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FOR!OFFICE!USE!ONLY: ! Intelius!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Clear!!!!!!!!!!Alert! ! ! KPD!Rep.! !Initials!!_______! ! When!check!is!complete,!please!return!to!!Christy!in!the!City! Attorney’s!Office.!!Thank!you!! For Office Use Only: Hired Staff ______Volunteer______Team Coach_____ Asst. Coach_____ Previous Hire/Volunteer AUTHORITY!FOR!RELEASE!OF!INFORMATION! ! I,!_______________________,!authorize!and!give!consent!to!the!City!of!Kennewick!to!obtain! information!about!me,!including!the!following:!!! Criminal!background!records/information! Sex!Offender!registry!checks! Address! Social!Security!Number! ! I!authorize!this!information!to!be!obtained!by!Intelius,!Inc.!or!any!law!enforcement!agency,!and! communicated!to!the!City!of!Kennewick!either!in!writing!or!via!telephone!in!connection!with! my!volunteer/employment!application.!!Any!person,!firm!or!organization!providing!information! or!records!in!accordance!with!this!authorization!is!released!from!any!and!all!claims!of!liability! for!compliance.!!This!release!is!binding!until!revoked!in!writing.! ! Please!Complete!All!Sections:!!(Please!Print!Legibly)! ! ! ! !!!!!!(First!Name)! ! !!!!!!!!!!!(Full!Middle!Name)! ! ! !(Last!Name)! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ---PAGE BREAK--- Page 1 Volunteer Screening Policy CITY!OF!KENNEWICK!! PARKS!AND!RECREATION!DEPARTMENT! Volunteer!Screening!Policy! ! Description! In!order!to!preserve!the!safety!and!wellbeing!of!participants!in!its!youth!and!vulnerable!adult! programs!and!events,!the!Kennewick!Parks!and!Recreation!Department!has!selected!Intelius,! Inc.!and!the!Kennewick!Police!Department!to!conduct!background!checks!on!all!volunteer! coaches!for!youth!athletic!programs!and!certain!other!programs!and!events!involving!youth!and! vulnerable!adults.! ! Volunteers!will!be!required!to!sign!an!authorization!form!which!will!provide!date!of!birth,!Social! Security!Number,!and!current!address,!authorizing!the!Kennewick!Parks!and!Recreation! Department!to!order!an!individual!criminal!background!check.!All!authorization!forms!and! results!of!screening!must!be!received!prior!to!the!start!of!volunteer!duties.! ! This!policy!will!include!all!volunteers!who!work!with!youth,!vulnerable!adults,!and!who!those! wish!to!be!named!a!coach!that!may,!in!the!course!of!their!volunteer!service,!have!the! opportunity!to!be!alone!with!children!or!vulnerable!adults!during!activities!scheduled!for! Kennewick!Parks!and!Recreation!sponsored!programs.! ! The!Kennewick!Parks!and!Recreation!Department!reserves!the!right!to!conduct!background! checks!of!all!volunteers!working!programs/events!involving!children!and!vulnerable!adults.! ! Intelius,!Inc.!and!the!Kennewick!Police!Department!will!conduct!the!background!checks!on! volunteers.!All!information!received!as!a!result!of!the!screening!will!be!kept!confidential!and! not!disclosed!to!anyone!outside!the!City!of!Kennewick!organization.!All!authorization!forms,! records!or!reports!shall!be!maintained!in!a!confidential!manner,!and!kept!for!a!fixed!period!of! time!as!set!by!the!City’s!record!retention!policy.! ! If!any!disqualifying!information!is!found!that!prevents!an!applicant!from!being!accepted,!the! City!Attorney’s!Office!will!be!responsible!for!notifying!applicant!of!disqualification.!In!the!event! the!applicant!feels!their!criminal!background!check!contains!inaccurate!information,!it!is!the! applicant’s!responsibility!to!contact!the!reporting!agency!