Specifications include, but are not limited to: Agency shall perform a comprehensive program for employment screening, including drug screening and DOT testing, evaluation, advertising, recruitment, and disciplinary actions involving any temporary employee under this contract, to ensure the best-qualified candidates are selected. a) All temporaries assigned to the City shall be pre-screened and tested by the Vendor before being assigned to ensure temporary meets the requirements of the assignment. Vendor is responsible for all costs associated with pre-screening requirements and background searches. b) The vendor shall perform a criminal history search through the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) public access crime records website. Information pertaining to this service may be obtained at: https://records.txdps.state.tx.us/accountinfo.cfm. The DPS public database shall be searched for any conviction record and sex offender registration status for each temporary prior to assignment with the City. Results of this search shall be provided to the City prior to the placement of an individual in an assignment. Convictions or sex offender registration shall not automatically disqualify personnel from an assignment, however the City reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to accept or reject personnel for a job assignment based on the results of this search.
