Any person eighteen 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:
(a) Submit a completed application for WSC membership.
(b) Complete required FEMA training.
(c) Abide by and fulfill membership requirements defined in the WSC Guidelines.
(d) Submit to a background check.
(1) Every WSC applicant shall submit to a background check conducted by the appropriate representative of a Westshore city police department.
(2) 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.
(3) The identification card is and remains at all times the property of the WSC.
(e) 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.
(Ord. 8-13. Passed 2-25-13.)