The reserve police force shall be a volunteer organization, separate and distinct from the city police department, and the reserve police force is specifically excluded from the city civil service or personnel system. The compensation, if any, for members of the reserve police force shall be fixed by the city council by resolution.
(Prior code § 2341; Ord. 1425 § 1, 1976; Ord. 1581 § 1, 1982)
The members of the reserve police force shall be appointed by the city manager. No person shall be deemed a member of the reserve police force until he or she has been registered as such in a roster to be kept by the chief of police, and until he or she has taken his or her oath that he or she will observe and obey the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of this state, and the laws of this nation, this state and this city, and that he or she will carry out the duties of a member of the reserve police force of this city to the best of his or her ability.
(Prior code § 2342)
The police chief shall have complete authority, control and command, subject to the provisions of this chapter, over the reserve police force. He shall provide for the training of candidates for membership, and for the further training of members.
(Prior code § 2343)
The duties of the reserve police force shall be to assist the regular members of the police department and to carry out assignments that the police chief may prescribe in the enforcement of the law and maintenance of peace and order. The members of the reserve police force shall be guided in the performance of their duties by rules and regulations promulgated by the police chief.
(Prior code § 2344; Ord. 1576 § 1, 1982)
An identification card and such other insignia or evidence of identity as may be prescribed by the rules and regulations to govern the reserve police force shall be issued to each member, who must carry the card and other identification at all times while on duty, and he or she must surrender them upon the termination of his membership.
(Prior code § 2345)
The membership of any person may be terminated by the city manager at any time, and any member may resign from the reserve police force at any time, but it shall be his or her duty to notify the city manager of his resignation.
(Prior code § 2346)
In addition to the penalties provided by law, any violation of law under color of the performance of his or her duties as a member of the reserve police force, and any breach of the rules and regulations established by the city council or the chief of police shall subject any member to summary expulsion and the fact thereof may be published at the order of the city manager.
(Prior code § 2349)
No person shall wear, carry or display a reserve police force identification card or insignia or otherwise deceitfully represent him or herself to be connected with the reserve police force, unless he in fact is a member thereof.
(Prior code § 2350)