There is hereby established the police reserve of the police
department, which shall be a voluntary force of reserve policemen,
hereafter referred to as the “police reserve unit.”
(2005 Code, sec. 2.3.20)
The police reserve shall function under the general direction
and control of the director of public safety, subject to such rules,
regulations, and orders as may be promulgated from time to time by
the director of public safety in accordance with the authority vested
in the director of public safety by the city council or the ordinances
of the city.
(2005 Code, sec. 2.3.21)
The police reserve shall be an auxiliary police force composed
of volunteers. The director of public safety shall establish the size,
composition, and organization of the police reserve unit.
(2005 Code, sec. 2.3.22)
Prior to performing any duties as a reserve police officer,
each police reserve applicant shall receive training 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. The names of reserve police
applicants who have received certification from the state commission
on law enforcement officer standards and education shall be submitted
to the city council by resolution. Upon approval by the city council,
a reserve police officer commission may be issued to each approved
police reserve applicant. The council acknowledges and approves, for
the purpose of the issuance of a reserve police officer commission,
all reserve police officers who, as of the date of the enactment of
this division, are members of the reserve police unit of the city
and who have been certified by the state commission on law enforcement
officer standards and education and approved by the director of public
safety.
(2005 Code, sec. 2.3.23)
Members of the police reserve shall serve at the discretion
of the director of public safety and may be called into active service
at any time the director of public safety considers it necessary to
have additional police officers to preserve the peace and enforce
the law.
(2005 Code, sec. 2.3.24)
No person appointed to the police reserve may carry a weapon
while serving as a reserve police officer except pursuant to operating
procedures established by the director of public safety.
(2005 Code, sec. 2.3.25)
Reserve police officers of the police reserve unit shall act
only in a supplementary capacity to the regular police force and shall
not assume the full-time duties of regular police officers without
first complying with all requirements for such regular police officers.
(2005 Code, sec. 2.3.26)
The director of public safety may provide uniforms and equipment
for the reserve unit from existing supplies, and may cause to be purchased
special items of identification as necessary.
(2005 Code, sec. 2.3.27)
No reserve police officer appointed pursuant to this division
shall be entitled to compensation for service, except as authorized
by the city council.
(2005 Code, sec. 2.3.28)
Reserve officers of the police reserve shall serve as peace
officers during the actual discharge of official duties, subject at
all times to the direction, control, and supervisory authority of
the director of public safety.
(2005 Code, sec. 2.3.29)
