Spokane Municipal Code

Title 09 Employment Standards

Chapter 09.03 Fair Chance Hiring Practices of the City of Spokane

Section 09.03.030 Applicability

1. This chapter does not apply to hiring practices conducted concerning the following City departments and job positions:

1. 1. The Spokane Police Department;

1. 2. Job positions requiring a limited police commission;

1. 3. Sworn positions in the Spokane Fire Department;

1. 4. Employees in job positions who have physical access to Criminal Justice Information Systems (“CJIS”) equipment, terminals, screens, interfaces, circuits, programs, manuals, codes, and/or data contained within CJIS;

1. 5. Job positions governed by the Washington Child Protection Act;

1. 6. Positions involving the practice of law governed by the Washington Supreme Court or positions subject to federal or state background requirements; or

1. 7. Elected judges.

2. Offers of employment for the following job positions shall be made contingent upon the completion of a criminal background check as mandated by state and/or federal law, the extent of which is to be determined by applicable law:

1. 1. 1. Positions with access to CJIS;

1. 1. 2. Positions at City Water and Hydroelectric with unsupervised access to electric generating facilities;

1. 1. 3. Positions that require a special police commission;

1. 1. 4. Positions in a licensed day-care facility; and

1. 1. 5. Positions that will have unsupervised access to (i) children under the age of sixteen, (ii) developmentally disabled persons, or (iii) vulnerable adults in facilities or operations that are licensed, relicensed, or contracted by the state of Washington.

3. Offers of employment in the following job positions may, at the discretion of the applicable department head or the Mayor, be conditioned upon a criminal background check due to the City’s interest in protecting City operations, residents, employees, contractors, and customers:

1. 1. 1. Senior leadership positions;

1. 1. 2. Jobs requiring the handling of significant amounts of cash, generally, $500 or more per week;

1. 1. 3. Positions having access to confidential identity information which includes a name associated with a Social Security number, bank account information, credit card information, or other combination of information that could be used for identity theft or related criminal activity;

1. 1. 4. Positions with unsupervised access to homes of residents;

1. 1. 5. Positions with major fiduciary responsibilities; and

1. 1. 6. Positions having broad, unsupervised access to City facilities after normal working hours.

4. Each department shall be responsible for the cost of conducting criminal background checks for applicants for employment within that department.

Date Passed: Monday, November 27, 2017

Effective Date: Saturday, January 13, 2018

ORD C35564 Section 2