(A) Establishment of position. There is hereby established the position of part-time police officer for the City Police Department. As used herein, PART-TIME POLICE OFFICER means a law enforcement officer who is employed on a part-time basis and whose accumulation of work hours will not exceed 1,560 hours annually. Part-time police officers must to able to successfully complete and pass the Peace Officer Wellness Evaluation Report (P.O.W.E.R.) Test, 40 hours of firearms training, basic training and state certification as required by ILCS Ch. 50, Act 705, § 8.2 and administered by the State Law Enforcement Officer’s Training and Standards Board, and a probationary period of two years.
(B) Appointment. The Police Chief may appoint or remove part-time police officers from time to time as deemed necessary to serve the law enforcement needs of the city. The city shall not appoint more than 65 part-time police officers.
(C) Status in the Department; authority of Police Chief.
(1) Part-time police officers appointed pursuant to this section shall be members of the regular Police Department of the city (except for pension purposes) and shall not supervise or direct full-time members of the City Police Department. Part-time police officers shall not be used as permanent replacements for full-time sworn police officers.
(2) Part-time police officers shall perform duties as deemed necessary by the Police Chief to serve the law enforcement needs of the city. Part-time police officers shall at all time during the performance of their duties be subject to the direction and control of the Police Chief of the city or his or her designee. Part-time police officers shall not be under the jurisdiction of the City Fire and Police Commission.
(D) Residency requirement. All part-time police officers must be citizens of the United States and shall reside within the boundaries of the counties of Cook, Lake, DuPage, Kane, McHenry and Will, prior to and at all times during their appointments.
(E) Identification symbols. Identification symbols worn by part-time police officers shall be different and distinct from those used by the full-time sworn members of the Police Department and shall be selected and chosen by the Police Chief.
(F) Firearms. A part-time police officer may carry a firearm with the permission of the Police Chief upon successful completion of required firearms training and certification as from time to time determined by the State Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board and the Police Department of the city. Firearms will be carried only by a part-time police officer when in uniform, in the performance of assigned duties, and while working on Department-approved private details within the corporate limits of the city.
(G) Training. Part-time police officers must be able to successfully complete and pass all requirements for certification as part-time police officers pursuant to Public Act 89-170 as administered by the State Law Enforcement Officer’s Training and Standards Board. Part-time police officers may be required to attend additional training and department firearms qualifications as deemed necessary by the Police Chief or his or her designee. Part-time police officers will be expected to pay for any portion of training or testing that is not reimbursable.
(H) Compensation. Part-time police officers will be paid as provided and authorized by the corporate authorities of the city. Part-time police officers will be expected to pay for their own uniforms, firearms and other equipment necessary to perform their assigned duties.
(I) Powers and duties.
(1) Part-time police officers will have the following powers and duties when properly assigned and on duty:
(a) To aid or direct traffic in the city;
(b) To aid in control of natural or man-made disasters;
(c) To aid in case of civil disorder;
(d) To perform normal and regular police duties when assigned by the Police Chief or his or her designee;
(e) To arrest or cause to be arrested, with or without process, all persons who break the peace or are found violating any city ordinance or any criminal law of the state;
(f) To exercise all other powers as conservators of the peace that the City Council may prescribe;
(g) To provide additional security as may be required; and
(h) To serve and execute all warrants for the violation of city ordinances or state criminal law.
(2) Part-time police officers will be required to follow the established policies, procedures and rules and regulations of the City Police Department.
(J) Qualifications.
(1) Part-time police officers must be of temperate habits, of sound health and must be physically able to perform assigned duties. A part-time police officer must submit to a background check and not have a felony arrest/conviction and must possess a valid/current state driver’s license and firearms owner’s identification card.
(2) A part-time police officer must be at least 21 years of age. No person may serve as a part-time police officer after attaining his or her sixty-fifth birthday. A part-time police officer must have at least 20/100 vision correctable to 20/20 and be void of color blindness; must have a high school diploma or G.E.D., college preferred; must have the ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language; and must be able to become certified as a part-time police officer by the State Law Enforcement Officer’s Training and Standards Board within 18 months after the date of appointment.
(Ord. 99-27, passed 7-13-1999; Ord. 07-33, passed 6-26-2007)