HomeMy WebLinkAbout4/21/2004 - STAFF REPORTS (20) DATE: April21, 2004
TO: City Council
FROM: Director, Department of Parks and Recreation
ADDITIONS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE
RECOMMENDATION:
That City Council amend the Comprehensive Fee Schedule to establish a rolling
fee for the live-scan fingerprinting device for use by the Parks and Recreation
Department.
SUMMARY:
The City received a live-scan device through a grant from the Remote Access
Network Board (RAN Board)to be used by the Parks and Recreation Department.
The live-scan will be used to complete background checks on youth organizations'
coaches, volunteers, any City employee and the public. A rolling fee of $12 per
person is being recommended for City Council approval.
BACKGROUND:
The City has a Comprehensive Fee Schedule that regulates what fees are
charged for various City services. From time to time,these fees are modified when
new services are offered or when rates require adjustment to become more
competitive. Staff is recommending that City Council adopt a Resolution
establishing a rolling fee for fingerprinting.
On February 19, 2003, the RAN Board approved the City's request, through the
Police Department, for a portable live-scan device to be used primarily for
applicant capture at the City's Parks and Recreation Department office.
RAN Board approval was conditional upon the following criteria: 1) Device
placement will be considered a pilot project for one year, starting at time of
placement; 2)The device must be available for use at special events in the desert
area (i.e., Date Festival); 3) Qualification of City employees assigned to operate
the device must be scrutinized and they are all required to pass a background
check;4)A clear verification process to determine applicant identification must be
established and adhered to for system integrity.
The primary reason these stipulations were established is due to the City's unique
request for a live-scan that would be placed in a law-enforcement network for use
by civilian City employees. Currently, there are no devices connected to CAL-ID
being operated by non-law enforcement personnel - this one will be the first.
The live-scan will be used to complete background checks for youth organizations'
coaches, volunteers, any City employee and the public, such as taxi cab
companies, school district employees, etc.
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ADDITIONS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE
DATE: April 21, 2004
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Once a week, the device will be taken to the Police Department to download the
information for submitting to Sacramento for the background checks.
There are additional fees associated with the fingerprinting process, depending
on the level of check being requested, but those fees are paid directly to the
Department of Justice and/or FBI.
At its March 10 meeting, the Parks and Recreation Commission voted 8/0 to
recommend that City Council establish a $12-per-person rolling fee for
fingerprinting by the Parks and Recreation Department.
SCOTT MIKESELL, Director
/Department of Parks and Recreation
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City Manager
ATTACHMENT:
1. Resolution
REVIEWED BY DEPT,OF FINANCE
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RESOLUTION NO.
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING RESOLUTION 20362, TO ESTABLISH A
ROLLING FEE FOR LIVE-SCAN FINGERPRINTING DEVICES.
WHEREAS on June 5, 2002, the City Council adopted Resolution 20362; and
WHEREAS Resolution 20362 is the City's Comprehensive Fee Schedule; and
WHEREAS the City Council desires to amend the Comprehensive Fee Schedule in order to,
establish a rolling fee for live-scan fingerprinting devices.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs, that
Resolution 20362, establishing the Comprehensive Fee Schedule, is hereby amended, by the
following:
FINGERPRINTING
Rolling Fee $12.00
ADOPTED this day of 2004
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ATTEST: CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
By
City Clerk City Manager
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