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Meeting Date:	03/13/2023
E-Verify
Submitted for:	Jorge L. Trevino	Submitted By:	Jorge L. Trevino
Department:	Civil Legal Division

Subject:

Discussion and possible action to authorize Webb County to enter into an E-VERIFY internet program that will assist the Human Resources Department, in the execution and compliance issues of the new electronic versions of the I-9 (Employment Verification Form). E-VERIFY is an internet based system that compares information from an employees I-9, to data from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration records, to confirm employment eligibility, at no cost to the County; and for the County Judge to sign all relevant documents and any other matters incident thereto. [Requested by the Human Resources Department]

Issue: Effective January 22, 2017, Federal Law requires that all employers are to do the I-9 forms electronically. All employers must complete and retain FORM I-9, Employment Verification for every person that is hired. To date, these forms have been done manually, with no ability to confirm employee’s identity and employment authorization, other than what the employee filled out and attested to. The U.S. Federal Government is requesting an updated MOU to be signed.

Solution: By signing on to E-VERIFY system, we can verify the employee’s identity and employment authorization data against millions of government records, and provides results within as little as three to five seconds. This system is being used nationwide by more than 600,000 employers of all sizes; used at more than 1.9 million hiring sites; one of the Federal Government’s highest-rates services for customer satisfaction.

Background:

On February 13, 2017 Item 25 Commissioners Court entered into an MOU with E-Verify.

Previous Court Action:

Fiscal Impact

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Attachments
New MOU