Application for Employment
PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT
(Date required by the Privacy Act of 1974)
*PLEASE READ CAREFULLY*
(Authority for collection of information including Social Security Number (SSN) is contained in 5 USC
23, USC 708, 44 USC 3101, 32 USC 708, and sections 133, 265, 275, 504, 508, 510, 672(d), 678,
837, 1007, 1071 through 1087, 1168, 1169, 1475 through 1480, 1553, 2107, 3012, 5031, 8012,
8033, 8496, and 9411 of 10 USC, and in Executive Orders 9397, 10450, and 11652.)
The authority for collection of information must be signed by you giving the Police
Department of the Town of Granville permission to do a thorough background investigation with
agencies such as the CREDIT BUREAU, MEDICAL AND/OR MENTAL INSTITUTIONS, LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, and any other agencies which might be of concern for the completion
of such investigation. This voluntary release form allows the Police Department to contact agencies
for release of information and accurate documentation concerning your past personal history,
employment history, criminal history, and financial status.
Principal purpose(s): for which information is intended to be used:
To obtain background information for personnel investigative and evaluative purposes in
connection with the making of securing determinations with respect to: (1) employment with the
Town of Granville, particularly in sensitive civilian positions or for other positions that have been
designed as requiring a determination as to whether employment in or assignment to such positions
is clearly consistent with the interests of the public welfare, (2) positions of Police Officers, Fire
Fighter, or other sworn position, or (3) a position which has access to classified or protected
information.
The information will be used to determine your acceptability for employment with the Town of
Granville. The information will be principally used to determine your mental, medical, and moral
qualifications for employment with the Town of Granville. If you are accepted and subsequently hired
by a component of the Town of Granville, this information will then become a part of your personnel
record.
Your Social Security Number (SSN) is necessary to identify you and your records, and to
properly report your earnings as an employee of the Town of Granville to the Social Security
Administration, should you be hired. The data is FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY (FOUO) and will be
maintained in strict confidence in accordance with Federal Law and Regulations.