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Dear Friends and Members:
The following is a copy of the Milford Senior Center Rules of Behavior:
1.Purpose: The purpose of these rules is to ensure that members of the Milford Senior Center (the “Center”) have access to and use of the facilities in an orderly, peaceful and safe atmosphere, unhindered and undisturbed by disruptive actions and behaviors of others. These rules are further intended to protect the rights and safety of Center staff members, to preserve and protect Center’s property and facilities, to ensure the orderly management of the Center, to ensure that the facility and property are available for the use of which they are intended, and to preserve the property under the control of the Center for the use to which it was lawfully dedicated.
2. Scope: These rules shall be applied in a neutral and non discriminatory manner. These rules shall apply to the buildings, interior and exterior, and to all grounds and curtilage of the Milford Senior Center (referred to in this Policy as the (“Premises”) and to all persons entering into or on the Premises. On the Premises, violation of any Federal, State or local law or ordinance will be regarded as a violation of Senior Center rules. Persons who violate these rules may be excluded from the Premises.
3. Appeal: A person whose Center privileges have been denied for a period of time longer than 30 consecutive days may appeal that denial in writing to the Council on Aging by making written request to the Executive Director to appeal the decision to deny Center privileges. The written request must be filed at the Center or sent by certified or registered mail to the Executive Director within fourteen (14) days of the denial of Center privileges. The written request shall identify the appellant’s name and current mailing address, the time and date of the denial of the privilege, and the basis for the appeal. The hearing shall be set for a time within thirty (30) days of receipt of the notice and shall be before a committee designated by the Chairman of the Council on “Aging or the Executive Director’s designee as the Hearing Officer. Any committee designated by the Chairman shall consist of five (5) members at least two (2) of who shall be Milford Senior Center members. The Milford Senior Center members shall select two (2) members and three (3) alternates for the committee and shall provide the Chairman of the Council with their names. The appellant shall have the opportunity to offer evidence and testimony that may establish that the denial of privileges was in violation of policies, rules or regulations of the Center. The Hearing Officer or the committee may consider any competent and reliable evidence including any written reports prepared by employees or agents of the Center. The Hearing Officer or the committee shall render a decision in writing within (15) business days of the final date of the hearing. Until written decision is sent by the Hearing Officer or the committee to the Executive Director and the appellant, the appellant’s Center privileges will remain in effect.
4. Grounds for immediate expulsion from the Premises: Whenever there is reasonable cause to believe an individual has committed any of the following acts on the Premises (A through G below) the appropriate law enforcement authorities will be summoned. The violator shall be asked to leave the Premises and may have Center privileges revoked for a period of up to one year.
A. Committing or attempting to commit any felony.
B. Committing or attempting to commit an assault.
C. Committing or attempting to commit a theft.
D. Destroying, damaging or defacing Center property.
E. Engaging in sexual harassment and/or indecent exposure.
F. Using, giving away or selling, any controlled substance or alcoholic beverages.
G. Bringing any dangerous weapons on to the Premises.
Other grounds which may merit loss of Center privileges: Whenever there is reasonable cause to believe that an individual has committed any of the following acts (H through V below) on the Premises, he or she will be warned to cease the behavior, and in certain circumstances, at the discretion of the Executive Director, the person could be told to leave the premises for the remainder of the day, and a written warning may be issued. Any subsequent violations may result in the loss of Center privileges for a period of time up to one year.
H. Engaging in disorderly conduct, harassment, or behavior that causes or creates an actual or imminent material interference with the reasonable and orderly use and management of the Center by members and employees.
I The audible use of audio equipment, cell phones and pagers. Audible ringers must be turned off inside the building. Cellular telephone users are asked to be considerate of others and confine their calls to the hallways.
J. Engaging in boisterous behavior, such as throwing things, pushing or shoving all in a manner that causes or creates an actual or imminent interference with the reasonable and orderly use and management of the Center by members and employees.
K. Engaging in behavior that creates an unsafe environment for members or employees.
L. Smoking or any other use of tobacco in the building.
M. Making use of the restrooms for purpose for which the restrooms were not intended, including but not limited to, bathing, shaving, washing hair, or washing clothing.
N. Using furniture, materials or equipment in a manner inconsistent with their proper and intended use.
O. Interfering with, obstructing, or blocking free passage on the Premises.
P. Soliciting, petitioning, or distributing written materials, or canvassing for business, political, charitable, or religious purposes without the express written approval of the Executive Director. Any such request must be in writing and submitted twenty-four (24) hours in advance to the Executive Director.
Q. Entering the building barefooted, without a shirt, with offensive body odor or unacceptable personal hygiene, being otherwise attired so as to be disruptive to the Center environment, or speaking at an unreasonable voice level.
R. Bringing in animals, other than certified assistive animals.
S. Use of any unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, hateful, racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable language toward any person.
T. Being under the influence of alcohol and or illegal drugs.
U. Verbally or physically threatening or harassing other members, volunteers, or staff including stalking, offensive touching and obscene acts.
V. Engaging in unsafe use of motorized wheelchair and/or scooter that creates an unsafe environment for members or employees.
If you have any questions regarding the Milford Senior Center Rules of Behavior please call me at 203-877-5131.
Sincerely,
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