The Stockton Police Reserve is hereby created. It shall have
a complement of not more than 125 officers who shall be appointed
by the City Manager and shall be under the direction of the Chief
of Police.
(Prior code § 4-060.1)
Whenever herein the following terms are used, they shall have
the meaning ascribed to them in this section, unless otherwise apparent
from the context.
"Member"
means member of the Stockton Police Reserve.
(Prior code § 4-061)
To be eligible to membership in said Reserve, each applicant
must indicate his or her willingness to serve an average minimum of
eight hours per month in the public service, and where any member
has failed to give said minimum hours of service for a period of two
months the Chief shall inquire into the reasons therefor and unless
good reason is shown for said failure to render the minimum hours
herein required, the Chief may recommend to the City Manager the dismissal
of the member from said Reserve.
(Prior code § 4-062)
The Chief of Police shall, by rule, prescribe the qualifications
and standards by which applicants for membership in said Reserve shall
be governed and persons possessing said qualifications and conforming
to said standard, may be appointed to said Reserve by the City Manager.
(Prior code § 4-063)
Members shall perform only such public service as may be ordered
by the Chief and it shall be unlawful for any person to willfully
resist, delay or obstruct any member in the discharge, or the attempt
to discharge, of any duties of his or her office.
(Prior code § 4-064)
In addition to the duties assigned by the Chief, the Reserve
is hereby assigned the duty of preparing against the perils of civilian
life and property that may be expected to result from attack from
or during war or from any disaster that may threaten lives and property
in the City.
(Prior code § 4-065)
In the enforcement of the penal laws of the State, or the penal
ordinances of the City, and in the performance of such other duties
as may be designated by the Chief, every duly authorized member shall
be deemed to have all the powers of a peace officer.
(Prior code § 4-066)
Members suffering injury arising out of and in the course of
duties assigned to them by the Chief, are entitled to such medical
care, hospitalization and other benefits as the City of Stockton,
may, by ordinance, provide, or to such benefits as said members shall
be entitled to under the
Labor Code of the State.
(Prior code § 4-067)
The uniform, badge and equipment, to be worn and carried by
the members, shall be prescribed by the Chief.
(Prior code § 4-068)
The City is hereby authorized to purchase the uniform, badge
and equipment of the member, out of public funds, upon recommendation
of the City Manager. Uniform, badge and other equipment shall be returned
to the Chief upon separation of any person from said Reserve.
(Prior code § 4-069)
At the discretion of the Chief, a member may receive compensation
from the City for any service rendered, and in the event of injury
or death to a member while he or she is discharging duties assigned
to him or her by the Chief, said member or his or her beneficiaries
shall be entitled to benefits provided by the
Labor Code of the State;
provided, however, the number of compensated members shall not exceed
30 at any given time nor shall any compensated member supplant any
regular, full time police officer position.
(Prior code § 4-070; Ord. 2014-11-04-1201 C.S. § 1)
The City Manager, upon recommendation of the Chief, may dismiss
a member from the Reserve, without any hearing whatsoever, and each
member shall have the right to resign from said Reserve at any time.
(Prior code § 4-071)
All persons appointed by the City Manager, pursuant to the provisions
set forth herein, shall be deemed to be public officers.
(Prior code § 4-072)
The Chief is hereby authorized, directed and empowered to prepare
and promulgate such rules and regulations and revisions, and amendments
thereof, as may be, in his or her discretion, necessary to carry out
the express intent set forth herein.
(Prior code § 4-073)
It is unlawful for any person to falsely impersonate or represent
him or herself to be a member, or to wear, use, or possess, a badge
used by the Reserve.
(Prior code § 4-074)