[Adopted as Ch. 2.40 of the 1997 Code]
The Mayor is authorized to appoint auxiliary policemen as employees,
subject to the advice and consent of the City Council. Prior to appointment,
all proposed auxiliary policemen shall be fingerprinted and their
fingerprints shall be checked with the Federal Bureau of Identification,
Washington, D.C., for any possible criminal record. No person shall
be appointed as an auxiliary policeman if he/she has been convicted
of a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude. The appointment
of any or all auxiliary policemen may be terminated by the Mayor,
subject to the advice and consent of the City Council.
Such auxiliary policemen shall not be members of the regular
Police Department of the City. Auxiliary policemen shall be residents
of the City. Identification symbols worn by such auxiliary policemen
shall be different and distinct from those used by the regular Police
Department and shall be selected and chosen by the Chief of Police
of the City. Auxiliary policemen shall at all times during the performance
of their duties be subject to the direction and control of the Chief
of Police of this City.
Auxiliary policemen shall have the following powers and duties
when properly assigned and on duty:
A.
To aid or direct traffic in this municipality.
B.
To aid in the control of natural or man-made disasters.
C.
To aid in case of civil disorder.
D.
To perform normal and regular police duties when assigned by the
Chief of Police on occasions when it is impracticable for members
of the regular Police Department to perform normal and regular police
duties.
Prior to entering upon any of their duties, auxiliary policemen
shall receive a course of training in the use of weapons and other
police procedures by the Chief of Police.
Auxiliary policemen shall receive compensation as may be set
from time to time by the salary resolution.
