(A)
Parking enforcement volunteers are hereby authorized to issue citations on any vehicle found to be in violation of the City of Pflugerville Code of Ordinances Chapter 71, the TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE Chapter 681, and the TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE Chapter 684. The term “parking enforcement volunteers” shall include all personnel designated by the Chief of Police as having the authority to issue parking citations as part of their job functions, regardless of job title.
(B)
The Chief of Police shall have the authority and sole discretion to appoint and remove any person who is a citizen of the United States to issue disabled parking and/or fire lane citations for any vehicle found to be parked in violation of the City of Pflugerville Code of Ordinances Chapter 71 and/or the TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE Chapter 681 or Chapter 684.
(C)
Each parking enforcement volunteer appointed pursuant to this section shall complete an application, and satisfactorily complete a course of training on the Pflugerville Code of Ordinances Chapter 71, the TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE Chapter 681 and the TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE Chapter 684 to be developed and conducted by the Chief of Police.
(D)
The application required by subsection (C) of this section shall show the correct name, current address and telephone number of the applicant. The Chief of Police, or his/her designee, is specifically authorized to require additional information from the applicant. Upon receipt of the application required by subsection (C) of this section, the Chief of Police will then make the final decision regarding the application.
(E)
Parking enforcement volunteers are hereby authorized to issue citations on any vehicle found to be in violation of the City of Pflugerville Code of Ordinances Chapter 71, or found to be in violation of the TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE Chapter 681, or found to be in violation of the TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE Chapter 684 in the same manner as any law enforcement officer of the State or County or Municipality of the State of Texas, subject to the following limitations:
(1)
No
parking enforcement volunteer shall be deemed a peace officer, nor
receive any compensation from the City of Pflugerville while in the
capacity of a parking enforcement volunteer.
(2)
No
parking enforcement volunteer shall be required to complete training
as a police officer.
(3)
No
parking enforcement volunteer shall have the power or duty to enforce
other traffic or civil or criminal laws.
(4)
No
parking enforcement volunteer shall possess or carry firearms or other
weapons for the purpose of enforcing the disabled parking or fire
lane law.
(5)
No
parking enforcement volunteer shall be entitled to any indemnification
from the State of Texas, Travis County or the City of Pflugerville
for any injury or property damage sustained as a result of enforcement
activities. Each parking enforcement volunteer shall specifically
acknowledge that such parking enforcement volunteer has no rights
to any claim of injury or property damage resulting from parking enforcement
activities.
(6)
No
government, agency, department or other officer of the State of Texas,
Travis County or the City of Pflugerville shall be liable or accountable
for any act or omission of any person appointed to issue disabled
parking or fire lane citations pursuant to this section. Each parking
enforcement volunteer shall specifically hold harmless the City of
Pflugerville, its employees, officers and agents from any such liability
for any such act or omission by such parking enforcement volunteer.
(Ordinance 589-00-06-27, passed 6-27-00)
