Members of the police reserve force shall be appointed at the discretion of the chief of police and shall serve as police officers during the actual discharge of official duties. Any and all disciplinary actions, and/or terminations, if any, shall be done by the chief of police or police supervisor with the approval of the city manager.
(Ordinance 1155 adopted 12/5/06)
The police reserve force shall not exceed in number one and one-half (1.5) reserve officers per regular police officers as determined necessary by the chief of police and upon approval of the city council.
(Ordinance 1165 adopted 3/20/07)
(a) 
Members of the police reserve force shall serve at the discretion of the chief of police and may be called into active service at any time the chief of police considers it necessary to have additional police officers to preserve the peace and enforce the law.
(b) 
Reserve office shall work a minimum of 12 hours per month or 36 hours in the quarter. Failure to do so may cause the city police department to release the reserve officer.
(1996 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 8, Article 3.00, Section 3.04; Ordinance 1133, sec. A, adopted 4/11/06)
Members of the police reserve force may serve without compensation. Uniforms and uniform compensation may be provided to the reserve police officers at the discretion of the chief of police. The uniform compensation shall be based solely upon time served by the members of the police reserve while in training for, or in the performance of official duties. The City of Pottsboro may provide hospital and medical assistance to the members of the police reserve force who sustain injury in the course of performing official duties, in the same manner as provided by the City of Pottsboro for its full time police officers, and reserve officers shall be eligible for death benefits as set out in Chapter 80, Acts of 60th Legislature, Regular Session 1967, as amended (Article 6228f, V.T.C.S.); provided however, that nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize or permit a member of the police reserve force to become eligible for participation in any pension fund created pursuant the state statute, to which regular officers may become a member by payroll deductions or otherwise.
(1996 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 8, Article 3.00, Section 3.05)
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, unless their duties are authorized by the city council.
(1996 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 8, Article 3.00, Section 3.06)
(a) 
Reserve police officers must comply with the minimum training standards established by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Education minimum standards established for all reserve law enforcement officers identical to the standards so established which must be fulfilled before a person appointed as a reserve law enforcement officer may carry a weapon or otherwise act as a peace officer. The chief of police shall establish qualifications and standards of training for members of the police reserve force and shall establish rules and regulations governing reserve police officers.
(b) 
The chief of police may establish minimum physical, mental, educational and moral standards as used by the regular police department but in no case shall the standards be less than those established by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education.
(1996 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 8, Article 3.00, Section 3.08)