1529.02 WSC VOLUNTEER STATUS.

   (a)   Volunteer Status.

      (1)   All WSC members shall serve as volunteers only.

      (2)   WSC members shall not seek or accept any monetary compensation of any kind for volunteer service, shall acknowledge and agree that any loss or injury incurred during service shall be solely at the risk of the volunteer, waive any and all claims for him/herself, his/her heirs and assigns, and agree to hold harmless the City of Fairview Park, Ohio, its employees and agents for any such loss or injury as well as the Westshore Council of Governments and its employees and agents, provided that such indemnity shall not be effective for damages that result from negligent or intentional acts of the City or the Westshore Council of Governments, their employees or agents.

   (b)   Membership/Identification Cards. Any person 18 years of age or older who is a resident of a Westshore Council of Governments city or is a resident in a city contiguous to a Westshore city may volunteer to become a member of the WSC if they meet all of the following requirements:

      (1)   Submit a completed application for WSC membership.

      (2)   Complete required FEMA training.

      (3)   Abide by and fulfill membership requirements defined in the WSC Guidelines.

      (4)   Submit to a background check.

         A.   Every WSC applicant shall submit to a background check conducted by the appropriate representative of a Westshore city police department.

         B.   Only upon successful completion thereof as per the WSC Guidelines, the volunteer shall be issued a WSC identification card, which he/she may retain during his/her continued active membership and good behavior.

         C.   The identification card is and remains at all times the property of the WSC.

      (5)   At such time as a volunteer leaves the organization for any reason or is expelled or has his/her membership terminated, he/she agrees to return the identification card to the WSC coordinator forthwith.

   (c)   Termination. Westshore safety directors or their designees may, at their discretion, terminate any volunteer from the WSC organization.

(Ord. 12-53.  Passed 2-4-13.)