Whereas the city has continued to grow, the need for a non-paid professional police force to augment the active force in times of active law enforcement in police activity, cases of emergencies or on special occasions is a necessity.
(Ordinance 2012-04-02-007 adopted 4/2/12)
(a) 
The non-paid police force, an auxiliary police force, shall be composed of licensed peace officers from the state who hold at least a basic peace officer’s license. Application for the force shall be processed in duplicate manner as that of the regular police force. It shall be composed of not more than ten members. The non-paid police force shall be an entity of the city police department but shall have a supervisory officer, who is also a non-paid member of the force, as the liaison between the regular force and the non-paid force. The non-paid force shall be headed by the chief of police. Members of the non-paid police force must adhere to the principles, policies, and beliefs of the paid force with no compensation for their duties.
(b) 
The members of the non-paid police force shall be under the authority, control, and command of the chief of police of the city, subject to all the provisions of ordinances of the city. Members of the non-paid police force shall be appointed by application process and are considered on probation for a period of one year from the commission date.
(Ordinance 2012-04-02-007 adopted 4/2/12)
(a) 
Each non-paid officer is to be issued a departmental identification card which shows he or she as a member of the police force. The card is to be signed by the chief of police and must be carried by each member of the non-paid force at all times. Under Vernon’s Civil Statutes, the non-paid officer commissioned as a full peace officer is vested with all the rights and privileges that accompany “peace officer” status in the state. Upon termination or separation from the department, the non-paid officer is to surrender his or her identification card and badge of office. There is no expectation of tenure. A non-paid police officer may be terminated from duty for violation of any of the policies and procedures of the police department or city, and/or for failure to log the minimum hours of time required of a non-paid police officer. A member of the non-paid police force may resign at any time he or she wishes; however, it shall be his or her duty to notify the chief of police in writing as stated by city policy.
(b) 
In addition to penalties provided by law, any violation of law under color of performance of his or her duties as a member of the non-paid police force and any breach of rules and regulations established by the chief of police shall subject any members of the non-paid police force to summary expulsion. Such expulsion will be made knowledge to the state commission on law enforcement officer standards and education.
(Ordinance 2012-04-02-007 adopted 4/2/12)
The duties of the non-paid police force, subject at all times to the direction and discretion of the chief of police, shall be to assist the regular force of the police department of the city in the enforcement of law and the maintenance of peace and order. The chief of police may, by order, establish rules and regulations to govern the non-paid force, to affix specific duties of its members and to provide for the maintenance of discipline within the non-paid police force. He may change such orders from time to time, and may command members of the police non-paid force to obey the orders of the regular police force when the chief of police is not present. At all times, the non-paid officers shall take direction from the regular police force when working alongside in a police-related incident. The chief may prescribe other duties than those mentioned herein to be performed by the police non-paid force, not inconsistent with the provisions hereof.
(Ordinance 2012-04-02-007 adopted 4/2/12)
Each non-paid member of the city police force shall be required to log in a minimum of 16 (sixteen) clock hours a month to remain a member of the department. Each member is to log their hours worked and such log shall become a legal document of the city police department. Each non-paid police force member is to qualify yearly with his or her handgun as prescribed by the state commission on law enforcement officer standards and education, as well as, at their own expense, complete forty (40) clock hours of police in-service training (to include mandatory training) every two year TCLEOSE cycles. The city police department, if available, will assist with non-paid officer uniforms, but the bulk of the expense is to be borne by the non-paid officer. No firearms, duty ammunition, or utility gear is to be furnished by the city.
(Ordinance 2012-04-02-007 adopted 4/2/12)
A list of eligible members to the non-paid police force shall be compiled from those who make a written application for the position. TCLEOSE (state commission on law enforcement officer standards and education) guidelines shall be followed in the appointment. Each step of required documentation must be completed for each member of the non-paid police force. Each non-paid police officer is an ambassador of the city and shall abide in such manner at all times. Each member shall be of good character, have temperate personal habits, and be physically capable of performing the duties of a police officer. All applicants shall be approved by the chief of police.
(Ordinance 2012-04-02-007 adopted 4/2/12)