§ 2-2.2. Criminal background checks of employees of contractors contracting with any county agency and county volunteer service.
(a)
In order to determine whether, in the interest of public welfare and safety, an employee of a contractor contracting with any county agency and each applicant for county volunteer service may be disqualified from such employment or service by reason of a criminal record, the county administrator or his/her designee, who must be a county employee, may require the contractor's employee or volunteer to provide personal descriptive information and to submit to a criminal background check. The contractor contracting with any county agency shall pay the cost of the criminal records check. The volunteer will not be required to pay the cost of the criminal records check.
(b)
The county administrator or his/her designee, who must be a county employee, shall require that a criminal background check be conducted on an employee of a contractor contracting with any a county agency and applicants for county volunteer service where the anticipated duties or responsibilities of the employee or volunteer will involve (i) unsupervised access to public records or to personal information as defined in Section 2.2-3801, Code of Virginia; (ii) accountability for public funds in excess of $2,500.00; (iii) unsupervised access to county supplies; (iv) entry into secured areas outside of working hours without a county employee; (v) right of entry onto private property without a county employee; or (vi) proximity to children, the elderly or disabled on a one-on-one basis with minimal supervision.
(c)
The county administrator or his/her designee may require a contractor's employee or volunteer whose duties do not fall within the duties enumerated in section (b) to submit to a criminal background check in the interest of protecting the public safety where there is reasonable cause to believe the contractor's employee or volunteer is not suitable for such employment or service or for other unique employment, volunteer service or proximity to children.
(d)
The criminal history record information regarding such contractor's employee or volunteer may be obtained through the central criminal records exchange or other appropriate qualified private source and may include the following: Employment records/employee references; criminal background records/information; criminal background check/fingerprint; driver's license check; automobile insurance check; social services central registry check; training/experience check; personal references and addresses.
(e)
The criminal history record information provided in accordance with this section shall be used solely to assess eligibility for employment as a contractor's employee or volunteer service, and shall not be disseminated to any person not involved in the assessment process. If a contractor's employee or volunteer is denied employment or service because of information appearing in his or her criminal record history, the county administrator or his/her designee shall notify the contractor or volunteer that information from the Virginia Central Criminal Records Exchange or other appropriate qualified private source contributed to such denial.
(f)
The term "county agency" as used in this section shall include the Gloucester County School Division upon request of the school board or its authorized representative.
(Ord. of 7-6-2004(1))
(Ord. of 7-6-2004(1))