[Adopted 9-28-2006 by Ord. No. MC-4217 (Ch. 192, Art. I,
of the 1987 Code)]
Criminal history background checks of person with unsupervised
direct access to minors of youth serving recreation organization.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
COSPONSORED
City provision of funding or facility, including maintenance
of facility.
CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD BACKGROUND CHECK
A determination of whether a person has a criminal record
by cross-referencing that person's name and fingerprints with
those on file with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Identification
Division and the State Bureau of Identification in the Division of
State Police.
REVIEW COMMITTEE or COMMITTEE
A three-member committee consisting of the Supervisor of
Recreation, Chief of Police and the Municipal Clerk or his/her designee.
The committee shall be charged with the review of all appeals by any
employee or volunteer whose criminal history background check reveals
a disqualifying criminal conviction.
[Amended 12-10-2019 by Ord. No. MC-5232]
SPONSORED
Recreation run directly by the City of Camden Human Service
Department, including oversight, control and/or fiscal contribution.
SUPERVISED
To have total direction and oversight of the performance
of others.
VOLUNTEER
Any person involved with a City of Camden-sponsored or -cosponsored
sports program or league who has regular unsupervised direct access
to minors as a result of their involvement with the organization.
YOUTH-SERVING RECREATION ORGANIZATION or ORGANIZATION
A corporation, association or other organization, including
those with nonprofit status and which provide recreational-related
activities or services for persons younger than 18 years of age in
connection with City of Camden-sponsored or -cosponsored sports programs
or leagues.
A person must be disqualified from serving as an employee or
volunteer of a youth service recreation organization if that person's
criminal history record background check reveals a record of conviction
of any of the following crimes and offenses:
A. In New Jersey, any crime or disorderly persons offense:
(1) Involving danger to the person, meaning those crimes and disorderly
persons offenses as set forth in N.J.S.A. 2C:11-1 et seq., such as
criminal homicide; N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1 et seq., such as assault, reckless
endangerment, threats, stalking; N.J.S.A. 2C:13-1 et seq., such as
kidnapping; N.J.S.A. 2C:14-1 et seq., such as sexual assault; or N.J.S.A.
2C:15-1 et seq., such as robbery;
(2) Against the family, children or incompetents, meaning those crimes
and disorderly persons offenses set forth in N.J.S.A. 2C:24-1 et seq.,
such as endangering the welfare of a child;
(3) Involving theft as set forth in Chapter 20 of Title 2C of the New
Jersey Statutes;
(4) Involving any controlled dangerous substance or controlled substance
analog as set forth in Chapter 25 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes
except paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10.
B. In any other state or jurisdiction, conduct which, if committed in
New Jersey, would constitute any of the crimes or disorderly persons
offenses described in this section.
Failure to comply with this article may result in the City of
Camden withholding funding for the program or league, prohibiting
the use of facilities and/or prohibiting the use of facility maintenance.