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We welcome you as an applicant for employment with the City of Delano! It is the City of Delano’s policy to provide equal opportunity in employment. The City of Delano will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, age, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, sex, sexual orientation, familial status, status with regard to public assistance, local human rights commission activity or any other basis protected by law.

Please submit complete information, so we may accurately and completely assess your qualifications. You may attach any other information which provides additional detail about your qualifications for employment in the position you seek. Please refer to the Applicant Data Practices Advisory for information regarding what is considered public and private information as an applicant, and if you are selected for the position, as an employee.

The City of Delano accommodates qualified persons with disabilities in all aspects of employment, including the application process. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact Alisha Ely at (763) 972-4420. Thank you!

Please describe any unsalaried or volunteer experience relevant to the position for which you are applying (you may exclude, if you wish, information which would reveal race, sex, religion, age, disability, or other protected status):

I certify that all information I have provided in this application for employment is true and complete to the best of my knowledge. Any misrepresentation or omission of any fact in my application, resume or any other materials, or during any interviews, can be justification for refusal of employment, or if employed, will be grounds for dismissal, regardless of length of employment or when the misrepresentation or omission is discovered.

I acknowledge that I have received a copy of the job description for the position (s) for which I am applying.

I further acknowledge my understanding that employment with the City of Delano is “at will”, and that employment may be terminated by either the City of Delano or me at any time, with or without notice.

My signature below, I am providing the City of Delano authorization to verify all information I provided within this application packet including contacting current or previous employers. However, I understand that if, in the Employment Experience section I have answered “no” to the question, “May we contact your current employer?” contact with my current employer will not be made without my specific authorization.

I further understand that criminal history checks may be conducted (after I have been selected for an interview, in the case of non‐public safety positions) and that a conviction of a crime related to this position may result in my being rejected for this job opening. I also understand it is my responsibility to notify the City of Delano in writing of any changes to information reported in this application for employment.

The Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (Minn. Stat. §§ 13.01 – 13.90) includes two sections affecting applicants seeking employment with the City of Delano.  First, under “Rights of Subjects of Data” (Minn. Stat. § 13.04), when an applicant is asked to provide information about him/herself, the City must advise you of: 

• The purpose and intended use of the data; 
• Whether you may refuse or are legally required to supply the requested data; 
• Any known consequences arising from your supplying or refusing to supply the data; and  
• The identity of other persons or organizations authorized by State of Federal law to receive the data you provide.

Second under “Personnel Data” (Minn. Stat. §13.43) the following data on you as an applicant for employment by a public agency is automatically public: 

• Your veteran’s status; 
• Your job history; 
• Your education and training; 
• Your relevant test scores; 
• Your rank on our eligibility list; and 
• Work availability.

As an applicant, your name is considered private until you are certified as eligible for appointment to a position or are considered by the appointing authority to be a finalist for a position in public employment. 

If you are hired, the following additional data about you will be considered public information: 

• Your name;  
• Your employee identification number (which is not your Social Security number); 
• Your actual gross salary, contract fees, salary range, and actual gross pension; 
• The value and nature of employer paid benefits; 
• The basis for and the amount of any added remuneration, including expense reimbursement, in addition to your salary;  
• You job title, bargaining unit (if applicable) and job description;  
• The dates of your first and last employment with us; 
• The status of any written complaints or charges against you while you work for the City of Delano, regardless whether or not they have resulted in disciplinary action, the final disposition of any disciplinary action and supporting documentation;  
• You work location and work telephone number;  
• Your education and training background;  
• Work-related continuing education;  
• Honors and awards you have received; 
• Payroll timesheets or other comparable data that are only used to account for your works time for payroll purposes: except to the extent that release of time sheet data would reveal employee’s reasons for the use of sick or other medical leave or other non-public data;  
• Your previous work experience; 
• The “complete” terms of any settlement agreement (including buyout agreements) except that the agreement must include the specific reasons if it involves the payment of more than $10,000 of public money; and 
• Your badge number. This data is private if the candidate is applying for or is hired for an undercover law enforcement position. 

All data concerning you which is placed in your personnel file and which is not addressed in statute as public data (see above listing) is private data.  This private data will be available to you and those members of city staff needing it to process city records.  In addition, the following persons or organization are authorized by state and federal law to receive this data if they so request in certain circumstances: 

• The Bureau of Census; 
• Federal, State and County Auditors; 
• The State Department of Public Welfare; 
• The Department of Human Rights; 
• Federal Officials investigating compliance of Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunities 
• Labor organizations and the Bureau of Mediation Services; 
• Data may also be made available through court order.

With the exception of the optional data requested, the data you provide is needed to identify you and assist you in determining your suitability for the position for which you are applying. The optional data is used in summary form by the City to monitor protected class employment and meet federal, state and local reporting requirements. Furnishing the optional data is requested about you in voluntary. 

Notice regarding social security numbers. This information will be used for payroll taxes, insurance purposes and retained in the employee’s data record.

Notice to minors. Minors from whom private data or confidential data is collected have the right to request that parental access to the private data be denied.  

If you have any questions regarding your fights as a subject of data, please contact the City of Delano Administrative Services Coordinator by phone: 763-972-4420 or in person: Delano City Hall, 234 2nd Street North, Delano MN  55328. This information is subject to change consistent with subsequent amendments to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act.