A recent city council meeting in Vineland, New Jersey, saw a group of coaches and parents make their case to institute an appeals process for applicants undergoing background checks to volunteer with city recreation programs.
Presently, city policy requires backgrounds on volunteers working with individuals under 18 years of age. If a red flag comes up during the screening process, a volunteer candidate is barred from participation until the disqualifying mark on their record is removed.
However, with an appeals committee in place, applicants would be given the opportunity to plead their case in order to serve as a volunteer.
An appeals board for volunteer workers has been considered before by the Vineland City Council. However, the city has chosen to wait until the background check program has passed the one year mark before considering an appeals process.
Councilman Louis Cresci said, “It’s a wise thing to look at this again…I think we have a little bit of homework to do.”
Cumberland County Prosecutor, Jennifer Webb-McCrae, was in attendance at the Tuesday night meeting. Speaking from a resident point of view, she summed up what was likely on everyone’s mind.
“This issue is too important to allow the recreation commission to simply say it’s too tricky or difficult to have an appeals board,” she said.
An appeals policy does in fact have the support of Mayor Robert Romano and City Police Chief Timothy Codispoti, both of whom have agreed to serve on an appeals committee.
Per the New Jersey League of Municipalities, an appeals board typically takes into account the volunteers age, nature of the offense, age when the offense was committed, etc.
For some residents, such as Ricky Bluitt, the chance to appeal a rejected application would be greatly appreciated. Bluitt, a sports coach of ten years, won’t be able to continue his role until he can settle a long-standing issue on his criminal record.
“I’ve been living in this community all my life and I’ve made some bad choices,” he said. “For the last 23 years, I’ve made a lot of good choices.”
Instituting an appeals board will add a tremendous amount of fairness to the application process and will no doubt allow the city to clear qualified individuals who may have otherwise been shown the door.
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