(a) As used in this Article XII, the terms "Arrest," "Background Check Report," "City," "Conviction History," "Evidence of Rehabilitation or Other Mitigating Factors," "Inquire," and "Unresolved Arrest" shall have the meanings set forth in Police Code Section 4903.
(b) As used in this Article XII, the following terms have the following meanings:
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Adverse Action
" shall mean a decision to not nominate or appoint a person as a member of a Board Policy Body or to remove a person as a member of such a body.
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Applicant
" shall mean a person seeking nomination or appointment to a Board Policy Body.
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Conviction
" shall mean a record from any jurisdiction that includes information indicating that a person has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor; provided that the conviction is one for which the person has been placed on probation, fined, imprisoned, or paroled.
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Directly-Related Conviction
" shall mean that the conduct for which an Applicant or Member was convicted or that is the subject of an Unresolved Arrest has a direct and specific negative bearing on that Applicant or Member's ability to perform the duties or responsibilities of the Board Policy Body or is directly related to matters that the Board Policy Body may consider.
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Member
" shall mean a person serving as a member of a Board Policy Body.
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Board Policy Body
" shall mean a board, commission, committee, task force, or other body, created by a resolution or ordinance adopted by the Board of Supervisors, that is responsible for exercising the sovereign powers of the City or for advising City employees, officers, departments, boards, or commissions. "Board Policy Body" shall include a committee, task force, or other body of a Board Policy Body. "Board Policy Body" shall not include boards, commissions, committees, task forces, or other bodies created by the Charter or created by an initiative ordinance that specifies the qualifications for appointments to the body.
