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Council members urge volunteers as county scales up Code Blue warming centers this winter
Summary
Council members discussed the county's Code Blue program and a county purchase of a warming center facility; staff said the center will operate on cold nights with three overnight shifts and volunteers will be needed for approximately 500 volunteer slots.
Council members used their reports time Oct. 16 to urge residents to volunteer for Code Blue warming-center operations this winter and to outline county-level shelter developments.
One council member said the county has made "great strides," noting last year's shelters in Layton and Kaysville and that the county is in the process of purchasing a building called Talia's (described in the meeting as a center in Clearfield) to be used this season. Staff said the warming center will operate on cold nights and will be staffed in three overnight shifts (7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.; 11:30 p.m. to 3:30 a.m.; and 3:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.) so volunteer shifts are shorter.
The council member said the county will need "upwards of 500 volunteers" over the season and encouraged leaders to sign up and promote volunteer recruitment. Staff said the operation is a nighttime, on-cold-nights-only warming center that generally provides grab-and-go breakfast items and uses a nearby bus stop to simplify access.
Council members also noted that law enforcement has been present in prior seasons and that some search and screening protocols are part of the operations; staff said the county will continue to coordinate with law enforcement as necessary.
No formal action was taken by the council; council members asked staff to share volunteer sign-up information with residents.
