[Adopted 11-20-2007 by Res. No. 1157-2007 (Ch. 775, Art. V,
of the 1985 Code)]
The Commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation is hereby authorized, empowered and directed, pursuant to § C28-4A of the Suffolk County Charter, to check each applicant for seasonal employment with the County of Suffolk against the New York State Sex Offender Registry prior to employment.
The Commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Parks,
Recreation and Conservation is hereby further authorized, empowered
and directed to disqualify any applicant for seasonal employment if
such applicant is found to be listed on the New York State Sex Offender
Registry and such applicant's potential employment would pose an unreasonable
risk to Suffolk County residents.
When determining whether an applicant for seasonal employment
would pose an unreasonable risk necessitating disqualification from
seasonal employment, the Commissioner shall, consistent with the overall
policy of Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law, consider the
factors outlined in § 753 of the New York Correction Law,
including, but not limited to, the nature of the applicant's criminal
offense; the length of time that has elapsed since the commission
of the offense; the age of any children that the applicant may come
into contact with; and, if employed, whether the applicant's duties
would ever result in the applicant being alone unsupervised with children.
The Commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Parks,
Recreation and Conservation is hereby authorized, empowered and directed
to issue and promulgate such rules and regulations as he/she deems
necessary to implement the provisions of this article.
