The Stockton Police Department Senior Cadet Unit is hereby created.
The number of cadets in said unit shall be fixed and determined by
the City Manager. Said cadets shall be appointed by the City Manager
and shall be under the direction of the Chief of Police.
(Prior code § 4-074.1)
Whenever herein the following terms are used, they shall have
the meaning ascribed to them in this section, unless otherwise apparent
by the context:
means a member of the Stockton Police Department Senior Cadet
Unit.
means Chief of Police of the City of Stockton.
means City Manager of the City of Stockton.
means the Stockton Police Department Senior Cadet Unit.
(Prior code § 4-074.2)
To be eligible to membership in said unit, applicant must;
A.
Be not
less than 18 years or more than 23 years of age.
B.
Be enrolled
at San Joaquin Delta College or other accredited institution, majoring
in Administration of Justice, or related field, or possess an associate
or higher degree in Administration of Justice, or related field.
C.
Have
a good moral character.
D.
Have
a clear police record, both juvenile and adult.
(Prior code § 4-074.3)
The Chief shall, by rule, prescribe the qualifications and standards
by which application for membership in said unit shall be governed
and persons possessing said qualifications and conforming to said
standards, may be appointed to said unit by the City Manager.
(Prior code § 4-074.4)
Cadets shall perform only such public service duties as may
be ordered and prescribed from time to time by the Chief.
(Prior code § 4-074.5)
In addition to the duties ordered and prescribed by the Chief,
the unit is hereby assigned the duty of preparing against 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 § 4-074.6)
Cadets 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 may, by ordinance,
provide and/or to such benefits as said cadets shall be entitled to
under the Labor Code of the State.
(Prior code § 4-074.7)
The uniforms, badge and equipment to be worn and carried by
the cadets, shall be prescribed by the Chief.
(Prior code § 4-074.8)
No cadet shall receive any compensation from the City for any
service rendered, but in the event of injury or death to a cadet while
he or she is discharging duties assigned to him or her by the Chief,
said cadet or his or her beneficiaries shall be entitled to benefits
provided by the Labor Code of the State.
(Prior code § 4-074.9)
The City Manager, upon recommendation of the Chief, may dismiss
a cadet from the unit, without any hearing whatsoever, and each cadet
shall have the right to resign from said unit at any time.
(Prior code § 4-074.10)
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 in this chapter.
(Prior code § 4-074.11)
It is unlawful for any person to falsely impersonate or represent
him or herself to be a cadet, or to wear, use or possess a badge used
by the unit.
(Prior code § 4-074.12)
