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The Ottawa Police Service is asking the police board to approve a new background check fee structure that would charge volunteers to reduce the costs for employees, according to a report set to be received at Monday’s board meeting.

In February, during budget talks, Coun. Diane Deans, police board chair, instructed police to once again present fee options after hearing from non-profit and part-time employees who were hit particularly hard by a $90 background check mandatory for their work.

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Last year, the previous police board approved a new fee structure under which employed persons pay to recover the full cost of a background check and volunteers pay nothing. The average cost of a background check is $63 per transaction, but with volunteers not paying a fee, the cost gets shifted to those who need the check for employment. The months-old model means anyone who needs a background check for employment pays $90 — covering the force’s direct and overhead costs — with the service expecting $4.7 million in revenue.