The Volunteer Coordinating Committee on Oct. 10 approved revisions to the volunteer recognition process that the committee had drafted earlier (document header referenced as 08/22/24). Committee members said edits were largely clarifying and non-substantive; the changes were presented in redline and accepted by consensus.

"So that the volunteer coordinating committee accepts the new process for volunteer recognition, removing all the cookies," a committee member said, joking that cookies were removed from the language. The committee voted in favor; no opposition was recorded.

The revised process also clarifies that the council liaison to the VCC will recognize volunteers at the City Council meeting closest to Volunteer Recognition Month and that proclamations are read by the mayor at City Council, language members attributed to Mayor Clark.

Ending: The committee approved the updated recognition process and will implement the procedural changes for future volunteer recognitions.