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Volunteer sports groups urge Williamson County to ease burden of Safe STARS-linked use agreement
Summary
Volunteer-run youth sports organizations told the Parks & Recreation Committee that a new limited-use agreement, updated to comply with Tennessee's Safe STARS law, places heavy administrative and liability burdens on small clubs and volunteers; county legal said the liability allocation is largely unchanged but staff has negotiated clarifying language.
Several volunteer youth-sports representatives told the Williamson County Parks & Recreation Committee on Jan. 6 that a revised facilities-use agreement tied to Tennessee's Safe STARS law is too burdensome for small, volunteer-run organizations.
"The contract's very heavy handed," Charles McConnell of East Williamson Athletics told the committee, saying it shifts personal risk to volunteers and could threaten small clubs that lack staff and legal resources. "It's gonna put a tremendous strain on our organization, our coaches, our other volunteers." (Charles McConnell, East Williamson Athletics.)
Why it matters: county parks serve as the primary venue for local youth sports. Small volunteer organizations said the new…
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