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The purpose of this article is to establish the structure of PBEM's volunteer programs, the responsibilities PBEM has to volunteers, and rules governing how volunteer teams are structured during [[Frequently Used Acronyms#Frequently Used Technical Terms|"blue sky"]] periods (as opposed to operational/response periods).
The purpose of this article is to establish the structure of PBEM's volunteer programs, the responsibilities PBEM has to volunteers, and rules governing how volunteer teams are structured during [[Frequently Used Acronyms#Frequently Used Technical Terms|"blue sky"]] periods (as opposed to operational/response periods).
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== Volunteers and PBEM ==
== Volunteers and PBEM ==
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<li>PBEM has sole authority to determine PBEM volunteer membership.
<li>PBEM has sole authority to determine PBEM volunteer membership.
<li>When deployed, NETs and individual PBEM volunteers will defer to the chain of command present at a given incident.
<li>When deployed, NETs and individual PBEM volunteers will defer to the chain of command present at a given incident.
<li>The PBEM Bureau Director may delegate responsibilities for PBEM volunteer programming to a designee (in most cases, the Community Resilience Manager or a PBEM Duty Officer).
<li>The PBEM Bureau Director may delegate responsibilities for PBEM volunteer programming to a designee (in most cases, the Community Preparedness Team Manager or a PBEM Duty Officer).
<li>All routine communications regarding volunteer business between volunteers and PBEM will be directed to staff with the PBEM Community Resilience Team.</li>
<li>All routine communications regarding volunteer business between volunteers and PBEM will be directed to staff with the PBEM Community Preparedness Team.</li>
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== Volunteer Role of PBEM Volunteers ==
Active Neighborhood Emergency Team volunteers and BEECN volunteers are both ''types'' of NET Member; "NET Member" is a term that encompasses both.
# NET Members are unpaid volunteers with the City of Portland and any responsibilities undertaken as a NET Member are voluntary. Members are not employees of PBEM or any other city bureau while acting as a NET Member.
# Any time a NET Member engages in authorized NET activities, that Member is a representative of the City of Portland and will comport him or herself in a manner consistent with the NET Guidelines and the [[PBEM Volunteer Code of Conduct]].
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== Responsibilities of PBEM to PBEM Volunteers ==
TBA
== Policy: PBEM Devolves Management of Volunteer Teams to Communities ==
PBEM volunteers often come into contact with vulnerable populations during a deployment, and volunteers have access to government-owned equipment and sensitive information. Therefore, '''PBEM requires all registered volunteers (NET, BEECN, and ATV) to undertake a criminal background check.''' The criminal background check is conducted at PBEM's expense, and completed every three years.
The background check is ''only'' on a volunteer's criminal record. PBEM conducts no credit history or credit background check.
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|'''Effective date'''
|July 1, 1995
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|'''Policy owner'''
|PBEM Community Preparedness Team
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|'''Author(s)'''
|Rachael Jacky (PBEM); Jeremy Van Keuren (PBEM).
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=== Forms ===
None.
=== Reason for Policy ===
=== Policy Statement ===
=== Scope ===
=== Responsibilities ===
; Portland Bureau of Emergency Management (PBEM)
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; PBEM volunteers and prospective volunteers ("trainees")
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=== Definitions ===
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== Implementation Details ==
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== Compliance ==
== Related Information ==
None.
== Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) ==
If your question is not answered above, please [Mailto:net@portlandoregon.gov?subject=Background%20check%20question email us].
== Notes and References ==
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