A. Purpose of Force: The purpose of this organization is to render assistance to the Alamo Police Department when requested, especially in directing and controlling traffic within the City. The Reserve Police Force may also be activated by the Mayor of the City or any City Commissioner, to render service in the event of disaster or some such other emergency 1 .
B. Connection with Police Department: The Alamo Police Reserve Force shall have no official connection with the Alamo Police Department and shall operate separately and apart from the Alamo Police Department but all activities and operations of the Alamo Police Reserve Force shall be under the direct control and supervision of the Board of Commissioners of the City.
C. Firearms: The members of the Police Reserve Force shall not carry firearms in the discharge of their official duties, except when expressly authorized and directed by the City Board of Commissioners.
D. Official Duties:
1. The official duties assigned any member of the Police Reserve Force shall take priority over any other law enforcement or firefighting duties said member may have as a result of membership in other organizations.
2. When called to duty by the Board of Commissioners, members of the Alamo Police Reserve Force shall perform such duties as specifically instructed by the Board of Commissioners and shall not leave their designated positions and duties until released by the Board of Commissioners. The Mayor shall have the same power to call the Reserve Police Force into active duty and instruct them to perform specific functions in the event of disaster or emergency and in general preserve life and property and keep public peace and order in the City, the members of the Reserve Police Force shall not leave their designated posts and duties until released by the Mayor or his duly authorized assistants.
E. Powers on Duty: When the members of the Alamo Police Reserve Force shall be called to active duty by the City Board of Commissioners, as hereinbefore provided, they shall have the same powers of arrest as a member of the Alamo Police Department; provided, that when they are not so engaged in official duties, they shall have no such power of arrest unless requested to aid in the physical apprehension of a person by any regular member of the Alamo Police Department or by any county, State or Federal peace officer while in the official discharge of his duties in the City.
F. Divisions: The Alamo Police Reserve Force may be subdivided into such sections and divisions as may be deemed necessary by the Board of Commissioners and the Board of Commissioners may appoint members of the Police Reserve Force as head of such sections and divisions or may allow the members to elect the heads of such sections and divisions as they may deem to be in the best interest of the Police Reserve Force and its efficiency.
G. Liability: The Alamo Police Reserve Force, the City and the individual members of the Board of Commissioners shall never be held liable or accountable in damages as the result of any act of the members of the Alamo Police Reserve Force. (Ord. 533, 3-3-69)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See also Chapter 3 of this Title. |