§ 2-273. Fingerprint processing and screening.

(a) Any city employee or appointee holding a position designated as critical to security or public safety shall be required, as a condition of continued employment, to submit a completed fingerprint card to the city manager or his designee within five (5) business days of being requested.

(b) Any prospective employee applying for a position designated as critical to security or public safety shall be required, as a condition precedent to employment, to submit a completed fingerprint card to the city manager or his designee for a criminal history record check.

(c) A non-employee as provided under section 231.02 above shall submit a completed fingerprint card to the city manager or his designee in advance of any request to access a designated facility under this division in order to be screened and qualified to access such facility. A non-employee shall provide the city manager or his designee with all information necessary to screen and quality such person not later than one (1) business day in advance of such person's required access to any designated facility under this division.

(d) Obtaining a fingerprint card or a request to be fingerprinted shall be directed to and accomplished by any local law enforcement agency. The City of Lake Wales Police Chief shall establish reasonable times and procedures during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, to allow the police department to conduct fingerprinting consistent with the purposes of this division.

(e) Upon receipt of a completed fingerprint card, the city manager or his designee shall forward the completed fingerprint card to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for a state criminal history record check and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history record check.

(f) Any information concerning the qualifications and screening of a person shall be provided to the city manager or his designee.

(Ord. No. 2003-16, § 1, 6-3-03)