The city council finds that city employees and volunteers may have access to public funds and property or may affect their use and disposition, they may have access to privileged and proprietary information, they may be in positions to affect the health and safety of citizens, including minors, and they are often in positions requiring public trust and confidence. The council also finds that it would be in the public interest to conduct “criminal offender information checks,” herein called “checks,” for all applicants for employment and volunteer service with the city of North Bend. (Ord. 1854 § 1, 1997)