(Intelius,!Inc.,!police!departments,! courts)!and!resolve!any!issues.!Kennewick!Parks!and!Recreation!and!its!employees!are!not! responsible!for!errors!or!omissions!that!may!be!reported!on!background!checks.! ! Frequency!of!Background!Investigations! Background!investigations!will!be!conducted!annually!for!all!volunteer!youth!coaches!and!other! volunteers!for!certain!programs!and!events!as!deemed!necessary.!Only!one!background!check! is!necessary!per!year!regardless!of!the!number!of!different!sensitive!positions!a!volunteer!may! fill!during!any!year.!The!initial!authorization!release!signed!by!the!volunteer!applicant! specifically!states!that!the!release!shall!remain!in!effect!until!revoked!in!writing.! ! ---PAGE BREAK--- Page 2 Volunteer Screening Policy ! Criteria!for!Exclusion! ! Disqualifying!Factors! A!person!will!be!disqualified!and!prohibited!from!serving!as!a!volunteer!if!the!person!has!been! found!guilty!of!any!of!the!following!crimes!or!has!pending!charges!as!identified!below:! ! (Guilty!means!that!a!person!was!found!guilty!following!a!trial,!entered!a!guilty!plea,!entered!a! no!contest!plea!accompanied!by!a!court!finding!of!guilty,!regardless!of!whether!there!was!an! adjudication!of!guilt!(conviction)!or!a!withholding!of!guilt.!This!recommendation!does!not!apply! if!criminal!charges!resulted!in!acquittal,!Nolle!Prosse,!or!dismissal.)! ! DISQUALIFICATION!BASED!ON!OFFENSE:! ! SEX!OFFENSES! All!Sex!Offenses!–!Regardless!of!the!amount!of!time!since!offense.! Examples!include:!child!molestation,!rape,!sexual!assault,!sexual!battery,!sodomy,!prostitution,! solicitation,!indecent!exposure,!etc.! ! FELONIES! All!Violent!Felonies!–!Regardless!of!the!amount!of!time!since!offense.! Examples!include:!murder,!manslaughter,!aggravated!assault,!kidnapping,!robbery,! aggravated!burglary,!child!endangerment!etc.! ! All!Felony!offenses!other!than!violent!or!sex!offenses!within!the!past!10!years.! Examples!include:!drug!offenses,!theft,!embezzlement,!fraud,!etc.! ! MISDEMEANORS! All!misdemeanor!violent!offenses!involving!a!minor!or!vulnerable!adult!(unless!the!applicant! was!themselves!a!minor)!–!regardless!of!the!amount!of!time!since!the!offense.! All!misdemeanor!drug!&!alcohol!offenses!involving!a!minor!or!vulnerable!adult!(unless!the! applicant!was!themselves!a!minor)!–!regardless!of!the!amount!of!time!since!the!offense.! All!other!misdemeanor!violent!offenses!within!the!past!7!years! Examples!include:!simple!assault,!battery,!domestic!violence,!hit!and!run,!etc.! ! All!misdemeanor!drug!&!alcohol!offenses!within!the!past!7!years!or!more!than!one!offense!in! the!past!10!years!regardless!of!whether!the!offense!involved!a!minor!or!a!vulnerable!adult.! Examples!include:!driving!under!the!influence,!simple!drug!possession,!drunk!and! disorderly,!public!intoxication,!possession!of!drug!paraphernalia,!etc.! ! Any!other!felony!or!misdemeanor!within!the!past!7!years!that!would!be!considered!a!potential! danger!to!vulnerable!populations.! ! Any!felony!or!misdemeanor!convictions!for!which!individual!accepted!through!plea!bargaining! or!other!legal!action!a!lesser!plea!conviction!than!that!original!charge!that!involved!any!of!the! above!listed!offenses.! ---PAGE BREAK--- Page 3 Volunteer Screening Policy ! Any!felony!or!misdemeanor!conviction!or!pending!charges!which!involve!a!crime!against!a! member!of!the!vulnerable!population!or!pending!charges!of!felonies!or!misdemeanors!as!listed! within!this!procedure.! ! PENDING!CASES! ! Any!applicant!who!has!been!charged!with!any!of!the!disqualifying!offenses!will!not!be!allowed! to!volunteer!until!disposition!of!the!charge.!A!serving!volunteer!who!has!been!charged!with!any! of!the!disqualifying!offenses!will!have!their!service!suspended!until!disposition!of!the!charge.! ! A!volunteer!must!immediately!inform!the!Kennewick!Parks!and!Recreation!Department!of!any! charge(s)!that!has!been!filed!against!the!volunteer!and!which,!if!convicted,!would!cause!them! to!be!disqualified!as!a!volunteer!as!stated!in!this!policy.!Failure!to!do!so!may!result!in!further! penalties!including!permanent!disqualification.! ! The!Background!Check!Process!is!an!ongoing!process!and!is!subject!to!review!and!changes!as! determined!necessary!by!the!City!of!Kennewick!in!administering!its!volunteer!programs.! !