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Commissioners and volunteers tighten safety, insurance plans for children on parade float
Summary
Commissioners and volunteers discussed integrating the Kids Zone program into the float, verifying insurance coverage, consent forms for parents, and plans to load children at the fire station to minimize risks; they agreed to rails, perimeter seating and adult chaperones to keep children away from float edges.
Child-safety measures were a central part of the work session as organizers planned how to include the Kids Zone in the float.
President (S3) explained that the Kids Zone could add the city to their insurance and that parents complete release and consent forms: "they can add the city to their insurance... of course, every kid, they have a release and a consent form that they do with all the parents." The group discussed staging children at the fire station so they could be safely loaded onto the float at a slow-moving start and considered building perimeter rails or placing hay-bale seating around the float to keep children away from edges.
Volunteers and commissioners agreed to staff walking chaperones to hand out trinkets rather than throwing items from moving vehicles, following the parade organizer's safety guidance. The commission asked S2 to confirm staging details with the parade organizer and to coordinate a loading plan that keeps children clearly separated from vehicle edges.
