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discretion, adequate safety and security can be maintained under the circumstances. The Organizer shall submit the names of the proposed parking control personnel to the Sheriff. b. The Organizer shall submit the names and necessary background information, on forms provided by the Sheriff, for all crowd control personnel to be used during the outdoor mass gathering for investigation by the Sheriff as to fitness. Crowd control personnel must meet the following minimum standards in order to be approved as suitable by the Sheriff: i. Be 21 years of age or older; ii. Be in good physical health; iii. Never have been convicted of a felony and must not have been convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude in the last five years; and iv. Either have received reasonable minimum training in law enforcement, security or relevant on-the-job experience. (2) All of the policing personnel must wear an appropriate identifying uniform and must be on duty during the entire outdoor mass gathering unless a relief schedule has been planned and approved. A relief schedule will only be approved by the Sheriff when sufficient policing strength on duty has been maintained. (3) It shall be the duty of the policing personnel to report any violations of the law to the Sheriff, the Sheriff’s deputies or representatives and to take whatever action as can be reasonably expected of them to enforce the law. The County Sheriff’s Office reviewed and approved the applicant’s plans related to public safety and included the recommendations outlined in #4 above. These recommendations have been included under the conditions of approval listed at the end of this report, for consideration by the Board of Commissioners. Marion County Ordinance 1230, Section 11 can be satisfied through the conditions of approval mentioned above. Section 12: Parking and Traffic Control. Prior to or on the date of application the Organizer shall provide the Public Works Director with a parking and traffic control plan acceptable to the Public Works Director. The plan shall include a scale drawing showing the parking facilities within or adjacent to the location for which the permit is requested. Ingress and egress shall be shown on the plan and provide for safe movement of any vehicle at any time to or from the parking area. The Public Works Director may require that flaggers, traffic control devices or dust control measures be used during the outdoor mass gathering to ensure the safe and efficient flow of vehicles. If flaggers, traffic control devices or dust control measures are required, the plan must include details showing their expected use and placement. The use of flaggers, traffic control devices or dust control measures must comply with standards established by the Marion County Department of Public Works. The Public Works Department reviewed and approved the applicant’s plans related to parking and traffic control and included the recommendations outlined in #4 above. These recommendations have 6