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Consent-Law & Justice Services # 21.
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| Board of Supervisors |
Sheriff-Coroner/Public Administrator |
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| Subject |
| Adopt resolution authorizing the Sheriff's Office to access federal level criminal history information for the purpose of issuing courthouse security clearance permits to attorneys who are currently employed by, or currently under contract with the County of Yolo. (No general fund impact) (Prieto) |
| Recommended Action |
| Adopt resolution authorizing the Sheriff's Office to access federal level criminal history information for the purpose of issuing courthouse security clearance permits to attorneys who are currently employed by, or currently under contract with the County of Yolo. |
| Strategic Plan Goal(s) |
Operational Excellence
Safe Communities |
| Reason for Recommended Action/Background |
The Sheriff's Office currently performs Livescan fingerprinting for employment, licensing, and other certification and permitting purposes. Each application type is specifically coded to return summary criminal history information from state, local, and/or federal sources, depending on the clearance criteria needed.
Because of their daily need for access, attorneys who are employed by or under contract with Yolo County have recently requested a security clearance status that would allow them to bypass the physical security screening at the Superior Court of California located at 1000 Main Street, Woodland. As the Sheriff's Office provides security for the courthouse building and has the ability to obtain criminal history information, it has been determined that the Sheriff's Office will be certifying any Yolo County attorney that requests this specialized security clearance. This includes Yolo County District Attorneys and Public Defenders, Yolo County Counsel and Child Support Services, and attorneys under contract with the County as members of the conflict panel.
Certification for courthouse security clearance would be obtained under the Livescan application type of "licenses, cert., or permit". However, the Sheriff's Office is not currently configured to obtain the federal level criminal history information under this application type. Penal code Sections 11105(b) (11) and 13300(b) (11) require the city council, board of supervisors, governing body of a city, county or district or joint powers authority to specifically authorize an agency's access to summary criminal history information for employment, licensing, or certification purposes. The Sheriff's Office is now requesting Board authority to obtain access to federal level criminal history information for the purpose of issuing courthouse security clearance permits for attorneys who are employed by or under contract with Yolo County. |
| Collaborations (including Board advisory groups and external partner agencies) |
| Department heads from the respective departments have conferred on the best way to obtain the security clearance needed and the certification process. State Department of Justice has reviewed the resolution to ensure it will cover the authorizations needed, and County Counsel has approved the resolution as to form. |
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Explanation (Expenditure and/or Revenue) |
| Further explanation as needed: |
| There is no fiscal impact to the Sheriff's Office for this action; the applicant will be responsible for all fees associated with the acquisition of his or her criminal history information. The current total fee for this service is $61.00 per application (Fee breakdown is as follows: Livescan rolling fees $12.00, Department of Justice fees $32.00, and Federal Bureau of Investigation fees $17.00). The applicant will be required to obtain security clearance on a yearly basis. |
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