(A) To be considered, all volunteers must complete a volunteer application. Individuals who seek to volunteer as a youth coach or who volunteer for any recreation program involving children under the age of 18 must provide the following information to the Recreation and Parks Director or his/her designee:
(1) A valid North Carolina driver’s license number and his/her social security number. He/she must submit to a nationwide background check by a third party contractor and a fingerprint may be required.
(2) Fingerprints will be collected at the Elkin Police Department, and will be processed by the State of North Carolina (State Bureau of Investigation).
(3) Prior to denial or termination of volunteering/employment based on CHRI received from the criminal justice agency, the non-criminal entity shall verify the existence of a record by either obtaining a certified public record or by submitting a fingerprint card of the individual to the SBI for verification that the CHRI record belongs to the individual.
(4) The Town Recreation and Parks Department will be responsible for determining volunteer eligibility based on the results of the nationwide background check and/or fingerprinting results. Criteria for which a person would be denied to volunteer are any convictions of any felonies, misdemeanors involving drugs, fraud, violence or child abuse, etc.
(B) It is at the discretion of the Recreation and Parks Director or his/her designee to utilize a volunteer depending on need, the applicant’s previous experience and/or information revealed through personal interview or background check information.
(Ord. eff. 8-11-2014; Ord. 2015-09-0416, passed 9-14-2015)