Irwindale Municipal Code Ch. 5.20 Criminal History Information

The following officers are authorized to access and utilize criminal history record information when it is required for them to fulfill employment, certification or licensing duties as specified in Section 5.20.020:

A. City manager;

B. Personnel officer;

C. City clerk.

(Ord. 308 § 1(part), 1977: prior code § 6243).

A. Conviction (including pleas of guilty and nolo contendere) of a felony shall be prima facie disqualification of an applicant for municipal employment or an applicant for the following city licenses or permits:

1. Adult businesses;

2. Massage parlors.

B. An applicant who is thus prima facie disqualified for employment, licensing or permit, may make an appeal in writing to the employing, licensing, or certifying agency or officer. The agency or officer shall consider the following factors and shall render a decision on whether the appeal should be upheld, which decision shall be final and conclusive:

1. The classification to which the person is applying or which the person is employed, including its sensitivity;

2. The nature and seriousness of the conduct;

3. The circumstances surrounding the conduct;

4. The date of the conduct;

5. The age of the applicant at the time of the conduct;

6. Contributing social or environmental conditions;

7. The absence or presence of rehabilitation or efforts at rehabilitation.

(Ord. 308 § 1(part), 1977: prior code § 6244).

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.20.020, an applicant for a peace officer or firefighter position shall be disqualified, without right of appeal, from employment if the applicant has been convicted of a felony.

(Ord. 308 § 1(part), 1977: prior code § 6245).