The Board of Trustees finds that to protect the public safety
and welfare as an exercise of its police power, it is necessary to
know whether certain prospective employees and licensees of the Village
have a history of criminal activity which may make them unsuitable
as Village employees or licensees due to the nature of such employment
or licensed activity.
Any applicant for employment by the Village of Amityville for
the following positions shall submit his/her fingerprints on cards
provided for that purpose used by the New York State Division of Criminal
Justice Services (DCJS). Said fingerprints shall be taken by a member
or authorized representative of the Amityville Police Department at
the time of application and submitted to said Division of Criminal
Justice Services for processing for a criminal record history check:
A. All
employees of the Amityville Police Department who are not police officers.
B. All
employees of the Highway Department who will have to operate a vehicle
or motorized equipment as part of their normal duties.
Any applicant for one of the following licenses issued by the
Village of Amityville shall submit his/her fingerprints on cards provided
for that purpose used by said Division of Criminal Justice Services.
Such fingerprints shall be taken by a member or authorized representative
of the Amityville Police Department at time of license application
and submitted with the appropriate processing fee from the applicant
to said Division for processing for a criminal history record check:
A. Taxicab
driver's license.
B. Peddler's
license for sales from vehicles.
C. Cabaret
license, unless the applicant also has a valid SLA license for the
premises.
A conviction of any felony, or, in the case of employment or
a license whose responsibilities include operation of a motor vehicle,
a conviction of any traffic misdemeanor involving use of drugs or
alcohol or unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, shall be a sufficient
ground to reject the prospective employee or licensee.
The Chief of the Amityville Police Department, or his designee,
shall be responsible for obtaining the fingerprints of said applicants
on the appropriate DCJS cards and forwarding same to said Division
with the appropriate fees for identification processing. Said Chief
shall be responsible for reviewing the criminal history record information
provided by DCJS and ensuring the confidential use of such information
only for the purpose of employment or licensure, as applicable.