[Adopted by Ord. No. 1998-09 (Sec. 3-13 of the 1974
Code); amended in its entirety at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. III)]
A.
Every new applicant employed by the Borough of Bradley
Beach and/or engaged in or participating in the First Aid Squad Department,
Inc., or the Fire Department of the Borough of Bradley Beach shall be subject
to verification of identification and/or screening by the Borough.
B.
Such screening may include but not be limited to the
following steps:
(1)
Fingerprinting;
(2)
Review of past and/or pending criminal convictions;
(3)
Directing inquiry to the statewide central register of
child abuse and maltreatment;
(4)
Requiring appropriate documentation and verification
of identification;
(5)
Directing inquiry into references and/or past employers.
The Chief of Police or his designee is authorized to submit applicant
fingerprint cards and receive state criminal history record information from
the State Police, State Bureau of Identification, FBI or Office of Homeland
Security for information from the State Police, State Bureau of Identification
for use in considering persons covered by this article. All records checked
may be subject to the state's required user fee which shall not be paid by
the applicant but be paid by or on behalf of the Borough.
Nothing in this article shall operate to impose any liability on the
Borough arising out of the Borough's actions involving the manner and/or degree
of screening applicants in the First Aid Squad Department or the Fire Department.
