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Council tables discussion on background checks for volunteers, asks staff for draft policy
Summary
Councilmember Nance presented sample board/commission application language and background‑check practices used by peer cities and asked staff to return with a draft policy; council voted to table further action until the next meeting.
La Marque — The City Council on April 22 took up a previously tabled item on implementing background checks for volunteers appointed to boards, commissions and committees and voted to table the matter again while staff prepares a draft policy.
Councilmember Nance said background checks are common practice in municipalities and are especially important when volunteers work with children or vulnerable populations. She distributed example…
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