The El Paso County's Internship and Volunteer Policy was adopted March 21, 2016 and revised on October 24, 2016. Further, the County hired its first Volunteer Coordinator on March 20, 2023.The proposed policy changes are being recommended to better align with new practices given the new position under the County Operations Department. 

Proposed revisions include the following:

• The revised policy reassigns the policy responsibility from the Human Resources Department to the Operations Department via the Commissioners Court policy which is where the newly formed county volunteer program operates;
• The revised policy is retitled from Internship and Volunteer Policy to Unpaid Intern and Volunteer Policy;
• The revised policy defines volunteer and unpaid intern and clarifies the eligibility and requirements for each; and 
• The revised policy removes procedural details that are not necessary within the policy itself. 

This policy has been reviewed and revised including feedback provided by Department Heads. Further, this policy was reviewed by the County Attorney's Office.  

The current policy was first approved on March 21, 2016 (Item #3I), and last revised on October 24, 2016 (Item #21).