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Every program vehicle used for transporting youth participants must be equipped <br />with: <br />a. First aid supplies and a first aid emergency care guide that are easily accessible to <br />program employees in the vehicle; and <br />b. An operable fire extinguisher that is installed in the passenger compartment of <br />the vehicle and that is easily accessible to program employees in the vehicle. <br />D. Participant Pick Up & Drop Off <br />1. A completed and signed registration form, including pick-up authorization, must be <br />on file for each Participant. <br />2. These forms must be updated each year. <br />3. The original signer of the Pick -Up Authorization Form may contact the center by <br />email or in person to add a new Authorized Person, with written notification. <br />4. Participants must only be signed out by an Authorized Person listed on the Pick -Up <br />Authorization Form. One staff person must monitor the sign in/out duties each day. <br />5. Authorized Persons must present picture ID to pick up a Participant. <br />6. Authorized persons must be 18 or older unless the person is 16 or older and a sibling <br />of the Participant. <br />7. Sign in/sign out sheets will be kept by the Parks and Recreation Department for two <br />years after the Youth Program has ended. <br />8. Participants may be signed out by a custodial parent, unless court paperwork is given <br />to Program Staff. <br />9. Participants must be picked up by the end of the assigned Youth Program. If a child <br />is picked up after 5:30 PM, a late fee will be assessed at a rate of $6 for every 15 <br />minutes. If a child has not been picked up within thirty (30) minutes after the <br />program has ended and a parent/legal guardian or emergency contact cannot be <br />reached, the police will be called. <br />10. If an Authorized Person attempts to pick up a Participant while appearing intoxicated, <br />staff will ask if there is another person who can pick up the Participant. <br />11. If any unauthorized person attempts to pick up a child, staff should: <br />a. Call the Program Coordinator. <br />b. Politely inform the person that they do not have permission to release the <br />child to them. <br />c. Ask the person to leave. <br />d. Move the Participant at risk to another room or area. <br />e. Have another Program Staff in the pick-up area. <br />f. The Coordinator should call the original Authorized Person to inform them <br />of the unauthorized pick up attempt. <br />g. If necessary, Program Staff should call 911. <br />E. Discipline <br />Program Staff will execute discipline and guidance in a consistent manner based on <br />the best interests of Participants. <br />There will be no cruel treatment or harsh punishment (physical or verbal abuse). <br />Examples of discipline that IS NOT allowed include, but are not limited to: <br />a. Using physical punishment or any action administered to the body such as, but <br />not limited to rough handling, or forcing child(ren) to assume an uncomfortable <br />position, <br />