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Parks, a division of the Chief Administrative Office, recommending the Commission continue discussing criteria for selecting nominated volunteers to receive recognition.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On April 14, 2026 (Legistar item 26-0670), the Parks and Recreation Commission (PRC) discussed ideas for recognizing parks and trails volunteers. The PRC recommended recognizing volunteers during the PRC’s annual report presentation to the Board, through social media spotlight posts, on the Parks Division website, and in a Mt Democrat article.
On June 11, 2026 (Legistar item 26-0944), the PRC approved the Volunteer Recognition plan and timeline and discussed the preliminary list of volunteers for nomination by district prepared by Parks Division staff.
On July 16, 2026 (Legistar item 26-1189), the PRC reviewed the list of nominated volunteers and selected one volunteer per district to recognize and honor in 2026. The recognized volunteers were highlighted in the PRC’s annual presentation to the Board on September 15, 2026 (Legistar item 26-1343).
On September 17, 2026 (Legistar item 26-1510), the PRC started the discussion to establish criteria that are clear, consistent, and grounded in guiding principles to use for selecting volunteers to receive recognition.
Initial criteria discussed includes: significant impact, demonstrates leadership, significant contribution, model for community service, and alignment with Park Division’s mission statement. PRC desires to further refine and finalize the criteria, and to continue the discussion on establishing a public nomination process and nomination form.
Recognizing volunteers is part of the PRC’s Annual Goal to “support staff with recruiting volunteer base, providing motivational support, and recognizing volunteer achievements”, in alignment with Parks and Trails Master Plan Initiative 4.1.4. to “provide motivational support for and retention of volunteers through calls to service and recognition of eff...
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