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§ 32-277 — Training and orientation

Houston Code of Ordinances (Supp. No. 93, Update 2: codified through Ordinance No. 2026-0732, adopted Aug. 19, 2026) · Houston Code of Ordinances § 32-277

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Sec. 32-277. - Training and orientation.

(a) The department is responsible to provide training and orientation to program staff in working with participants and for specific job responsibilities. The assistant director will provide each program site with a program manual. (b) Program staff should be familiar with the standards of care for youth recreation programs as adopted by city council. (c) Program staff should be familiar with a youth recreation program's policies including discipline, guidance, and release of participants. (d) Program staff will be trained in appropriate procedures to handle emergencies. (e) Program staff will be trained in areas including city, department, and youth recreation program policies and procedures, recreation activities organization, safety issues, program organization, and other areas as required by an assigned youth recreation program. (f) Program staff will be required to sign an acknowledgment that they have received the required training.

(Ord. No. 02-756, § 2, 8-21-02; Ord. No. 03-793, 9-3-03; Ord. No. 04-891, § 2, 9-1-04; Ord. No. 05-1011, § 2, 8-30-05; Ord. No. 06-875, § 2, 8-23-06; Ord. No. 07-964, § 2, 8-29-07; Ord. No. 08-743, § 2, 8-27-08; Ord. No. 09-711, § 2, 8-5-09; Ord. No. 2010-660, § 2, 8-18-2010; Ord. No. 2011-672, § 2, 8-10-2011; Ord. No. 2012-717, §§ 2—4, 8-22-2012; Ord. No. 2013-665, § 2, 7-25-2013; Ord. No. 2014-725, § 2, 7-23-2014; Ord. No. 2015-745, § 2, 8-5-2015; Ord. No. 2016-65, § 2(Exh. A), 1-20-2016; Ord. No. 2016-606, § 2, 8-10-2016; Ord. No. 2017-588, § 2, 8-8-2017; Ord. No. 2018-587, § 3, 7-25-2018; Ord. No. 2019-593, § 2, 8-7-2019; Ord. No. 2020-778, § 2, 9-16-2020; Ord. No. 2021-689, § 2, 8-11-2021; Ord. No. 2023-648, § 2, 8-23-2023)