Chapter 2.32
POLICE RESERVE1
Sections:
2.32.010 Establishment and membership.
2.32.040 Duties and responsibilities.
2.32.050 Application and selection procedure.
2.32.060 Revocation of commission.
2.32.010 Establishment and membership.
A police reserve program is established within the police department to supplement the compensated police force. Membership in the program shall consist of all persons who meet the qualifications of this chapter and are commissioned as reserve officers by the mayor upon recommendation of the chief of police. Reserve officers shall serve at the pleasure of the city and may be suspended or removed by the chief of police. (Ord. 1258 § 1, 1995).
2.32.020 Qualifications.
Applicants for membership in the police reserve shall:
A. Be 21 years old on receipt of a commission;
B. Be a high school graduate or possess a GED;
C. Be licensed to drive in the state of Washington;
D. Meet minimum standards of city civil service rules for regular police officers;
E. Meet any applicable minimum requirements of the state of Washington;
F. Not have been convicted of a felony or of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or of a pattern of convictions indicating questionable moral character;
G. Not have used illegal substances within three years prior to application; and
H. Not have been convicted of any criminal traffic offense or received five traffic infractions within three years of application. (Ord. 1258 § 1, 1995).
2.32.030 Supervision.
Reserve officers shall act under the direction of the chief of police and shall be subordinate to and subject to the orders of regular full- or part-time members of the police department. (Ord. 1258 § 1, 1995).
2.32.040 Duties and responsibilities.
The authority, duties and responsibilities of the reserve officers shall be established by a police reserve manual adopted by resolution or motion of the city council upon recommendation of the mayor and chief of police. As a condition of receiving a police reserve commission, a successful applicant shall acknowledge in writing that the applicant has read and understands the police reserve manual and agrees to be bound by its terms and conditions. (Ord. 1258 § 1, 1995).
2.32.050 Application and selection procedure.
The chief of police shall accept applications for membership in the police reserve program. The applications shall request the same information that is requested on the standard city employment application, together with all information required by this chapter. If an applicant meets the minimum qualifications of PMC 2.32.020, the applicant shall take a physical agility examination; provided, that the chief of police may waive the examination for an applicant who is a member of another law enforcement agency on the date of the application or who was a city reserve officer less than one year before the date of the application. After successfully passing or receiving a waiver of the physical agility examination, the applicant shall take a written examination; provided, that the chief of police may waive the examination for an applicant who is a member of another law enforcement agency on the date of the application or who was a city reserve officer less than one year before the date of the application. Upon successfully completing or receiving a waiver of the written examination, the applicant shall have an oral examination before a board comprised of three members recommended by the chief of police and approved by the mayor. Two members shall be city police department police officers and one member shall be a police officer of another law enforcement agency. Upon favorable recommendation by the board, the applicant shall take a medical fitness examination; provided, that the chief of police shall accept a medical fitness examination that was performed by a physician less than one year prior to date of the application. Upon successfully passing or receiving a waiver of the medical fitness examination, the applicant shall take a polygraph examination, and upon successfully passing the polygraph examination, shall take a psychological examination. The polygraph examination and psychological examination shall be performed by an entity or person experienced in testing law enforcement candidates. After the applicant has successfully passed or completed the foregoing examinations, the chief of police or designee shall conduct a background investigation of the applicant. If the background investigation is satisfactory, the chief of police shall forward a recommendation to the mayor, who shall determine whether an applicant is given a reserve officer commission. (Ord. 1313 § 1, 1997; Ord. 1258 § 1, 1995).
2.32.060 Revocation of commission.
Upon the occurrence of any of the events in PMC 2.32.020(E) through (G), the commission of a reserve officer shall be terminated. (Ord. 1258 § 1, 1995).
For provisions governing police department, see Chapter 2.28 PMC.Code reviser’s note: Ord. 1254 repealed a previous Chapter 2.32, but stated that the “claims provision” found in PMC 2.32.060 codified therein should survive the repeal. That provision read as follows:By accepting service and commission in the reserve, members of the reserve waive all claim against the city and against the chief of police arising out of such service or arising by reason of such service, including, but not limited to, a waiver of all claim for compensation other than that the chief of police may hereinafter in his sole discretion provide.