There is hereby established the police reserve force of the
city police department which shall be a voluntary force of reserve
police officers hereafter referred to as the "police reserve force."
[Code 1984, ch. 8, § 7(A)]
The police reserve force shall function under the general direction
and control of the chief of police, subject to the supervision of
the city council as manifested by its approval of the bylaws of the
police reserve force.
[Code 1984, ch. 8, § 7(B)]
The police reserve force shall be an auxiliary police force
composed of volunteers who shall serve without pay. The chief of police
shall establish the size, composition and organization of the police
reserve force, and the qualifications necessary for the volunteers,
and publish such qualifications in the bylaws which shall be approved
by the city council prior to the effective date of such reserve force.
[Code 1984, ch. 8, § 7(C)]
Prior to performing any duties as a police reserve officer or
member, each police reserve applicant shall receive training in accordance
with the state commission on law enforcement officer standards and
education and shall apply for certification as a reserve police officer
or member. The names of police reserve applicants who have received
certification from the state commission on law enforcement officer
standards and education shall be submitted to the city council for
approval by resolution. Upon approval by the city council, the applicant
may be issued a commission as an officer or member of the police reserve
force.
[Code 1984, ch. 8, § 7(D)]
Officers and members of the police reserve force shall serve
at the discretion of the chief of police and may be called into active
duty service at any time the chief of police considers it necessary
to have additional police personnel to preserve the peace and enforce
the law.
[Code 1984, ch. 8, § 7(E)]
(a)
An appointment
to the reserve force must be approved by the city council before the
person appointed may carry a weapon or otherwise act as a peace officer.
After the appointment is approved, 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.
(b)
No person
appointed to the police reserve force may carry a weapon while serving
as an officer or member except at the express direction of the chief
of police. The chief of police may authorize members of the police
reserve force to carry arms only when discharging official duties
in active duty service.
[Code 1984, ch. 8, § 7(F)]
Officers and members of the police reserve force shall act only
in a supplementary capacity to the regularly constituted police department
of the city, and shall in no case assume the full time duties of regular
police officers and staff personnel.
[Code 1984, ch. 8, § 7(G)]
No police reserve officer or member shall be entitled to compensation
for service. A police reserve officer or member who sustains injury
in the course of performing official duties may receive hospital and
medical assistance in the same manner as provided for full-time police
officers and staff personnel of the city police department. Provided,
however, nothing in this section shall be construed to make eligible
any officer or member of the police reserve force for participation
in any pension fund created pursuant to state statute, to which regular
police officers and staff personnel may become a member by payroll
deductions or otherwise.
[Code 1984, ch. 8, § 7(H)]
Police reserve officers and members shall serve as peace officers
during the actual discharge of official duties, subject at all times
to the direction and control of the chief of police.
[Code 1984, ch. 8, § 7(I)(1)]
