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Kissimmee commission adopts criminal‑history screening ordinance, approves CRA grant changes and fills advisory seats
Summary
At its February meeting the Kissimmee City Commission adopted an ordinance allowing city HR to run state and national criminal‑history checks for certain positions, approved tiered increases to commercial property improvement grants for downtown and Vine Street CRA districts, and confirmed two advisory‑board appointments.
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The Kissimmee City Commission on Feb. 4 adopted an ordinance to authorize state and national criminal history checks for certain city positions, approved amendments to commercial property improvement programs for two Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) districts and confirmed two advisory‑board appointments.
The ordinance (Ordinance No. 3113) — presented to the commission as the second and final reading — directs city human resources to obtain criminal history screenings for positions specified in the city code and adds city commissioners to the list of roles subject to the checks. A staff presenter told the commission the ordinance implements authority granted by Florida Statute 166.0442 and will allow HR to use its own agency ID instead of a third party or the police department for checks.
Why it matters: The ordinance formalizes background‑screening authority and…
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