[Ord. No. 2653 §1, 11-18-2013]
The Board of Aldermen of the City of St. Robert finds that the
fingerprinting of volunteers seeking to assist in certain City of
St. Robert functions and obtaining a background check thereby is important
to protect the citizens of St. Robert.
[Ord. No. 2653 §2, 11-18-2013]
The protection of children participating in youth activities,
team sports and other City of St. Robert functions is of paramount
importance.
[Ord. No. 2653 §3, 11-18-2013]
The Mayor, City Administrator or Human Resource Generalist may
direct that fingerprints and a criminal background check is required
for specific volunteers seeking to assist in a City of St. Robert
function.
[Ord. No. 2653 §4, 11-18-2013; Ord. No. 2793 §§1 — 3, 6-2-2015]
A.
Each volunteer seeking to assist in a continuing function which is
not a one-day or single-event function which extends for more than
one (1) day or event, shall fill out a form which contains information
about the volunteer, and that form shall contain the following language:
1.
By execution of this application, the person executing it agrees
to be fingerprinted for the purpose of a background check to protect
the public. The person executing this application waives and gives
up any cause of action against the City of St. Robert, and its employees,
agents and volunteers based upon the taking of fingerprints and causing
a background check.
2.
By submitting an application to the City of St. Robert, the
applicant agrees for the City to utilize the fingerprints to accomplish
a criminal background check on the applicant, pursuant to Section
43.543, RSMo. Application shall be submitted to the State for a check
of State records, and thereafter forwarded to the FBI for a national
check. Applicants are advised that FBI records will be used to screen
applications.
