HomeMy WebLinkAbout20190590.tiffRESOLUTION
RE: APPROVE ADDITIONS TO SECTION 2.000 CHILD WELFARE OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF HUMAN SERVICES POLICIES AND GUIDELINES MANUAL
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to
Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of
administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS, the Board has been presented with the Additions to Section 2.000 Child
Welfare of the Department of Human Services Policies and Guidelines Manual, and
WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said additions, a copy
of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld
County, Colorado, that the Additions to Section 2.000 Child Welfare of the Department of Human
Services Policies and Guidelines Manual be, and hereby is, approved.
The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted
by the following vote on the 6th day of February, A.D., 2019.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
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Weld County Clerk to the Board
BY:
EXCUSED
Barbara Kirkmeyer, Chair
Mike Freeman, Pro-Tem
Deputy ��'erk to the Bow '� ;1 EXCUSED
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Steve Moreno
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PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM
DATE: January 29, 2019
TO: Board of County Commissioners — Pass -Around
FR: Judy A. Griego, Director, Human Services
RE: Department of Human Services' Policies and
Guidelines Manual Additions
Please review and indicate if you would like a work session prior to placing this item on the
Board's agenda.
Request Board Approval of the Department's Policies and Guidelines Manual Additions.
These policies were revised to reflect current processes and/or further define the Department's
activities and responsibilities. The policies were developed by involved Department staff and
were provided to Legal for review and comments.
2.2.30. Kinship Background Checks for Emergency Placements (New)
This policy was drafted pursuant to the provisions of C.R.S. 19-3-406. The Department
has an obligation to perform initial criminal history checks on any person residing in a
home that is being considered for an emergency kinship placement. These background
checks are completed by the Weld County Sheriff's Office, through the use of, the
Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) and the National Crime Information Center
(NCIC) databases.
I do not recommend a Work Session. I recommend approval of this policy.
Approve Schedule Other/Comments:
Recommendation Work Session
Sean P. Conway
Mike Freeman, Pro -Tern
Scott K. James
Barbara Kirkmeyer, C
Steve Moreno
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Department of Human Services' Policies
CHAPTER 2 — CHILD WELFARE
ARTICLE II. - FOSTER/KINSHIP
Sec. 2.2.30. Kinship Background Checks for Emergency Placements
A. Introduction
Pursuant to the provisions of C.R.S. 19-3-406, Weld County Department of Human
Services (DHS) has an obligation to preform initial criminal history checks on any person
residing in the home being considered for the emergency placement. These background
checks are completed by the Weld County Sheriffs Office through the use of the
Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) and the National Crime Information Center
(NCIC) databases.
B. Request Process
NCIC backgrounds are required for an any emergency placement in a kinship home.
Weld County Sheriffs Office and DHS have a :signedMemorandum of Understanding
(MOU) outlining the roles and responsibilities to conduct these required background
checks for DHS staff.
1. Emergency placementincludes assigned safety plan amongst family members
and DHS, or a verbal order by the court;grantingtemporary custody to DHS
or a kinship home.
The DHS NCIC Request Form, included as Exhibit A, must be
used
for all requests.
e NCIC Request Form must indicate a telephone number for
ispatch to call and must be submitted via county email by a
supervisor or designee.
The faun must include verified names in their entirety, as well
as, an accurate date of birth for each adult over the age of 18
living in the home.
A social security number may be requested by booking staff to
determine an accurate match has been made.
The form will be emailed to Book.ingStaffnco.weld.co.us.
Results of the background checks will be given to the supervisor or
designee verbally, by booking staff, at the telephone number provided.
i. Booking staff will notify the supervisor if the individuals in the
household are clear or have disqualifying factors pursuant with
C.R.S. 19-3-406.
c) If an individual has a disqualifying factor, booking staff will notify
the supervisor of the offense, the year of the offense and if there was a
conviction noted.
d) The booking staff will not communicate to DHS any charges that
are not listed in section 4 of the C.R.S.
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Department of Human Services' Policies
EXHIBIT A
Department of Human Services
Emergency Placement Criminal History and Warrant Check Request
Emergency placement request queries must be emailed to Booking Staff distribution list in
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No requests will be accepted from personal email accounts. All requests must come from an
employee listed on the approved Weld County DHS employee list.
This certifies that I, a Department of Human Services official, have requested and received one
copy of the following criminal histories:
Query Name: DOB SEX
SID#:
Query Name: DOB.. SEX
SID#:
Query Name: DOB SEX
SID#:
Query Name:
SID#:
DOB " SEX
Name of Requestor: Date:
Contact Number of Requestor:
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Query Time:
Per the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Misuse or improper dissemination of criminal history
information is a violation of federal and state law. — DO NOT DISSEMINATE
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