Chapter 2.14
POLICE DEPARTMENT

Sections:

2.14.010    Purpose and authority.

2.14.020    Participation in POST programs.

2.14.030    Authorization to deputize qualified persons as auxiliary or reserve officers.

2.14.010 Purpose and authority.

The purpose of this chapter is to make the City eligible for aid from the Commission on Police Officer Standards and Training and to give the Chief of Police and City Manager authority to appoint reserve officers. The authority for EGMC Section 2.14.020 is Section 13500, et seq., of the Penal Code, the section related to the Commission on Police Officer Standards and Training. The authority for EGMC Section 2.14.030 is Section 830, et seq., of the Penal Code, which section covers many topics, including appointment and powers of reserve city police officers. [Ord. 7-2009 §3, eff. 5-1-2009; Ord. 25-2006 §1, eff. 7-28-2006]

2.14.020 Participation in POST programs.

A. The City Council of the City of Elk Grove hereby declares that it desires to qualify to receive aid from the State of California under the provisions of Section 13522, Chapter 1, Title 4, Part 4 of the California Penal Code.

B. The City Council of the City of Elk Grove hereby ordains that while receiving any State aid pursuant to Title 4, Chapter 1, commencing with Section 13500, of the California Penal Code, Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, the City of Elk Grove will adhere to the standards for recruitment and training and all Commission regulations as specified in POST Administrative Manual (Section B) established by the Commission and the California Code of Regulations as they pertain to City of Elk Grove Peace Officers.

C. The City Council of the City of Elk Grove hereby further ordains that while receiving any State aid pursuant to Title 4, Chapter 1, commencing with Section 13500, of the California Penal Code, Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, the City of Elk Grove will adhere to the standards for recruitment and training and all Commission regulations as specified in POST Administrative Manual (Section B) established by the Commission and the California Code of Regulations as they pertain to City of Elk Grove Local Public Safety Dispatchers.

D. The City Council of the City of Elk Grove hereby further ordains that the City’s Police Department and its dispatch center shall allow the Commission and its representatives to make inquiries and inspect records as may be necessary to verify claims for reimbursement or to confirm whether the department or dispatch center is, in fact, adhering to Commission regulations. [Ord. 7-2009 §3, eff. 5-1-2009; Ord. 25-2006 §1, eff. 7-28-2006]

2.14.030 Authorization to deputize qualified persons as auxiliary or reserve officers.

The Chief of Police of the City of Elk Grove, with the concurrence of the City Manager, is hereby empowered to deputize qualified persons so as to designate persons as auxiliary or reserve City Police Officers, pursuant to Section 832.6 of the Penal Code. Those persons appointed by the Chief, with the concurrence of the City Manager, who are qualified as Level I Reserve Officers, shall have the full powers and duties of a Peace Officer as provided in Section 830.1 of the Penal Code, or limited powers as determined by the Chief of Police. [Ord. 7-2009 §3, eff. 5-1-2009; Ord. 25-2006 §1, eff. 7-28-2006]