facility that the City Commission finds is critical to
security or public safety shall be subject to employment screening as
described in subsection A above. The employment screening process
shall require t hat e ach person having access t o any such facility, b e
fingerprinted. The costs of such employment screening pursuant to
this section shall be borne by the contractor, vendor, repair person, or
delivery person.
(c)
The positions of municipal employment and appointment, and the
public facilities and publicly operated facilities that are critical to
security or public safety are listed in City Ordinance 2003- , a copy of
which may be obtained from the City Clerk's office.
Section 3. That the City Commission hereby finds that the following positions of
employment and appointment with the City are critical to security or public safety:
SEE EXHIBIT "A" ATTACHED HERETO
Section 4. That the City Commission hereby finds that the following public
facilities and/or publicly operated facilities are critical to security or public safety:
SEE EXHIBIT "B" ATTACHED HERETO
Section 5. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
Section 6. Should any section or any provision of this Ordinance or portion
hereof, any paragraph, sentence, or work be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to
be invalid, such decision shall not affect the remainder of this Ordinance.
Section 7. Authority is hereby granted to codify this Ordinance.
Section 8. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage.
APPROVED BY THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH CITY COMMISSION at
First Reading this
day of ,~OT'~-v.nl~'l:l., 2003.
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APPROVED BY THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH CITY COMMISSION at
Second, Final Reading and Passage this '7 day of I~)~'l'O~l~g},, ,2003.
Comm i~uef' ~ ~
ATTEST:
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Exhibit A - September 2, 2003
Listing of positions of employment or appointment critical to security and public safety
Administrative Assistant
Administrative Associate
Administrative Clerk
Administrative Secretary
Animal Control Officer
Aquatics Manager
Aquatics Supervisor
Assistant Chief of Police
Assistant City Manager
Assistant Director, Library
Assistant Fire Marshall
Assistant TV Specialist
Assistant Director, Finance/Audit Mgr.
Assistant Director, Human Resources
Assistant Director, Pwks/City Engineer
Assistant Director, Development
Assistant Director, Public Works
Assistant Manager, Customer Relations
Assistant Manager, Warehouse
Assistant Supt, Golf Course
Assistant Supr, Utilities
Assistant to Director, Golf
Assistant to Director, Recreation
Assistant to Director, ITS
Automated Truck Operator
Building Code Administrator
Building Inspector
Building Inspector, Sr.
Building Maint. Mechanic, Sr.
Building Maint. Mechanic
Building Official
Bus Driver
Buyer, Sr.
CADD Technician/Design Supr.
Chemist
Chief Electrician
Chief Plant Operator
Chief Utilities Field Insp.
City Clerk
City Manager
Civil Engineer
Claims Analyst
Code & Rehabilitation Officer
Code Compliance Admin.
Code Compliance Inspector
Code Compliance Officer
Code Compliance Officer, Sr.
Commun. & Data Control Spec.
Communications Dispatcher
Communications Specialist
Communicaton Shift Supr.
Community Service Officer
Computer Support Spec., Sr.
Computer Support Specialist
Construction Coordinator
Construction Inspector
Crew Leader
Crew Leader, Senior
Crew Supervisor
Crew Supervisor, Senior
Crew Worker
Crew Worker, Senior
Crime Scene Technician
Criminal Intelligence Analyst
Custodian
Data Support Technician
Dep. Dir., Finance/Purch Agt.
Deputy City Clerk
Deputy Director, Recreation & Parks
Deputy Director, Utilities
Deputy Fire Chief
Deputy Fire Marshall
Director Development
Director Finance/Treasurer
Director Fire & EMS Service
Director Golf
Director Human Resources
Director ITS
Director Library
Director Media & PUblic Communications
Director Org. and Strategic Development
Director Planning & Zoning
Director Public Works
Director Recreation
Electrical Inspector, Sr.
Electrician
Electrician, Master
Electrician, Senior
EMS Coordinator
Engineering Plans AnalystJlnspector
Engineering Technician
Environ. Coord./Util. Safety Offi
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Environmental Inspector
Equipment Operator
Equipment Operator, Senior
Fingerprint Examiner
Fire Battalion Chief
Fire Captain
Fire Lieutenant
Fire Protection Engineer
Fire Training Officer
Firefighter
Firefighter I
Firefighter II
Firefighter III
Fleet Administrator
Fleet Mechanic
Fleet Mechanic, Sr.
Forester/Environmentalist
GIS Analyst
GIS Coordinator
GIS/CADD Technician
Heavy Equipment Operator
HVAC Mechanic
Imaging Technician
Information-Comm. Coordinator
Instrumentation & Control Tech.
Kennel Maintenance Worker
Laboratory Field Technician
Laboratory Technician, Sr.
Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Legal Secretary
Lifeguard
Lifeguard, Senior
Maintenance Technician
Manager, Communications Syst.
Manager, Community Redevelopment
Manager, Customer Relations
Manager, ITS
Manager, Parks
Manager, Recreation Department
Manager, Risk Management
Manager, Solid Waste
Manager, Warehouse
Meter Reader
Neighborhood Project SF
Network Administrator
Occupational License Insp.
Office Assistant
Office Assistant, Senior
Parks & Landscape Planner
Parks Maintenance Work.
Payroll Technician
Pipelayer
Plan Review Analyst
Plan Review Analyst, Sr.
Planner
Plumbing/Mechanical Inspect.
Police Chief
Police Detective
Police Forfeiture Specialist/Evidence Custodian
Police Lieutenant
Police Major
Police Officer
Police Records Clerk
Police Records Clerk Supervisor
Police Sergeant
Principal Planner
Programmer/Analyst
Project Manager
Project Manager, Sr.
Recording Secretary
Records & Permits, Supr.
Records Specialist
Recreation Leader
Recreation Program, Mgr.
Recreation Specialist
Recreation Supervisor
Recruitment/Employment
Senior Planner
Service Writer
Solid Waste Supr.
Superintendent, Golf Course
Supr., Customer Relation.
Supr., Meter Reading & Svc.
Supr., Streets Maintenance
Supr., Water Quality
Supv., Animal Control
Supv., Facilities Management
Supv., Record/Permits
Supv., Transportation Services
Supv., Util Const/Stormwater
Supv., Wastewater Col/Pu
Supv., Water Distribution
Tennis Professional
Training/QA Coordinator
Transportion Service, Supr.
TV Specialist
TV Truck Specialist
Utilities Field Inspector
Utilities Location Specialist
Utilities Location Specialist, Sr.
Utilities System Adminstr.
Utility Maintenance Mechanic
Utility Maintenance Mechanic, Se
Water Plant Lead Operator
Water Process Technician
Water Treatment Plant Operator
Zoning & Licensing Manager
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