[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Kinnelon 5-19-2005
by Ord. No. 8-05. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 7-20-2006 by Ord. No. 16-06]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:48-1.4, the purpose of this chapter is to authorize
a municipal official or officer to request a criminal history record background
check of any person for an official municipal governmental purpose, including,
but not limited to, employment, licensing and the procurement of volunteer
and nonvolunteer services.
[Amended 7-20-2006 by Ord. No. 16-06]
The Borough of Kinnelon Chief of Police, or his designee ("officer"),
is hereby authorized to request a criminal history record background check
("background check") of any person for an official municipal governmental
purpose, including, but not limited to, employment, licensing and the procurement
of volunteer and nonvolunteer services.
Any individual subject to a background check shall submit to being fingerprinted
in accordance with applicable state and federal laws, rules, and regulations.
The officer is further authorized to exchange the fingerprint data with
and receive criminal history record information from the State Bureau of Identification
in the Division of State Police (SBI) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI).
The officer shall submit the fingerprint data to the SBI, who shall
receive all criminal history record information from the FBI and shall disseminate
that information to the officer.
The fees required for the background check shall be transmitted to the
SBI.
This chapter was adopted in compliance with N.J.S.A. 40:48-1.4 and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder at N.LA.C. 13:59-1.2 et seq.
The officer shall comply with said state rules and regulations when requesting
a background check of any individual.
[Added 7-20-2006 by Ord. No. 16-06]
A.
The governing body shall approve the standards and criteria for
the use and application of the criminal history record background check obtained
under this section for the purposes as set forth above.
B.
The Borough Administrator shall implement the standards and criteria
approved by the governing body.
