[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Westfield 6-10-1992.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
The appropriate procedure for the use of those persons designated as
members of the Westfield Auxiliary Police shall be:
A.
On the request of the Town of Westfield Supervisor or
his designated representative, namely, the Mayor of the Village of Westfield,
or the Acting Police Chief, to the Director of Emergency Management and Civil
Defense.
B.
When said Director of Emergency Management and Civil
Defense deems that the public interest requires it, and upon providing notice
of such, assigned to the Sheriff.
C.
The use of the auxiliary police officer designated pursuant
to the provisions of the New York State Defense Emergency Act as set forth
in Chapter 784 of the Laws of 1951, as amended, to assist a regularly constituted
law enforcement agency for directing traffic, crowd control and for patrolling
public lands and buildings.
No such assignment may be made during official drills authorized under
§ 29-b of Article 2-B of the Executive Law. When assigned pursuant
to this chapter, auxiliary police officers shall be deemed employees of the
county.
It shall be the responsibility of the Director of Emergency Management
and Civil Defense to ensure that any such auxiliary police officers shall
have received the training required under Subdivision 1 of § 2.30
of the Criminal Procedure Law prior to any assignment. The written policy
governing the use of force by auxiliary police officers shall be that of Chautauqua
County Sheriff's Department, and it shall be the responsibility of the
Sheriff to ensure that each officer is provided with a copy thereof.
This chapter shall not be interpreted to authorize or effect the replacement
or substitution of existing or regular police officers or police services
through the assignment of auxiliary police officers.
