There is hereby established a police reserve force for the city.
(2001 Code, sec. 9.401)
Members of the police reserve force shall be appointed and/or
relieved at the discretion of the chief of police and shall serve
as police officers during the actual discharge of official duties.
(2001 Code, sec. 9.402)
The reserve police force may exceed in number the total number
of regular police officers as determined necessary by the chief of
police and upon approval of the city manager.
(Ordinance 2016.1.2 adopted 1/12/16)
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.
(2001 Code, sec. 9.404)
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 member of the police
reserve while in training for or in the performance of official duties.
The city may provide hospital and medical assistance to 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 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 division 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 state statute
to which regular officers may become a member by payroll deductions
or otherwise.
(2001 Code, sec. 9.405)
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.
(2001 Code, sec. 9.406)
This division does not limit the power of the mayor to summon
into service a special police force as provided by article 995 of
the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925.
(2001 Code, sec. 9.407)
(a)
Reserve
police officers must comply with the minimum training standards established
by the state commission on law enforcement officer 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 that established by the
state commission on law enforcement officer standards and education.
(2001 Code, sec. 9.408)
