Pursuant to the provisions of V.T.C.A., Local Government Code sec. 341.012, there is hereby established a reserve police force. The reserve police force shall be appointed at the discretion of the chief of police with approval of the city council.
(Ordinance 688, sec. II, adopted 8/23/16)
Members of said reserve police force shall meet the qualifications and standards of training required for peace officers as are established, or may hereafter be established, and currently in force and effect, by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE).
(Ordinance 688, sec. II, adopted 8/23/16)
The chief of police shall appoint the members of the reserve police force, subject to approval by the city council. City council approval is required before a person appointed to the reserve police force may carry a weapon or otherwise act as a peace officer. A duly appointed member of the reserve police force who is a peace officer as described by Code of Criminal Procedure art. 2.12 may be authorized by the chief of police 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 as a reserve officer for the City of Granite Shoals. Appointment approval by the city council may be withdrawn at the pleasure of the council.
(Ordinance 688, sec. II, adopted 8/23/16)
That members of the police reserve force 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 to enforce the law.
(Ordinance 688, sec. II, adopted 8/23/16)
City of Granite Shoals reserve police officers may act only in a supplementary capacity to the regular police force and may not assume the full-time duties of regular police officers without complying with the requirements for regular police officers.
(Ordinance 688, sec. II, adopted 8/23/16)
That each reserve officer duly appointed by the chief of police and approved by the city council may be provided hospital and medical assistance for injuries sustained in the course of performing official duties in the same manner as is now or may hereafter be provided for full time police officers.
(Ordinance 688, sec. II, adopted 8/23/16)
Members of the reserve police force serve without compensation.
Members of the reserve police force are not employees of the City of Granite Shoals, Texas, and receive no employment benefits.
(Ordinance 688, sec. II, adopted 8/23/16)