medical needs areas. Safety Reasonable measures will be to ensure the safety of persons in SMSs. A Disclosure Statement and Shelter Protocols, as written in the Registration and Intake Standard Operating Procedures, will be provided to staff and evacuees entering the SMS. Evacuees, their belongings, companion and service animals will be registered and identified. Consistent with applicable law, all persons admitted to SMSs will be informed that as a condition of admittance they may be subject to search. Any person who violates shelter protocol or provides false information is subject to immediate eviction from the shelter. Registered Sex Offenders Any individual listed in the Virginia Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry, as defined by the Virginia Code, Chapter 9, who enters a SMS will be required, as prescribed in the Disclosure Statement and Shelter Protocols, to notify the shelter management of his/her registry status. To the extent possible, VDSS will access the Virginia Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry and the National Registry for Sex Offenders to determine if an evacuee’s name is a match in either Registry. Registered offenders will not be segregated from the population. Security staff will discretely be made aware of any offenders within the shelter population and heightened observation will be maintained. Weapons Section 44-146.15(3) of the Code of Virginia prohibits, “the Governor, any political subdivision, or any other governmental authority to in any way limit the rights of the people to keep and bear arms as guaranteed by the Article I, Section 13 of the Constitution of Virginia or the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States, including the lawful possession, sale, or transfer of firearms except to the extent necessary to ensure public safety in any place or facility designated or used by the Governor, any political subdivision of the Commonwealth or any other governmental entity as an emergency shelter or for the purpose of sheltering persons.” (Emphasis added). In the event the Governor, any political subdivision, or any other governmental entity designate or use a place or facility as an emergency shelter, and it is determined
Meal and Break Scheduling To ensure adequate coverage for essential shelter tasks, supervisors will need to be diligent in scheduling breaks. Supervisors will also need to be aware of the rest and personal needs of each of their staff members. This will be a delicate balance and making your staff aware of their break schedules will eliminate many concerns and disputes. A simple suggestion would be to address the break schedule and how you, as the supervisor, will implement it during your shift change briefing daily. The SMS plan indicates the following meal schedule: 0700 Breakfast 1200 Lunch 1830 Dinner 0000 Midnight Meal (Staff Only) An example break schedule for a team could be: Shift change briefing at 0700. Staff will be requested to assure meal times are kept at NO more than 30 minutes and break times kept to NO more than 15 minutes. Supervisor Staff 1 Staff 2 Staff 3 4 Staff 5 Staff 6 Staff 7 8 Breakfast Flexible 0715 0730 0745 0715 0730 0745 0715 0730 Break Flexible 0930 0945 1000 1015 0930 0945 1000 1015 Lunch Flexible 1200 1215 1230 1245 1200 1215 1230 1245 Break Flexible 1530 1545 1600 1615 1530 1545 1600 1615