Background Checks: Difference between revisions
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# You will be required to enter your '''Social Security Number'''. This is used by Sterling ''only'' for automated address verification. The City never receives or stores your SSN, and cannot use it for any other purpose. To be perfectly blunt, PBEM does not want the liability of possessing your SSN, which is one of the reasons we use this specialized service. | # You will be required to enter your '''Social Security Number'''. This is used by Sterling ''only'' for automated address verification. The City never receives or stores your SSN, and cannot use it for any other purpose. To be perfectly blunt, PBEM does not want the liability of possessing your SSN, which is one of the reasons we use this specialized service. | ||
# You will see references to '''FCRA, the Fair Credit Reporting Act'''. This Federal law dictates the disclosures required for PBEM to obtain your consent. The name is misleading: We '''DO NOT''' check your credit, and we '''DO NOT''' report any findings to anyone outside the City of Portland government. Your credit rating is not relevant to your volunteer service, and cannot be viewed nor affected as part of this criminal background check. | # You will see references to '''FCRA, the Fair Credit Reporting Act'''. This Federal law dictates the disclosures required for PBEM to obtain your consent. The name is misleading: We '''DO NOT''' check your credit, and we '''DO NOT''' report any findings to anyone outside the City of Portland government. Your credit rating is not relevant to your volunteer service, and cannot be viewed nor affected as part of this criminal background check. | ||
== Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) == | |||
===== Q: What if I was accused of a crime but not convicted? ===== | |||
''A: We are concerned only with a crime or crimes you were convicted of, not accused of. Being accused of a crime does not obstruct a prospective volunteer from certification as a PBEM volunteer.'' | |||
===== Q: What if I think my conviction was unjust? ===== | |||
''A: We almost never make exceptions to this policy, but they are not unheard of. If you feel your situation justifies an exception, PBEM Community Preparedness staff can have a conversation with you about it (note that those conversations must include a minimum of two staff persons). Community Preparedness staff will evaluate your claim and decide whether a policy exception is warranted. If the exception is denied, the petitioner may appeal to the Director of the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management for a final decision.'' | |||
== Additional questions == | == Additional questions == | ||
If your question is not answered above, please [Mailto:net@portlandoregon.gov?subject=Background%20check%20question email us]. | If your question is not answered above, please [Mailto:net@portlandoregon.gov?subject=Background%20check%20question email us]. | ||
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