A City of Austin employee with a lengthy criminal history was fired after entering a guilty plea. However, the city acknowledges he was allowed to keep working after his arrest and without a background check due to city policies and despite being fired by the city 12 years earlier. The City said the following: “For employees in positions that do not require a CBI, if the City becomes aware that the employee is convicted of a crime, the City evaluates the employee’s job responsibilities to determine if the crime is in conflict with the employee’s ability to perform the essential functions of the job.”

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