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Volunteer Status and Guidelines Your participation in this program is voluntary. You may elect to end or modify your participation at any time. As a participant in the volunteer program, you are not in any sense an employee of the city, and you will not be compensated for your service. Participation in the program is a privilege, not a right. Similarly, your service as a volunteer is subject to the direction and supervision of the city and its staff. In performing volunteer services for the city of Elk River, you are responsible for assisting and serving the residents, program participants, and others with whom you come into contact. You should exhibit conduct that is ethical, professional, and responsive. You are expected to follow all city guidelines, policies, and procedures. This handbook outlines most of the pertinent areas that govern your volunteer work. Your program supervisor or the human resource representative may provide fixrther direction and answer any questions you may have. Failure to follow the city's guidelines and directives may result in the revocation or restriction of your privilege to participate in the volunteer program. The city also reserves the right to modify or terminate this program or any part of it at its sole discretion. The following are general requirements for every volunteer position of the city of Elk River. As a volunteer, you are expected to: • Perform assigned duties to the best of their abilities at all times. • Render prompt and courteous service to the public at all times. • Read, understand, and comply with the policies, procedures, and guidelines set forth in in this handbook as well as those that are communicated to you in other ways through your program participation. • Conduct yourself with decorum toward residents, the public, city staff and elected officials, and respond to inquiries and information requests with patience and courtesy. • Report any and all unsafe conditions to the immediate supervisor. • Keep the commitments you make to the volunteer program. Accident, Injury, and Protection Volunteers are generally protected against incurring personal liability in connection with their volunteer program participation for the city. State law sets the maximum level of liability that a volunteer could incur in such circumstances, and the city will indemnify and hold harmless its volunteers in accordance with the law.