a. Volunteer. A volunteer is a person who, of his or her free will, provides services to any unit of County government without receiving monetary or material compensation, except expenses actually and reasonably incurred as approved by the supervising agency. A compensatory service worker, as defined below, shall not be considered a "volunteer” as defined in this subsection. Except as expressly provided in this Title 10, volunteers are not considered employees for any purposes, including but not limited to the purposes of Titles 1 through 9 of this Manual, and volunteers are not entitled the protections or benefits found in Titles 1 through 9 of the Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual. Accordingly, the provisions of Titles 1 through 9 of the Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual do not apply to Volunteers.

b. Compensatory Service Worker. A Compensatory Service Worker means a person who performs a public service with or without compensation for an agency as a condition or part of the person's: i) incarceration, ii) plea, iii) sentence, iv) diversion, v) probation, or vi) parole. (Rev. 08/04/14)