Chapter 2.40
POLICE RESERVE
Sections:
2.40.010 Created – Membership.
2.40.030 Compensation – Source of funds.
2.40.040 Rules and regulations – Police chief authority – Posting.
2.40.050 Supervision and control.
2.40.010 Created – Membership.
A police department reserve is created and established, and shall consist of such members as possess the requisite qualifications and are accepted by the chief of police. (Ord. 534 § 1, 1955).
2.40.020 Swearing in.
Any applicant for reserve policeman who has satisfactorily met the qualifications and standards as referred to in this chapter, and having been accepted by the chief of police, shall thereafter be sworn in by the mayor in the manner and according to the rules and ordinances governing the swearing in of regular city policemen, and the reserve policeman shall thereafter be provided with the credentials of his office and be empowered with the authority granted regular city policemen. (Ord. 534 § 3, 1955).
2.40.030 Compensation – Source of funds.
Any sums paid to reserve policemen shall be determined by resolution of the city council and shall be paid from the current expense fund; and the city shall thereafter pay to the Department of Labor and Industries such sums as are necessary for the premiums on industrial insurance to the end that the reserve policemen shall be covered by industrial insurance. (Ord. 534 § 5, 1955).
2.40.040 Rules and regulations – Police chief authority – Posting.
The chief of police is given the authority to promulgate rules and regulations, qualifications and standards for the police department reserve and pursuant to said authority shall file with the city supervisor a copy of said rules, regulations, standards and qualifications, and shall in addition thereto post the same in a conspicuous place in the city police department. (Ord. 534 § 2, 1955).
2.40.050 Supervision and control.
The police department reserve and any member thereof shall at all times be under the direct supervision and control of the chief of police and shall abide by all rules and regulations and standards as adopted under the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 534 § 6, 1955).
2.40.060 Removal.
Any reserve policeman who has shown himself to be unfit for police work as contemplated in this chapter may be dismissed by the chief of police. (Ord. 534 § 4, 1955).
2.40.070 Pension plan.
A. Any reserve police officer may elect to participate in the Washington State Pension Plan in effect for volunteer firefighters created pursuant to the Volunteer Firefighters Relief and Pension Act. This is a state-administered program and, accordingly, the rules and regulations concerning the administration of said program and the vesting of benefits are necessarily set by the appropriate state agency. In order to qualify for participation in said pension program and to maintain participation in said program, the reserve officer shall, in addition to making an election to participate in the program, meet the following requirements:
1. Successfully complete a State Certified Basic Reserve Academy;
2. Maintain training standards set by the Burlington police department for officers in the areas of firearms, motor vehicle operations, first aid and CPR;
3. Participate in 16 hours of “ride along” time per month with the Burlington police department; and
4. Meet such other standards of performance as may be set by the Burlington police chief.
B. If at the time the ordinance codified in this section is adopted there are any reserve officers in existence, and if said officers elect to participate in the program, then in such event said reserve officers shall be allowed to “buy back” credit for the years of service said reserve officer has performed. In such event, the city shall participate in the “buy back” with the reserve officer being responsible for 30 percent of the costs and the city of Burlington being responsible for 70 percent of the costs of said “buy back” of credit for years of service performed by said reserve officer. (Ord. 1299 § 1, 1995).