Perris Municipal Code Ch. 2.50 Personnel Policies

(a) No person convicted (including pleas of guilty and nolo contendere) of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude shall be eligible for employment by any department of the city; provided, however, that the appointing authority may disregard such conviction if it is found and determined by such appointing authority that mitigating circumstances exist, such as, but not limited to, evidence of rehabilitation, length of time elapsed since such conviction, the age of such person at the time of conviction, or the fact that the classification applied for is unrelated to such conviction.

(b) The city manager, chief of police and administrative services officer are authorized to have access to the state summary criminal history information, as provided for in section 11105 of the penal code of the state, when it is required to assist such individual to fulfill employment responsibilities set forth in this section.

(Code 1972, § 2.50.010; Ord. No. 467, § 1, 1977)

The city council finds that certain designated employees from time to time may be required to respond quickly to emergencies within the city limits.

(1) There is established for such designated employees a residency requirement as a condition of their employment.

(2) Such designated employee's place of residence shall be located no farther in distance from the city so that the employee can respond and be present in person within a period of 30 minutes at the city hall building following a call to report for emergency duty.

(3) The designated city employees are: police officers, firemen, sewer department employees, water department employees.

(Code 1972, § 2.50.020; Ord. No. 510, § 1(part), 1980)

State Law reference— Cities authorized to establish geographic residency requirements for employees, see California Constitution, art. XI, § 10(b).