The Wildwood Crest Police Department shall be and is hereby
authorized by the Board of Commissioners of the Borough of Wildwood
Crest to participate in a program as established by the New Jersey
State Police, State Bureau of Investigation, whereby the Wildwood
Crest Police Department can request and obtain criminal history record
information for a noncriminal justice purpose to obtain such information
for:
A. All current and prospective municipal employees and applicants for
municipal employment;
B. For all municipal employees or applicants whose employment places
said employees or applicants in direct contact with minors including,
but not limited to, recreational department employment by the Borough
of Wildwood Crest;
C. For all vendors for mercantile or other licenses as may be determined
to be necessary for issuance of said license, and
D. For all vendors/bidders and persons receiving contract awards for
service, inclusive of professional service contracts from the Borough
of Wildwood Crest when said information is deemed necessary to protect
the interests of the Borough of Wildwood Crest before award of same.
The procedures for obtaining said information shall be those
as established by the New Jersey State Police, State Bureau of Investigation,
and/or if there be no such procedure, that as established by the Wildwood
Crest Police Department by standard operating procedures issued by
the Chief of Police, Wildwood Crest Police Department, which procedures
shall specifically include the use of the forms as issued by the New
Jersey State Police Department and any future revised or supplemental
forms for same.
The authorization of the Wildwood Crest Police Department to
participate in this program shall commence upon final passage and
publication of this ordinance and continue in effect unless said authorization
is rescinded or revoked by the governing body of the Borough of Wildwood
Crest.
The Wildwood Crest Police Department shall establish the approved
fee or charge for obtaining said information, which fee/charge shall
be the same as charged by the New Jersey State Police.
The Chief of Police of the Borough of Wildwood Crest or his
designee shall be responsible for implementation and enforcement of
policy and procedure necessary to comply with the provisions of participation
in said program as established by the New Jersey State Police.