Policy Text
1 1 / 0 8 ሺ R E V 1 / 8 9 ሻ
VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD
THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORDER IS TO PROVIDE FOR THE RECOGNITION OF THE INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTION OF TIME
AND TALENTS MADE BY VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS TO REHABILITATIVE SERVI CES WHICH BENEFIT INMATES
CONFINED IN THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF 'S DEPARTMENT CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES .
I.
CRITERIA FOR RECIPIENT
A. A RECIPIENT MAY BE ANY PERSON WHO HAS BY HIS OR HER OWN EFFORTS CONTRIBUTED
SIGNIFICANTLY TO REHABILITATION S ERVICES FOR INMATES CONFINED I N EITHER THE
SACRAMENTO COUNTY MAIN JAIL , THE RIO COSUMNES CORRECTIONAL CENTER FACILITY OR THE
WORK RELEASE FACILITY .
B. A RECIPIENT MAY OR MAY NOT BE AN EMPLOYEE OF THE SACRAMENTO COU NTY SHERIFF 'S
DEPARTMENT .
C. THE CONTRIBUTION OR SERVICES PRO V I D E D N E E D N O T B E A P A R T O F T H E ACTIVITIES
SPONSORED OR DIRECTED BY THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF 'S DEPARTMENT .
D. RECOGNITION MAY BE FOR :
1. ONE SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTION .
2. SERVICES DURING THE PAST YEAR .
3. CONTINUING SERVICES OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS .
E. THE CONTRIBUTIONS OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE RECIPIENT MUST BE OVER AND ABOVE HIS OR
HER REGULARLY SALARIED EMPLOYMEN T OR PROFESSIONAL WORK ASSIGNME NT.
II. P
ROCEDURE FOR SELECTION
A. PRIOR TO MAY 1ST OF EACH YEAR , THE RIO COSUMNES CORRECTIONAL CENTER RECREATION
SUPERVISOR SHALL SOLICIT NOMINATIONS FROM VARIOUS COMMUNITY SOU RCES.
B. THE COMMUNITY SOURCES SHALL SUBMIT NOMINATIONS ON THE PRESCRIBE D FORM PROVIDED BY
THE RECREATION SUPERVISOR .
C. PRIOR TO JUNE 1ST OF EACH YEAR , THE RECREATION SUPERVISOR SHALL FORWARD THE LIST OF
NOMINEES TO THE VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD COMMITTEE , WHICH IS COMPRISED OF THE MAIN
JAIL EXECUTIVE OFFICER , THE RIO COSUMNES CORRECTIONAL CENTER EXECUTIVE OFFICER , THE
EMPLOYEE RELATIONS OFFICER , AND THE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER . THE RANKING SENIOR
2 1 / 0 8 ሺ R E V 1 / 8 9 ሻ OFFICER SHALL BE THE CHAIR PERSON OF THE COMMITTEE .
D. PRIOR TO JULY 1ST OF EACH YEAR , THE COMMITTEE SHALL REVIEW ALL NOMINEES , EITHER BY
MEETING OR BY INTER ‐OFFICE MAIL , AND SELECT 4 VOLUNTEERS FOR THE AWARD .
III. R
ECIPIENT SELECTION
A. EACH COMMITTEE MEMBER SHALL VOTE FOR 3 NOMINEES , AWARDING :
1. FIRST CHOICE : 5 POINTS
2. S ECOND CHOICE : 3 POINTS
3. THIRD CHOICE: 1 POINT
B. THE POINTS OF ALL COMMITTEE MEMB ERS FOR EACH NOMINEE SHALL BE A DDED UP BY THE
CHAIRPERSON AND THOSE NAMES SHA LL BE FORWARDED TO THE COMMANDER OF THE RIO
COSUMNES CORRECTIONAL CENTER . THE FOUR ሺ4ሻ NOMINEES RECEIVING THE GREATEST NUMBER
OF POINTS SHALL BE AWARDED THE "VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD ".
IV. A
WARDS PRESENTATION
A. THE SHERIFF SHA LL PRESENT THE "VOLUNTE