[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Saratoga Springs 8-1-2006.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
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Editor's Note: This local law was originally adopted as Ch. 113 but was renumbered to fit into the organizational structure of the Code.
The City Council finds that the fingerprinting of certain City employees and officers for the purpose of conducting appropriate background checks prior to employment is an appropriate method to further public health, safety and welfare. It is the purpose of this chapter to establish procedures for fingerprinting that will allow background checks with the Division of Criminal Justice Services.
Every City employee and official serving in a position described in § 15-3 shall, prior to employment, provide a set of his or her fingerprints, to be taken by the City of Saratoga Springs Police Department. The Police Department shall thereupon conduct a fingerprint search through the Division of Criminal Justice Services, and the results of that investigation shall be kept on file with the Saratoga Springs Police Department as a permanent record.
The following employees and officers shall be subject to the fingerprinting requirements of this chapter:
A. 
Public Safety Dispatcher.
B. 
Parking Enforcement Officer.
C. 
Animal Control Officer.
D. 
Firefighter.
E. 
School crossing guard.
F. 
Vehicle Traffic Controller.
G. 
Police officer part-time.
H. 
Motor equipment operator.
I. 
Identification Clerk.
J. 
Traffic signal electrical technician.
K. 
Code Administrator.
L. 
Cleaner.
M. 
Automotive mechanic.
N. 
Laborer.
O. 
Senior Public Safety Dispatcher.