Chapter 2.20
POLICE DEPARTMENT – RESERVE
Sections:
2.20.030 Applicants – Qualifications.
2.20.050 Termination – Resignation.
2.20.060 Chief of police – Duties.
2.20.080 Service without compensation.
2.20.090 Members – Status as civil defense workers.
2.20.010 Created.
There is created and established a reserve police force, which shall be composed of not more than nine reserve officers. Each reserve officer shall be appointed by the chief of police. The reserve police force shall function as a unit of the city under the supervision of the chief of police. (Ord. 513 § 1, 1982; Ord. 438 § 1, 1975).
2.20.020 Duties.
The duties of the reserve police force are:
A. To supplement the regular police force;
B. To aid in the control of traffic and maintenance of order generally at parades and other large assemblies of people;
C. To assist the regular police force in the protection of life and property and in the preservation of peace and order; and
D. To perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to them by the chief of police. (Ord. 438 § 2, 1975).
2.20.030 Applicants – Qualifications.
To be eligible for membership in the reserve police force, each applicant shall file an application with the chief of police on a form prescribed by him. The application shall state, in addition to such other information as the chief of police shall require, that the applicant is:
A. A citizen of the United States;
B. Twenty-one years of age or more;
C. Willing to serve on reserve duty at the discretion of the chief of police,
D. Willing to abide by such rules and regulations as may from time to time be established by the chief of police, and
E. Trustworthy and of good moral character, and not been convicted of a felony or any offense involving moral turpitude.
The chief of police may, after satisfying himself that the matters stated in the application are true, appoint such a applicants as he may deem most qualified, until the reserve police force attains its maximum authorized strength. (Ord. 513 § 1, 1982; Ord. 438 § 3, 1975).
2.20.040 Uniform.
Upon appointment, each reserve officer shall obtain, at his own expense, a uniform of a type prescribed by the chief of police. The chief of police shall furnish each reserve officer a membership identification card, which the reserve officer shall carry at all times, and a police badge, which shall be worn only when the reserve officer is acting in such capacity in the performance of duties assigned by the chief of police. (Ord. 438 § 4, 1975).
2.20.050 Termination – Resignation.
The membership of any reserve officer in the reserve police force may be terminated by the chief of police at any time, with or without cause. Any reserve officer may resign from the reserve police force upon written notification to the chief of police. Upon separation from the reserve police force, a reserve officer shall surrender to the chief of police within five days of such separation all equipment issued to him by the city. (Ord. 438 § 5, 1975).
2.20.060 Chief of police – Duties.
The chief of police of the city is the commanding officer of the reserve police force. The chief of police shall:
A. Select and appoint qualified persons to the reserve police force;
B. Establish a training program for reserve officers;
C. Promulgate rules and regulations for their conduct;
D. Prescribe the uniform for reserve officers; and
E. Supervise the performance of duty by reserve officers. (Ord. 438 § 6, 1975).
2.20.070 Powers.
Reserve officers shall have all the powers vested in them by the chief of police while in the performance of their duties, but under no circumstances shall a reserve officer exercise any power while not in the performance of duties ordered by the chief of police or a regular police officer. (Ord. 438 § 7, 1975).
2.20.080 Service without compensation.
Reserve officers shall serve without compensation, but the city council may, in its discretion, pay all or part of the cost of furnishing uniforms and equipment when the appropriation therefor has been indicated as an item in the police or civil defense budget, as it may choose. (Ord. 438 § 8, 1975).
2.20.090 Members – Status as civil defense workers.
Reserve officers shall not be regarded as employees of the city for any purpose, but the city may register all reserve officers as civil defense workers so that in the event of injury or death in the performance of duty such reserve officers will be eligible for compensation available for this purpose, as established by the Legislature and administered by the Department of Civil Defense of the state. (Ord. 438 § 9, 1975).