There is hereby established a police reserve force to be known as the Murphy Police Reserve Force. The city police reserve force shall otherwise be governed by V.T.C.A. Local Government Code sec. 341.012, as amended.
(2006 Code, sec. 42-51; Ordinance 06-01-688, sec. 2 (33.20), adopted 1/3/06)
The chief of police of the city is hereby authorized to appoint up to ten members to the city police reserve force. All city police reserve personnel shall serve at the will of the chief of police, whose decisions regarding any member of the city police reserve force shall be final.
(2006 Code, sec. 42-52; Ordinance 06-01-688, sec. 2 (33.21), adopted 1/3/06; Ordinance adopting 2015 Code)
(a) 
The city police reserve force shall be composed of personnel who reside in Collin, Dallas, or Rockwall County, Texas.
(b) 
On approval of the appointment by the city council of a member of the city police reserve force who is not a peace officer as described by V.T.C.A., Code of Criminal Procedure art. 2.12, the person appointed may carry a weapon only when authorized to do so by the chief of police and only when discharging official duties as a peace officer.
(c) 
On approval of the appointment by the city council of a member of the city police reserve force who is a peace officer as described by V.T.C.A., Code of Criminal Procedure art. 2.12, the chief of police may authorize the person appointed to carry a weapon or act as a peace officer at all times, regardless of whether the person is engaged in the actual discharge of official duties, or may limit the authority of the person to carry a weapon or act as a peace officer to only those times during which the person is engaged in the actual discharge of official duties.
(2006 Code, sec. 42-53; Ordinance 06-01-688, sec. 2 (33.22), adopted 1/3/06; Ordinance adopting 2015 Code)
Members of the city police reserve force shall function under the direction and control of the chief of police and shall serve as peace officers during actual discharge of official duties. The chief of police may terminate such membership at any time, with or without cause, at his sole discretion. Any member wishing to resign from the organization shall tender his resignation to the chief of police and surrender his I.D. card, badge, uniform and any property in his possession which belongs to the city.
(2006 Code, sec. 42-54; Ordinance 06-01-688, sec. 2 (33.23), adopted 1/3/06)
The chief of police shall prescribe an application form for membership which shall include a place for a complete set of fingerprints of the applicant.
(2006 Code, sec. 42-55; Ordinance 06-01-688, sec. 2 (33.24), adopted 1/3/06)
Prior to performing any duties as a reserve police officer, each police reserve applicant shall receive training from the police department in accordance with the requirements of the state commission on law enforcement officer standards and education and shall apply for certification by said commission as a reserve police officer. Upon approval by the city council, a reserve police officer commission may be issued to each approved city police reserve applicant. The cost of any such training may be paid by the city.
(2006 Code, sec. 42-56; Ordinance 06-01-688, sec. 2 (33.25), adopted 1/3/06)
Members of the city police reserve force serve without compensation. The city may provide hospital and medical assistance to a member of the city police reserve force who sustains injury in the course of performing official duties in the same manner as provided by the city for a full-time police officer. Nothing in this division shall be construed to authorize or permit a member of the city police reserve force to become eligible for participation in any pension fund created pursuant to state statute to which regular officers may become a member by payroll deductions or otherwise.
(2006 Code, sec. 42-57; Ordinance 06-01-688, sec. 2 (33.26), adopted 1/3/06)
An identification card and such other insignia or evidence of identity as the chief of police may prescribe shall be issued to each member, who must carry the card and other identification at all times while on duty, and he must surrender them upon the termination of his membership.
(2006 Code, sec. 42-58; Ordinance 06-01-688, sec. 2 (33.27), adopted 1/3/06)
The chief of police may by order diminish or expand the membership of the city police reserve force as emergency may require, within the limit hereinbefore established.
(2006 Code, sec. 42-59; Ordinance 06-01-688, sec. 2 (33.28), adopted 1/3/06)
The chief of police shall prescribe the uniform and badges for the members of the city police reserve force and direct the manner in which the same shall be worn. The city council may authorize payment for such uniforms by the city.
(2006 Code, sec. 42-60; Ordinance 06-01-688, sec. 2 (33.29), adopted 1/3/06)
(a) 
Members of the city police reserve force shall serve at the discretion of the chief of police and may be called into service at any time the chief of police considers it necessary to have additional officers to preserve the peace and enforce the law.
(b) 
The chief of police may establish rules and regulations to govern the city police reserve force and may direct members of the city police reserve force to obey the instructions of regular police officers.
(c) 
Reserve police officers shall act only in a supplementary capacity to the regular police force and shall in no case assume the full-time duties of regular police officers without first complying with all requirements for such regular police officers.
(d) 
A member of the city police reserve force who is not a peace officer as described by V.T.C.A., Code of Criminal Procedure art. 2.12, may act as a peace officer only during the actual discharge of official duties.
(2006 Code, sec. 42-61; Ordinance 06-01-688, sec. 2 (33.30), adopted 1/3/06)
It shall be unlawful for any person, other than a duly authorized city police reserve officer, to wear a police reserve uniform or badge or to display or carry a police reserve badge or identification card or otherwise represent himself to be a member of the city police reserve force.
(2006 Code, sec. 42-62; Ordinance 06-01-688, sec. 2 (33.31), adopted 1/3/06)