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Louisville Historical Museum <br />Volunteers Policy <br />Louisville Historical Museum <br />Volunteers Policy <br />Adopted by the Louisville Historical Commission, <br />January 6, 2016 <br />Definitions <br />A volunteer shall be considered as any individual, 13 years or older, who, as a City of Louisville <br />volunteer, assists with work done for the Louisville Historical Museum, without remuneration. <br />Statement of Purpose <br />The Louisville Historical Museum shall use the services of volunteers to: <br />1. Supplement the efforts of paid Museum staff in meeting demands for quality public <br />2. Serve as a method for encouraging citizens to become familiar with the Museum. <br />The Museum shall make use of the services of interested volunteers to supplement and not <br />replace the work done by Museum staff. <br />Recognition <br />Recognition is an important component of a volunteer program and is often the only way in <br />which the Museum can say "thank you" to a volunteer. Individual, informal recognition of <br />volunteers should be ongoing. The Museum offers to its volunteers to receive complimentary <br />annual $15 memberships with the Louisville History Foundation so that volunteers receive the <br />quarterly Louisville Historian in the mail. The City of Louisville sponsors an annual appreciation <br />event to which current City volunteers are invited. <br />General Provisions <br />Nothing in this policy shall be deemed to create a contract between the volunteer and the <br />Louisville Historical Museum or City of Louisville. Both the volunteer and the Louisville Historical <br />Museum have the right to terminate the volunteer's association with the Museum at any time, <br />for any reason, with or without cause. <br />Neither the City of Louisville nor the Louisville Historical Museum will provide any medical, <br />health, accident or worker's compensation benefits for any volunteer. Volunteers will not be <br />eligible to receive any worker's compensation benefits for any injuries sustained while <br />functioning as a volunteer. <br />Prior to engaging in any volunteer activity, each volunteer will be required to submit a City <br />application form for volunteer work. Volunteers over 18 must undergo a background <br />