(a) Appointment of Members. There is created within the Department of Public Safety an auxiliary police unit. The members of which shall be appointed by the Director of Public Safety.
(b) Term of Service. Auxiliary police officers shall serve so long as the Director of Public Safety may direct, or until a resignation submitted by such members shall be accepted by the Director of Public Safety.
(c) Qualification of Members. The members of the auxiliary police unit shall not be under the age of twenty-one years at the time of their appointment, and shall meet such other requirements as provided by the rules and regulations prescribed in accordance with subsection (e) hereof.
(d) Control of Unit. The Chief of Police shall be the commanding officer of the auxiliary police unit and shall have control of the assignment, training, stationing, and the direction of work of such unit. The auxiliary police unit will have all police powers, but shall perform only such police duties as assigned by the Chief of Police and shall act only when in the prescribed uniform or portion of uniform. The Chief of Police shall prescribe the time and place such uniform or portion thereof shall be worn. Such auxiliary members shall obey the chain of command of the Police Department and shall take orders from all regular appointed members thereof.
(e) Rules and Regulations. The Director of Public Safety shall prescribe the rules and regulations for the organization, administration, conduct and control of the auxiliary police unit.
(f) Uniform. The Director of Public Safety is authorized to prescribe, by the rules and regulations, the type of uniform or part thereof which shall be worn by members of the auxiliary police unit.
(g) Nonliability. This section is declared by Council as an exercise by the City of its police powers for the protection of public peace, health, property, safety and general welfare, and the City, agent, representative of the City, an officer appointed under the provisions of this section, any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, the receiver, trustees or any other agent thereof, who in good faith, executes any executive order, rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not be liable for injury or damage sustained to person or property as the direct or proximate result of such action.
(Ord. 1977-147. Passed 12-5-77.)