(a) Authorized.
The chief of police of the city is authorized
to assist any other county or municipality in this state, when a state
of civil emergency in such other municipality or county has been declared
by the proper authority, upon request by such proper authority, [representing
that] a need exists in such other county or municipality for the services
of additional law enforcement officers to protect the health, life
and property of such other county or municipality, its inhabitants,
and the visitors thereto, by reason of riot, unlawful assembly characterized
by the use of force or violence, or the threat thereof by three or
more persons acting together with or without lawful authority, or
during time of natural disaster or man-made calamity.
(b) Status of officers of other jurisdiction assigned to city.
Whenever any law enforcement officer of any other county or
municipality is assigned to this city under authority of an order
adopted by the governing body of such other county or municipality,
to assist under circumstances as described above which may exist in
this city, such officer shall be a peace officer of this city and
shall be under the command of the chief of police of this city while
so assigned, and he shall have all the powers of a regular law enforcement
officer of this city as fully as though he were within the county
or municipality where regularly employed, and his qualifications,
respectively, for office where regularly employed shall constitute
his qualification for the office in this city, and no other oath,
bond, or compensation shall be made.
(c) Compensation of officers of city assigned to other jurisdiction.
When any law enforcement officer of this city is ordered by
proper officials or authority to perform peace officer duties outside
the territorial limits of this city, he shall be entitled to the same
wage, salary, pension, and all other compensation and all other rights
for such service, including injury or death benefits, the same as
though the service had been performed or rendered within the limits
of this city, and he shall also be paid for any reasonable expenses
of travel, food, or lodging, as well as for damage to equipment and
clothing, and medical expenses, which he may incur while on duty outside
such limits, or while traveling to or from such assignment.
(d) Reimbursement to other jurisdiction.
When any law enforcement
officer is assigned to this city from another county or city under
circumstances described above, and upon the request of the proper
authority of this city, this city will, upon proper request, reimburse
the county or city furnishing the services of such law enforcement
officer for his actual expenses of travel, food, lodging, and for
such cost or damage to equipment and clothing resulting from the services
of such law enforcement officer in this city and for which the county
or city where he is regularly employed has paid.
(Ordinance 135 adopted 11/9/72)
The city council shall have the power and authority to appoint
one chief of police and such deputy policemen for the city as it may
from time to time deem necessary.
(Ordinance 9, sec. 1, adopted 8/5/29; Ordinance adopting Code)