Collierville Parks, Recreation,
& Cultural Arts
Where as
the Town maintains athletic facilities for a variety of sports, and these
sports facilities are operated and maintained daily with the following
philosophy:�
1)
Player safety
2) Fair and even surfacing
3) The understanding that today�s actions create tomorrow�s problems or �the long term results.�
4) A pleasant and appealing appearance
High School Events:
The
Athletic Maintenance Supervisor, with/without assistance from Recreation & Sport
Staff, will decide if conditions are favorable for play and/or practice by 1:15pm (M-F), 8:00am (Sat), &
11:00am (Sun).� High school coaches and/or administrators shall be contacted as
soon as possible as to the decision to play or not.
If
inclement weather continues or the situation deteriorates, athletic personnel
shall decide up to and through the game, with input from available maintenance
personnel, as to the status of the contest based on criteria stated above.
Due to
minute-by-minute decisions that could result in cancellations, athletic
personnel will be reachable for consultation and questions on these days of
inclement weather.
Recreation Department Events:�
The
Athletic Maintenance Supervisor, with/without assistance from Recreation & Sport
Staff, will decide if conditions are favorable for play and/or practice by 3:00pm (M-F), 8:00am (Sat), & 11:00am (Sun).�� This does not preclude the
right of the Department to cancel contests up to or at game time.
All
available means shall be utilized to insure the public�s knowledge and
compliance with inclement weather decisions based upon criteria stated
above.� These include but not limited
to:� Rec-check, red flags, signage,
phone calls, patrol, etc�.
Athletic
personnel shall be responsible for staff knowledge of inclement weather
decisions.� This includes (as time
allows) Administration, Community Center Personnel, Recreation Assistants,
C.O.A., and Association Presidents.
It is the
intention of this policy to eliminate misunderstandings between the Department
and our customers concerning athletic cancellations.� Decisions will be based on criteria stated in this policy and not
public pressure or opinion.
If inclement weather occurs, here are
the means of communication used by CPARD:�
1)
REC-CHECK 853-1212���
4) Field Conditions E-mail list
5) Red-Flag
displayed at complex